In this chapter I show how male youth talk about their language and identity at the metadiscursive level. I use the term metadiscursive to refer to talk about talk; how three groups – Fly Eight, Cash Money Brothers and Dance Boys – talk about their own linguistic practices and what they mean. Focusing on male youth talk enables an understanding of how identities are authenticated and evaluated on street corners. I will unpack how male youth discuss their identities and how they perceive what it means to be ‘authentically’ township. To get started, two questions needed answers. Do they hold a specific notion of what it means to be authentically township? What characteristics index a “genuine” township identity for them? Once answered, I analysed