n. 1. A
criminal charge.
“There ain’t no way for a city ghee (fellow) to
beat (to be acquitted of) a rap in them jerkwater (small town) courts.”
2. A
prison sentence.
“A tenner (ten-year prison sentence) is a big rap for a prowl (burglary).”
3. The
blame;
stigma.
v. 1. To
press a criminal charge; to testify against.
"The sucker (victim) ain’t gonna rap. We hit him with (we gave him) five C’s (five hundred dollars) to take a powder (to flee the jurisdiction of the court)."
2. To
blame; to
stigmatize.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950