vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCaptain Poofter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months 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-down1·8 months agoThat started with iMac in 1998, and the i stood for internet.
minus-squareCaptain Poofter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months 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