a thoroughfare that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town";the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street" 
the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street" 
a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street" 
people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
In hip-hop and inner-city cultures, respect is something one earns through tangible accomplishments, not empty posturing or superficial bragging. The truest measure of a person's trustworthiness and expertise is often expressed as his or her street cred, short for "street credibility." Street cred can mark the difference between a talented rapper or break dancer and someone who's only posing, or deliberately exaggerating their skills.