Hip-Hop Slang Every English Learner Should Know: Hustle, Come Up, Make Moves

📝 Learn English through real hip-hop culture in this episode of the Learn English Podcast. Built for intermediate English learners (B1–B2), it covers three American slang terms rooted in hip-hop — hustle, come up, and make moves — and how they're used in everyday American English.

This episode gives English learners vocabulary in context, listening comprehension practice, and real-life American English usage through song references and an interview clip. These terms are common in daily conversation but rarely covered in a textbook, making this ideal listening practice for anyone learning English through stories and culture.

Learn English through context, one episode at a time — moving toward natural, confident American English fluency.

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📝 Vocabulary list:

1) hustle (verb) — to work hard in creative, independent ways to earn money or succeed

2) hustler (noun) — a smart, resourceful, determined person who hustles

3) side hustle (noun) — extra part-time work done alongside a main job

4) come up (phrasal verb) — to become more successful over time; to grow up, often in a difficult environment

5) make moves (phrase) — to take real action toward success

6) get ahead (phrase) — to improve your position or succeed

7) resourceful (adjective) — good at finding ways to solve problems

8) career moves (phrase) — actions taken to advance a career

9) take steps toward a goal (phrase) — to act with a specific purpose in mind

10) out here hustling (phrase) — casually working hard, often at multiple jobs