Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Why YouTube is better than television

Reason #23: Cockney rappers.

11 comments:

Unknown said...

I think that guy is a cousin of the banjo picker in "Deliverance". Brooke Shield would kill for eyebrows like his...

Anonymous said...

Great. We have successfully imported American teenage asshole culture to the U.K. My initial thought/fantasy would be to take some of the assholes I teach to this clown's town and let 'em fight.

Anonymous said...

Fucking Chavs.

Undercover Black Man said...

^ So that's what a "chav" is?

Anonymous said...

Somehow I'm not sure that the US has cornered the market on asshole kids. The UK had that whole "film people with your cellphones while you assault them" thing a bit back...that's pretty damn asshole.

Kellybelle said...

Blimey, I love his flow, don't i?

Undercover Black Man said...

^ Hee-heeee!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, they're chavs alright.

onefinemess - that charming little youth trend is referred to as "happy slapping."

Terrible track and video. Smiley Culture did it so much better.

Anonymous said...

Chavs!?
Saw that the other day on Andrew Sullivan's blog. Here's what he linked to.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2114862.ece

Comb & Razor said...

This is the perfect time for Smiley Culture to make a comeback explaining exactly what these guys are rhyming about!

Anonymous said...

Smiley Culture - Cockney Translation.

11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
It's I Smiley Cuulture with the mike in a me hand
Me come to teach you right and not the wrong
In a de Cockney Translation

Cockney's not a Language it is only a slang
And was originated yah so inna England
The first place it was used was over East London
It was respect for the different style pronunciation
But it wasn't really used by any and any man
Me say strictly con-man also the villain
But through me full up of lyrics and education
Right here now you a go get a little translation

Cockney have name like Treey, Arthur and del-boy
We have name like Winston, Lloyd and Leroy
We bawl out YOW! While cockneys say OI!
What cockney call a Jack's we call a Blue Bwoy
Say cockney have mates while we have spar
Cockneylive in a brum while we live in a yard
Say we nyam while cockney gwt capture
Cockney say guv'nor. We say Big Bout ya
In a de Cockney Translation!
In a de Cockney Translation!


Well watch a man....................................
The translation of cockney to understand is easy
So long as you don't deaf and you listen me keenly
You should pick it up likea youth who find some money
Go tell it to your friends also your family
No matter if a English or a Yardy
Ca' you never when them might buck up a cockney
Remember warm dem dem deh man dem don't easy
Dem no fire sling shot a me say strictly double B
Dem run protection racket and control 'nuff C.I.D.

Say cockney fire shooter, We bus' gun
Cockney say tea leaf, We say sticks man
You know dem have wedge while we have corn
Say cockney say be first, my son! We just say Gwan!
Cockney say grass, We say outformer man
When dem talk 'bout iron dem really meam batty man
Rope chain and choparita me say cockney call tom
Say cockney say Old Bill, We dutty Babylon
In a de Cockney Translation!
In a de Cockney Translation!

Well watch a man........................
Slam bam
Jah man
Hear dam
Fashion
Smiley
Culture
Origiantion


But first let me tell you more about thr cockney
Who live comfortably and have yacht by the sea
And when it come to monry most of then have plenty
But where dum spend it? In de bookie
Lose it all on the dogs or on the gee gees
Or paying off fe dem bribes to the Sweeney
So dem nah go do no time fe no armed robbery
Or catching antthing that fell off the back of a lorry


Slam bam
Jah man
Hear dem
Fashion
Me strong
Me long
Me at the mike stand
More time
In a dance
Me chat
'Pon a sound


But sometimes me shake out and leave me home town
And that's when me travel a East London
Where I have to speak as a different man
So that the cockney can understand
So black man and white man hear dem fashion


Cockney say scarper, We say scatter
Cockney say rabbit, We chatter
We say bleach, Cockney Knackered!
Cockney say triffic, We say waaacked!


Cockney say blokes, We say guys
Cockney say Alright? We say Ites!
we say pants, Cockney say strides
Sweet as a nut...................... just level vibes. Seen?