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CTL-W-0368 · Work · 2000s

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Combined Graph record U-00769 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0368. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

The Right Rhymes hip-hop dictionary (fetched in full): transitive verb sense 'to give (something) with the expectation of eventual repayment' — matches stored meaning 'to supply product on credit'; earliest lyric citation 1991-10-03, Scarface, 'Money & The Power' ('Floyd had fronted me some dope'). The page also lists other senses (assume a false persona; ignore/reject).

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The Right Rhymes hip-hop dictionary (fetched in full): transitive verb sense 'to give (something) with the expectation of eventual repayment' — matches stored meaning 'to supply product on credit'; earliest lyric citation 1991-10-03, Scarface, 'Money & The Power' ('Floyd had fronted me some dope'). The page also lists other senses (assume a false persona; ignore/reject).

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The Right Rhymes hip-hop dictionary (fetched in full): transitive verb sense 'to give (something) with the expectation of eventual repayment' — matches stored meaning 'to supply product on credit'; earliest lyric citation 1991-10-03, Scarface, 'Money & The Power' ('Floyd had fronted me some dope'). The page also lists other senses (assume a false persona; ignore/reject).

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