[Ads-l] Antedating of "Phat" (Of Music)

[Shapiro, Fred]

phat (of music) (OED 1992 December)

1992 Daily Illini 28 Aug. 26/3 (Newspapers.com)

By producing authentic hip hop sounds with live instrumentation instead of sampling, the Brand New Heavies offer a rhyme experience that's definitely more than heavy — it's p-h-a-t "PHAT."

Fred Shapiro





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