The Hippity Hoppity

Hip hop...it's more hip than hop nowdays. The Gansta rap days of The Notorious B.I.G and 2Pac... was that the golden age of hip and/or hop? These people had somehting to say at least, trying to get their message out...what was their message? The stuggle of the black man, it was 'us' versus "the man". "They say pussy and paper is poetry power and pistols Plottin on murderin motherfuckers 'fore they get you Picturin pitiful punk niggaz coppin pleas Puffin weed as I position myself to clock G's" Yes, that was vintage hip hop. Of course, you may ask "who said pussy and paper is poerty power and pistols?" the answer is simple, it was 'the man'! Fight the power! Because the power has to be goin' down, biatch. So if that's sophisticated hip hop, then you must be wonderin how the language has evolved over the years...In the modern age of mobile phones and SMS messaging, rappers have found it more convenient to abbreviate nearly all the words in the english language. The system is simple...lets look at some examples: For = fo (also may mean fucker depending on the context) Mother = mo sure = shizzle For words that rappers cannot pronounce such as the word "Casbah" they use a different system: 1) take the first letter of the word 2) add a 'to' suffix after that letter 3)Shizzle it up, that is, for the last letter of the word, add the suffix "izzle" "izza" or anything to that effect so for this example "casbah" we have "c to the hizzle" This is the basic grammar structure of gansta talk, other rules should come second nature once you get the hang of it. Don't forget those profanities! It's all about the bitches and the bling (gold accessories). Let's examine: "Yes mother, i will go down to the nearest Casbah to fetch some milk". Thats not HIP! You need to gangsta it up....nigga. Try this instead: "Fo shizzle bitch, i'll holla back from getting down the place to be c to hizzle, AIIIIGHT! Gonna purchase, yo purchase, some titty liquid, bring it up, bring it up, gonna bust a cap in no don't what no ain't none nigga." Also remember, gangsters love animals. In fact many colloquialisms in gangsta originated from animals... Vagina = Pussy Friend = Dog (can also be said as: Dawg) Girlfriend/female = Bitch (can also be said as: Biatch) Let's bask in another 2Pac MASTERPIECE Pissin while practicin how to pimp and be a playa Overdose of a dick, while drinkin liquor when I lay her Pistol whippin these simps, for bein petrified and lame Disrespectin the game, prayin for punishment and pain" YOU now have the skills to translate: "I was urinating while I practiced how to be a whore businessman and strapping buck Too much penis, while drinking alcohol whilst fornicating with a woman Pistol whipping those scallywags, for being cowardly Not respecting the game, they hope for punishment and pain" Try singing these lyrics (translated) to songs such as: Hash Pipe - Weezer Get Free - The Vines (you will have to repeat certain phrases, instead of saying 'get free' say 'i was urinating') Never There - Cake Feel free to add any other songs that suit these lyrics on the tag board or comments. Let's look at Hip Hop lyrics today...who better to analyse than 50 Cent. Hip Hop today has become really commerical, and confused... "Go, go, go, go Go, go, go shawty It’s your birthday We gon’ party like it’s yo birthday We gon’ sip bacardi like it’s your birthday And you know we don’t give a fuck (Oh wait) It’s not your birthday!" So for the first 45 seconds of "In Da Club" 50 Cent was involved in an argument WITH HIMSELF about whether it was 'shawty's' birthday. Because this is what I'm hearing "It's your birthday, and im going to drink, wait........it's not your birthday!" WELL WHOOPTEEDOO TO YOU 50 CENT. Isn't he an incredibly smart scallywag. So Hip Hop has devolved into nothing than short rambles about being 'shawty's' birthday, and in the words of the man himself... "don’t try to act like you ain’t know where we been either nigga In the club all the time nigga, it’s about to pop off nigga" Oh, and drink Bacardi...biatch.... Asian Rap: http://www.y2khai.com (I strongly suggest you go there, it has really good clips)