What is Poppin' Tags?
1.
buying shit...poppin' the tags off of merchandise.
Jay-Z be poppin' tags, leavin' tha mall with heavy bags.
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2.
Stealing!
In case the Twister example wasn't compelling enough, here's another reference from the eponymous Jay-Z cut...quoth Big Boi about midway through the 4th verse:
"Like the pilgrims when they popped a tag on the indians home."
3.
to buy new clothes; the act of purchasing something new
I just got paid; time to go poppin' tags.
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4.
Stealing, as in the example below by Twister...
Rollin like a nigga that just came up on a mill'
and I got 'em sweepin and pickin up tags off the flo'
