because you're not cool enough.
now, i know you're all just too square to get the vernacular used in rap songs, so i thought i would provide some of the help that is given in my music text book. it's oh so helpful.
"in hip-hop argot the term "dope" carries a double meaning: it can function as a positive-adjective, broadly equivalent to older terms such as "cool," "hip," or "funky"; or as a reference to psychoactive drugs, ranging from marijuana to the new, more devastating drug...crack cocaine. the rhetorical tactic of announcing the arival of a compelling performance (a "dope jam") and thereby laying claim to the listener's attention is common in rap recordings.
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"Da bomb" ( a phrase commonly used to describe compelling grooves and other pleasurable experiences)
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some translations they give==
where i served my cane (sole my cocaine)
back to the block (the neighborhood)
'cause nine-trizzay's the yizzear (1993's the year)
for me to fuck up shit (make an impact)
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Snoop continues to add verbal layers to his gangsta persona, boasting about his potential for lethal violence, referring to himself as "Mr. One Eight Seven"-- a reference to the california penal code for homicide--and departing the scene of a bloody massacre by disappearing mysteriously into the night (i step through the fog and i creep through the smog)
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in the third and final section, snoop moves on to another favorite subject, his sexual potency.
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...with a continual flow of images of hip-hop fashion, champagne,expensive cars, and sexy women (characterized as "bitches" and "whores")
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there might be more, i'll check. i just wanted to enlighten you guys a little to the vast world of hip-hop.
i hope it helped.
"in hip-hop argot the term "dope" carries a double meaning: it can function as a positive-adjective, broadly equivalent to older terms such as "cool," "hip," or "funky"; or as a reference to psychoactive drugs, ranging from marijuana to the new, more devastating drug...crack cocaine. the rhetorical tactic of announcing the arival of a compelling performance (a "dope jam") and thereby laying claim to the listener's attention is common in rap recordings.
***
"Da bomb" ( a phrase commonly used to describe compelling grooves and other pleasurable experiences)
***
some translations they give==
where i served my cane (sole my cocaine)
back to the block (the neighborhood)
'cause nine-trizzay's the yizzear (1993's the year)
for me to fuck up shit (make an impact)
***
Snoop continues to add verbal layers to his gangsta persona, boasting about his potential for lethal violence, referring to himself as "Mr. One Eight Seven"-- a reference to the california penal code for homicide--and departing the scene of a bloody massacre by disappearing mysteriously into the night (i step through the fog and i creep through the smog)
***
in the third and final section, snoop moves on to another favorite subject, his sexual potency.
***
...with a continual flow of images of hip-hop fashion, champagne,expensive cars, and sexy women (characterized as "bitches" and "whores")
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there might be more, i'll check. i just wanted to enlighten you guys a little to the vast world of hip-hop.
i hope it helped.