Thursday, July 5, 2007

Old School Wednesday

A wise man once said, a day late is a dollar short, or something like that, but to more accurately paraphrase Prof. Gerald Lambeau, The gauntlet has been thrown down and the faculty has answered with vigor.

Wasn't expected J-Live to get by, but really I just like his lyrics and all of these are coming off the top of my head. Very little to no research is going into this endeavor.

Needless to say, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve. Nothing like El Duque, but hopefully enough to keep the entertainment factor at a high...
And now, on with the show:

Do you have any idea who you facing?
Just something about my shit, you'll never figure out
Too hot, burn in my mouth, that's why I spit it out
It must be real hard for y'all to listen
and it's sad niggas is too broke to pay attention.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm going to act like the Rockies and wreck your shit like they did El Duque...The Lox - All for the love....Just call me Matt Holiday!!! g-ya

squire said...

matt owns you like chestnut owns kobiyashi

Dan Filowitz said...

For the record, if you Google it, it shouldn't count.

Unknown said...

Why are you exposing my methods? It's not my fault that the game was set up with many flaws. You would think that a blogger would put two and two together and realize how simple it is to research such a question or topic. I honestly thought that I was going to get called out after the first one. I mean did you honestly think that a white jewish stoner would be able to recognize old school rap lyrics that don't start with “stop collaberate and listen”?

or as said in ebonics:

Why iz ya exposing muh ma fuckin methods? It'snot muh ma fuckin fault dat da game wuz set up wiff many flaws. You would th'o't dat uh blogger would put two an' two together an' realize how simple it iz ta research such uh queshun or topic. I honestly thought dat I wuz going ta git called out afta da first one. I mean did ya honestly th'o't dat uh whitey jewish stoner would be able ta recognize old skoo rap lyrics dat don' start wiff stop! collaberate an' listen? Ya' dig?

The reason I used this translation is I have a suggestion for a new game. Translate rap lyrics into everyday english. I have some examples for you to get an idea.

First things first, I poppa, freaks all the honeys Dummies - playboy bunnies, those wantin' money Those the ones I like 'cause they don't get nathan' But penetration, unless it smells like sanitation Garbage, I turn like doorknobs Heart throb, never, black and ugly as ever However, I stay coochied down to the socks Rings and watch filled with rocks

TRANSLATION:
As a general rule, I perform deviant sexual acts with women of all kinds, including but not limited to those with limited intellect, nude magazine models, and whores. I particularly enjoy sexual encounters with the latter group as they are generally disappointed in the fact that they only receive penile intercourse and nothing more, unless of course, they douche on a consistent basis. Although I am extremely unattractive, I am able to engage in these types of sexual acts with some regularity. Perhaps my sexuality is somehow related to my fancy and expensive jewelry.

And my jam knock in the Mitsubishi Girls pee pee when they see me, Nava-hoes creep me in they tee pee As I lay down laws like I lay carpet Stop it - if you think your gonna make a profit

TRNSL:
I enjoy playing my music loudly on my car stereo. Apparently, women enjoy this also because they become sexually aroused when they see me driving. Oddly enough, when I visit the Native American reservations, some of the more sexually promiscuous Indian women attempt to seduce me in their homes. Their intent is to divest me of my earnings. Such actions are unacceptable.

First I talk about how I dress and this And diamond necklaces - stretch Lexuses The sex is just immaculate from the back I get Deeper and deeper - help ya reach the Climax that your man can't make Call and tell him you'll be home real late Let's sing the break

TRNSL:
I prefer to open the conversation with light banter about my wardrobe and jewelry, then I like to discuss my collection of expensive cars. This is more than enough to convince you to have sexual intercourse with me. I am able to insert my penis further into you when I enter you from behind. Furthermore, you will be able to reach orgasm. I understand this to be a problem with your current sexual partner. He needn't be concerned about your whereabouts. Please phone him and inform him that you won't be home for a while. By the way, please sing the chorus of the song for me also.

Dan Filowitz said...

For the record, no, I never believed that you even knew who J-Live was, let alone be able to identify lyrics randomly.

Your methods were as transparent as your skin tone.

Ya heard holla.

zman said...

Can we start calling Josh "chestnut"?

Unknown said...

For the record, I second that motion.

Twinkie said...

So as the provider of the lyrics, I must ask a couple of questions before I really think about this, but my first is obvious...

What is the fun/challenge at all if you're just googling the lyrics?

I mean, what do you get out of doing that? The admiration of who? Are there girls that check our site, then see that you've guessed right and now want to give you play?

And by the way, the ebonic version of your explanation of methods smells rancid with with racism or ignorance, I haven't decided which.

Spelling words wrong and adding curses doesn't make it ebonic, a term created by the same white people you're either making fun of or spoofing off.

I'll try to relate a more full thought in the near future...

Twinkie said...

Oh and by the way, if we're talking about stealing bits, taking lyrics and rewriting in English (which it is by the way) was a Bill Mahr bit.

To take it from him would likely violate some unwritten rule that Dan has unknowning signed as a comedic writer of plays and the like.

Dan Filowitz said...

Racist? Now, let's not get over sensitive.

It's probably from one of the many "ebonics translators" you can find out there. Google it, and you'll see what I mean.

It can be funny translating hip-hop slang (which is what I'd call it) into proper English.

But kind of old news. So not that funny.

What it isn't is hateful, though. Just in fun. So we should strive to take as such.

Unknown said...

For the record, as a friend of many Asians and queers I find the nickname "Twinkie" to be offensive.

Twinkie - An asian person who is either adopted or living in a white community. Hence, yellow on the outside and white on the inside.

Twinkie - American Gay Term: Refers to a young pretty gay boy that is very fun to look at, play with, filled with white creme but has no nutritional (intellectual) value whatsoever. Twinks are usually referred to by older men. Has a mixed intent, can be meant negativaly as in "Damn twinks dont have the sence god gave a rock" or positivly "Man that twink is hot, wish he'd come over and __________!"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twinkie&page=1

Identifying yourself in such a way obviously makes you a racist...Now, if you can't tell that I'm joking around, you are truly a moron.

Although I didn't know that it was actually Bill Mahr that created the art of translation I don't think I took credit for inventing the game. I mean when someone asks you to play baseball do you come back and say hey, you can't ask that only Abner Doubleday can. If I would've known that I was commenting on the site of the person that invented 'name that tune' I wouldn't of said anything.

As for why I would screw up your game...I did it to create a response. Like I said I expected to be called out the first time. If I was trying to earn accolades I don't think I would've admitted to googling without any real proof behind the accusation.

Everything I did was meant to be in good fun. I was not the author of the ebonics translation, I simply copied and pasted it from here: http://joel.net/EBONICS/translator.asp. Kind of like what you did with the lyrics in your post (which can be interpreted to be just as ignorant and racist if I wanted to be nit picky).

Quite frankly I don't know what your upset about. I thought the purpose of this thing is to create a response or topic of conversation...which it did.

Twinkie said...

The Twinkie display name comes from the TJ Sixth Grade camping trip.

It wasn't racist. It was just silly and I guess I don't surf the net enough to know there's an ebonics translator.

What I meant was, if it was going to be in ebonics, it should have been more like...

Yo, what da fuck you doing blowing my spot! It's not my bad that your shit came up young. Anyone on this shit can come up with that shit easy. Thought y'all were gonna shout me out to start with, I mean, shit - what did you think you'd get from a white boy on blaze? That I would come up with lyrics hotter than some old Ice Ice Baby shit?

Or something like that...

I must say, my initial response was more in anger than anything else. I didn't go to any website to produce those lyrics. In fact, most of them are coming from me listening to those songs over and over and over again. After Eric got the Big L lyrics, I thought I was in for a challenge, then every turn I went was found out.

I was ready to break out the big guns, i.e. lyrics from Masta Ace and The Who, but now I see those efforts would have been blasted back up the middle.

I'm not mad, nor do I think it was a racist response. Like I said, heat of the moment and now I'm out of a weekly blog item...

Dan Filowitz said...

I'm glad we can all calm down and get along.

Can we get you two guys to hug it out?

Also, one more thing for the record (and believe me, I'm keeping the records) my brother knew that Big L song without internet aids. He played that song for me several times in the car a few years back - he's a big fan of that song.