Trill Uses The Word Trill Analysis

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A rapid alternation of sung or played musical tones or notes is the definition you would find if you were to look up the word trill in the dictionary. Many people outside of the hip-hop community probably never heard of the word. For those of us who know their southern hip-hop history, the legendary hip-hop group UGK, also known as the Underground Kingz, created the word trill. To us, trill means something far different than a musical tone. It is often a word that people live by, and it encompasses many different aspects in your way of life and way of thinking. Trill is the combination of the words true and real. To be trill, means that you stay true not only with yourself, but also with the people around you. You are honest, and you are not afraid to tell someone the truth, no matter how much it hurts. It is the highest form of being true, as some people like to call "keeping it real." You can only get there by being true day in and day out. If you stray away from this, people will consider you to be "fake" or fraudulent. Trill also brings a sense of unity. You do not turn your back on those who help you and those who are your friends. You do your best to make yourself available to those who…show more content…
There are not rules or guidelines to becoming trill when you have not lived it before, once you embrace it, you realize there is no better way of keeping your honor and self respect. Trill, it’s the way you live and think regardless of the company you keep. It is the day in day out mind state I hold. You have and maintain that self-respect and honor. You are on a level above everyone else, and by association, everyone around you has to come to your level. It means that you are among the best in everything that you do, and you stay focused, resourceful, knowing what it takes to succeed and will do whatever it takes to gain that
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