Swagger-Part I

Swag? What defines swag? Is it clothes, money, personality, presence...or is it a combination of many traits? I want to know what you all think.

Artists who I have heard have 'swag.'
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Lil' Wayne
Kanye West
Juelz Santana
Jim Jones
Jay-Z

So many more but these are the ones I thought of from the dome at this moment.

Lil' Wayne's "Da Carter III" went platinum within the first week of its release. This album was highly anticipated not only in the 'hood, but even within the mainstream audience. What was the difference in Wayne from "Da Carter II" to now? Many say that it's his newfound 'swagger.' But what is swagger? Many explain that his overall persona >> his style, his voice (which many girls refer to as sexy), his rhymes, etc. So persona...is that someone's 'swagger?' Many would respond to that question with 'no' because not everyone has 'swagger;' not everyone's persona exude 'swagger.' All right, so 'swagger' is only found in certain people.

But I still want to know, what exactly is 'swagger?'

I really want to get deep into this. Thus, I will continue to do my research. I want to make this somewhat of a short series. So keep looking out for the other parts of my "Swagger" post. If you can help me with my research, feel free to comment the post or if you have my myspace or facebook...you can reach me there.