vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCaptain Poofter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoI always figured it was sort of like how everything had a lowercase “i” in front of the name after the iPods first came out
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoThat started with iMac in 1998, and the i stood for internet.
minus-squareCaptain Poofter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI am aware, but it wasn’t until the iPod where generic and third party brands starting hopping on the bandwagon. You saw “i” in front of things for a solid decade after the ipod came out, not so much in recent years though
I always figured it was sort of like how everything had a lowercase “i” in front of the name after the iPods first came out
That started with iMac in 1998, and the i stood for internet.
I am aware, but it wasn’t until the iPod where generic and third party brands starting hopping on the bandwagon. You saw “i” in front of things for a solid decade after the ipod came out, not so much in recent years though