etymology - Bust a cap meaning and derivation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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I've always believed that the phrase "bust a cap in yo ass" was AAVE for:
To shoot an individual with a gun.
Whilst trying to figure out what the cap actually meant, I ran into this alternate
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