[Ads-l] Antedating of "Phat" (Of Music)
Bill Mullins
amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM
Mon Jan 20 02:02:41 UTC 2025
> 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
1992 Los Angeles Sentinel 16 Jan B10/6
So, until next tyme, keep ya beats phat, ya grooves fon-kee and ya samples on the low key side -- and I'll see ya on the charts!
https://www.proquest.com/docview/565635968?sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers
1992 Los Angeles Sentinel 7 May C5/1
Songs like "Best Friend's Girl" andand "Waitin' For My Break," which loops Carla Thomas' "Gee Whiz It's Christmas," are weigh phat!
https://www.proquest.com/docview/565529976/?sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers
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