Tweet for the cause: #RapperSpeakTranslated

it's confusing // October 20th, 2009 // 2 Comments

Tweet for the cause: #RapperSpeakTranslated

Ever sit through an interview on WorldStar Hip-Hop and think to yourself “Oh my gee! What does this hip, foolish rap person really mean?” If your confusion has ever lead to countless sleepless nights trying to decipher convoluted rap-speak, then look no further than the clever and immensely useful #rapperspeaktranslated trend on Twitter. Below is a list of favorites:

#RapperSpeakTranslated “fuck all the haters!” (i wish people liked me) –REL
#RapperSpeakTranslated – “I get so deep in these bitches” = “What’s a clitoris?” –FNGRS
#rapperspeaktranslated “I’m keeping it hood!” {I glorify violence to draw attention away from my lack of experiences & limited vocabulary} –NikkiLynette
#RapperSpeakTranslated “Fuck them big time producers, i fucks with unsigned talent!” = Nigga im broke and i can’t afford no beats rite now –mushmeezy
#RapperSpeakTranslated “This record is really gonna show how versatile I am.” = “Expect lots of autotune.” –phontigallo
#RapperSpeakTranslated “I’m trynna be one of the greats, like Biggie, Jay, or Pac.” = “I started listening to hip-hop in 1997.” –phontigallo
#RapperSpeakTranslated “I got a mil hits on youtube” = “I wore my F5 key down to a nub” –edoubleyou
#rapperspeaktranslated “My music’s universal.” [I sleep with white girls as often as possible.] –BlackCanseco
#RapperSpeakTranslated “I really don’t read what people say on the internet.” = “I get google alerts on my phone.” –phontigallo
#RapperSpeakTranslated “Dilla changed my life” =”I never heard his beats but I got this shirt @ a stones throw garage sale” –speakz