Hvor kom udtrykket ride or die fra?
Ride-or-die chick
Dette udtryk bruges nogle gange til at beskrive kvinders liv og beslutninger i hiphopmiljøet. I et interview med Tashera Simmon efter meddelelsen om, at hun ville skilles fra DMX (rapper), omtalte Essence Magazine hende som "en kvinde, der har ry for at være den ultimative "ride or die chick"," og henviste til hendes støtte til DMX på trods af hans fængselsophold, stofmisbrug og utroskab. Lil' Kim blev også kaldt en ride or die chick, efter at hun kom i fængsel for mened for at have løjet over for en jury om sin manager i forbindelse med en skudepisode, der involverede flere rappere. Mens udtrykket normalt indebærer drama og fare, er det ikke altid tilfældet. For eksempel blev Gabrielle Union beskrevet som en ride or die chick for hendes offentlige og voldsomme forsvar af sin mand Dwyane Wade, efter at hans talent blev kritiseret af basketballspilleren/analytikeren Charles Barkley. Udtrykket bruges endda nogle gange som en forkortelse for ethvert heteroseksuelt engagement i hiphopmiljøet, som det var tilfældet i Philadelphia Tribunes udtalelse om, at Beyonce og Jay-Z var ride and die, efter at de havde fornyet deres bryllupsløfter.
Ride-or-die chick
This term is sometimes used to describe the lives and decisions of women in the hip hop community. In their interview with Tashera Simmon's following the announcement she was divorcing DMX (rapper), Essence magazine referred to her as "having a reputation for being the ultimate ride or die chick," citing her support of DMX despite his jail time, drug use, and infidelity. Lil' Kim was also called a ride or die chick after she went to jail for perjury for lying to a jury about her manager regarding a shootout involving several rappers. While the term usually implies drama and danger, this is not always the case. For example, Gabrielle Union was described as a ride or die chick for her public and vehement defense of her husband Dwyane Wade after his talent was criticized by basketball player/analyst Charles Barkley. The term is even sometimes used a shorthand for any heterosexual commitment in the hip hop community, as was the case in the Philadelphia Tribune's statement that Beyonce and Jay-Z were ride and die after they renewed their wedding vows.
Ride-or-die chick