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the wood
What does the wood mean?
Inglewood, CA — the South LA city home to SoFi Stadium, the Forum, and a long Bloods/Crips history rapped about for decades. Mack 10's 1997 LP 'Based on a True Story' (and the film 'The Wood') cemented the nickname.
"Born in the Wood, raised on Crenshaw."
Origin
Long-standing local shorthand; pushed nationally by the 1999 film 'The Wood' and Inglewood rap (Mack 10, WC, Westside Connection).
Frequently asked questions
What does "The Wood" mean?
It's a nickname for Inglewood, California.
How do you use "The Wood" in a sentence?
"She grew up in The Wood, out in Inglewood."
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