"Age Of Aquarius", "Blue Moon", & Two Other R&B, Or Hip Hop Songs That Mention The Sun Or The Moon

Edited by Azizi Powell

In honor of the August 21, 2017 eclipse of the sun, this pancocojams post provides excerpts from an astronomical article and an astrological article about that eclipse.

This post also showcases four YouTube examples pf African American R&B, or Hip Hop songs that mention the word "sun" or "moon". The lyrics for these songs are also included in this post.

None of these songs are actually about the sun or the moon astronomical bodies. However, this post provides opportunities for those who know these songs to enjoy them again, and opportunities to introduce these songs to those who don't know them.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all of the featured singers for their musical legacies. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUGUST 21, 2017 ECLIPSE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_2017
"On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast. In other countries it will only be visible as a partial eclipse.[1][2]

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon's apparent diameter is larger than the sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.

The last time a total solar eclipse was visible across the entire contiguous United States was during the June 8, 1918, eclipse, and not since the February 1979 eclipse has a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland United States.[3] The path of totality will touch 14 states, although a partial eclipse will be visible in all fifty states."...
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Here's an excerpt from one of many astrological articles about the possible meanings of this solar eclipse:
From https://www.buzzfeed.com/terripous/heres-what-astrologers-have-to-say-about-the-eclipse?utm_term=.ltaNXOOEe#.hbaN4DDlO Here's What Three Astrologers Think The Eclipse Means For Horoscopes
�When there are eclipses in Leo, astrologers historically have linked them to the coming of a ruler or the downfall of one.�

Posted on August 19, 2017, at 9:16 a.m., by Terri Pous
..."First things first: Eclipses, particularly this eclipse, mean something different for everyone, depending on your chart. Astrologer Susan Miller writes that anyone whose birthday falls within five days of the eclipse (or whose birthday is Feb. 21) should guard their health, and should know that the year that follows that particular birthday will be a critical one for them. Leos may also feel solar eclipses strongly, because the sun is their ruler.

In general, solar eclipses have a lot of symbolism when it comes to light. The sun provides all of the light for our planet, astrologer Chani Nicholas told BuzzFeed, and it�s a force of life. When the sun�s light gets obscured, things get a little temperamental down here on Earth. Light�s absence is associated with death, destruction, and an overturning of power.

Astrologer Wade Caves told BuzzFeed he sees a lot of connections between this eclipse and health. �Eclipses tend to mark endings, and the closing down of things,� he said. �The sun has implications of health and vitality in people who lead and take charge. When moon eclipses the sun, it�s almost like the source of health, vitality, lumination, and truth are momentarily taken away from us.�

And what about this eclipse? Even though it�s no longer thought to be bad luck to be in the direct path of the eclipse like it was in the ancient days, Nicholas said, �it�s still a shadow falling on the US. It feels very symbolically resonant somehow.

Not only that, but Nicholas says a theme for this eclipse is breakthroughs � which, as she reminded me, often come after breakdowns. Some people might have important personal breakthroughs in how they express themselves and feel in the world. Or we might see important breakthroughs for the country as a whole.

�For America, this is a time to deal with our national self-image,� Nicholas said. �We�re coming to grips with how we see ourselves.�

Remember for a moment that countries have birth charts too, and the last time the path of totality was limited to the US was in 1776. In that year, we had war, sure, but we also overthrew a king and established lasting independence.

�Eclipses reveal shadows,� Nicolas said, �but they also create a feeling of breaking through to something, especially for certain people.�...

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order with the video with the oldest publishing date given first.

Example #1: Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine



fnordius, Published on Jul 22, 2007

Bill Withers in 1971, playing "Ain't No Sunshine"
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LYRICS: AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
(words & music by Bill Withers)

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away

Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I oughtta leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness every day
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away


Lyrics from https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billwithers/aintnosunshine.html
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Italics added for the first time that the word "sunshine" is found in this song.

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Example #2: The 5th Dimension Age of Aquarius 1969



ViniBassMan, Published on Mar 21, 2009
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LYRICS: AGE OF AQUARIUS
[James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music)]

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
The Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the minds true liberation

Aquarius, Aquarius

When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius, Aquarius, Aquarius
Aquarius, Aquarius

Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in, The sun shine
in


Lyrics from eLyrics.net
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*Italics were added to highlight these lyrics that mention "moon" and "sun" for the first time in this song.

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Example #3: Mos Def -1998 -Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Astronomy (8th Light)



Ubatubos GTR, Published on Dec 2, 2010

Mos Def -1998 -Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Astronomy (8th Light)
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LYRICS: ASTRONOMY (8TH LIGHT)
(Mos Def & Talib Kweli)

Against the canvas of the night
Appears a curious celestial phenomena
Called Black Star, but what is it?

Black people unite and let's all get down
We got to have what? We got to have that love

What is the Black Star?
Is it the cat with the black shades, the black car?
Is it shining from very far, to where you are?
It is commonplace and different
Intimate and distant
Fresher than an infant

Black, my family thick, like they're striped molasses
Star, on the rise, in the eyes of the masses
Black is the color of my true love's hair
Star's are bright, shining, hot balls of air

Black like my baby girl's stare
Black like the veil that the muslimina wear
Black like the planet that they fear, why they scared?
Black like the slave ship that later brought us here
Black like the cheeks that are roadways for tears
That leave black faces well traveled with years
Black like assassin cross hairs
Blacker than my granddaddy armchair
He never really got no time to chill there
Cause this life is warfare, warfare

Deep on the front lines, and blacks is all there
Black like the perception of who, on welfare
Black like faces at the bottom of the well
I've been there before
To bring the light and heat it up like "la cocina"
Make without imagine happen but maybe I'm just a dreamer
I love rockin tracks like John Coltrane love Naema

Like the student love the teacher
Like the prophet love Khadeja
Like I love my baby features
Like the creator love all creatures

Who acknowledge truth and peace seekers
We on point like heat seekers
Targeting the black marketing strategists
Run up on em with the heaters
Everybody following with no leaders
Feeling like we killing ourselves
Because I know they can't defeat us
It don't stop til we complete this, keep this fly
There's so much to life when you just stay Black and God

Blacker than the nighttime sky of Bed-Stuy in July
Blacker than the seed in the blackberry pie
Blacker than the middle of my eye
Black like feh-lah man cry
Some man wan ask "Who am I?"
I simply reply, "The U.N.I., V.E.R.S.A.L. Magnetic"
Work to respect the angelic, climb the mountaintop
And tell it til the valley's enveloped
You're full of big chat but you nah know me
I'm dark like the side of the moon you don't see
When the moon shine newly

You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
You know who else is a Black Star, who we? (And we)
Be shining and shining, when we rhyming and rhyming
We be shining and shining, when we rhyming and rhyming

Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension

You know the light
Go from the dark
The other way is ass-backwards
It's absurd
Make you want to crow like a blackbird
That's right
You living from your first day to your last night
Sometimes you show your ass like
Lint on your clothes
When you froze in
The black light
Dead that
Before you get your head wrapped
Like Badu
We see through your voodoo
Just like Eve's Bayou, you dealing with that black magic
Try to civilize you
Not walk on by you
Like civil-(lies do get you black listed) it'll
Be unlucky for you like a black cat
A panther
Revolution is the answer
That's what we need
Greed plague my people like the cancer
True indeed

Now black people unite, and let's all get down
Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
Everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
Equaling up to eight, light shine bright

Written by D Dewgarde, Dante Smith, E Dewgarde, Talib Kweli


Lyrics from https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tbfq6lkhubskdigvg633p2xiu7i?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics&u=0#
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*Italics were added to highlight these lyrics that mention "moon".

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Example #4: The Marcels - Blue Moon



John1948NineA, Published on Apr 25, 2011

The Marcels was one of several doo-wop-influenced American vocal groups to achieve success in the early 60s, despite the passing of the genre's golden age. Cornelius 'Nini' Harp (lead singer), Ronald 'Bingo' Mundy (tenor), Fred Johnson (bass), Gene Bricker (tenor) and Richard Knauss (baritone), all native to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, achieved fame for their distinctive version of Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart's classic 'Blue Moon', previously a UK Top 10 hit for Elvis Presley in 1956, which topped both the US and UK charts in 1961. Johnson's distinctive bass introduction to the song has remained one of the most enduring vocal phrases of the time. The quartet scored a further US Top 10 hit that year with 'Heartaches', but its personnel was unstable, with Allen Johnson (d. 28 September 1995) replacing Knauss, and Walt Maddox replacing Bricker. Mundy walked out on the group during this same period, which did little to prepare them for the ever-changing trends prevalent during the early 60s, and eventually undermined the Marcels' long-term aspirations.

Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.

"Blue Moon" is a classic popular song. It was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934, and has become a standard ballad.

The lyrics presumably refer to an English idiomatic expression: "once in a blue moon" means very rarely. The narrator of the song is relating a stroke of luck so unlikely that it must have taken place under a blue moon. The title relies on a play on words, since Blue is also the color of melancholy, and indeed the narrator is sad and lonely until he or she finds love."...
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LYRICS: BLUE MOON
(words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers)

Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, 'Please adore me'
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold
Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own


Lyrics from http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_marcels/blue_moon.html
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*Italics were added to highlight these lyrics that mention "moon" for the first time in this song.

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"Juice Juice, Let's Knock Some Boots" & Four Other Recreational Double Dutch Rhymes

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a four part pancocojams series on recreational (street, old school) Double Dutch, with an emphasis on Double Dutch (jump rope) rhymes.

Part III showcases text (word only) examples of five recreational Double Dutch rhymes and provides comments about those examples, including suggesting probably Hip Hop sources for some of those rhymes.

The words to these rhymes are from Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling, by Anna R. Beresin (Univ. Press of Mississippi, May 27, 2011).

Comments about the source of certain of these jump rope rhymes and explanations about the meanings of some of the topical references in those rhymes are also included in this post.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/speculation-about-when-why-recreational.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents my thoughts about the reasons for the demise of recreational Double Dutch with or without chanted rhymes. Part I also includes an excerpt from an online article that provides a general overview about recreational Double Dutch, with emphasis on the years that girls were involved in this activity.

In addition, Part I also showcases four YouTube videos of recreational or competitive sports Double Dutch. A video of Malcolm Mclaren's 1983 song "Double Dutch" is also featured in this post, particularly for its visual documentation of Double Dutch sports teams more than for its South African sourced music. Selected comments about Double Dutch from those videos' discussion threads are also included in this post.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/excerpt-about-recreational-double-dutch.html for Part II of this series. Part II features an excerpt from the chapter "Double Dutch And Double Cameras: Studying The Transmission Of Culture In An Urban School" by Ann Richman Beresina. This chapter is part of the 1999 book Children's Folklore: A SourceBook edited by Brian Sutton-Smith, Jay Mechling, Thomas W. Johnson, and Felicia McMahon (Utah State University Press, originally published in 1995).

In addition, Part II showcases the 1985/1986 McDonald Double Dutch commercial (which is also featured in Part I) as well as two YouTube videos of "Big Mac" performed as a two person and as a four person hand clap game.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/references-to-double-dutch-jump-rope-in.html for Part IV of this video. Part IV provides a partial time line of references to Double Dutch in American and British television shows, movies, commercials, and recorded songs.

This post also showcases one of this commercials: Coca Cola Double Dutch.

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The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Anna R. Beresin for documenting and sharing these examples. Thanks to all those who contributed the Double Dutch rhymes and other examples of children's rhymes that are included in that book. Thanks also to all others who are quoted in this post.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on Double Dutch (jump rope) and jump roping rope in general, particular as those activities relate to African American females.

Also, click the tags below to find other posts in this series.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE DOUBLE DUTCH RHYMES THAT ARE FEATURED IN THIS POST
The words to these rhymes are from Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling, by Anna R. Beresin (Univ. Press of Mississippi, May 27, 2011).

Here's an excerpt about this book from https://books.google.com/books?id=Wsm-IE3srh4C&dq=Boom+Boom+Tangle&source=gbs_navlinks_s
..."The author [Anna R. Beresin] videotaped and recorded children of the Mill School in Philadelphia from 1991 to 2004 and asked them to offer comments as they watched themselves at play. These sessions in Recess Battles raise questions about adult power and the changing frames of class, race, ethnicity, and gender. The grown-ups� clear misunderstanding of the complexity of children�s play is contrasted with the richness of the children�s folk traditions."...
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Anne R. Beresin is also the author of the chapter on Double Dutch that is featured in Part II of this pancocojams series.

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF DOUBLE DUTCH RHYMES
The words to these examples are from https://books.google.com/books?id=Wsm-IE3srh4C&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=Boom+Boom+Tangle&source=bl&ots=mYDeDwycGK& "Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling"

These examples are given in alphabetical order and are given without the underlining that was given in the original text for words that are emphasized during the girls' jumping.

Comments about each rhyme are given under that rhyme.

I.
BIG MAC
Big Mac
Fillet Of Fish
Quarter Pounder
French fries
Ice* Coke
Sundae and apple pie
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*"Ice Coke" is often chanted as "Icy Coke" in hand clap rhymes.

As mentioned in Part II of this series, the rhyme "Big Mac" is very widely performed as a hand clap rhyme in the United States and my sense is that very few children know that it was ever a jump rope rhyme. Instead of the title "Big Mac", I believe that the title "Welcome To McDonalds" is the one that is most often used for this hand clap. That title comes from the introductory words for that hand clap rhyme: "Welcome to McDonalds/may I take your order".

One contributing factor to the popularity of the "Big Mac" jump rope rhyme was probably the fact that it was featured in a 1985 McDonald commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5DbV0ZKAI.

For some reason, in the hand clap version the line "and the dish ran away with the spoon" is frequently added to the end of that rhyme.

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II.
BOOM BOOM TANGLE
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Yo Kenya [jumper�s name] yo
Let me see you do the
MC Hammer she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo Kenya yo
Let me see you do the
Bobbie Brown she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo Kenya yo
Let me see you do the
Heavy D she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo Kenya yo
Let me see you do the
Roger Rabbit she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo Kenya yo
Let me see you do the
The Butterfly she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo Kenya yo
Let me see you do the
The Honky Tonk she said
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang


(1992, 1999)
"When an artist�s name was sung -M.C. Hammer, Bobbie Brown, Heavy D-the girls imitated the artist�s style, moves, gestures. The artists are mixed in with a reference to a movie character, Roger Rabbit, and the butterfly, a creature famous for changing his body"

[page 91, 92 in "Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling"]
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Here are some friendly corrections to Anna R. Beresin's explanations for the let me see you do the" portion of this jump rope rhyme:
"MC. Hammer" and "Heavy D" were rappers

"Bobby Brown" was an R&B singer

"Roger Rabbit" was an animated movie character but in African American girls' texts "Roger Rabbit" was the name of a Hip Hop/ R&B dance

"the Butterfly" was the name of a Reggae dance that was very popular with African Americans.
(There are lots of references to "doing the Butterfly" in contemporary (1990s) African American girls' recreational rhymes and cheers).

"the Honky Tonk" was probably the name of a R&B/Hip Hop dance that was popular at that time in the Philadelphia area (although I'm not familiar with that dance).

Also, I wonder if Ms. Beresin meant the following by her transcription:
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Yo Kenya [jumper�s name] yo
Let me see you do the
MC Hammer
she [meaning Kenya said:
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang

Yo [another girl's name] yo
Let me see you do the
Bobbie Brown
she [meaning the girl who is named above] said:
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
Boom boom tangle
tang boom tang
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And so on, with each "Yo" ___ "yo" being the name or nickname of another girl in the group.

"Yo" here means "Hey".

It's possible that my interpretation of this rhyme is colored by my interest in foot stomping cheers. However, this rhyme meets the characteristics of those cheers, including the beginning lines "Boom boom tangle".
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Here's a foot stomping cheer that I collected in the mid 1980s from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is similar to "Boom Boom Tangle":

AH RAH RAH AH BOOM TANG
Group: Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang
Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang
Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang, baby
Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang
Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang
Soloist #1:My name is Tazi
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist # 1:They call me Taz
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist #1: And when they see me
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist #1: They say �Ah Rah Rah
You look good, baby.�
Soloist #2:My name is Jennifer
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist # 2:They call me Jenay
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist #2: And when they see me
Group: Ah Boom Tang
Soloist #2: They say �Ah Rah Rah
Twist it, baby.�

(Repeat entire cheer with new soloist until everyone has had a turn).
-T.M.P. (African American female, from her memories of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1980s)

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While "Ah Rah Rah Ah Boom Tang" doesn't refer to dances, there are some other foot stomping cheers that do. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/foot-stomping-cheers-alphabetical-list.html to find Page 1 of a pancocojams series on examples of foot stomping cheers. The links to the other pages ion that series are found in that post.

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III.
D.I.S.H. CHOICE
D.I.S.H. choice, do your footsies
D.I.S.H. choice, up the ladder
D.I.S.H. choice do your hopsies
D.I.S.H. choice do your turnsies
1, 2, and 3, and a i, 2, and 3
Hop, i, 2, and 3
Jump, 1, 2, and 3

{At choice* the jumper can do "what she wants")

(1992, 1999)
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[page 94 in "Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling"]
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[Added August 7, 2017]

Here's some information about and another example of the rhyme "D.I.S.H. CHOICE":
"Some Jump Rope Rimes From South Philadelphia" by Roger D. Abrahams in Keystone Folklore Quarterly, Volume 8, Spring Issue 1963, edited by Simon Bronner

page 5
"In the game with two �enders�, there are three standard ways of turning the ropes, �single�, double Dutch�, �Irish or �double Irish� (the same as double-dutch only underhanded and much more difficult). The most common types are the counting games...

[...]


Page 8
D. I.S. H. Choice
This is a jump that allows you to pick which way you want the rope turned. �D� stand for �Double Dutch�, �I� for �Irish�, �S� for single turn, �H� for �hop�, and �choice� is for any of the previous four.
The one you miss on is the one you must do.

D.I. S. H choice
D.I. S. H choice
D.I. S. H choice
H O P, hop
1, 2, 3"

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IV.
HEY DJ
Hey DJ let's sing that song
Keep a footin'
All night long
Hey DJ let's sing that song
Keep a hoppin'
All night long
Hey DJ let's sing that song
Keep a turnin'
All night long
Hey DJ let's sing that song
Keep a clappin'
All night long
(1992)

The body had to show "endurance" all night long and it had to show style and "get loose". Jumpers had to be disciplined "on time", and flexible ("Do it right").
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[page 94 in "Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling"]
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The Double Dutch rhyme "Hey DJ" undoubtedly has its source in the hit 1984 Hip Hop record with that same title.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_DJ
"Hey! DJ" is a song by The World's Famous Supreme Team. Writing is credited to Larry Price (Sedivine the Mastermind) & Ronald Larkins Jr. (Just Allah the Superstar) and it was produced by Stephen Hague. Released on 12" in 1984 on Island Records, there were three mixes included.[1] The song refers with small lyric parts to McLaren & Supreme Team's previous hit, "Buffalo Gals", which the group featured on. "Hey DJ" peaked at number fifteen on the US soul chart.[2]

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5D1bgGetRY for a video of that song which includes the words "Keep em dancing all night."

By the way, the word "a" in this example and in most African American vernacular examples is pronounced "ah".

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V.
JUICE JUICE KNOCK MY BOOTS
Comments about the Double Dutch Rhyme "Juice Juice Knock My Boots"
The African American girls' Double Dutch rhyme "Juice Juice Knock My Boots" has its source in a then popular Hip Hop record.

From https://raphiphop.tuneforums.com/thread_view.php?threadID=476
Posted: 07/06/06 02:29 PM
Author: nittigr
Location: USA-GA
Late 80's/poss Early 90's Hip-Hop/Rap Song....
"There was a song out that may have been called 'Knock some boots' or 'We came here to knock some boots'. Does anyone remember this song or know who sang it? Thanks!"

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Posted: 12/12/06
Author: njoy2day
Location: Philadelphia

[Reply]
Late 80's/poss Early 90's Hip-Hop/Rap Song....
"The song you're looking for is entitled Knock Some Boots by Sam the Beast. "Feel that juice, time to get loose...we came here to knock some boots." He also made, Knock, Knock. "Knock, knock..who's there...knock,knock who's there...Sam I am." A guy named Scooter that works at a music store in Delaware can get it for you if you're interested. I was on the same quest myself!"

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Posted: 04/02/08 08:28 PM
Author: nittigr
Location: USA-GA

[Reply]

Late 80's/poss Early 90's Hip-Hop/Rap Song....
"YES>>>YES>>> thats the song by Sam the Beast! I know this reply is late...but I just got another reply from this recently so I thought I'd better leave a response so everyone knows."

Thank you!
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Note there were other rap songs that were mentioned in that discussion that had the title �knocking books� included the phrase �Knock some boots�., including Candyman �s Knockin' Boots

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The Meanings Of "Boujee", "Dab", "Dab Of Ranch", "JuJu On The Beat" & Some Other African American Vernacular English Terms From Viral Hip Hop Dance Songs

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides definitions of and information about certain African American Vernacular English words from certain viral contemporary Hip Hop dance songs.

Most of the dances that are mentioned in this post have been used in video dance challenges. This post includes lyrics for the portions of these songs that are used for dance challenges, but doesn't include descriptions of or instructions for these dances.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, linguistic, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

WARNING: Although these songs/dances are or were very popular with children and preteens, some of them contain profanity, the "n word", sexually explicit references, and other content that I believe is inappropriate for those populations.

Pancocojams posts on a number of the songs/dances that are mentioned in this post can be found by clicking on the "African American Hip Hop" tag or other tags that are given below in this post.

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(PARTIAL) ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN HIP HOP DANCE VERNACULAR WORDS (with a video example)

BOUJEE
Entry #1:
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bougie
"bougie
In urban pop culture, the word bourgeoisie is shortened to "bougie." The word is often used by working class African Americans who accuse more successful black people of selling out.

Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince, is so bougie!
#bougie#money#american#power#class"
by KLCW December 06, 2008

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Entry #2
From http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/135407/migos-bad-boujee-meaning What It Actually Means To Be "Bad & Boujee", SESALI BOWEN. JANUARY 9, 2017
...�Also stylized as bougie, the word ["bougee] is derived from �bourgeois,� an elite demographic defined by a need for luxury and material items. Bougie is true to that definition in a lot of ways. Black bougie folks often pride themselves on going to the best schools and only engaging in activities associated with affluence and elegance. In the most simplistic terms, bougie is the material opposite of �ghetto.�

What makes Migos' song so magical is its insistence on embracing a �bougie� that relies on the group's already assumed exclusion from the world of the bourgeoisie. With their Atlanta dialects and multi-color locs, Migos isn't exactly a fixture at the posh country club.

But the guys practice refinement in other ways.

In the music video, you�ll notice that the �Bad and Boujee� girls don�t smile or dance. They take selfies and drink champagne with their microwaveable ramen. This is the paradox that Migos has built its entire brand on. The lure of a girl that�s �Bad and Boujee� is exclusivity. When a woman is unavailable to the advances of men, unfriendly, and generally unapproachable, she can be labeled bougie. Her standards, unrealistic or not, signify that the members of Migos themselves are insiders in the world of luxury, even as they remain true to their humbler roots. Boujee is about both affluence and attitude. Even their alternate spelling is a demand to define luxe [sic] on their own terms. I will forever love them for that."...
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In the context of Migos' "Bad & Boujee" song, "bad" has the African American Vernacular English meaning of "very good".

WARNING: This song/video contains a great deal of profanity and also includes "the n word".

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DAB
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_(dance) [retrieved July 9, 2017]
Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move or playful gesture, in which a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted arm, while raising the opposite arm in a parallel direction but out straight. The move looks similar to someone sneezing into the "inside" of the elbow.[1][2]....

Origins
The dab has its origins in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, but there was initially disagreement about who originated the dance.[4]....

Popularity
In 2015, the dab rose to national prominence in the United States. As XXL magazine reported in August 2015, "What started as a regional down South adlib is quickly becoming a masterful maneuver in clubs and on street corners. It�s called dabbin�."....

The dab gained popularity in U.S. sports following an eight-second celebratory dab by Cam Newton, football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League, during a game against the Tennessee Titans on November 15, 2015.[10][11] According to a Sports Illustrated account of the incident, "[w]hen two Titans players confronted [Newton] about the celebration, he continued to dance in their faces, even as he backed away."[1] ....
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WARNING: Migos' "Dab" song includes a lot of profanity.

Here are partial lyrics from iHeartMemphis' song "Lean And Dab".
From http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/iheartmemphis/leananddabb.html
"Lean and dab, lean and dab
Lean and dab, lean and dab
Lean and dab, lean and dab
Lean and dab, lean and dab
[2x]

Wake up in the morning then I dab
Had to pull up on the block 'cause today I get to whip
And you know my top drop and my car's name is nae-nae
Had to hit the Quan 'cause today is a good day"...
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These lyrics include references to some other viral Hip Hop dance songs that are discussed in this post.

"Lean" refers to do a leaning back movement.

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DAB OF RANCH
Pancocojams Editor:
"Dab of Ranch" is a referent in Migos' song "Rolex". With regard to that song, "dab of ranch" probably refers to However, the earliest meaning of that phrase as it was used by the Hip Hop group Migos was "a small amount of ranch dressing". The second meaning of "dab" is "diamonds on the face of a Rolex watch or another expensive watch". This meaning is a play on the vernacular meaning of "dab" that is given above. When they dance to "Rolex", people do the "dab" movement on the line "a dab of ranch".

Here's a portion of the lyrics for the "Dab Of Ranch" song:

"Get your rap snacks with a dab of ranch
With a dab of ranch
With a dab of ranch
We can make it happen
Get your rap snacks
We can make it snappin'"

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Here's some information about "dab of ranch"
Entry #1:
From http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php/1186756-What-does-Dab-of-Ranch-mean
05-29-2017, 11:03 AM #1
ban1o,
"What does Dab of Ranch mean
MY 14 year old brother is obsessed with this song that goes "All I want is a rollie rollie rollie with a dab of ranch" Is he saying? that wrong What does that mean?
Last edited by ban1o; 05-29-2017 at 12:02 PM.

05-29-2017, 11:07 AM #2
cmc1974
Re: What does Dab of Ranch mean
A small amount of ranch dressing?

05-29-2017, 11:19 AM #6
BRUHWHOCARES
Re: What does Dab of Ranch mean
it was a jingle made on accident by Migos while they were promoting their rap snacks

06-01-2017, 08:51 PM #14
Kim Possible
Re: What does Dab of Ranch mean
A Rolex with diamonds in the face"

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Entry #2:
From http://www.complex.com/music/2016/11/watch-migos-rap-snacks-sour-cream-with-dab-of-ranch-jingle "This Migos Rap Jingle for Rap Snacks Is Amazing" by Jessie Morris, NOV 30, 2016
"Migos might have just created the greatest jingle for Rap Snacks.

The rap trio are the face of the potato chip brand's latest flavor, Sour Cream With a Dab of Ranch, and decided to pay tribute to their favorite snack by spitting bars about its deliciousness. The video opens up with Takeoff showing off the chips before Quavo pops into the frame and to rap about their chips' flavor on beat with the music playing in the background. "With a dab of ranch, with a dab of ranch we can make it happen/Ooh, ooh, get ya Rap Snacks, aye, they make it snappin."

Rap Snacks were created back in 1994 when they were dubbed "The Official Snack of Hip Hop." The snacks were sold in convenience stores and always featured both known and up and coming rappers with a cartoon version of the rapper on the front and a biography about the artist on the back of the package.

Migos' flavor is one of three new flavors the snack brand launched this year including Fetty Wap's Honey Jalapeno and Romeo Miller, who is also a part-owner of the company, Bar-B-Quin With My Honey flavor.

Chance the Rapper's Kit-Kat jingle may no longer be the best hip-hop snack song out there anymore. Watch Migos dab for some ranch above and pick up some Rap Snacks Sour Cream With a Dab of Ranch at a trap store near you. You can also read up on the history of Rap Snacks right here. http://rapsnacks.net/
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The word "trap" here refers to "Trap music". Click http://runthetrap.com/what-is-trap-music/ for information about the trap music genre.

This "jingle" was later made into its own song. Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtavNowBjHY for a video of this song. That song only contains one instance of the mild curse word "damn".

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"HIT THE [DANCE NAME]"
In the context of contemporary African American Hip Hop dance songs, "hit the" means "do the ___ (dance).

Another word that is used in contemporary African American Vernacular English in the same way as "Hit the [dance name] is "Drop the [dance name].

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HIT THE QUAN
[This entry is quoted from this earlier pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/08/what-hit-quan-really-means.html
" "Hit The Quan" is a Hip Hop dance/song. The song was written and performed by @iHeartMemphis as a tribute to the Flex ("Walk Thru") dance that Atlanta, Georgia Hip Hop artist Rich Homie Quan is known to perform during his shows.

The command to "hit the quan" means "Do the dance that was popularized by rapper Rich Homie Quan."

Rich Homie Quan's birth name is Dequantes Lamar. The word "Quan" in the song "Hit The Quan" refers to that rapper's dance. I don't know whether "Quan" is a nickname that that rapper had before he adopted "Rich Homie Quan" as his stagename. However, it seems likely that "Quan" could be a nickname for "Dequantes" and/or for other names that begin or end with the element "quan" such as "Daquan" and "Quantrell"."...
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Here's the portion of "Hit The Quan" that is usually used for dance challenges:
"Hit the Quan, hit the Quan, hit the Quan, hit the Quan
I said get down low and swing your arm
I said get down low and hit the Quan
I'm finna show you how to
Hit the Quan, hit the Quan, hit the Quan, hit the Quan
I said get down low and swing your arm
I said get down low and hit the Quan"
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"Finna" is a (usually Southern) African American term that means "getting ready to". "Finna" comes from the pronunciation "fixing to".

"Get down low" means to dance somewhat low to the floor.
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WARNING: The complete "Hit The Quan" song contains profanity and the four letter form of the n word. The shortened form of this song that is featured in dance challenges doesn't include that content.

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JUJU ON THE BEAT
In the context of this Hip Hop record, I believe that there are two possible definitions for the term "juju on the beat":

1. "Juju on the beat" means to do a certain Hip Hop dance move (or do certain Hip Hop dance moves) on the beat (to the record's beat)

I'm not sure whether there's any firm agreement on what dance move or moves are called "the juju" (or "juju on the beat").

Just as there's a specific dance that is done when the rapper says "Do the Running Man" - there may be a specific dance move or series of dance moves that dancers are supposed to do when the rapper says "juju on the beat".

2. Juju on the beat means to "be or act "turnt up" (i.e. to really give something all you�ve got, to go �all in�, to really go all out, to really get down, to "go wild" with just a few or with no inhibitions).

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Comments about Definition #1 & Definition #2:
[These comments were written by me for this earlier pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/10/what-does-juju-on-that-beat-and-tm.html
"From watching a number of those videos and from reading many of the comments in those video's discussion threads, it seems to me that many of the dancers who post challenge dance videos for "Juju On The Beat (TZ Anthem) base their dance moves on those performed by the Fresh The Clown duo*. But those dancers and others still tend to substitute their own pantomime and dance moves for some of those that the Fresh The Clown duo perform. In the beginning of the routine for the command" (call to) "juju on the beat", the duo leaned forward and then leaned back while moving their shoulders up and down to the beat.

However, Zay Hilfiger's comment (given in Excerpt #3 below) indicates that he "started saying �JuJu� in 2014. Also read my transcription of Zay Hilfiger's response to television host Kelly Ripa's question "What does Juju On The Beat mean?". Zay said that ["juju on the beat" is] "my arch ego. It�s like I�m the height... turned up...I don�t care." That transcription is found after the video given as Example #5.

I believe those comments support the second definition that is given in this post for the term "juju on the beat". However, I think that this is an earlier meaning that Zay Hilfiger had for "juju" and not most often used definition for that word in the context of that Hip Hop record.
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If Fresh The Clown's video actually is the prototype for "juju on the beat" routines, the way that dance move appears to be performed isn't the say way that Zay Hilfiger, the primary creator of this record, performed it in a video that he published on YouTube on August 15, 2016. That video shows him and a female friend performing a dance routine to his record.
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My guess is that "TZ Anthem" means two Z's ("Zay Hilfiger and Zayion McCall)'s anthem. Or "t" might stand for "the" Z's (Zay and Zayion) anthem. **
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M42JK7WQRsM for a video of Fresh The Clowns dancing to "Juju On The Beat".
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Here's the portion of "Juju On The Beat" that is usually used for that record's dance challenges:
[Verse 1: Zay Hilfiger]
"Walked in this party
And these girls lookin' at me
Skinny jeans on and you know my hair nappy
Hey, hey, hey
Okay, okay
I want y'all do it, do this dance now

[Hook: Zay Hilfiger]
JuJu on the beat
JuJu on that beat
JuJu on that, JuJu on that, JuJu on that beat
Now slide, drop
Hit dem folks, don't stop, aye
Don't stop, aye
Don't stop, aye
Running man on that beat, aye
Running man on that beat, aye
Running man on that beat, aye
Running man on that beat
Now do your dance, do your dance, do your dance, aye"
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"Nappy" means hair that many Black people have that isn't straightened by heat or chemicals. Its use in this song documents the fact that more African Americans are wearing their hair in natural hairstyles.

"Running man" is a late 1980s old school Hip Hop dance that is sometimes still done now, usually for playful, nostalgic purposes. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_man_(dance) for information about "The Running Man" dance.

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NAE NAE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nae_Nae*
"The Nae Nae is a hip-hop dance...[that] typically follows another move called "The Whip."

The Atlanta hip hop group We Are Toonz is credited for inventing the phrase with their hit song "Drop That NaeNae" in 2013.[3][4][5] The dance was based on a character from the 1990s sitcom Martin.[3][4] In the series, Martin Lawrence cross-dressed to play Sheneneh Jenkins, an exaggerated, sassy �ghetto girl�.[6] The group member CalLamar stated in an interview with Billboard, �It�s really just based on a ratchet girl in the club dancing kind of funny and the best girl to describe it is Sheneneh from Martin.�[3][4][5] In one interview, Martin Lawrence stated he was �flattered� by the dance.[7]

Throughout 2014, the song achieved widespread popularity on social media such as Vine, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.[3][5] It has also been performed as a celebratory dance at collegiate and professional sporting events.[3][8]"...

In 2015, American rapper Silent� released his debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" which also included the Nae Nae along with other dance moves, appearing in viral videos and mainstream media.[6][9]...
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This article includes descriptions of these dances that may not be accurate.
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Here's an often quoted portion of Silento's "Watch Me" song:
From http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/silento/watchmewhipnaenae.html
..."Now watch me whip (Kill it!)
Watch me nae nae (Okay!)
Now watch me whip whip
Watch me nae nae (Can you do it?)

Now watch me"....
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That song also mentions three more African American originated dance moves the "stanky legs", the bop", and break your legs"
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Read the entry about the dance called "the Whip" below.

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ROLLIE
From https://genius.com/Migos-dab-of-ranch-lyrics
Asked by F?ie? Chic?e?, May 2017
"What does "Rollie" mean?

Rollie is slang for a Rolex, a watch brand from Switzerland associated with wealth due to its steep price point and status"
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The portion of the "Rolex" song that is used for dance challenges is
[Chorus: Teo]
"I just want a Rollie, Rollie, Rollie with a dab of ranch
I already got some designer to hold up my pants
I just want some ice on my wrist so I look better when I dance
Have you lookin' at it, put you in a trance"
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The line "I got some designer" probably means a designer brand belt.

"ice on my wrist" means diamonds on the face of the Rolex watch. This is the second meaning that was given to the phrase "with a dab of ranch".

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WHIP
[These quotes are included in this previous pancocojams post:https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/07/silentos-watch-me-whip-nae-nae-other.html]

SLANG MEANING FOR THE WORD "WHIP" (in the dance "Watch me (Whip/Nae Nae)
From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Whip
"Whip
When the steering wheel was first put into use in automobiles, it was called the "whip". The whip is what you used to control the horses on a stagecoach, hence the analogy. Many years later, various hip hop artists noticed that the Mercedes-Benz logo resembled a steering wheel. They then proceeded to use the old term "whip" to describe any Mercedes-Benz vehicle. The term has now been generalized to classify any expensive automobile.
The new show "Unique Whips" on SpikeTV is obviously going to suck."
by dieselaj February 04, 2005

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"whip
A whip has simply come to represent a car. It has been said that it was used a long time ago when a whip would be used to steer the horse-drawn carriages. It is used in hip-hop fashion, and it has come represent any car not neccesarily a really nice car.
"Yo, you want scoop me to scoop you up, I gotta whip"
#whip #whips #car #wip #wipe"
by kyle ramba October 20, 2006

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From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20whip
"The Whip
the term "whip" is referred to as a dance. The motion consists of lifting the knee opposite which ever arm you are using, then dropping it and moving you arm straight like you are driving a car. this dance move is associated closely with the nae nae and the song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)
Can you do the whip

Yes! Watch me Whip *Ayyyee* Now watch me nae nae.
#dance #car #popular #nae nae #whipping""
by haysmith March 18, 2015"

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What "This Song Makes Me Wanna ___" Means In The Discussion Thread For The Hip Hop Dance Song "Rolex"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the 2017 Hip Hop dance video "Rolex" by Ayo & Teo and provides information about that song.

This post also documents the internet meme "This song makes me wanna ____" in the official YouTube discussion thread for that video.

This post also presents several explanations for "This song makes me wanna ___" comments, including my theories about the meanings of this meme with a focus on the "Rolex" song, if not other songs.

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The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ayo & Teo and all those who are featured in this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE "ROLEX" SONG"
From http://djbooth.net/news/entry/2017-03-23-ayo-teo-rolex-the-next-viral-trend Introducing Ayo & Teo�s �Rolex,� the Latest Viral Trend Turned Hit Record, By Yoh, May 2017
..."There are currently over 30 million YouTube plays on Ayo & Teo�s �Rolex,� a single that first hit the web in mid-January and now sits at No. 34 on Billboard's Hot 100. I had no idea the song existed until yesterday, but after just one listen, my gut tells me this has the potential to be a huge smash this summer.

"Rolex� benefits from familiarity, the single is cut from the same cloth as Rae Sremmurd�s most infectious trap anthems. It could easily fit on SremmLife 2 as a bonus song and listeners would be none the wiser...

With a similar sound and dynamic as Rae Sremmurd, �Rolex� is also filled with social media buzzwords?�dab of ranch,� �rollie,� �dat way�?taking some of Migos' most popular lingo and lyrics, a move reminiscent of Silent� using �Whip� and �Nae Nae� to make �Watch Me.� Taking elements from popular songs and crafting something equally as catchy and potent may be frowned upon in a creative sense, but kids are stitching together different characteristics and turning out hits....

Catchy, familiar and simplistic are reasons why �Rolex� has mass appeal, but the reason why it could truly explode is the #RolexChallenge. If you been paying attention to how social media works, challenges like this have the power to resurrect old hits and send bubbling singles to the top of charts....

What the challenges create are a sense of community for singles. Everyone wants to be a part of the discussion and a challenge brings the world into a moment?a catchy song attached to cute kids competing in dance can easily transcend into chart success. Imagine if Vine were still around, the duo would be dominating.�...

I won�t deem Ayo & Teo as artists of the future, but their single �Rolex� is slowly taking the internet and the charts by storm, and soon, could be worldwide. The summer is coming, and with the fire of �Bad And Boujee� slowly dying down, there�s room for a new anthem to take over its position.

Kanye said listen to the kids, and the kids are listening to Ayo & Teo."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Ayo & Teo - Rolex (Official Video)



AyoandTeoVEVO, Published on May 26, 2017
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Statistics as of 7/8/2017, 12:38 PM
Total # of views: 44,786,636 views
Likes: 650,328, dislikes: 37,123
Comments: 39,849

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INFORMATION ABOUT AND SUGGESTED MEANINGS FOR THE INTERNET MEME "THIS SONG MAKES ME WANNA_____"
I. Summary of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TotjpeBwtqw&t=181s 'this song makes me wanna' comments explained [vlog] by Hosselaar9, published on YouTube on June 9, 2017

[Pancocojams Editor's Note: Given this pancocojams blog's policy regarding profanity & sexually explicit references, I've chosen to give this video's hyperlink and summarize this video, but not embed it in this post. My thanks to Hosselaar9 for his research and comments about this meme.]

In his YouTube video on this subject, Hosselaar9 noted that in 2004, before YouTube began, Google Trends documented a search for the sentence "This song makes me wanna something something". However, Hosselaar9 indicated that he couldn't find very very old examples of these comments, but that the internet meme that begins with that sentence didn't become popular until "very very recently". Hosselaar9 noted that most of the songs that he had whose discussion threads included this meme were rap songs, and specifically cited the song �Look at Me� by XXXTENTACION as one whose YouTube discussion thread contain examples of this meme.

Hosselaar9 also posted the text of a Reddit comment about the "This song makes me wanna ___" meme on the screen of his vlog. Here's that Reddit post [with profanity deleted as per the policy of this pancocojams blog]
(The Reddit commenter's name & date were given, but I couldn't decipher that text.)
�Just another little comment, meemee. Most of these comments are just to express how hype or good the song is. To the point that they�d do any dumbass thing because they�re so happy about the song or just hype in general. I usually see these comments on XXXTENTACION videos, where the music is loud and has a bunch of yelling. So people make jokes about getting as hyped and angry as the artist.

So hyped that they want to go to super salyan and [sexually explicit content deleted] or maybe the song is so good that it makes them want to beat their grandma or yell at their mom.

No real meaning or anything deeper than that, just a comment exaggerating how the song makes them feel or how it�s supposed to make them feel.�
-end of Reddit text-
Hosselaar9 summarized that Reddit text by saying that the Reddit folks said that the commenters using that meme "liked the song so much that they would do anything for this song"....

However, Hosselaar9 shared the alternative explanation that "The comments could also mean that people are upset about the song and they want to do crazy sh&t* because they are so mad."...
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*This word was fully stated in this vlog.

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II.
From https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/6hdcv6/why_are_people_commenting_this_song_makes_me/
Why are people commenting ''this song makes me wanna.....'' on Mask Off?
submitted by zhivagoo June 15, 2017
"the comment section of Future's Mask Off is filled with people saying that the song makes them want to do some weird sh&t* like
this song makes me wanna drink pepsi in a coca-cola factory
This song makes me wanna open Google Chrome and download Internet Explorer.
this song makes me want to wake up my alarm clock"
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Pancocojams Editor's Note: This isn't the same Reddit discussion that was cited in Hasselaar9's vlog.

*This word is fully spelled out in that article.

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Twitter_Beef, June 15, 2017
"Its a meme based on what feeling a song evokes and what that song makes you want to do. A catchy fun song would make you want to dance. A hardcore and violent song might make you want to break sh&t*. Then is escalated into "This song makes me want to sell my car for gas money" or other absurd things."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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anonymau5--June 17, 2017
"It might be a joke on how the hyped nature of the song may evoke you to feel badass and not want to follow the rules or expected conventional behavior. It's a joke on you feeling like a thug after hearing the song and wanting to be a rebel or assert your dominance."

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Dannyx3D, June 20, 2017
"there's also a LOT of them on songs by XXXTENTACION

Is there any particular reason as to why people are commeting [sic] this stuff?"

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III. My theories about the meanings of "This song makes me wanna ____" comments (with a focus on Hip Hop dance video "Rolex" by Ayo & Teo)

Note: I read most of the comments in the discussion thread for the official YouTube video of Ayo & Teo's "Rolex". My intention was to scan, if not read, all of the comments in that discussion thread, but was forced to stop when my computer wouldn't upload any more comment pages.

However, I didn't read the discussion threads of any other music videos in search of examples of this meme. But I did read this article about this meme: http://www.elevatormag.com/the-best-this-song-makes-me-wanna-youtube-comments-on-xxxtentacion-look-at-me-video/ "THE BEST �THIS SONG MAKES ME WANNA� YOUTUBE COMMENTS ON XXXTENTACION�S �LOOK AT ME�
�This song makes me wanna� comments have flooded xxxtentaction�s �look at me� by Bryan Zawlocki, March 25, 2017

Some of these comments in the "Rolex" discussion thread were the same or similar to "This song makes me wanna ___" comments that were quoted in that article.

Here are my theories:
1. I believe that some "This song makes me wanna ____" comments in that "Rolex" discussion thread were posted as a witty way of expressing the commenters' disgust with and/or making fun of, and/or insulting" ("dissing", "throwing shade at") the singers/rappers or the dance song itself which the commenters considered to be a "joke", i.e. a "wacked", cringe worthy example of Rap music.

These comments use a pattern of blaming that song for making the person want to perform an action that is "crazy"- because they think that that song is crazy. That action could be socially unacceptable or taboo. Or that action could be the opposite of what people would normally expect. Or that action could be something that is impossible to do.

This theory about the "This song makes me wanna ___" meme somewhat fits the alternative meaning for that meme that was offered by Hosselaar9 - i.e. "The comments could also mean that people are upset about the song and they want to do crazy sh&t* because they are so mad."
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*Amended spelling is given for this word because of this blog's policy.

2. Once participants on that discussion thread were introduced to those comments, they took on a life of their own. A number of people posted examples of "This song makes me wanna ___" comments that were written in one of those patterns described above as part of that discussion thread's "running (ongoing) joke". As such, these witty jokes (or attempts as witty jokes) were/are largely removed from any real connection to the "Rolex" song. Instead, those "jokes" were posted as a form of word play with the hope that they would make other discussion participants laugh, and those commenters would receive "likes" from other discussion thread participants. And, in addition to those "likes", some discussion thread participants writing those "This song makes me wanna ___" comments may have hoped to receive compliments and approval from other commenters.

To some extent, some these "This song makes me wanna ___" comments remind me of the African American insult exchange known as "the dozens", "snapping" and other terms, although there's no actual exchange involved in these witty comments. And, to some extent these comments remind me of "throwing shade" competitions such as the ones that occur when "the library is open" in episodes of the television show RuPaul's Dray Race. These two cultural examples have a competitive element that I believe many of these online "This song makes me wanna ___" comments also have.

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SELECTED COMMENTS DISSING THE "ROLEX" SONG
From the official "Rolex" video discussion thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwk5OUII9Vc

July 2017
1.flamen skylar B
"what rap came to"

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2. Stringy Fingers
"PAC And BIGGIE is rollin' in their graves!"
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"Pac" (2Pac; Tupac Shakur), and Biggie (Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) are two very highly regarded Hip Hop stars. Both are now deceased.

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3. Eisha Kumar
"so catchy tho??"

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4. Uros Kovac
"So this is what hip hop and rap came to be?

Someone connect 2Pac's body on some power generator.
'cus that man is spinning in his grave faster than a centrifuge.

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5. lukethedukegamin _
"was this english it was the worst rap in the world #ultimate"

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6. Logan Swenson
"it's a disgrace calling this trash rap"

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7. John Osterwoman
"I only got to know these guys verrrry recently and at first I couldn't understand the hype but now I f__k* with the wave. They speak to the kids. I saw a kid at church wearing the mask for God's sake. I looked at him and said "Ayo and Teo! :D" and he said "aweeeh". That was love, that was respect. They might not be for me but I get them, I get why they're loved. And I want to see them continue winning. I want them to sustain the success forever. Peace."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment. I think that �f__ with the wave means = "to ride or to go along with the current wave".

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF "THIS SONG MAKES ME WANNA ___" COMMENTS FROM A "ROLEX" VIDEO DISCUSSION THREAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwk5OUII9Vc

This selected examples are given in chronological order with the oldest examples given first, except for responses. This compilation also includes selected comments about this meme and some responses to a few of these "This song makes me wanna ____" comments.

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

[Note: I didn't find any "This song makes me wanna ___" comments in this discussion thread that were dated May 2017.]

June 2017
1. Sexy Oompa Loompa
"This song makes me wanna eat water"

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2. Mikaail Khandhkar
"This song makes me wanna drink food"

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3. NJ forever
"Sexy Oompa Loompa U can't eat water but ok?"

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4. pla netsx
"wooow poor poor child smh"
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"smh" = "shake my head" (in exasperation, or disgust, or concern etc.)

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5. Sean Acheson
"Honey boo boo child your a 're 're that was the point"

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6. Void
"Honey boo boo child that joke just flew right over your head"

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7. The Potlex
"This song makes me want to watch the remote and use the tv to change the channel"

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8. Ella R
"This song makes me want to rob my own house."

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9. x�NS�N� -x
"That comment played out"
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"played out" = African American Vernacular English phrase meaning "something that has been used so much that it's been retired (it's no longer used)

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July 2017
10. win Eazy
"this song makes me wanna tell my mom to do chores"

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11. Jake Gerber
"this song makes me want to eat my chair and sit on the food"

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12. Mollie Chadbone
"Jake lol"

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13. Over_glowed10
"this song makes me want to blow out the cake and eat the candles"

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14. King Ryan
"This song makes me wanna play Xbox games on my PlayStation 4."

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15. Jay P
"King Ryan LMFAO ??"

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16. Speaker Knockerzz
"this song makes me want to get suspended from home school"

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17. Tpin HCF
"Speaker Knockerzz nice comment, stealing it"

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18. fabian canavaro
"this song makes me want to breakup with my ex"

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19. Stewie 650
fabian canavaro ikr??????
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ikr= I know right. (In the context of that comment, "I know right" means something like "I totally agree with you.)

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20. fabian canavaro
"loool ????"

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21. ET-DA-DESTROYER Lol
fabian canavaro same
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ET-DA-DESTROYER is saying that he and fabian canavaro share the same experience -broke up with their girlfriend

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22. fabian canavaro
"ET-DA-DESTROYER Lol i got you bro"
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This commenter is saying that can identify like a brother with and is supportive of ET-DA-DESTROYER since they both went through the same experience.

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23. Amauri Baggett
"fabian canavaro what do you not like the song"
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Neither fabian canavaro nor anyone else responded to this comment [as of this date].

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24. Angel Atkinson
"This song makes me wanna steal money from my own wallet"

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25. No Life Gaming
"This song makes me want to dry my hands with water"

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26. Angelplays ClashRoyale
"this song makes me wanna peel a banana and eat the peel"

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50
"why does this song make people want to do something ?"

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51. yummdiddy
"50 because the are unoriginal and are following a trend"

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52. MOTORAG 201
"This song makes me wanna study for a test after I take it"

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53. Lebasi Apodaca
"This song makes me want to go to Walmart and ask where Target is."

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54. Jacob The Panda1
"70% Of Comments Start With This Song Makes Me Want To"

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55. rowan_morse
"This song makes me want to eat my dogs homework"

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56. Deveckius Barclay
"This comment had me laughing"

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57. Joseph Bryce
"This song makes me wanna go to an Italian restaurant and ask for Chinese food"

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58. TheCuriousSloth
"This song makes me want to sit on the TV and watch the couch"

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59. chadg1313
"TheCuriousSloth Haha nice one"

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60. Muffy Pixel
"The comments made my day hahaha ?? Thank you guys. Have a Great Day!"

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61. BecauseICan
"This song makes me want to go to a Wendy's and ask them for the directions to the nearest McDonald's."

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62. G?????? ???
"99% of the comments
�This songs makes me...
�The tittle doesn't ever exist in video as a lyric
Well I am the 1% and I feel proud ??????"

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63. Harrison (edited)
"This song makes me want to tell my parents that they are adopted.


I didn't expect this comment to get so many likes. Lol"

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64. R!cky
"this song makes me wanna put on my teeth and brush my clothes"

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65. Minecraft Gamer
"R!cky Put on you're teeth and brush you're pants you mean"

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66. DuckyTheMemeLord1
"I don't get why everyone saying dumb things like the opposite uh mm why?"

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67. RileyWalker Vlogs
"This song makes me want to go to the Apple Store and ask for a Samsung"

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68. Lowryda Thraks
"This song makes me want to make a comment to fit in with the rest of these comments."

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69. Undyne
"There's no real way to "fit in with the rest of the comments." The comment section's just here so we all can express our opinions on YouTube.
It's just that (on this video) "reverse psychology" is a tactic to start a little running joke in this comment section. It's really your choice what you comment though."
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The bold font was used in original comment

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70. Lowryda Thraks
"It was a joke lol no need to write a paragraph."

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71. Zain Dan3 hours ago
"This song makes me want to name my cat
Dog"

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72. Geo80
"This song makes me want to order pizza from kfc"

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73. FREDRICK JOHNSON
"this song makes me wanna walk into class and ask my teacher to please sit down"

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74. Eros Ibrahimi
"This song make me study for the drug test"

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75. Natasha Green
"This song makes me wanna know why people keep saying this song makes me............?"

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"Ooh Ungowa", "Funky Chicken" & Five Other Camp Songs & Cheers From Contemporary African American Sources

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases seven American children's camp songs or cheers that I believe have their source in contemporary (post 1960) African American songs, rhymes, cheers, or rhymes.

These examples are from the website http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/camps/our-camps.html [the Girl Scout camp named Camp Maripai in Prescott, Arizona].

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DISCLAIMER:
This post is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of contemporary children's camp songs or cheers that have African American sources.

I believe that some song examples* on that showcased website may be post 1960s variant forms of older African American (or Caribbean) songs or rhymes. However, in this post I chose to focus on post 1960s examples or post-1960s songs or rhymes.

*For example, "Little Sally Walker, walkin� �round the street" is a contemporary form of the very old singing game "Little Sally Walker".

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S COMMENTS
I happened upon this web page of children's camp songs while looking for examples of children's rhymes that include the term "FBI". After reading the example entitled "Emerald�s Chant" on that website's page and given below, I published a pancocojams post on the 1988 Hip Hop track (song) "Rollin With Kid N Play" https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/kid-n-play-rollin-with-kind-n-play.html.

I consider children's rhymes, cheers, singing games, camp songs etc. to be folk material and as a self-identified "community folklorist", I'm interested in documenting sources for folk material-including demographic information (race, ethnicity, gender, geographical location). Also, as a community folklorist, I'm interested in documenting how rhymes are spread across geographical areas, including nations- in this case from the United States to Canada.

I'm also interested in documenting continuity or changes in the lyrics and/or performance activities of American children's rhymes, cheers, singing games etc. over time or in different populations at the same time.

No songs from that camp's website mention race, and I consider a few examples to racially offensive- the most offensive example is entitled "The Washerwoman" which (I believe) stereotypes Asians -note the speech patterns and the references to doing laundry in that example:

Washerwoman Song
I live-ee in-ee a teeny weeny house-ee
I live-ee on-ee the thirty-first-ee floor
I take-ee in-ee the dirty dirty laundry
Ruffles on the petticoat ten cents more.
I like a pow pow better than a chow chow
I like a little girl, she like-a me.

One day in Hong Kong
Bigga Momma come along-a
Take away my little girl
Poor poor me.'

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That website also includes a form of the traditional African American song "Dry Bones" that includes the African American dialectic use of the word "dem" for "them": .
"Dry Bones
Dry bones sittin� in a canyon, some of dem bones are mine
Dry bones sittin� in a canyon, some of dem bones are mine
Some of dem bones are (enter person or unit name here)
Some of dem bones are mine
Some of dem bones are (enter person or unit name here)
Some of dem bones are mine"

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Also, given the racist use of "monkeys" as a derogatory referent for Black people, the line in the example entitled "Emerald's Song" which is given below "Those girls are funky/Always acting like monkeys!" could be considered offensive or could at least be problematic if Black or Brown girls were part of the group who was singing this song.

These example provide me with an opportunity to share the following links to some of the pancocojams posts that I've published about children's rhymes and race:

https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html "Racialized Versions Of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea"

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https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/anti-asian-rhymes-i-went-to-chinese.html "Anti-Asian Rhymes - I Went To A Chinese Restaurant"

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https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/stereeotypical-references-to-american.html "Stereotypical References To American Indians In "I Went To A Chinese Restaurant" Rhymes"
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Here are comments that I wrote from some of those posts:
I believe that the stereotypical content in playground rhymes should be documented for the folkloric record, and also for the purpose of encouraging people interested in an eradicating stereotypes to the presence of this content.

In spite of children's attachment to the version of a rhyme that they first learned, given the large number of non-stereotypical versions of "I Went To The Chinese Restaurant, I believe that children can be complimented for their creativity but still be redirected to alternative, non-stereotypical examples of that rhyme. It's up to adults to educate the children in their care that the words and/or accompanying actions of these & some other playground rhymes are problematic and hurtful.

The children's rhyme "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" stands as a strong testimony to the fact that offensive references can be completely excised from playground rhymes, as many adults today who grew up with that rhyme and are surprised to learn that it once included a pejorative reference for Black people.

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Although most of the video examples and, presumably, also most of text examples that I've found of this rhyme are from White children and White adults, I'm including this subject in this blog that focuses on Black cultural indices because non-offensive and some offensive examples of "I Went To A Chinese Restaurant" appears to have become a part of the cultural body of playground rhymes in the United States and in some other English language nations to a large extent regardless of children's the race/ethnicity. Note that a link given below to another pancocojams post given includes a video of two young Black women who indicate that they remember reciting this rhyme in their childhood. Also, there are people with Black/Asian (or Asian/Black) descent in the United States and elsewhere. Therefore, this topic is quite suitable for a blog about Black culture & customs in the United States & throughout the world.

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It's important to consider that the words to examples of "I Went To The Chinese Restaurant" may appear to be non-offensive, but those words might be accompanied by the gesture of holding the skin at the ends of both eyes to mimic a squinting look. And while there should be no question that gesture is offensive, it clearly is something that children have to be made aware of, even if they don't intend to be hurtful or otherwise cause offense.

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Some of the examples featured in this post are from the sub-category of children's recreational material that I call "foot stomping cheers". Here's a quote from one of several pancocojams post on foot stomping cheers https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/at-playground-foot-stomping-cheer-that.html "At The Playground" - A Foot Stomping Cheer That Combines Words From A TV Commercial, The "Homey Don't Play That" Saying, & A Kiddie Hip Hop Record
"Foot stomping cheers" is the term that I coined in 2000 for a relatively new category of children's recreational play that is (was?) performed mostly by preteen and younger girls and that involves chanting and choreographed foot stomping combined with (individual) clapping movements.

Foot stomping cheers" have a textual structure and traditionally* have a performance style* that is distinct from hand clap rhymes, jump rope rhymes, other cheerleader cheers, and other categories of children's recreational rhymes. That record featured four examples of African American girls from Washington D. C. performing cheers in 1973-1975.

*By traditional, I mean the way that foot stomping cheers were performed by African American girls in the 1980s and 1990s, and perhaps in the early 2000s. I've noticed changes in the way that these cheers are performed as they become more mainstream (i.e. are performed by White or predominately White cheerleader squads.)"...

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EXAMPLES OF CHILDREN'S SONGS/CHEERS THAT (I BELIEVE) HAVE THEIR SOURCE IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SONGS, RHYMES, OR CHEERS

Pancocojams Editor:
These examples are given in alphabetical order on this pancocojams website. I've assigned numbers to these examples for referencing purposes only.

A link to a pancocojams posts about (what I believe are) the African American sources for these examples is given below the camp example itself.

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From http://maripai-songbook.tripod.com/songlyrics.html
[website Last Updated: May 20, 2009


1. A Boom Chicka Boom
(a repeat song)
I said a boom-chicka-boom!
I said a boom-chicka-boom!
I said a boom-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!
Uh huh!
Oh yea!
Again!
(Put next name of style here) style!
Styles:
Underwater: sing with fingers dribbling against your lips
Loud: as loud as you can!
Slowly: as slow and drawn out as possible
Opera: sing in an opera voice
Alien: high-pitched, beep sounds
Valley Girl:
I said, like, boom-chica-boom!
I said, like, boom chicka-boom!
I said, like, booma-chicka, like, rocka-chicka, like, rocka-chica like boom!
Like, uh-huh!
Like, for sure!
Like, same thing...
Janitor style:
I said a Broom-Pusha-Broom,
I said a Broom-Pusha-Broom,
I said a Broom-pusha-mopa-pusha-mopa-pusha-broom.
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This is listed in that camp song website under "FAST songs"

I've categorized "A Boom Chicka Boom" as a song (chant) with an African American source even though I haven't been able to track down the earliest example of that song/chant. "A Boom Chicka Boom"'s text (words) and its call & response format are the elements that strongly suggests to me that it originated among African Americans (or was composed in imitation of African American cheers). I've collected similar foot stomping cheers such as "A Rah Rah A Boom Tang" in the 1980s among African American girls in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/foot-stomping-cheers-alphabetical-list.html.

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2. "Big Fat Pony
Ride around that big fat pony
Ride around that big fat pony
Ride around that big fat pony
This is how she does it:
Front to front to front my baby
Back to back to back my baby
Side to side to side my baby
This is how she does it.
Actions: This is a dancing game that is done in a circle. One girl is in the center of the circle, and while the whole group sings the first three lines and claps, the girl in the center gallops like a horse around the circle. When the fourth line of the song is reached,the girl much stop in front of the girl she is nearest, and both shimmy towards each other, then turn and shimmy away from each other, then turn to the side and shake their hips back and forth. The partner for the center girl now becomes the new center girl."
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This is listed on that camp song page under "DANCING/GAME/CHANT songs"

Click https://cocojams2.blogspot.com/2014/11/little-sally-walker-ride-that-pony_9.html for a cocojams2 post about this game song.

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3. "Emerald�s Chant
(repeat song)
Oh-la, oh-la, eh!
Roll, roll, roll to the beat, now
I don�t know
Just what it is
Those girls are crazy
Always shakin� their daisies!

Oh-la, oh-la, eh!
Roll, roll, roll to the beat, now
I don�t know
Just what it is
Those girls are funky
Always acting like monkeys!"
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This is listed on that camp song page under "DANCING/GAME/CHANT songs"

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/kid-n-play-rollin-with-kind-n-play.html for the lyrics and videos of the 1988 Hip Hop song "Rollin With Kid N Play".

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4. "Funky Chicken
(Leader) Let me see your funky chicken!
(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?
(Leader) Let me see your funky chicken!
(All) WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? I said....

Chorus: (everyone)
Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo,
One more time, now!
Ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo, ah-ah-ah ooo,
One more time now!

Other Verses: Dracula, Orangutan, Elvis Presley, Cleopatra, John Travolta, do the polka, shopping car

(Actions: During first and third line of chorus, do silly movement that corresponds with verse)
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This is listed in that camp song website under "FAST songs"

Published on Dec 25, 2014
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn-F_GmNr-A for a video of the 1970 Jackson 5 R&B song "How Funky Is Your Chicken"

Since I can find no record that I've previously posted online the example that I collected around 1999 from three sisters under the age of 12 years (Faith, Grace, and ?, I remember that her name wasn't "Charity", African American girls in Braddock, Pennsylvania), here's that example- The girls said it was a cheerleader cheer:

[chanted in unison]

How funky is the chicken
How loose is the goose
So come on everybody
and shake your caboose
Shake your caboose
Shake your caboose.

[The girls shook their butt to the side while saying "Shake your caboose".]

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5. "Gigalow

Person 1: Hey (insert Person 2�s name here)!
Person 2: Hey what?
1: Hey (Person 2�s name!
2: Hey what?
1: Show us how you gigalow, I said, show us how you gigalow!
2. My hands are high, my feet are low, and this is how I gigalow.
All: Her hands are high, her feet are low, and this is how she gigalows!"
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This is listed on that camp song page under "DANCING/GAME/CHANT songs"

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/12/childrens-rhyme-gigalo-examples.html for the pancocojams post "The Children's Rhyme "Gigalo" - Examples & Probable Sources"

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6."Humpty Dumpty Song
Hump-dee, dump
Hump, hump, dee, dump-dee dump-dee
Hump-dee, dump
Hump, hump, dee, dump-dee dump-dee
(enter any nursery rhyme and sing for 12 beats of song)

(i.e.) Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey (HEY!)
Along came a spider and sat down beside her�|
Singing UHH! Ain�t that funky now?
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This is listed in that camp song website under "FAST songs"

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/02/pre-dozens-childrens-foot-stomping.html for the pancocojams rhyme "Pre-The Dozens Girls' Foot Stomping Cheer "Hump De Danda""

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7. "Ooh Ungowa
My back�s a-breakin�, my belt�s too tight
My hips a-shakin� from left to right
Singin� ooh Ungowa, (enter person or unit name here)�s got the power
You know it, you said it,
And now you represent it.
Singin� OOH UNGOWA (enter name here)�s GOT THE POWER!"
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This example is listed on that camp song page under "DANCING/GAME/CHANT songs"

The lines "my back's achin and my bra's too tight" are found in the African American children's rhyme "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train". However, those children's rhymes adapted those lines from African American military cadences which probably lifted those lines from the risque social song "Bang Bang Lulu". https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/08/bang-bang-choo-choo-train-rhyme-cheer.html.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-real-origins-of-word-ungawa-various.html for the pancocojams post entitled "The REAL Origin Of The Word "Ungawa" & Various Ways That Word Has Been Used In The USA"

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Kid N Play - Rollin With Kind N Play (information, video, lyrics, & vernacular explanations)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the 1988 Hip Hop track (song) "Rollin With Kid N Play" and includes information about that track and a clip from the movie House Party that features that track. In addition, this post provides explanations about American vernacular English terms and sayings that are found in "Rollin With Kid N Play" lyrics.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, linguistics, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Kid N Play for their musical legacy. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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The idea for this post came to me as a result of happening upon a website that features text (word only) examples of more than seventy camp songs - Camp Maripai, a Girl Scout camp in Prescott, Arizona. One of those camp songs clearly borrowed its beginning lines from "Rollin With Kid N Play". Here's the link to the pancocojams post that features that camp song and several other camp songs from that website that include lyrics from contemporary (post 1960) African American sources: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/ooh-ungowa-funky-chicken-five-other_19.html.

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INFORMATION ABOUT KID N PLAY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_%27n_Play
Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop act from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo was composed of Christopher "Kid" Reid (born April 5, 1964) and Christopher "Play" Martin (born July 10, 1962) working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond.[1][2] Besides their successful musical careers, they are also notable for branching out into acting.[3]

History
Music career

[...]

Kid 'n Play recorded three albums together between 1988 and 1991: 2 Hype (1988), Kid 'n Play's Funhouse (1990), and Face the Nation (1991). Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, the producer for Salt-n-Pepa (who had been a member of The Super Lovers with Play) served as Kid 'n Play's manager and producer during the early portion of their career. All three albums focused upon positive lyrics backed by pop-friendly instrumental tracks. Among the group's most successful singles were 1989's "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" (#11 on the Billboard R&B singles chart), 1990s "Funhouse" (#1 on the Billboard rap singles chart), and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (another #1 rap hit). The group's stage show highlighted their teen-friendly personalities, and dances such as their trademark, the Kick Step. Kid's visual trademark was his hi-top fade haircut, which stood ten inches high at its peak. Martin regularly wore eight-ball jackets.

Kid 'n Play were also notable for their dance known as the Kid n' Play Kickstep, first seen in their video "Do This My Way," and described in the song "Do the Kid n' Play Kickstep," from their first album, 2 Hype. Also affectionately known as the "Funky Charleston," it was influenced by the 1920s era dance The Charleston. The Kid n' Play Kickstep featured the new jack swing-aerobic dance moves typical of late 1980s urban street dancing. Unlike the original Charleston, The Kid n' Play Kickstep requires two participants instead of one. This dance also was made quite popular in Kid 'n Play's feature film House Party, in which Kid and Play have a dance competition with Tisha Campbell and A.J. Johnson.

Acting careers
In addition to their music, Kid 'N Play have starred together in five feature films, all of them based around hip hop characters and themes. The duo also appeared on the soundtrack albums to these films. Four of the Kid 'n Play films were entries in the House Party series.[4] The first two House Party films (1990's House Party and 1991's House Party 2) also featured the then-relatively unknown Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell, later stars of the TV sitcom Martin. House Party 3 (1994) featured hip-hop/R&B girl group TLC as the music group Sex as a Weapon. Kid 'n Play were absent from the fourth film House Party 4 (2001), which has no connection to any of the prior films or the subsequent film, House Party 5 (2013) in which the duo make a cameo appearance, revealing how successful their characters have become since the events of House Party 3....

Kid 'n Play even had their own NBC Saturday morning cartoon, Kid 'n Play, for one season from 1990 to 1991. On the show, Kid 'n Play were regressed to teenagers, but their recording careers remained intact, as did their comic personas"...
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Additional information & (pancocojams) editorial comments:
Kid 'N Play's 1988 track "Rollin' With Kid 'N Play" samples Ripple's 1973 track "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky"
"Sample appears at 0:32 (and throughout)" http://www.whosampled.com/sample/22055/Kid-%27N-Play-Rollin%27-With-Kid-%27N-Play-Ripple-I-Don%27t-Know-What-It-Is,-but-It-Sure-Is-Funky/

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"Rollin With Kid N Play" uses the call & response format that is characteristic of Washington D.C.'s Go Go music* throughout the track, with the rappers Kid and Play taking turns being the caller or responder or completing each other's sentences. The background singers also use call & response while singing the catchy chorus "O la o la eh/Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now".

* Read information about "Go Go" music below.

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"Rollin With Kid N Play" serves three purposes besides the creation of a highly danceable jam:
1. Introduce "Kid N Play" (as well as the duo's DJ & producer) and promote the duo, largely through self-bragging, but also with some taunting unnamed Hip Hop competitors
2. Introduce/promote Go Go music
3. Encourage listeners to become their fans

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Rollin' With Kid 'N Play - Kid 'N Play (1988)



djbuddyloverootsrap, Uploaded on Oct 25, 2011

"Rollin' With Kid 'N Play" was the most successful single release from "2 Hype", the debut album by rap duo Kid 'N Play. The album was released in 1988 for Select Records and was produced by Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor and The Invincibles. "2 Hype" was a success for the duo, reaching #96 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and being certified Platinum by the RIAA. Three singles found success on the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Rollin' with Kid 'N Play" (#2), "2 Hype" (#19) and "Gittin' Funky" (#24). In 2008, "Rollin' With Kid N Play" was ranked number 63 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Kid 'N Play is a hip-hop and comedy duo from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo was composed of Christopher 'Kid' Reid (born April 5, 1964 in The Bronx, New York City), and Christopher 'Play' Martin (born July 10, 1962 in Queens, New York City), working alongside their DJ, Mark 'DJ Wiz' Eastmond (born March 21, 1966 in Queens, New York City). Besides their successful musical careers, Kid 'N Play are also notable for branching out into acting. This channel is dedicated to all the great rap music from back in the day. The music that started the whole hip-hop revolution, the incredible music from the 70s, the 80s, and the early 90s . . . The Roots Of Rap are here!
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I reformatted this YouTube video summary to increase its readability.

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Example #2: Kid N' Play - Rollin' With Kid N' Play (Video)



kennylavish, Uploaded on Aug 24, 2010

FROM THE ALBUM "2 HYPE" (1988).
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This is a scene from the first House Party movie.

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LYRICS - ROLLIN WITH KID N PLAY
(as performed by Kid N Play*)

Chorus:
O la oh la eh.
(O la oh la eh.)
Rollin rollin rollin with Kid and Play now.
(Rollin rollin rollin with Kid and Play now.)
O la oh la eh.
(O la oh la eh.)
Rollin rollin rollin with Kid and Play now.
(Rollin rollin rollin with Kid and Play now.)

Kid - Now ,Play, I don�t know what is it about that beat that we have here,
but it sure is funky.

Chorus:
O la O la eh.
(O la O la eh.)
Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.
(Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.)
O la O la eh.
(O la O ha eh.)
Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.
(Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.)

Play: Yo, Kid,
I don�t know what is it about this groove that here makin us move,
but it sure is funky.

O la O la eh.
(O la O la eh.)
Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.
(Rollin rollin rollin with Kid N Play now.)

Play- It is time to rap.
Kid - Shall we?
Play - Sure.
Kid- Kid N Play back goin strong.
Play- Dope and dap, we can get funky with the best.
We just hypin it up.
Kid - You know, just how it had to be.
Play - Just take a look around, boy. Can�t you see that
I�mma bum rushin.
Kid - Girls are just watchin,
Play - Wiz got the scratchin
Kid - while Hurby�s all percussion.
We�re settin the stage
for the stage to get set off
I want some rhyming and dancing to jet off.
So get off �cause you bit off
Play- more than you can chew.
Kid- Now watch the dynamic duo
do a little go go thang.
Play - Come on, rock and swing.
You gotta
Kid - roll with Kid N Play.
Play - Now everybody say:

Chorus

Kid- Now we�re the stars of stage,
wax, and video.
Play- We�re here to tear it up.
Kid and Play - So come on, here we go.
Kid- So pump it up, this is hot power stuff.
Play - Kid N Play can�t get enough
Kid and Play - of that funky go go rhythm.
Play - You wanted a dope jam
Well, that�s what we�re givin.
Play - We�re headed for fame
Kid - cause Kind N Play�s drivin.
Play- Boy we don�t shirk
Kid - and large is how we livin.
Play- We stay paid.
Kid- You know the boys have got it made.
Play- You see I�m a tramp.
Kid- And I�m am the fella with the high top fade.
Play- Gettin down to the sound.
Kid- You know, we �bout to turn it out.
Play- Come on with Kid N Play.
Kid and Play- Everybody shout:

Chorus

Kid - Now, I bet you ladies
Kid and Play - wanna see
Play - P. L. A. Y.
Kid - and K. I. D.
Kid and Play - We�re not like the rest.
Our style is def
and we present ourselves
Play - as the very best
Kid - on the microphone.
We relay to the
Kid and Play - soul.
Kid - Your whole damn body we will control.
So
stay calm, don�t get alarmed.
Gonna relax you ladies with a deadly charm.
Play - Gonna go to work on you fellas too
to make you wanna do the things we do.
Kid - �cause when ah
Play - Kid N Play is in your town
Kid - you gotta
Play - keep rockin to the go go sound.
Kid - You gotta
Play - keep rockin all day all night
�cause we�re different.
Kid - We�re like dynamite on the mic.
Kid and Play - So shake
Play - your butt, shake it down
�Cause we got the best
music all around.
Kid - Hurby�s our producer.
Play - Wiz is the DJ.
Kid and Play - Roll with Kid N Play.
Now, everybody say:

[Chorus]
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This is my transcription of "Rollin With Kid N Play". I made this transcription because i couldn't find the lyrics for this track online.

The words in the chorus that are given brackets designate that they are sung in response to the preceding "call".

Additions and corrections (including which of the duo spoke those lines) are welcome.

Also, if you know the name/s of the composer/s of this Hip Hop track, please share it in the comment section below. Thanks!

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EXPLANATIONS FOR AND INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAN VERNACULAR TERMS/SAYINGS IN THE HIP HOP TRACK "ROLLIN WITH KID N PLAY"

Unless otherwise indicated, I'm sharing what I believe are the meanings for these American* vernacular English terms/sayings in the context of this song. I've written those words in italics to emphasize their importance, since vernacular terms often have multiple meanings. One quote from the lyrics that include these terms is given in parenthesis after some of these definitions.

This list also includes the meanings of certain lines in this Hip Hop composition.

Additions and corrections are welcome.

*I believe that most of the terms and sayings that are included in those lyrics are from African American Vernacular English.

A, B

"Bit off more than you can chew" - tried to do more than you are capable of doing ( in this context, other rappers can't do better than Kid N Play)

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"Bum rushin" -a play on word with �bum" here meaning (a lady's) "butt" (meaning, trying to "romantically" pursue (meet up with) the ladies

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C, D

"Come on with Kid n Play" = invitation to become fans of Kid N Play (This is another way of saying "Come roll with Kid N Play")

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"Dap" - (from the word "dapper") someone who looks good, stylish

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"Def" (from the word "definitely", without any doubt very good ["Our style is def"]

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"Dope" = very good; exceptional ("Dope and dap, we can get funky with the best."

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"Drivin" -determined to succeed ("�cause Kid N Play is drivin)"

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E, F

"Funky"
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=funky&page=2
"funky
Music that has a particular feel or groove.

"Earl King recently told me I was the first guy he ever heard use the term funky about music..."

" 'Think about Foley, how funky and dirty he stinks and smells. Think about playing the music just like that."

-Earl Palmer, Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story
"Damn, that's funky!"
#groove#feel#music#style#feeling
by bbmatt September 22, 2009"

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G, H
"Get off" - [in the context of this Hip Hop track] spoken to any potential Hip Hop competitors]- leave the stage, leave the Hip Hop competition

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"getting down to the sound" - really feeling the music and/or performing the music really well

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"Going strong" - "from American English (still) going strong
?to still be successful after having existed for a long time:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/still-going-strong

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"Go go" (sound� music)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go
"Go-go is a popular music subgenre associated with funk that originated in the Washington, D.C., area during the mid-60s to late-70s. It remains primarily popular in the Washington metropolitan area as a uniquely regional music style...

Inspired by artists such as the groups mentioned above, go-go is a blend of funk, rhythm and blues, and old school hip-hop, with a focus on lo-fi percussion instruments and funk-style jamming in place of dance tracks, although some sampling is used. As such, it is primarily a dance hall music with an emphasis on live audience call and response. Go-go rhythms are also incorporated into street percussion�.
In the mid-1960s, "go-go" was the word for a music club in the local African American community, as in the common phrase at the time going to a go-go popularized by a million-selling hit of the same name by The Miracles�...
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I added italics to highlight that sentence.

Here's some more information about "Go Go music" from From http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1167 The Beat!
Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C. by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr:
"Its [Go Go music] super-charged drumming and vocal combinations of hip-hop, funk, and soul evolved and still thrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., and in neighboring Prince George's County, making it the most geographically compact form of popular music.

Go-go--the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C.--features a highly syncopated, nonstop beat and vocals that are spoken as well as sung�....

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"Got it made" - "is certain to be successful and have a good life, often without much effort" http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+got+it+made ("The [Kid N Play} boys have got it made.")

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"Groove"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(music)
"In music, groove is the sense of propulsive rhythmic "feel" or sense of "swing". In jazz, it can be felt as a persistently repeated pattern. It can be created by the interaction of the music played by a band's rhythm section (e.g. drums, electric bass or double bass, guitar, and keyboards). Groove is a key of much popular music, and can be found in many genres, including salsa, funk, rock, fusion, and soul.
�Musicologists and other scholars have analyzed the concept of "groove" since around the 1990s. They have argued that a "groove" is an "understanding of rhythmic patterning" or "feel" and "an intuitive sense" of "a cycle in motion" that emerges from "carefully aligned concurrent rhythmic patterns" that stimulates dancing or foot-tapping on the part of listeners."

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"High top fade"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-top_fade
"A hi-top fade is a style of haircut where hair on the sides is cut off or kept very short while hair on the top of the head is very long.[1]

The hi-top was a trend symbolizing the Golden Era of hip hop and urban contemporary music during the 1980s and the early 1990s.[2] It was common among young black people between 1986 and 1993 and to a lesser extent in the mid-1990s (1994�1996).[3]"...
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High top fades are usually considered a Black male (natural) hair style ; �Kid� [one member of the Hip Hop duo �Kid N Play�] wore his hair in a high top fade, but all high top fades weren�t (aren�t) as high as his.

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"Hypin it up" - raising the energy of the [at the] event or with the music, making it more exciting

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I, J
"Jam" - a musical record, track, tune ("a dope jam")

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"Jet off" = move fast "I want some rhyming and dancing to jet off"

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K, L
"Livin large" - being rich and living a life surrounded by luxury ("large is how we livin")

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M. N
"N" - and ("Kid N Play")

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O, P,
"On the mic - microphone; referent to a MC (rapper) rapping (spitting bars)

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"Pump it up" - raise the energy, excitement higher (synonym - "Get hype") ("So pump it up, this is hot power stuff)

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Q, R
"Rockin" - dancing to, moving to, performing ("Keep rockin to the go go sound")

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Rollin (with Kid N Play) - "hanging with" (traveling with)Kid N Play, but with the meaning "becoming fans of this Hip Hop duo; the lyrics "Come on with Kid N Play" basically have the same meaning as "Rollin With Kid N Play"

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S, T
"Scratchin"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratching
"Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique used to produce distinctive percussive or rhythmic sounds and sound effects by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with African-American hip hop music, where it emerged in the mid-1970s, it has been used in the 1990s and 2000s in some styles of rap rock, rap metal and nu metal. Within hip hop culture, scratching is one of the measures of a DJ's skills."

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"Tear it up" - do something exceptionally well (contemporary African American Vernacular English synonyms; "murdered" [it], "killed" [it] ) ("We�re here to tear it up")

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Thang = thing

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"Tramp" = Play's persona in the Kid N Play duo; In the context of this Hip Hop duo, "tramp" is a man who is a "playa" (note "Play's" stage name), a bad boy [man] or "dirty" man who has a lot of women (i.e. "loves them and leaves them", travels from one woman to the next; "bad" here means the opposite of good"; (I wonder was Kid's persona in this duo is a man who acts like a kid, providing some comic elements in his interactions with Play & others, and also providing a comic element regarding the height of his high top fade hair style.)

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Turn it out � do really well (synonym "tear it up") ("We �bout to turn it out")

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U,V

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W, X
Wax = record, album, Cd

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"We stay paid" = we always have money from gigs (work; concerts, record sales etc.)

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"We�re settin the stage for the stage to get set off" - we're introducing ourselves (via this album) so that our successful career will begin

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Y,Z
"Yo" = Hey

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"You bit off more than you can chew" - "to try to do something that is too big or difficult to do" http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bite+off+more+than+can+chew

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