E-Journal of English Language and Literature Volume 8 No. 3 E-Journal of English Language & Literature ISSN 2302-3546 Published by English Language & Literature Study Program of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang available at http://ejournal.unp.ac.id/index.php/jell © FBS Universitas Negeri Padang WORD FORMATION OF SLANG WORD IN SONG ALBUMS CREATED BY INDONESIAN RAPPER, YOUNG LEX Astari Puti Raodhatul 1 , Havid Ardi 2 English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts Unversitas Negeri Padang email: astariputi15@gmail.com Abstract This research is aimed to identify (1) What are the word formation process of the slang word found in the lyrics of “Young Lex” songs (2) What are the common characteristics of slangs found in the lyrics of “Young Lex” songs. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method.This research paper usedGeorge Yule (2006) processes of word formation. The researcher found 6 types word formation in slang word in the lyrics of Young Lex among others blending, compounding, clipping, borrowing, coinage and acronym and 1 theory of Elissa Matiello, Variation.The data were collected by listening to 9 songs by Young Lex and reading the lyrics of the songs. There were 27 slang of variation, 6 slang of blending, 11 slang of clipping, 4 slang of compounding, 4 slang coinage, 17 slang borrowing and 6 slang of acronym. Key words: Language Variation, Slang word, Word Formation, Rapper A. INTRODUCTION Language variation is variety of speaker to speak a language. There are many differences could we see in our life. Why it happened? One of the reason is because we are as human also very in some ways to think, culture, region, and so on. That’s way language variation is exist. Talking about variation itself is not to show which one is the best which one is the worse but this is the beautiful language designed by human. So, do not say you are the best because American or what else, but think how smart human to make that beautiful differences. Generally, slang language is non-standards use of word in a language of a part social group. Slang is something that everyone can easily detect but nobody can define. According to Partridge (1950:69) Slang language is mainly spoken form, which is used in social milieus and popular media, and to certain extern, it is used in song lyrics and publication. Slang also becomes popular in social and media 1 English ELLSP of English Department of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang graduated on September 2019 2 Lecturer of English Department of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang