The rapper was straining for street credibility.是什么意思？

The rapper was straining for street credibility.

这位说唱歌手正努力获得大众的认可.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

rapper

n. 叩击者，敲门者，说唱艺人；

例句
Do you know which rapper she worked for?
那你知道她宣传的是哪个艺人 吗 ?

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

straining

n. 变形，应变；v. 拉紧( strain的现在分词 )，尽量利用，尽全力，过滤；

例句
Today we are overpopulated, straining the earth's resources.
现在我们人口过多，致使地球资源使用过度。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

street

n. 大街，街道；

例句
On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable...
远处街边有一家饭店看起来还可以。

credibility

n. 可靠性，可信性，确实性；

例句
He has been using every opportunity to boost his credibility as a budget cutter.
他一有机会就吹嘘自己削减预算的能力。