To those that are "in" with ebonics.. help a white boy out

[Valhalla1]

Okay, just jamming to some rap tunes in my car. Damn it sounds/feels good pumped thru my 1200watt class D amp and 2 12"'s.. :Q

but I got to thinking (I know, I know..)

I'm kinda lost on some of the lingo, so what better place than a forum of a bunch of hardware geeks to "learn up" on the latest back-alley ebonics.


First few, from "Big Tymers - Number 1 Stunna"



<< The Lexus - the new one, that came out 2001 with the frog-eyes - I got that bitch on dubs
The new Yukon - thats bubble-eyed - I got that bitch on dubs
That Mercedes wagon - with the kit.. thats kitted out.. look like its got frog-eyes - that bitch on dubs
...we all drive Bentleys on dubs >>



Okay. first off, what is &quot;on dubs&quot; mean? there are several more car references in the song, saying they are &quot;on dubs&quot;. WTF? there is also references to &quot;dubs&quot; in another song of theirs, &quot;Get your Roll On&quot;


Now once I figure it has something to do with cars, Nelly throws it in like its something to do with marijuana sales?

Nelly - &quot;Greet Hate Envy&quot; (great song)


<< I opened up shop at 13... dimes, dubs, quarter sacks, and O-Z's >>



So what is this mystical &quot;dub&quot;? and what of &quot;O-Z's&quot;?



And whats with the references to frog eyes and bubble-eyes? I assume its something to do with the way the headlights appear on the car??

speaking of &quot;get your roll on&quot;



<< tv's - must. buttons - must. CMD - platinum.. plus.. >>


also, back from &quot;#1 Stunna&quot; we have


<< Ride Bentley's round my city on buttons ya bitch >>



So.. buttons? and what is CMD, and why must it be platinum plus? Last I checked &quot;cmd&quot; was the command line for Windows NT? :Q


back to the lyrics.



<< N****, what yo.. bank.. 'bout..
Dog I been.. lost.. count >>



wow. now even I'm smart enought to decrypt that one, he's asking him how much $$ he's got in the bank, and the other (manny fresh I think?) is replying that he's lost count. But that is the most creative use of pseudo-english I've yet to come across. I like it!




back to my new favorite album, Nelly's country grammar. Isn't that an ironic album title? :Q


#3 - Greed Hate Envy



<< I might ride tha range wit tha Roley on the rocks >>

- ??? I know &quot;tha range&quot; is a Range Rover, a personal favorite of Nelly, and the Roley I'm pretty sure is a Rolex watch, with the &quot;rocks&quot; being diamonds. Am I pretty close?


In the chorus, we have

<< Greed, Hate, Envy but cake will do >>

. What is this cake? And why will &quot;it do&quot; ?


on to #4 - Country Grammar



<< Daps and hugs, mean mugs and shoulder shrugs >>

- I won't even attempt this one.




<< Give me D's wit a rubber hammer
My grammar be's ebonics, gin tonic and chronic >>



D's? rubber hammer?






okay, I'm too tired to go on. but I could go on for pages. Just another couple random ones used over and over in this album, &quot;tics&quot; referring to females, thats an interesting one. and &quot;Crissy&quot; and many other forms, obviously some type of liquor, referenced in nearly every rap song, what exactly is the shelf name of this alcohol and why is it a favorite among millionaire rappers?



okay.. its a start. I'm trying to learn, someone help a poor beloved patriot out

 

[TuffGuy]

you have way too much time one your hands...

 

[Valhalla1]

you have no idea

 

[Mean MrMustard]

Does any one here speak jive?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

um... yew gonna drink yer beer or kan I have ?

 

[pen^2]

dubs: Car wheel rims
just 'dub' means weed like we all know...
O-Z is prolly 40oz bottle beer like colt45

 

[Jackb1]

ahh, finally a good post on this site.



<< << I opened up shop at 13... dimes, dubs, quarter sacks, and O-Z's >> >>



dubs, i can be two things but they both refer to weed. Either it is short for &quot;doobie&quot; which is a 1960's for joint or it is used how i use the word as the reverse of the word &quot;bud&quot; hence &quot;dub&quot;.
&quot;O-Z's&quot; is slang for ounce. an ounce of chronic in this context or it could be coke.


<< I got that bitch on dubs >>

I think &quot;dubs&quot; is used with a different definition here. i don't know what it is.




<< << Greed, Hate, Envy but cake will do >> >>


I seem to remember that cake is cocaine but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense here.

You should hear Big L's song &quot;ebonics&quot;, it has a lot of answers.

i could be wrong about most of this.

 

[Jackb1]

you have 2 twelves?!?! damn

 

[Valhalla1]

alright, now we're getting somewhere.

thanks for the info so far. I'll dig some more up later


btw, yes I have 2 12's, thinking of adding another 1200 watt amp and 2 more 12's. you can see a few pics of my setup on my website, http://www.redfirebird.com

 

[Asha'man]

hey that's a nice car!

Asha'man

 

[Cable God]

O-Z's are ounces (of weed,coke,meth, or other harmful drugs)

 

[poop]

Valhalla, FYI...
Your stereo page has the Kappa 2-ways and kappa 3-way pics swapped.

Nice car, nice stereo. Makes me jealous. I can see myself now with a couple of 12's in the back of my '98 escort. It would probably blow my trunk lid off.

 

[SmiZ]

OK, let me take a shot at some of this lingo:


Frog eyes and bubble eyes I believe are headlights, like the different stylings on the vehicles.

I think you're right with the Rolley refference by Nelly.


Cake I believe this would be money. I think the lyrics are &quot;Greed, hate, envy, what cake will do.....F the game don't let the game F you.&quot; Basically saying Mo money, Mo problems.

Can't help with the rest, but the other posts with explanations are correct I think.

 

[DABANSHEE]

ROTFLMAO....

 

[bigbootydaddy]

cake as in cake boy? as in wuss, gay, etc, he is describing words that put are negative, greed, envy, etc, but calling that person a &quot;cake&quot; will suffice.

basically hes saying:

you greedy, youre a pansy, but i think ill call you gay.

im prob wrong but whats what i understood.

abbreciation for ounce (reference to marijuana) is oz. like 16oz pepsi can.
(or oz racing rims, which came stock on mitsu eclipse gs, which i doubt)

dubs: nice rims, or weed.

bubble eye: shape of lights
buttons: remember low riders?? they have switches. tricked out cars could have buttons right?? im assuming like nitrous or something. or the tv screen buttons.

cmd-chromed?? or credit card??(hence the platinum plus)

daps and hugs...etc: reactions people gave off when he shows up, like say at a club.


the latin jiggalo

 

[AudiPorsche]

hahaha

<< Does any one here speak jive? >>

 

[Valhalla1]

great.. its all becoming clear to me now.

I shoulda known O-Z, now I feel stupid.

and I had a feeling dubs were rims.

anyway, thanks for the tip about the mess up on my website. Actually I noticed that a while back but I was too lazy to fix it. Finally did.

anyways, I'll come up with another list tonite.

 

[bigbootydaddy]

cool...anyone for cs

jk
sorry its just cause its val

 

[markymark618]

Dubs= usually 20&quot; chrome rims
Frog eyes and bubble eyes= the way the headlights look
Oz= ounce of whatever
Button's= whatever gadgets they can put in their cars....tv's, playstation's, etc.....

 

[YamahaGPR]

Jackb1... what is the big deal about having 2 12's... there are plenty of people that have this....(including me.. )

Valhalla... Nice System....

 

Here is a very good primer on translating rap lyrics to English.

 

[Talon]

Rap dictionary

http://www.rapdict.org/terms/a

 

[Valhalla1]

alright, according to that rap dictionary, &quot;Crissy&quot; is an expensive ($500/bottle) champagne that many high class rappers rap about drinking.

and dubs is confirmed to be car rims.

Still wondering about &quot;CMD&quot;, &quot;D's wit a rubba hamma&quot;, although those are likely just obscure references that only mean something to them.

Although I've heard CMD in a few Big Tymers song I think

 

[kumanchu]

man i guess this forum doesn't have a bunch of drug dealers:

I opened up shop at 13... dimes, dubs, quarter sacks, and O-Z's

13- started dealing at 13

dimes: $10 bags of whatever
dubs: slightly bigger, more expensive not quite as exact
quarter sacks: $25 bags
o's/z's: both mean OUNCE of whatever drug that boy opened up shop with. oi!

sorry i went to public school, you kinda learn this there ^_^

D's? rubber hammer

d's cup size
rubber hammer you take a guess after knowing what d's are.

tv's - must. buttons - must. CMD - platinum.. plus..

buttons: big ass crome wheels. cmd - platiunum? i have no idea. i think i'm getting old

plus you have to realize, half of the time rappa's dun kno whut the heck they are saying. they just say it cause they can say it fast and make it sound &quot;tioiote&quot; and make some &quot;green&quot; on it.hehe.

 

[prodigy]

I don't think it's CMD, pretty sure it's CMB which is their clique: Cash Money Billionaires? (not sure what the B stands for)