i guess Im really lookin for a 'bangers' theory/use origins to put the whole t-shirt slur into perspective...what do 'they' think it means kinda thing...
Sometimes wiki is a good starting point for research, which is why I posted.
In this case I followed my post with research on the earl of Dartmouth’s quote and found:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-552
which contains similar theories.
Cracker has long been used by blacks as a racial epithet against whites. Other than that I don’t know if there is any extended meaning in the gangsta culture.