Examples Of The Vernacular Sayings "Killing It", "Killed It", "She Killed Me" In YouTube Discussion Threads For A Nigerian Dance Challenge Video And/Or A Nigerian Afrobeat Video

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post documents selected examples of forms of the African American originated idioms "killing it", "killed it " and a form of the expression "I'm Dead" in discussion threads for a Nigerian based YouTube dance challenge video and/or a Nigerian Afrobeat music video.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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

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This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on linguistics. Pancocojams' linguistics posts document and consider aspects of language use among African people and/or people of African descent, including traditional African languages, African American Vernacular English, Caribbean Patois, African Pidgin English, and other Pidgin languages.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/06/what-killing-it-means-how-it-got-those.html for a related 2013 pancocojams post entitled "African American Vernacular English: What "Killing It" Means & How It Got Those Slang Meanings".

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/africans-use-of-african-american.html for the March 22, 2017 pancocojams post "Africans Use Of African American Vernacular English Terms In The Discussion Thread Of Skales' "Shake Body" Official YouTube Video (Part I: A-K). Skales is also a Nigerian recording artist. The linked post documents examples of comments from that video's discussion thread that contain "killing it" and other African American originated vernacular sayings.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #1: Who Killed Makolongulu? 1,2,3 or 4?


BM Official Published on Aug 21, 2016

Comment below on who killed this dance!
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"Makolongulu" is a Nigerian dance. I think it is the same as or very similar to Ndombolo.

BM, a Nigerian Afrobeat recording artist, has several other "Who Killed ___?" compilation videos. These videos are short clips of (usually) women dancing a particular type of Nigerian dance. Viewers are then asked to indicate which dance they believe danced the best (i.e. "killed it".) The background music for each video is a song that BM recorded.

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF "KILLED IT" AND "__ KILLED ME" FROM A DISCUSSION THREAD FOR A NIGERIAN DANCE CHALLENGE VIDEO
Vernacular terms often have more than one meaning. The vernacular meaning of "killed it" that is pertinent for this post is "did something very very well".

Several comments in this section document the use of "[she] killed me". That vernacular form of "killed" appears to denote that the commenter has a very strong amount of attraction for the woman (who kills him) because of her physical beauty and sensuality.

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In the context of these examples in which viewers were supposed to indicate which dancer "killed it" (danced the best), the term "[__] killed me" may mean that person filled them with strong positive emotions because of the quality of the person's dancing or some other reason/s besides the dancer[s]' physical beauty and sensuality.

I don't believe that this vernacular form [i.e. "she or he killed me"] with either of those positive meanings is found among African Americans or other Americans.

file:///C:/Users/azizi/Downloads/USA-Idioms%20(3).pdf "US Slang, Idioms, or Other Frequently Heard Expressions" gives this meaning for the similar American idiom "You kill me": "You are very funny OR you are making things difficult for me"
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Like all of these "killing" sayings, "You kill me" is a figurative saying (since they don't really mean that anyone will be or has been physically murdered). An explanation for the second meaning of "You kill me" (as given above) in the United States is that a person caused trouble or the potential for trouble because of his or her foolish words or actions.

Here are selected comments from this showcase video's discussion thread.

These examples are given in chronological order with the oldest comment given first based on its publishing month/year. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only

1. BAMUJOBS, 2016
"1 killed Makolongulu, but 4 killed me. She's fyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyn."

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2. Luke Diego, 2016
"number 1 oooo, she killed both makolongulu and me"
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Regarding the "oooo"s in this comment, if I understand it correctly, in Yoruba language, one or more "o's at the end of a sentence or a statement emphasizes that sentence or statement.

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3. Marsha Anis, 2017
"1she killed. she flow like liquid.."

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4. Montoute jonathan, 2017
"i think exactly the same lool #4 killed me alsoo she's so beautiful"
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I think "lool" is the text/internet term "lol" ("laughing out loud")

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5. Amisa Kumwene, 2017
"2&4 killed me"person f

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6. Madam Africa, 2017
"If you a fool if you did not pick #1 honestly she murder it like come on now give credit where it is due"

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7. Anime god, 2017
"1 killed that all the way"

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8. Zaafirah013
"1 was the best. My favorite. She killed it. A natural."

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9. Yacouba Bogre
"3 killed makologulu"

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10. Dougie DoinIt
"they all killed it nobody in native USA can do it"

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SHOWCASE #2: Falz - Marry Me (Official Video) ft. Yemi Alade, Poe



Falz, VEVO Published on Dec 5, 2014
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/09/falz-featuring-yemi-alade-poe-marry-me.html for Part I of a two part pancocojams series about this song. Part I includes this video and lyrics for this song. The link for Part II is included in that post. Part II includes selected comments from this video's discussion thread and from two other Nigerian based online discussion threads about features of Yoruba (Nigeria) language.

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF "KILLED IT", "KILLING IT" AND "I'M DEAD" FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS VIDEO
Vernacular terms often have more than one meaning. The vernacular meaning of "killed it"/"killing it" that is pertinent for this post is "did something or doing something very very well".

The only example in this discussion thread that has a form similar to "[___] killed me" is given as #16 which includes the statement "Her Smiles kills me." I think this sentence means that the commenter really loves the female singer's smile, but this form is different from any African American vernacular forms of "kills"/murder etc".

Then again, there is the Roberta Flack hit song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" which I think means that the person making the comment felt such strong emotions while hearing that song that she figuratively felt she was dying.

The African American originated saying "I'm dead" (which is sometimes shortened to "Dead") means that someone said or did something that was or is hilarious. "I'm dead" is a shortened form of the figurative expression "I died laughing" (meaning I laughed so hard [so much] that my stomach or ribs hurt and I felt like I was dying."

Here are selected comments from this showcase video's discussion thread:

These examples are given in chronological order with the oldest comment given first based on its publishing month/year. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

1. Nalouchaa, 2015
"Loool OMG im dead !!! The end of the video killed me!!! Awesome work guys! Love the song !! Love the video !! Damn there were some handsome men at this reception lol"

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2. Yama S, 2015
"The ending killed me. I can't stop laughing. I'm surprised I manged to type this"

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3. Ohunene S., 2015
"+ukia Stardoll laff wan kill me.

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4. EverydaypeoplebyLydia, 2015
"I die oooo .... This guy has killed me .. LOL"

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5. Adnan Bashorun, 2015
"ma boi falz killed it"

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6. GushGossipBlog, 2015
"I'm in LOVE with this song & video - hilarious! Falz, POE & Yemi killed it - so refreshing for the Nigerian
music scene <3"

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7. sight read, 2015
"Haahahahaha #falz no go kill person ooooooh, dis video is so hilarious I really enjoyed it, big up #yemi-alade pon dis one. ..."

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8. YaylowTV, 2015
"Nice work Falz. +Yemi Alade, you killed the hook."
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"You killed the hook" = You sang the hook (chorus) really really well. An equivalent African American Vernacular English term that I haven't found in Nigerian or other African based YouTube videos' discussion threads is "sang" (in its African American vernacular present tense form, which means "to sing very well, especially to sing soulfully very well.)

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9. dpencilpusher, 2015
"Falz, Yemi & Poe killed it. Video goes too well with the song. Watched it 3 times already; cracked me up each time. Also, big kudos to the actresses who synced with the lyrics, they nailed it."

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10. timithankgod, 2015
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah i don die o... funny video
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I think that the equivalent African American vernacular saying for " i don die o" is I�m dead� which also later evolved to "Dead".

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11. Ifeanyi Ilogbaka, 2015
"Yemi alade killed it on this one.she is the reason I like d song"

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12. garba baba, 2015
"Love this song, they kill it all"

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13. Child Of The Rift, 2016
"LMAO You just mudered me!"

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14. Tobi Daada, 2016
"Falz. Killing it on a steady."

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15. Adesewa, 2016
"oh my gosh this video killed me"

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16. Victor PANCHO, 2016
"OK, i give up... i cant stay quiet, i dont know which i like here on this video, is it Falz, Yemi Alade, Poe or Poe's Bride?? I'm so thrilled by that bride, Her Smiles kills me... That make up on her, Golden!! Wetin!? How una jst deh make my heart pound andytime i watch this video!!???"

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17. Elizabeth Onyekwere, 2017
"OMG.....Laugh wan kill me die...hahahahaaa..why did she faint lol?"

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Selected YouTube Discussion Sub-Thread About Whether Black People From Britain "Talk White"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases selected comments from a YouTube video's discussion thread. Those selected comments are part of a sub-thread in which people discuss whether Black people from Britain speak the same as White people from that country. That topic grew out of larger discussion prompted by the theme of the spoke word composition which addressed the idea of Black people "talking like they are White".

The African American spoken word video that led to this discussion is also featured in this post.

The Addendum to this post quotes two comments from a hyperlinked article entitled "In the U.K., do black people have a distinct dialect in the same way that there is a black dialect in the U.S.?"

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, linguistics, and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ernestine Johnson for her spoken word composition and thanks to Arsenio Hall for featuring that spoken word performance on his television show. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on "African American Vernacular English", "code switching" and other related linguistics customs.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/selected-comments-from-2012-online.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Selected Comments From A 2012 Online Discussion About Young White Londoners "Talking Black" "

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

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Ernestine Johnson Performs 'The Average Black Girl' on Arsenio Hall Show



Ernestine Johnson, Published on Apr 14, 2014

Ernestine Johnson kicks off the show with an amazing and moving performance of "The Average Black Girl." You will get chills from this performance.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S COMMENT ABOUT THE TERM "EBONICS"
The term "Ebonics" is frequently used in these featured comments to basically mean the same thing as "African American Vernacular English". However, the term "Ebonics" has its own history in the United States and isn't formally used by American linguists and/or American professionals. Furthermore, few African Americans formally or informally use the term "Ebonics" to refer to the ways that individual Black Americans speak or write some of the time or all of the time.

Click http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/AAVE/ebonics/ for information about "Ebonics".

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SELECTED COMMENTS
These comments are part of the sub-thread that is described above. Comments that were posted to date (July 26, 2017 5:54 PM) that aren't quoted in this post were either entirely made up of profanity abbreviations or were exchanges about religion that have nothing to do with this specific topic.

Numbers are assigned to these comments for referencing purposes only.
1. Qopel, 2015
"How come in England, the blacks talk just the same as the whites? No Ebonics, no accent. I couldn't tell a white from a black British person over the phone. Go figure."

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2.Thabiso Mhlaba, 2015
"Most British people have much crazier accents than most American ones as far as deciphering the meaning of a sentence."

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3. tatyee, 2015
"they actually do. You don't live in Britain so i'm not surprised you can't tell the difference. I have black british friends that make fun of black britains that "talk white." britain has plenty different accents. it's just racial divide isn't as severe or outright in britain. less morons there"

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4. ellensarah, 2015
"I'm from England and I was kind of wondering if the accents differ as much in the UK as they apparently do in the US. I actually grew up around a lot of black people because my school was international but they mostly had Nigerian accents (with some English mixed in depending on how long they'd been at the school). Now I'm in university all the black friends I have seem to speak with the same accent I do, and in the case of the one northern girl she sounds the same as the other white northern girls. We definitely discriminate based on accents but I think it's usually based on a colourless class discrimination, rather than race."

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5. Javan uHnah, 2015
"Black londoners have created their own ebonics actually. Ignorant."

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6. Qopel, 2015
"+Javan uHnah
..and they sound American when they sing."

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7. tatyee, 2015
"+Qopel I've noticed that too. that could be for commercial appeal though. like Iggy Azalea tryna sound like she's from the South when she raps." ?

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8. Javan uHnah, 2015
"+Qopel Who are you referring to?...."?

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9. Qopel, 2015
"+Javan uHnah
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and all other British bands?"

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10. Javan uHnah, 2015
"The beatles and rolling stones do not have american accents (when they sing) liar.?"

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11. Qopel, 2015
"+Javan uHnah
Oh, right...they have Chinese accents...my bad.?"

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12. Javan uHnah, 2015
"+Qopel The beatles are all Liverpudlian. And yes, although that may have similarities to an American accent. It's still a british accent. The Rolling Stones did sing in american accents quite a lot tho. Thats true. Apologies.

However what does this have to do with black londoners? Who yes, have their own unique idiolect separate from of british people? Just like African Americans have ebonics."

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13. ellensarah, 2015
"+Javan uHnah
I have plenty of black friends who are from london and they all sound indistinguishable from white londeners."

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14. pikanoob, 2015
"because its entirely cultural"

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15. Javan uHnah, 2015
"+ellensarah Listen to grime artist and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Are watch kidulthood. That type of idiolect was pioneered by black brits. Only in recent years, more white londoners have started to speak this way, because just like in America everyone wants to black nowadays."

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16. ellensarah, 2015
"+Javan uHnah
I listened to some now but it all just kind of sounded like a typical working-class London accent to me, did you have a particular artist in mind?
In fact one video was a list of the best grime artists which included a white artist and a black artist and they both sounded like normal working-class Londoners."

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17. Javan uHnah, 2015
"+ellensarah There is a difference between cockney and the idiolect used by grime artists. I suppose it might seem similar to an outsider, but the vocabulary gives it away. For example, black people have come up with this phrase "mans just in ends", meaning "I'm at home".
In black londoner idiolect, people refer themselves in the 3rd person time, "mans", which means "I". That's something you wouldn't hear in a cockney accent.

Makes me wonder tho, why they haven't given this language an official name yet."

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18. GuYAh Berry, 2015
"+Javan uHnah You can identify me as a black Londoner but I don't speak like the Grime artists. I understand the point you are trying to make that but you are stereotypying in a way that Ernestine Johnson touches on. I think it would be better if you say most black Londoners speak like the Grime artists. However, maybe you haven't met many who don't :-)"

Also, in most Northern England dialects, they refer to themselves in 3rd person too, "Give us that " would be give me that", and they use the phrase "Me mam said you can take us there" meaning "My mum said you can take me there" So not just a black Londoner thing but actually it's colour and geographically-independent.

If you listen to the white Londoners, in East London or South, North or West they all have different accents- especially East London. This has nothing to do with Grime and has been like so for many decades.

"mans just in ends" actually means "I'm in my neighbourhood", "mans at yard" would be "I'm at home"
This just slang picked up over the years by people and it is definitely not limited to black people and I doubt it was solely created by them. Language changes very much over the years and it had done when black people did not live in the UK.

I don't mean any offense but your comments make it sound like you are a Londoner and every black person there speaks in the manner you describe: It is not specific to black people nor is it all black people XD.
Sorry for the long text Javan"

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19. Javan uHnah, 2015
"+Geraldine Abbey I'm a black londoner too, I don't speak like a grime artist either. This is getting tiresome
Do you know what a "road man" is? That's literally the kind of idiolect I'm talking about.
No any of that "me mam" liverpoolian stuff."

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20. ellensarah, 2015
"+Steven JG
Britain isn't big enough for different accents??"

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21. Chloe Calvin, 2015
"+Steven JG Yes they do, funny enough you brought up Jamaica because my parents are from there and Jamaica is Out of Many One People with different backgrounds and have different accents (thanks to SLAVERY). It is hard enough when the mainstream Kingston (the capital of Jamaica) street ghetto slang takes over the country's patios as the "national" language and Jamaica is only recognised for this dialect when the majority of the country speaks plain simple English.

I don't know why I bothered to answer your rhetorical question when clearly the answer is yes the "other small islands" you mean the rest of the WEST INDIES, YES they do have they're own accents as the British, French and the Spanish sold and trade slaves throughout Caribbean, so to answer your question the whole of the Caribbean has many different accents, some may sound the same but they're all different. I can tell difference with a person who speaks in Bajan Creole from a person from Trinidad right back down to Grenada to St Kitts.

Answering your previous comment Steven "Britain isn't large enough for people to for different accents" this statement makes you sound very stupid as Britain has the largest multicultural society in the world here in London where I live. The whole of the UK and Ireland have many different accents nationally and regionally. For an island the UK is a small world.

Ain't America unpopulated for it's size?

I had to educate your small mind and please enlighten me with your next reply I'll be looking forward to reading."
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Pancocojams Editor: Apparently, a question had been posted in this sub-thread about whether everyone in the West Indies has the same accent. It's likely that that comment was voted down and therefore is no longer part of that sub-thread.

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22. tatyee, 20155
"It's like me saying there is no difference between the Canadian and American accent, which I'm sure there is but I just don't hear it because I'm not from America. Or saying someone from Boston sounds like someone from New York or New Orleans or Miami. same way there are differences in the accents in America there are differences in the accents in the UK(Yes, even among the whites there)"

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23. ellensarah, 2015
"+tatyee
&, in my opinion, in most cities, there really isn't that much of a difference between black & white accents, a girl from liverpool tends to have the same accent, black or white. It's social class that tends to affect accents within the same city or town.
I know you have a different opinion, it's just my experience of all the black people I've met at Uni from different parts of the country, I don't hear a difference."

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24. Banshee Eighty, 2015
"In America, a certain idea of blacks was pushed. You either embraced this fractured culture or you attempted to assimilate. I don't think in England they had an all out campaign to segregate blacks and whites, but I could be wrong."

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25. I love nature, 2015
"England have several accents..not everyone speak "posh"."

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26. Marcus Thompson, 2016
"+Beleza Africana ???? a lot more than several....."
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This is the end of this discussion sub-thread as of July 26, 2017.

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ADDENDUM
From https://www.quora.com/In-the-U-K-do-black-people-have-a-distinct-dialect-in-the-same-way-that-there-is-a-black-dialect-in-the-U-S
"In the U.K., do black people have a distinct dialect in the same way that there is a black dialect in the U.S.?
Even though there are different regional accents, is there a distinct dialect that is common among black people regardless of region (such as how black people in the south US have a different accent than in California but share a common dialect regardless of region)?"

5 Answers
Ernest W. Adams, lives in The United Kingdom
Answered May 30, 2015
"I would be careful about generalizing about a common black dialect in the United States; there are many black people in the US whose speech is indistinguishable from that of their white neighbors.

That said, the answer is no, and the reason is that black people in Britain are much more ethnically diverse. Some are recent immigrants from Africa, particularly West African nations like Nigeria and Ghana, while others are Afro-Caribbean descendants of people who came to the UK a long time ago and they sound exactly like the white people among whom they live. There was also a big influx of West Indians in the years immediately after the Second World War. The West Indian population has a dialect and an accent, but it's not shared at all with the African immigrants or with the native black British people."

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Angela Mackie-Rutledge, Black British & American expatriot
Answered Jun 2, 2015
"When speaking to people on the phone here in the UK, I cannot discern their race, but I can more easily tell their class.

I talk to a lot of black people both here and in the USA. The only thing with some commonality is a young (under 25), urban, London accent - but I've heard Asians, whites and blacks speak this way, so it's not distinctly black.

The answer provided by Ernest W. Adams seems to be pretty right on."

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Theories About African American Uses (If Not Origins) Of The Word "Ayee" ("Ayy") And Similarly Spelled Words On Internet Social Media And Elsewhere

Edited by Azizi Powell

Revised July 13, 2017 5:04 PM

This pancocojams post presents definitions, comments, and examples of the use of the American English originated words "ayee" ("ayy") and similarly spelled words, with a focus on the possible African American origin of or expanded usages of these words.

In this post I largely separate the word "ayye" (also given as "ayy" and other similarly spelled words) from the phrase/meme "ayy lmao". For example, the word "ayee" appears to be pronounced differently than the word "ayy" in "ayy lmao": "ayye" is pronounced like an elongated letter "a" and "ayy" (in ayy lmao" is pronounced like the English letter "i" (and the English word "eye"). However, the Addendum of this post provides some information and comments about the viral internet meme "ayy lmao", with particular focus on the "tyrone ayy lmao" meme.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/similarities-differences-between-yoruba.html for the
Pancocojams post: Similarities & Differences Between The Yoruba Word "Aiye" ("Aye") And The American Word "Ayee"

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/information-about-brazils-axe-music.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Information About Brazil's Ax� Music & Three Videos Of Brazil's Il� Aiy� Band".

Although the Yoruba word "Aiye" ("Aye") are spelled similarly to the English word "ayee" (ayy") etc., its pronunciation is different and it has different meanings than that English word.

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PARTIAL SUMMARY OF A BEHIND THE MEME YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT "AYEE" ("AYY" AND SIMILARLY SPELLED WORDS)
Behind The Meme published this YouTube video about the internet meme "ayy lmao" which provides a summary of the internet use of the word "ayy" (without the added acronym "lmao": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLIRmXS8JNA&t=108s What does ayy lmao mean? The meaning and origin of the ayyy lmao alien memes (published October 2016).

1:15 - Behind The Meme directs viewers to urbandictionary.com for meanings for "ayy!". He cited two meanings for that word stating that it could be "a friendly type of greeting or used to express anger. � it all depends on the type of tone that you use."

Here are two time stamped quotes from that video:
1:29 - "Ayy! is heavily used in urban culture and is believed to have evolved from the word �Hey� (The on screen spelling of this word is �Heyyy!�)

1:34 - "This type of informal, laid back greeting is also associated with marijuana culture. Because of this the aliens have been depicted smoking joints."

1:47 - The remainder of the video focuses on why ayy lmao is associated with depictions of aliens.

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SELECTED URBAN DICTIONARY.COM ENTRIES ABOUT "AYEE"
Here are two urbandictionary.com entries for the word "ayee":
(given chronological order)

From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ayeee
1. "ayeee
word meaning hey or whats up.
ayeee brahh whats with u!
#a#aye#ay#ayee#brahh#bra#bit
by Kara a.k.a Karebear January 07, 2009

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From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ayy
2. "Ayy
"Ayy" is an expression of greeting, most likely coming from the word "hey". It is mostly used in ghetto culture, or by people high on marijuana, and can also be used as an insult or mockery.
Ayy, Tyrone, grab me the remote will 'ya?

Ayy, Irvin, haven't seen you in a while!"...
by TheChudeDude June 06, 2016
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This entry undoubtedly was the definition that Behind The Meme referred to in his video.

The adjective form of the word "ghetto" is usually considered very negative. I therefore take exception to its use as a synonym for Black (African American) culture. Furthermore, that definition doesn't specify which populations of Black people use "ayee" although the gif that was shown on Behind the Meme's screen while he gave this statement was that of a young adult (probably) African American man and woman dancing in a Hip Hop style. To that end, I believe that it's likely that "ayee" is mostly used on the internet and elsewhere by African Americans teens and young adults who are interested in Hip Hop cultures.

As to Behind The Meme's statement that the word "ayee" is also associated with marijuana culture, I don't think that there's enough informal research or any formal research to support that statement.

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Here are two urbandictionary entries for "ayee" that give another meaning for that word besides the "friendly greeting" and "an expresion of anger" that Behind The Meme mentions in his video:
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ayee
1. "ayee
When someone who is very popular walks into a room at school or at a party ayee means Heyyy look justins here.
*Walks in the room*
(bunch of people) Ayeeeee Ayeeeeeee *claps*
#ayee#xthar#party#hey#clapps"
by Xtharr December 12, 2006

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2. "ayee
is another word for yeaaa.but in a happyer cooler way...mostly used when something sexuall was said
tim: omg i went to the club and i got me 2 sexys
mike: ayeee
#yay#day#lay#say#slay"
by rubencito March 09, 2008
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I believe that these two examples convey the same "express excitement and/or approval" meaning for "ayee" as the examples that are given below from African American centered YouTube discussion threads.

It's possible that African Americans also use that word as a greeting or to express anger as Behind The Meme indicated. However, I've not found any examples of those meanings on African American centered YouTube discussion threads.

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Here's one urbandictionary.com entry for "ayy lmao":
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ayy+lmao&page=2
"ayy lmao
A phrase that began on Tumblr as a caption for any picture of an extraterrestrial, ostensibly because that is the only thing an extraterrestrial ever says. Since its Tumblr beginnings it has come to be used when referencing any unattractive female, particularly one so hideous as to resemble an extraterrestrial herself.
Rupert: Did you see the girl I was with last night?
Dave: Ayy lmao!
Rupert: Dude, she wasn't that ugly."
#ayy lmao #ugly #alien #extraterrestrial #tumblr
by Levontaun February 11, 2015
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The word "that" in the example given above was given in italics.

In the phrase "ayy lmao" the word "ayy" appears to usually be pronounced like the English word �eye� and not the English letter �a� elongated (stretched out). The "lmao" ("laughing my ass off") internet acronym has more than one pronunciation.

Read the Addendum below for more information about and an example of "ayy lmao".

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MY THEORIES ABOUT THE SOURCES FOR THE WORD "AYEE" ("AYY")
I have three theories about the source for and the meanings of "ayee" ("ayy") and similarly spelled words.

These theories are presented according to which one I think is the most likely, with the first theory being the most likely. However, I also believe that theory #1 and theory #2 could both be true and it's also possible that all three of these theories are true.

All of these theories presupposes that the word "Ayee" ("ayy") and "ayy lmao") originated in the United States.

1. "Ayee" ("aay") has its source in "A", one of the contemporary nicknames for Atlanta, Georgia that is used by some residents of Atlanta, including by some African American residents of that city.

Here's information about Atlanta's nickname from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicknames_of_Atlanta">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicknames_of_Atlanta
"Since [the first nicknames for Atlanta, Georgia were documented in 1859] , the city has known numerous nicknames. Today, The ATL, and The A are the most prevalent.

Contemporary nicknames of Atlanta include, in alphabetical order:

The A/da A: It is used in local media such as Only in the A, a video channel shown on MARTA rapid transit trains in Atlanta[2] and Straight from the A, a popular[3] Atlanta-based blog targeted at African Americans.[4] "The A" or "da A" is also used in hip hop and rap songs such as Ludacris and Lloyd's "How We Do It (in da A)", Lil Scrappy's "The A", and T.I.'s "In da A". Atlanta newspaper Creative Loafing listed as one of its "reasons to love Atlanta" that it's "the only city easily identified by just one letter".[5]

The Atlanta nickname "A" is sometimes written in an elongated form. Since that nickname and the social media word "aay" are pronounced the same, it's sometimes difficult to determine if those elongated examples are Atlanta's "A" nickname or the contemporary use of the word "ayee" ("ayy"). For instance, read #3 and #7 in the "Examples of Atlanta's "A" Nickname" section below.

A-Town[6]

The ATL,[7] for its airport code�...
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I'm not sure when "A" was first used as a nickname for Atlanta, Georgia. However, a YouTube commenter indicates that he remembers T. I.'s In Da A� "back in 2002" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMk-SvdA0VA posted by Jamie Green, 2013

Examples of the use of the nickname "A" for Atlanta are given below.

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2. "Ayee" ("ayy") is an adapted spelling and pronunciation of the word "Hey" ("Heyy"). However, "Hey!" doesn't always mean an informal greeting. Instead, that word can be used to convey excitement.

From http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hey
"interjection
1.
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)

2.
Informal. hello: used as a greeting."
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I'm particularly interested in the portion of definition #1 that refers to expressing pleasure.

Read the section below entitled "What "Ayee" means in African American Centered Discussion Threads" etc.

[Update: Added July 13, 2017 8:48 PM]
It just occurs to me that if "ayee" came from the word "Hey!", there would be examples of "Hey!" (or elongated forms of "Hey!" such as "Heyyyy" in online social media threads, as well as examples of the word "Hey!" being use outside the internet the same way that "Aaaaaa" is being documented. However, I don't believe those kind of examples or enough of those examples exist.

The more I think about it, I'm inclined to think that the word "hey" as a source for the word "ayee" is an example of fake etymology. Just because "hey" (or "heyyyy" sounds like "ayee" doesn't mean that "ayee" came from the word "hey".
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3. "Ayee" ("aay") is an adaptation of the "aaaaay" word that became the signature of the fictional character Fonz in the 1974-1984 American television show Happy Days. According to a 2011 Daily News article the Fonz's use of "aaaaay" could mean anything. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048553/Unhappy-days-Fonz-star-reveals-created-catchphrase-cover-battle-undiagnosed-dyslexia.html "Unhappy days: Fonz star reveals he created 'aaaaay' catchphrase to cover up misery of undiagnosed dyslexia" By Lucy Buckland, 13 October 2011

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB464cs8m0g for a television clip of Fonz saying "aay".

Note that there's no documentation that the thumbs up gesture or any other gesture necessarily accompanies the contemporary use of the word "aay".

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WHAT "AYEE" ('AYY") MEANS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CENTERED DISCUSSION THREADS (and probably elsewhere)
Given the theory that I gave as #2 above, I believe that the social media word "ayee" ("ayy") is often an expression of excitement and approval.

Given that definition, depending on the context, synonyms for "ayee" are "Yeah!", "Yah!", "Whoopee!", and "That's great!" or, to use African American Vernacular English terms, depending on its context, some synonyms for "ayee" ("Aaaaa!") are "Get it!, "Work it!", "Do it!" (i.e. compliments and encouragement for something that was said or done, or someone who did/is doing something). Read comment #2 in this post's discussion thread for more on these meanings.

In addition, examples of "ayee" on African American centered discussion threads (and probably elsewhere) may also be expressions of hilarity. For instance, read comment #6 in the Examples From African American Centered Discussion Threads below.

There may be examples of "ayee" ("aay") that are used as greetings or that express anger as Behind the meme indicated in his video on "aay lmao". However, notice how the word "ayye" ("aay") in the examples that are given below appear to express excitement and/or approval rather than being used as greetings or expressing anger.

I've refrained from using the term "exclamation" to refer to what I've found appears to be African American uses of the word "ayee" ("ayy") because I'm not sure that that word is always used as an exclamation.

Behind the meme wrote this viral social word as "aay!". However, most of the examples of that word which are given in this post, the word "aay" (or similarly spelled words) aren't followed by an exclamation point. That doesn't mean that those words don't convey excitement. The reason for the lack of an exclamation point may be because punctuation points are seldom used by young people in social media. Notice how many of the comments below are "run on" sentences that don't include capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and don't include periods at the end.

Notice how most of the examples of these words are elongated by spelling the word with additional vowels and/or additional letters toward the end of the word.

That internet custom is discussed in this quote from https://www.quora.com/What-does-someone-mean-when-they-say-heyyy-instead-of-hey-on-IM
Akiko Kasagawa, Mar 1, 2012
"In my experience, adding multiples of a final letter is either a) a sign someone is drunk or high or b) excited!! Example:
Intoxicated: heyyyy whats upp :)
Excited (a crush texts you "hi"): heyyy!!

In my circle of friends, its just a phonetic way of extending the last sound of a word ((could also be hiii heeeey or whats uuuup)) for emphasis."
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In internet social media, if a word is elongated and/or if it is written with capitol letters, the feeling that word conveys is increased. Therefore, to social media writers, that style of writing may take the place of exclamation points.

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EXAMPLES OF ATLANTA'S NICKNAME "A"
The examples in this section are given in no particular order and are numbered regardless of their source for referencing purposes only

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMk-SvdA0VA
T.I.- In Da A; Uploaded on Dec 18, 2007

1. Jay Dee, 2010
"Whatchaknowbout that!!! Southwest...East Point to be exact!!!
Remind me of spring/summer in the "A"...everybody out on the weekend living it up. Damn I miss GA..."

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2. D.J. Williams, 2010
"some of these places ain't da A. They're in the metro area."

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3. Money Dollars, 2010
"ay homes i need to get dis song from u i been lookin fo dis bit forever"
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"ay" may be a shortened form of "ayy" (or "ayee") or "ay" could be the "A" nickname for Atlanta.

"Homes" here is probably a shortened form of the referent "homie" (a person from your neighborhood or city")
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4. Jay Dab, 2013
"this was a str8 classic... i miss this... Tha real A fa show"

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5. Opal Wilson, 2016
"In Da AAAAAAA"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi0eupHOp2g
Lloyd ft. Ludacris - How We Do It In The A - Lyrics *HD* , Published on Aug 27, 2010
''How We Do It (In the A)'... released on August 5th, 2008.

6.mike jones, 2010
"When u in da A... da king rep da city hard, since day 1 !! ... n still does to this day
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When you're in the A, the king represents this city hard, (and has) since day one... and still does to this day."

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7. Shanxta, 2016
�aaaaaaaaa�
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This may refer to Atlanta or may be the vocalization �aYy�.

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EXAMPLES OF "AYEE" ("AYY" OR OTHER SPELLINGS OF THAT WORD) FROM AFRICAN AMERICAN CENTERED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Disclaimer: This title isn't meant to convey or imply that every person who comments on a YouTube African American culture discussion thread is African American. However, it's likely that the majority of commenters on those discussion threads are Black, as indicated by their comments and often by their accompanying photographs.

The examples in this section are given in no particular order and are numbered regardless of their source for referencing purposes only. Brief explanatory comments are given for some of these examples.

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMk-SvdA0VA T.I.- In Da A; Uploaded on Dec 18, 2007

1. We Were Once Kings, 2015
"Reppin Zone 4/ Campbellton Rd, Oakland City to Ben Hill hooee" aaayyee memories"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IdEjJIbn4
Sh*t Atlanta People Say Published on Jan 24, 2012
Howard University GA Club
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This is the way this title is given on YouTube. The video was published by Howard University's (located in Washington, D.C.) Georgia club (whose members are Howard students from the state of Georgia).

Howard University is a Historically Black College & University (HBCU).

Warning: This video's discussion thread contains language that I believe is inappropriate for children.

2. Cira Whitehead, 2016
"ayyyyeeeee he got the wolfpack pants. #woodland high"
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"wolfpack" is the mascot for Woodland High School. an Atlanta, Georgia area high school.

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3. Keitra Robinson, 2013
"Ayeeee! I see y'all taped this at FAMU doe that's what's up!"
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...I see you video taped this at the Florida Historically Black College & University that is known as FAMU. though. That's what's up. (That's great!).

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IskSOSc0Wg Atlanta Lingo Challenge (Compilation) | @HoodEdition
Hood Edition 2, Published on Mar 20, 2016
4. Brittany Humphrey, 2017
"Ayeeee mannnn ?????? I love my city"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfZ1z36fYfs
Sh*t Atlanta People Say Part 2, Published on Jan 31, 2012

Warning: This video's discussion thread contains language that I believe is inappropriate for children.
5. RK4LTV, 2014
"Ayyyyyy Bend Over #RK4L Ain't know Trading"
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"Bend Over" is the title of one of the songs that is featured as background music in this video. I don't know what the rest of that comment means.

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6. cheleski68, 2013
"AAAAAAAAA team natural!!
crazy!"
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"AAAAAAA" in this comment is an expression of hilarity.

�Team natural� is what one young man wearing a messed up, obvious wig in this purposely comedic video. The man was wearing a recognizable wig. Note: Men don't usually wear wigs. "Team natural" means a hypothetical club whose members are all Black people who wear their hair in natural styles. After the man in the video said "Team natural", he paused and said "Wait, is a lace front natural?". "Lace front" wigs are certain type of wigs. A number of people commented about how funny these comments were (using African American Vernacular English such as [writing the comments and then using the hashtag "dead" after it- meaning the comment made them "die laughing"]. Those comments are funny in part because of how the man looked, but also because no lace front wig, or any wig for that matter are naturals [hairstyles].

*KeAysha Triplett, 2011
"Wait, is a lacefront natural?
#DEAD"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mbArIgGYrA
HOUSTON SLANG VS. MEMPHIS SLANG | COLLAB, Published on Apr 9, 2017
7.kallme paris, 2017
"ayyy live asf"?
Reply 1
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This example is given to document the widely found letter phrase "af" as f--k" to refer to a superlative (something that is really very very good).
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"Live" here is also a high compliment, and means something which is "alive" and full of energy.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=live
"live
Jumping, full of people, exciting. Something was very enjoyable
That rave was live
The place was live
by bL@Z3N 0m3G@ April 30, 2003

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ADDENDUM - INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEME "AYY LMAO"
The viral meme "ayy lmao" is a later extension of the "ayye" word. Here's information about that meme from
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ayy-lmao
"About
�Ayy LMAO� is an expression and Tumblr hashtag which is almost always associated with pictures of aliens.

Origin
The image of the alien has circulated the web since as early as November 2012, appearing on a number of Portuguese and Spanish-language paranormal sites including Tempo Espa�o[1], El Gur�[2] and El Rincon Paranormal.[3] Though it is unclear where the photo was first posted, it was referenced on Twitter on March 31st, 2013 in a conversation between two users."...
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The "ayy" in "ayy lmao" is usually pronounced like the English word "eye" while "ayye" or "aay" appears to always be pronounced like an elongated English letter "a". And although it's not pertinent to this post, the familiar internet acronym "Lmao" (laughing my ass off" has different pronunciation - each letter may be pronounced separately or "lmao" may be pronounced as a complete word (which is usually given its Portuguese meaning of "lemon".)

Tyrone (or Big Man Tyrone) is one form of the "ayy lmao" meme. Although "Tyrone" has been labeled as an "African American" personal name, the Black man wearing a suit in these "ayy lmao" videos has a non-English (Portuguese?) accent. Here's a 2015 example of a Tyrone ayy lmao video:

tyrone ayy lmao.wmv



Atom032 Published on Oct 19, 2015

big man tyrone attempts alien contact with over-used meme

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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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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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The Negative Use Of The Adjective "Ghetto" In A Discussion Thread Of A YouTube Video Of A High School Stomp & Shake Cheer Battle

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides an excerpt from a discussion thread of a YouTube video about a cheer battle between two North Carolina high schools stomp & shake cheerleading squads. This excerpt documents the negative adjectival use of the word "ghetto" as a descriptor of high school stomp & shake cheerleading and/or the cheerleaders themselves.

A video of the cheer battle that prompted this discussion is also included in this post. A commenter identified the e cheerleading squads in this video as 71st High School (Fayetteville, North Carolina) and West Mecklenburg High School -also known as "West Meck?"- (Charlotte, North Carolina). I don't know which squad wore which color uniforms.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the two cheerleading squads that are featured in this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this YouTube video.

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This post is part of pancocojams' ongoing series on Stomp & Shake cheerleaders and documents perceptions of that performance activity among YouTube commenters* in 2016 (the years that these comments were published).

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-negative-adjective-use-of.html for a companion pancocojams post that provides selected examples of the almost always negative adjectival use of the word "ghetto" to describe Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU)'s cheerleading squads.

Also, click the stomp and shake cheerleading tag to find additional pancocojams posts about this type of cheerleading.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING
Stomp & shake cheerleading is particularly known among African Americans from middle school through university levels in Virginia and North Carolina. University squads perform these cheers on the sidelines of football or basketball games and during half-time of those games. High school and younger squads perform either standing on the sidelines during football games, or while seated or standing in the bleachers during basketball games. Stomp & shake cheers are performed by two squads who face off prior to the competitive games in a "cheer battle". In addition, stomp & shake cheer are performed during cheer competitions and at non-competitive performance events that aren't associated with any athletic games.

Stomp & Shake cheerleading has vehement supporters who love the creativity, innovation, skill, showmanship, "hardness" and "for realness" (according to Black cultural criteria) of this type of cheerleading. However, stomp & shake cheerleading also has vehement detractors who don't consider it to be "real cheerleading", but a form of fraternity/sorority stepping and/or cheer dancing. Stomp & cheer detractors also routinely negatively label stomp & shake cheerleading and its (almost exclusively) Black female squad members as being "ghetto" - i.e. behaving and/or dressing in ways that are highly inappropriate according to middle class standards, particularly behaving and dressing in sexually provocative ("slutty) ways. "Being ghetto" also may mean to act (or to actually be) "loud" and overly aggressive during the cheer performance and elsewhere.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Cheer BATTLE



Latoya Siler Published on Apr 5, 2016

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DISCUSSION THREAD EXCERPTS THAT INCLUDE THE WORD "GHETTO" TO DESCRIBE HIGH SCHOOL STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADERS
Pancocojams Editor's Note:
This post quotes a sub-set of the discussion thread in its entirety (as of July 5, 1017 at 10:00 PM).

Some commenters have self-photographs that accompany their comments. All of those commenters are Black. My guess is that most of the other commenters who are quoted in these two sub-sets of this video's discussion thread are African Americans. However, only one of the commenters indicated that she is African American.

I've also assigned numbers to these comments for referencing purposes only.

1. Ehlanya Skinner, October 2016
"This isn't cheerleading what kind of cheers are these ,where is the stunting or tumbling maybe it's a ghetto thing"

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2. Kristina Sales, November 2016
"what u mean by ghetto dont just assume its ghetto bc its black cheerleaders hun???"

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3. Airyn Able, November 2016
"+Kristina Sales it's not ghetto b.c its black cheerleaders... It's ghetto b.c of what they're doing. This isn't cheerleading, this is stomping and shaking...?"

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4. Kristina Sales, November 2016
"True but i never said it was ghetto the girl that said it was ghetto i was responding to her but there only where stomping and shaking your right about that lol"

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5. Airyn Able, November 2016
"Lol true true"

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6. Avery Pierce, November 2016
"There are different types of cheerleading if you didn't know. This is stomp and shake cheerleading and it's not ghetto. Just because you're not familiar with it doesn't mean it's ghetto. And they were at a cheer competition which included stunting and tumbling categories. Some squads are diverse and can do all three, stunt tumble and stomp & shake.?"

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7. Airyn Able, November 2016
"+Avery Pierce Actually... I AM familiar with it. I have friends who do it and i literally tell them the same thing. it's ratchet asf... and f.y.i ANYONE can stomp and shake. Everyone CAN'T stunt and tumble???"

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8. Niya Simmer, November 2016
"I bet ur ass voting for Trump"

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9. Airyn Able, November 2016
"+Niya Simmer lmao. Actually I'm not. And FYI... I'm an African American.?"

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10. Jonna Roberson, November 2016
"haaa"

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11. Destiny Harris, December 2016
"Ehlanya Skinner thats so rude???"

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12. Samflower, December 2016
"It is totally ratchet! I don't get why they call themselves cheerleaders...AT ALL! There is no uniform (ratchet reason #1), all I see are girls flinging weave around (ratchet reason #2) and stomping and clapping! Where is the cheer part? I'm not saying they have to do all-star cheerleading type of stunting and tumbling like Smoed or Cheer Extreme but seriously? What is so special about this? What they are shouting doesn't even sound audible, just grunts and slapping (ratchet reason #3)! They need to create their own genre for this mess and NOT calling it cheerleading!?"

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13. Airyn Able, December 2017
"+Samflower exactly!!"

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14. Xavea Crump, December 2017
"It is not easy at all to do stomp and shake ???"

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15. Airyn Able, December 2017
"Xavea Crump I'm sure it's a lot easier than learning how to stunt and tumble... JS?"

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16. Xavea Crump, December 2016
"You honestly cant say that one part is harder than the other. It depends on the person for some cheerleaders who are used to traditional cheer it's harder to have the rythm to stomp and shake and vis versa with stunting and tumbling. I consider stunting a skill it takes time to develop and the same goes for stomp and shake. One cheer like the ones they are performing can take weeks to perfect. If you haven't done it then please don't judge how easy or hard it might be.?"

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17. Airyn Able, December 2017
"Xavea Crump that's exactly why I am commenting... I'm someone speaking from experience of both styles. People can learn choreography in a day, even if it isn't perfect. However, No one can learn a standing full, or a running double, or double up in a day...?"

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18. Dwayneca Baldwin, December 2017
"Ehlanya Skinner it's stomp and shake style cheers made popular by hbcu don't let the stomps fool ya we can tumble me stunt as well as any all star squad it's just that our cheers are way more exciting with more movement and gets the crowd hype verses more traditional styles?"
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19. Kendall Bedford, February 2017
"High stepping is what i believe they call it. Correct me if im wrong?"

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10. Hannah Kemp, March 2017
"It's not ghetto is called stomp and shake cheering stupid.?"

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11. Hannah Kemp, March 2017
"And it's a fu&&in* cheer battle retard theyre supposed to be in each other face?"
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*This word was fully spelled out in this comment.

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12. 3dasia patterson, April 2017
"first there was a tumbling portion this is just a battle portion. And and don't dare talk about my squad check yourself if you want to see our stunts and tumbles check out stunt and tamble portion. understand that this is not a white school poor funding not everyone can afford mats like white school. So so they have this portion so that all schools are able to participate. there are different division if you know all-star like me understand there is multiple levels. in all-star competition level 1there is no tumbling and no stunts so shut it down. best believe we know how to stunt. don't speak on something that you know little about. good day. o and no one called it cheerleading we said stomp n shake. And what are we doing stomping and shaking dumb asses.?"

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13. 4dasia patterson, April 2017
"I and we actually have multiple uniforms this is just our battle uniform. follow us Instagram West meck cheerleaders. k bye?"

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14. Hannah Kemp, May 2017
"its stomp and shake cheer because i do that type of cheer thank you?"

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15. B�ll�Nome7xChanson, May 2017
"Samflower its not what you call ratchet just cuz you so used to 1) uniform 2) just cuz they black dont Mean all them got WEAVE tf do be a insular jackass 3) it is a different style of cheering hun , you aint used to all this , dont call it ratchet.

Do your research on cheering everybody do cheering completely different. It aint Easy being strong and fierce and all together. dont be closed minded. there are diff. types of cheerleading just like there are diff. types of dances"

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16. Flower Child, June 2017
"Samflower Actually some of them do have cheer uniforms. Check out Dudley High School, POB (Phillip O Bryant) cheerleaders, or NC A&T Aggie cheerleaders. Its called using your diaphragm while cheering. I've been a cheerleader for 4 years. Although we don't cheer nor sound like them, our coach tell us to use our "manly" or "deep" voices it helps make a louder sound. When other cheerleaders cheer, they sound like squeaky rats, and it's hard to tell what they're saying.?"

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17. Flower Child, June 1017
"Samflower and by the way honey, I can tell you're a preppy little white cheerleader who doesn't know anything about rhythm but listen, everyone does things differently. I bet your team can't even hold a beat. Some of those things you've said shouldn't have been announced. It's very rude and disrespectful.?"

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Examples Of Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Cheers, Part III (S - Z)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision of the preface to this compilation - July 5, 2017

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series that documents some text examples (words) of stomp & shake cheerleading cheers.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING
"Stomp & shake cheerleading" is a referent for a relatively new form of African American originated style of cheerleading for football games or for basketball games. The earliest date that I've found for stomp & shake cheerleading is the early to mid 1970s. (as cited in https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/05/overview-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html).

Stomp & shake cheerleading is particularly known among African Americans from middle school through university levels in Virginia and North Carolina. University squads perform these cheers on the sidelines of football or basketball games and during half-time of those games. High school and younger squads perform either standing on the sidelines during football games, or while seated or standing in the bleachers during basketball games. Stomp & shake cheers are performed by two squads who face off prior to the competitive games in a "cheer battle". In addition, stomp & shake cheer are performed during cheer competitions and at non-competitive performance events that aren't associated with any athletic games.

Stomp & shake cheerleading focuses on the group performance of choreographed percussive, rhythmic foot stomping, (individual) hand clapping, African American social dance moves and some signature moves such as "upstomps" and "jiggapop" that may have been created or adapted for stomp & shake cheerleading. These body movements are often but not always accompanied by the cheer squad's performance of self-bragging and/or competitor insulting/taunting (mostly) unison chanting. Like mainstream cheerleading, the purpose of the cheer squad is to increase the enthusiasm of event attendees. Fans of these styles of cheerleading get "hyped" by the squads' performance moves and by their often confrontational cheers. Almost all stomp & shake cheers are self-bragging and/or insult/taunting compositions with the squad itself rather than their athletic team being the subject of the brags and the opposing cheerleader squad rather than the opposing athletic team being the target of the insult/taunting. However, some stomp & shake cheers-particularly basketball stomp & shake cheers such as "Shoot For Two" -focus on the actual game itself and not the cheerleaders. One feature of stomp & shake cheerleading is that the cheerleaders deepen their voices to increase the probability that the cheers would be heard in the football stadium or basketball gym. However, it usually is difficult to understand the words for many stomp & shake cheerleading cheer routines that have been posted to YouTube.

Although most stomp & shake cheerleaders are female, YouTube videos document that a few males also are members of some university stomp & shake squads. This may particularly be the case for those university cheerleading squads that perform mainstream ("traditional") cheerleading moves as well as stomp & shake cheerleading. In any event, male stomp & shake cheerleaders don't do the characteristic "Jiggapops" (rhythmical, fast double shake of the hips) move that the female stomp & shake cheerleaders do, or at least it appears to me that they don't do that movement the same way as the females on that squad.

Stomp & Shake cheerleading has vehement supporters who love the creativity, innovation, skill, showmanship, "hardness" and "for realness" (according to Black cultural criteria) of this type of cheerleading. However, stomp & shake cheerleading also has vehement detractors who don't consider it to be "real cheerleading", but a form of fraternity/sorority stepping and/or cheer dancing. Stomp & cheer detractors also routinely negatively label stomp & shake cheerleading and its (almost exclusively) Black female squad members as being "ghetto" (behaving and dressing in ways that are highly inappropriate by middle class standards, particularly to behave and dress in sexually provocative ("slutty) ways, and behaving in loud and overly aggressive confrontational ways.

This post is part of pancocojams' ongoing series on Stomp & Shake cheerleading.

Click the stomp and shake cheerleading tag to find additional pancocojams posts about this type of cheerleading.

*"Upstomps" is a signature movement that is performed by female and male members of some stomp and shake squads where the cheerleaders stomp two times with their left foot and perform a knee lift (raise the right leg bent at the knee). In the videos I've watched of upstomping, the toes are usually pointed to the ground. Also, reflecting the style of some stomp and shake squads, when those equads perform "upstomps" the knee is bent at a slight angle toward the right.

Note: These movements names and descriptions were written on this internet discussion forum* and/or shared with me via online communications with former HBCU stomp & shake cheerleaders UpstompJunkie and Charlottefashionicon.
Click https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/07/21/race-and-the-changing-shape-of-cheerleading/ Race and the Changing Shape of Cheerleading by Guest Blogger Azizi Powell on July 21, 2011 for more comments about these terms.

*https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/07/21/race-and-the-changing-shape-of-cheerleading/ Race and the Changing Shape of Cheerleading by Guest Blogger Azizi Powell on July 21, 2011.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PANCOCOJAMS COMPILATION
Selected YouTube video of certain cheers or hyperlinks to YouTube videos of these cheers are included in this post. This post also includes some brief explanatory comments about vernacular terms that are used in these cheers.

In addition, this post includes my comments about the debate about cheerleading squads using stomp & shake cheers that are attributed to other cheerleading squads.

Please add to this compilation for folkloric purposes by sharing words to stomp & shake cheers and/or sharing links to stomp & shake YouTube videos videos in the comment section below. Thanks!

Additional cheer examples that are added after this initial publication are indicated by the publishing date in brackets after the cheer's title.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html for Part I of this series.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading_29.html for Part II of this series.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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

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DISCLAIMER:
This post documents a very small number of stomp & shake cheers and isn't meant to be a comprehensive compilation of those types of cheers.

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PERFORMING OTHER SQUADS' STOMP & SHAKE CHEERS
There's considerable disagreement about whether other cheerleading squads should perform stomp & shake cheers unless members of the cheerleading squad that originated those cheers teach them to those cheerleaders (in cheer camps or otherwise) or unless prior permission is given to those squads to perform those cheers. Opponents of the use of another squad's original stomp & shake cheers- and particularly using the same moves as the original composers of those cheers consider such use to be stealing and believe that such use is evidence those squads' lack of creativity.

However, it's a widespread custom-particularly among high school, middle school, and younger cheerleading squads- to perform cheerleader stomp and shake cheerleader cheers from unknown and from unknown sources -just as it's a universal custom for cheerleading squads on those levels to squads to perform any mainstream cheerleader cheer that they like.

Also, for whatever reasons, cheerleading squads that are known to have originated certain cheers (and who are often opposed to these cheers being performed without permission by other squads) did publish YouTube videos of their squads performing those cheers. Doing so certainly makes it easier for other people to "copy" those cheers.

I can see both sides of this debate, but, as a (self-described) community folklorist, I'm glad that these videos and lyrics are available for people in the present and the future to see, hear, read, and study for information and insights about the people who composed them, perform/ed them, and watch/ed them.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EXAMPLES
All the cheer examples that are given in this post were retrieved from YouTube videos. The text (words) of these cheers were either retrieved from a comment in a video's discussion thread, or were transcribed by me from that video.

There many more stomp & shake cheers that I'd LOVE to add to this compilation, but unfortunately I can't find their words online and I can't understood what is chanted in their videos.

The titles used below for these cheers may not be the only titles that have been used in the past or are now used for these cheers. Also, the words for these cheers may not be the original words or what was considered the definitive words for that cheer or what is now considered the definitive words for that cheer.

When no title for a cheer is given, I�ve chosen a title for that cheer and placed an asterisk next to it to indicate the fact that this title is my guess.

Particularly with regards to high school and younger cheerleading squads, in most cases, readers shouldn't assume that the cheerleading squad who performed these cheers in these video is the original composer of that cheer or even the original choreographer of that cheer's movements.

I've selectively included a video for some of these cheers. In some cases, I've included a video for cheers that (I believe) are widely popular, based on YouTube comments and videos. In other cases, I've selected (usually high school cheerleading squad) cheer performances to document how stomp & shake cheers are performed.

If your squad uses these cheers, when applicable, substitute the names of opposing high school, and/or that school mascot, or substitute your school's name and/or mascot.

Additions and corrections to these cheer examples and the words to these cheers are welcome.

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EXAMPLES OF STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADER CHEERS
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SAY IT IN OUR FACE
Eeeyep!
Fight fight the power,
Hey go head go head.
Hey fight fight he power.
Go head go head.
Hey fight the power.
We are the Rams
And we stay on your case.
If you have something to say
Say it to our face. Haw!
Hey fight the power
Hey fight the power,
Say what
Say what
We are the Rams
And we get on your case.
If you have something to say
Say it in our face.
Say it in our face.
Say it
in
our
face.
HAWHHHHH!
-Winston-Salem State University WSSU Cheer Phi Cheerleaders, 2007; as posted by SAC010 in that video's discussion thread by secalong, February 2011 (along with some transcription by Azizi Powell)

Featured video: WSSU Cheerleaders Getting� Crunk



ORIGINALCHEERPHI,Published on Feb 22, 2008

WSSU CHEERLEADERS SHOWING U HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE ULTIMATE CHEER & DANCE EXPERIENCE TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION 2007
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The title for this cheer might be "Fight The Power". It is the second cheer that is performed in that video.

"CheerPhi" used to be the name of Winton-Salem State University (WSSU)'s cheerleading squad. I believe that university now uses the names "Red team" and "White team" for its cheerleading squads. That university's mascot is the ram.

The word "original" denotes the video publisher's belief that WSSU was the originator of stomp & shake cheerleading. From my online research, I agree that WSSU was the originator of their style of stomp & shake cheerleading (movements), a style that many stomp & shake cheerleaders try to imitate, but a style that is somewhat different from Virginia State University's Woo woos, another Historically Black College & University (HBCU) cheerleading squad that my research suggests is also a stomp & shake cheerleading originator.

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SET IT OFF [WSSU Band Chant]
Pancocojams Editor's note: The verse below isn't a stomp & shake cheer, but is instead something that the band (and that university's fans) chant while the cheerleaders and majorette dancers perform. Nevertheless, I found two videos of Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU) cheerleaders performing to this instrumental composition, and decided to add that chant and also add a video and a video link as examples of how stomp & shake cheerleaders don't always cheer, but sometimes just move (dance, or tumble, or do stunts) to instrumental music.

Hannah Jones, 2015
"what is their chant that they say for this song"

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@hannah jones the words are "we're the red sea and we gonna punish you... You don't want it with this band when we're in front of you we set this thing off!" I learned it last month when I played with them!?
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"We" in this chant is Winston-Salem State University's band and not their cheerleaders.

Here's one video of WSSU's band, their majorette dancers, their fans, and their cheerleaders performing to "Set It Off" and at the end of their dancing, the cheerleaders doing their signature "eeeyup!" yelp:

2013 WSSU Set it off



Artistry Photography, Published on Nov 4, 2013
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Here's a link to another WSSU "Set It Off"video:

2014 WSSU Cheerleaders, Set It OFF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJE2QXaneB4

Artistry Photography, Published on Sep 21, 2014

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COMMENT ABOUT "SET IT OFF" [WSSU Basketball cheer] [text revised jULY 4, 2017]
Pancocojams Editor's note:
A comment in the discussion thread for St. Augustine University cheer "It's About To Go Down" indicates that that cheer is copied from a 1994 Winston- Salem State University cheer basketball cheer entitled "Set It Off:

Here's that comment:
CheerPhi93, 2013 [in the discussion thread for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Fszc4_seI Saint Augustine's University 2009 Bluechips Cheerleaders- "Its About to Go Down"
"Can you say that is nothing but WSSU "Set it up lets Go SU" basketball chant...Yes it is original for it was made up in 1994..I was there when it was made up! THE END! #dooces!"
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"It" in the comment is the cheer "Its About to Go Down"

Regretfully, I can't understand the words to St. Augustine's "It's About To Go Down" cheer, and I can't the words online. If you know the words to this cheer, please add it to this compilation for the folkloric record. Thanks!

I also haven't found any words to WSSU's basketball cheer "Set It Off"
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Here are two definitions of "set it off" from https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=set%20it%20off
Set it off
"to do something major, either something that can cause a huge disturbance or significance."

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"set it off
"To do something with intensity or hurricane like force."

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SHAKE IT UP
shake it up
really get tough
u cant get enough
of that
what
eagle stuff
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Performed by Sassy (Prince George County High School, Virginia), words posted by Dom H, 2009 (reformatted from sentence to line form for this post.)

SASSY (Shake It Up)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHdDoTcZF3U

woowooworkit Published on Aug 31, 2007

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SHOOT FOR TWO (version #1)
Shoot shoot!
Shoot shoot for 2,
shoot shoot!
Shoot shoot for 2.
Shoot 2 ! Take it to the hoop and shoot for two
- posted by Teya J, 2013 in the discussion thread for the video " WHS Cheerleaders...We got the Juice" which is given below.

I think that this is the version of the cheer that Teya J knows rather than the way that WHS performed this cheer.

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SHOOT FOR TWO (version #2)
Shoot 2 (aye) shoot shoot for 2
Shoot 2 (aye) shoot shoot for 2

Shoot 2 ( aye, aye)
Take it to the hoop and shoot for 2"
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performed by WHS cheerleaders (I think that this is Westover High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina), words posted by Tamera coleman, 2015 [This commenter wrote 2x after the first line. For this post I repeated that line instead of writing those instructions.]

Featured video - WHS Cheerleaders...We got the Juice



jalin94, Uploaded on Oct 23, 2011

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
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The title of this basketball video is a folk processed version (a misunderstanding) of what the cheerleader were chanting.

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SHOOT FOR TWO (Example #3) [added July 3, 2017]
Shoot Shoot
Shoot Shoot For Two

Shoot Shoot
Shoot Shoot For Two
(shoot shoot)
*Aye 3x's*
Take It To The Hoop & Shoot For Two?
- posted by Alexis Hatch, 2012 in the video given below:

Featured video: West Charlotte Jv Squad pt. 2 2010-2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yiGjHrmBw0

Angelica McClure, Published on Feb 11, 2011

Our Last Basketball Game Against Vance ! =(
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There are other YouTube videos of this apparently rather widely known basketball cheer. The stomp & shake feature for this cheer is in the way that the cheerleaders perform this cheer, and not in the cheer's words.

Here's an interesting comment exchange from that video's discussion thread:
Kella Chavis, 2014
"I have never known cheerleaders to sit in bleachers"

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Reply
Firstclass82 A/D, 2015
"A first for me too"

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Reply
Keke B., 2016
"+ANTHONY EWING its only for basketball season we can't exactly stand on the court"

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SIT BACK DOWN
(One cheerleader):
Step to us
You betta
sit
back
down.

(Entire squad)
Some of ya'll think
that HU aint got no style
But when it comes to us,
you better sit back down.
So sit back, and relax,
cause we came to show you that [rival's name]
ain't got nothin on HU.
You shake like this,
You move like this.
But in the end
your squad aint SHHHHH"
-Howard University [Washington D.C.] Bison Cheerleaders' Battle Cheer

[The first line of this very widely used Stomp & Shake cheer may be given as "come to us" -as per a transcription in that video's discussion thread by Keana Mayberry, 2013 and exeria poole, 2013. However, Derein Rogers, 2014 writes that the first line is "step to us".]

Featured video: Howard University Battle Cheer "Sit Back Down"



CoachSpence, Published on Oct 19, 2006
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I believe that the African American Vernacular English (AAVE) pronunciation and spelling that is used in this (and many other) stomp & shake cheers is an example of code switching on purpose from standard American English to AAVE to evoke and reinforce toughness, self-confidence, and "for realness" -all of which nowadays might be called "street cred".

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THIS IS HOW WE GET DOWN* (added July 7, 2017)
we got the juice, AYE!,
so we could probably show it,
STAY ON YOUR SIDE SO WE DONT HAVE TO THROW IT!,
got the juice, AYE!,
number one on the team,
please go sit down
'cause this is how we get down.
THIS IS HOW WE GET DOWN,
THIS IS HOW WE GET DOWN,
SO YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN!?
-[last cheer in this video by the team wearing orange, posted by
Keep Ari Weird, 2016 in response to a request
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*This may not be the title of this cheer.

I reformatted this cheer's lyrics from sentence form to line form.

The vocalization given here as "AYE!" is quite common in a number of stomp & shake cheer discussion threads. It's usually spelled with multiple "e's" to indicate that the sound is extended.

Featured video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndziLS2diU4
SEHS vs Booker Cheer Battle part 2, Published on Oct 28, 2016

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U, V

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W, X
WE ARE THE BEARS [added July 1, 2017 6:00 PM)
We are the Bears - Morgan State Cheerleaders - Celebrating Victory



B. T. Gibson, Published on Sep 23, 2014

Morgan State's "We are the Bears" campaign originated in an attempt to solicit more school spirit by President David Wilson and others. Mr. Melvin Miles, MSU Marching Band Director, was instrumental in the video that was eventually posted on YouTube about two years ago. That video included several flavors of the Morgan Community showing how they love being a Bear. The choreography was created so almost anyone could join in�.and when this song is played�..they do�.each adding their own flavor! "Feel the Roar".
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Here's words to this song/cheer from a Morgan State University Facebook page:
We are the bears
WHAT
We don't take no mess
WHAT
We get mad in a minute
WHAT
We'll stomp you in your chest
WHAT DID YOU SAY
-https://www.facebook.com/151044298291247/photos/pb.151044298291247.-2207520000.1462789316./151234414938902/?type=3&theater Morgan State University 2014 SGA

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WE ARE THE TROJANS
We are the trojans and we are h-o-t- hot
we keep it goin and we just dont stop.
We are so fresh, So Smooth,
You can't catch these moves.
Cause were just to hot.
Cause were bad,
and watch us as we "ROCK"!
(rock, rock, rock, rock) "ROCK"!
Trojans Stay Hot. So Hot!"
- transcription by Charlottefashionicon; July 2011 from the video whose link is given below:

Featured video: Olympic High cheerleaders 09-10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSjZrMqrtDQ

Uploaded by batay1978 on Feb 17, 2010

Olympic high cheerleaders (Charlotte, North Carolina); 9-2010

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WE DON'T STOP (added July 3, 2017)
Cardinals
we take it to the top
we don't stop
we rock (we rock )
we rock (we rock )
you know we don't stop (repeat)
-posted in the video discussion thread by Shadaishu Yarbrough, 2017 (at 14:06) of the video whose link is given below.

Featured video: Cheer Battle!!! Harding University High School Cheerleaders Vs. Phillip O Berry Cheerleaders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVaGOwoc-dI

Kevin Crawford, Published on Dec 17, 2016
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These two high school cheerleading squads are from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Here are two comments from that video's discussion thread about that cheer battle::

Kenneth Anderson-Jasper, 2017
"If you're looking at crowd impact and effective diss cheers ... HU just slight edges out POB .... However most judges would be looking at uniformity, look, and precision which POB dominated on.... hard call on who the cheer battle winner would be.. but the cheer where the POB cheerleaders and alum when in together and the coach closed it out was EPIC!!!"
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"diss cheers" = confrontational insult cheers

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Uniquely Created, 2017
"I've seen this video multiple times and I can finally put into words my response. I don't think there is a clear winner of the battle. POB had great energy, great voices, great facials. But their Alumni took a majority of the show. They were HOT and was eager, if you couldn't tell, to battle HUHS. HUHS has been a favorite of mine for a while now, but as many of the comments have mentioned, they did lose their energy mid way through. They were getting a little sloppy and as a former cheerleader who use to battle I know it's simply because of momentum. They wanted to show out and there's nothing wrong with that. Obviously POB and HUHS are long time rivals and with POB being so cold, it could cause a loss in momentum. But both teams did their thing so I don't think I can determine a winner. But a great video."

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WHAT CAN WE SAY
What can we say?
Those Mighty Rams don't play.
We'll take down any team that comes our way.
-Winston-Salem State University cheerleaders, posted by OneVoice412, 2016
in the discussion thread for 2014 WSSU Cheerleaders, What time is it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E2ca-9XwM4

Artistry Photography, Published on Sep 8, 2014;

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WHAT TIME IS IT
What time is it? It's time!
What time is it? It's time!
Time to go, time to fight
Time to win this game tonight!?
-Winston-Salem State University cheerleaders, posted by OneVoice412, 2016
in the discussion thread for 2014 WSSU Cheerleaders, What time is it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E2ca-9XwM4

Artistry Photography, Published on Sep 8, 2014 [second cheer, begins at 1:06 in this video]

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WHAT TIME IS IT
What time is it? It's time!
What time is it? It's time!
Time to go, time to fight
Time to win this game tonight!?
-Winston-Salem State University cheerleaders, posted by OneVoice412, 2016
in the discussion thread for 2014 WSSU Cheerleaders, What time is it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E2ca-9XwM4

Artistry Photography, Published on Sep 8, 2014 [second cheer, begins at 1:06 in this video]

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WHAT YOU GONNA DO (added July 7, 2017)
Ohh Ahh, what you gone' do?
"Other team name" ain't nothing you can do
Ooohhhh, what's new?
It's a new season can you get some new moves??
-Huguenot High School (Richmond, Virginia), posed by HHSCheeringFalcons, 2016

Featured video: HHS Varsity Cheer - Battle Cheer



HHSCheeringFalcons Published on Jan 11, 2016

Huguenot Falcons vs. Thomas Jefferson Vikings
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Both of these high schools are in Richmond, Virginia.

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WHO SHAKES THE BEST [version #1]
Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
Cause everybody knows that we shake the best
- Virginia State University Woo Woos (as performed in 2008)

Featured video: VSU Woo Woo's 2008 "Who Shakes The Best"



BlaWaiian2008, Published on Mar 17, 2013

VSU Cheerleaders (Virginia State University)

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Featured video of that same cheer version: SASSY (We Shake The Best)



FIERCED_2006 Uploaded on Feb 17, 2007

JV And Varsity SASSY cheerleaders cheer at the last game against bluestone

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WHO SHAKES DA BEST [version #2)
Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Ah hey!
'Cause we shake the best
Everybody knows that we shake the best
To the East.
To the West.
Shake it!
-from VSU Woo Woo (Who shakes Da Best video, Mar 31, 2011,
This is my transcription of that cheer from that video

Featured video: VSU Woo Woo (Who shakes Da Best video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIKS5JRSXhI

TrueVSU1882, Uploaded on Mar 31, 2011

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WORK IT
V-S-U let's work it
ayeee yee yee
work it
ayyeee yee yee
trojans you know how we do
get out ya seats and work big blue
ahhhhh work it
ayeeee yee yee
(repeat)
-Virginia State University Cheerleaders (Woo Woos)

*transcription by Azizi Powell from this video.

Featured video: Virgina State University Woo Woos - "Work It"



Uploaded by GoTrojans on Sep 11, 2008

VSU vs. NSU Labor Day Classic August 30, 2008

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Y, Z
YOU ARE DISMISSED
Baldenburg mustangs you've got to go,
you try to step to us,
we know you think we tuff,
jaguars now run the show
bladenburg mustangs you've got to go
you watch our cheers and all our moves
you know our steps what can we do,
we marked you off our check list,
bladenburg mustangs you are dismissed
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performed by the jaguars in the video which is given below, words posted by Earl Quirino, 2017 (reformatted from sentence form to line form)

Blade vs. Flowers Battle Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye8WmgyWuCI&feature=youtu.be

Dimples1luv Published on Sep 19, 2016

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YOU GETS NO RESPECT
You gets no respect in here.
Hey Hey Hey Hey
We see our moves in all your cheers.
We know you think you are the best.
S.U. will put you to the test.

Dont start no stuff wont be no stuff.
Dont start no stuff wont be no stuff.
When ya messin with Rams
Ya bound to get-
ahhhhh-"Say what"
Crushed!
-Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Cheer Phi Cheerleaders; 2007 (Cheer #3)
transcribed by Azizi Powell

WSSU Cheerleaders Gettin Crunk [video given with the "Say It In Our Face" cheer entry in this post.]
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"Crunk" is an African American slang term which may have been derived from the two words "crazy and drunk". In some contexts, "getting crunk" may just mean to be very energetic, to be "pumped up", " to be hyped". However, I believe that in the context of this stomp & shake cheer, "get crunk" also means "to be 'hard"; "gangsta"; "street" - meaning to use African American stances, gestures, and words to emphasize the confrontational nature of that particular cheer routine.

"Don't start no stuff/ won't be no stuff" is a familiar saying among certain populations of African Americans. It serves as a warning that people shouldn't try to start trouble unless they are prepared to deal with the consequences of their words and actions.
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Added July 8, 2017
Here's a comment from this video's uploader in that video's discussion thread:
CheerPhi93, 2009
"I Coached in 2003 and remember when the cheer was made up...It has been revised..and never never ever ever...Did it say Cowboys...lol...it's When you are messing with the Rams you are bound to get Krushed...

Great Job Cheer Phi

WSSU ALUM
CHEER PHI 93 (POPPA-RA)?"
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I've seen other videos of this cheer battle in which the cheerleaders change the ending to "You bout to get....what, what, what, WHAT!" [That line is spoken in a taunting, aggressive manner with aggressive body motions as done in the WSSU video.]

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YOU NEED TO BE A MIGHTY BULLDOG
One cheerleader: Let's go! Hey!
Entire squad: Alright! Hey! Hey!
You need to be a mighty Bulldog
'Cause we
Work
It
Like
This.
Let's go!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Alright!
Hey! Hey!

You need to be a mighty Bulldog
[tempo gets faster] 'Cause we
Work
It
Like
This.
Let's go!
-Bowie State University (Bowie, Maryland)
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[This is my transcription of this cheer from the video whose link is given below.]

Bowie State U Cheerleaders 9 October 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83dMR9JyXIo

NexMillenia, Uploaded on Oct 12, 2010

Bowie State University Cheerleaders

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