One's being at a low point for a certain amount of time, whether its lack of socialism/swag/employment status.
1.Ray: "Yo you here from D at all? That motherfucka fell off the grid mane?". TJ: "Yea that niggas been playin that Call of Duty shit online 24/7, that dudz on fuckin "BUM-STATUS" right now".
2. D: "Yo TJ did Ray find a job yet?"
TJ: "Nah that nigga don't do shit now, bitchz on bum-status and shit....real talk".