Ebonics

This is an ode to a CLASSIC...CLASSIC joint by burgeoning rap star, Big L, who died all too soon. R.I.P. Big L

The dope boys in the trap....

slingin' 'candy' to the rats,

while rubber bands are holdin' stacks.

Stacks meaning 'guac',

and 'guac' means money.

Holdin' it down means I'm here,

and they can't take it from me.

To be 'son'd' means you got learned,

you're a 'go-getter' from what you earned.

We know what it means to get burned,

'I'm on top' means it's my turn!

Kings hold court;

but them Aces be the highest.

Dimes used to be nice,

but if you got 'high-cheekbones' you're the flyest.

Far as rappers go, I might be the finest.

I could've let the colloqualisms go;

but then I'd digress.

A 'shawty' is a youngin'....

youngin's stop at 25.

You're skatin' on 24's?

That means you have a nice ride.

Starlight in your eyes,

better grab ya Louis Vuitton frames.

Unless you're feeling Gucci,

then you grab ya Dana Danes.

A honey with an 'apple bottom' means she got some

caboose on the train.

Peoples g. Riot means that from now on

lyrics will never be the same....

 

 

Reviews

[Tha Wind AKA VERBAL OX]

1st an foremost

I LOVE TO BIG L an his family....thatz a loss that many havent had a chance to trully kno, yet itz well felt

now the piece... now, u kno catz dont kno who Dana Dane iz
quit playin
it wuz a fun ride down inner city lingo lane

you know the "casualties of a dice game" you get "street struck" in the "danger zone"
"no endz, no skinz", its "the hiest" an u "put it on"
"flamboyant" wit "Ebonics" so go ahead an "size em up" ill give u "MVP" on this...


nice write...


1luv... Ox

[Brandon]

Good s**t...a short education on slang in a funny and witty way

[Legion]

Glad you cleared that up. :) Good piece. Rolls well. Kudos.

[closed account]

haha!! this was very creative!! thanks for the lesson!! really cool the way you did that!

[The Poor Man's Poet]

aaw man, I guess I can spit now that I got my Ebonics on.
I preciate you taking me to school in this piece yo.
I know you holden it down, doing the dam thing.
I'm stright man, I'll holla at you later, I'm out.
Peace...

The Poor Man's Poet.

[Mr. Deft Diction]

MAN!!! That Louis Vuitton frames, Gucci, Dana Dane line is sick!

Thank you for the sincere reviews!

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

I know what 'guac' means, because i was watching this hip hop show where they went into definition about what certain hip hop terms mean. lol.

but overall, each line, each phrase, has meaning, holds weight, which is what I love to read here are some, of many, that support what I mean.

Kings hold court;

but them Aces be the highest.

(nice. They think they are Kings, but hey, whose worth more?) I wrote a line like that in one of mypieces (not on here) that said to a guy who treats her bad...."All you give me are aces, what I need is the royal flush...." but in the way you put it here, it is tight!1

HOT ENDING!!

Peoples g. Riot means that from now on

lyrics will never be the same....

(a kanye like feel. i love it! you tell it! to be a rapper, you have to be confident, or your competitors will push you over like dominoes!)

[she makes me weird]

I like this piece. I was able to get a good rhythm without trying just by reading it. It brought me back to the days standing in a circle having people battle back and forth for street credit. I enjoyed this a lot.

[J. Hampton]

Like the way you rocked this ....

this right here makes this a banger ...for me

"The dope boys in the trap....

slingin' 'candy' to the rats,

while rubber bands are holdin' stacks.

Stacks meaning 'guac',

and 'guac' means money.

Holdin' it down means I'm here,

and they can't take it from me.

To be 'son'd' means you got learned,

you're a 'go-getter' from what you earned.

We know what it means to get burned,

'I'm on top' means it's my turn!"

( If I saw this without your name on it else where i would see your signature in it )

............... P" ...only !
this comes from where you ARE right now .... " U

Blessssssssssssss

[Ivory]

I really enjoyed this piece. Liked the rhymes and it was so real.
Its sound great when you read it out loud, love the flow : )