Fred Hammond - This Is The Day (That The Lord Has Made)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases performances of "This Is The Day", a contemporary Gospel song by Fred Hammond.

The lyrics of this song are also included in this post.

The content of this post is provided for religious, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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LYRICS - THIS IS THE DAY
(Songwriter: Dolores Mary O'Riordan)

Yeah
Just clap yo hands like this
Just clap your hands like this

Yeah let's wake up the church with this old school jam
Shout to the lord in here
You know that he's good and his mercy endureth forever and the people of God said
They said what

And the people of God said yeah
And the people of God said yeah
And the people of God said yeah
And the people of God said yeah

Now we serve notice to depression, confusion
All maner of evil and every sickness
You can in to bind but you cannot stay
'cause the people of God we ani't havin' it
It's a good day, even though i cried last tuesday
And I was outter cash by friday
No matter what comes next, I'm gonna stand up
And give him the praise
'cause this is the day

This is the day, this is the day
That the lord has made, that the lord has made
I will rejoice,I will rejoice
And be glad in it, glad in it

This is the day that the lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
That the lord has made

This is the day, this is the day
That the lord has made, that the lord has made
I will rejoice, I will rejoice
And be glad in it, glad in it

This is the day
That the lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
This is the day that the lord has made

This is the day
That the lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
This is the day that the lord has made

That the lord has made
That the lord has made
That the lord has made

As I look back over all the years that I made it through
Can't imagine (ooh ooh) where i'd be now (ooh ooh) if it wasn't for you (wasn't for you)
Why your favor rests upon me I could never explain Your favor is just what I needed
Why your favor rests upon me I could never explain Your favor is just what I needed
Why your favor rests upon me I could never explain Your favor is just what I needed
But I'm so glad that I can say
I will rejoice

And the peole of God said yeah

Source http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/fred_hammond/this_is_the_day_lyrics.html
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I reposted these lyrics as I found them, but usually the custom is to capitalize the first letter of every noun or pronoun that refers to God or Jesus.

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1: Fred Hammond - This Is the Day



BigE7Uploaded on Apr 29, 2008

From the project: Free to Worship 2006

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Example #2: Fred Hammond - This Is The Day at "The Experience"



Dedry Jones, Uploaded on Nov 28, 2009

Fred Hammond performs This Is The Day "Live at The Experience". The Experience event is created and hosted by Dedry Jones.

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Thanks to the composer of this song & thanks to Fred Hammond for his musical legacy. Thanks also to the transcriber of these lyrics, and the publishers of this exampls on YouTube.

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Professor Longhair - Tipitina (with lyrics & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases two versions of the 1954 song "Tipitina" performed by Professor Longhair. Information about Professor Longhair, lyrics to this song, and comments about the meaning of the song's title are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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INFORMATION ABOUT PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Longhair
"Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), better known as Professor Longhair, was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival...

He began his career in New Orleans in 1948, earning a gig at the Caldonia Club, where the owner, Mike Tessitore, bestowed Longhair with his stage name (due to Byrd's shaggy coiffure).[3] Longhair first recorded in 1949, creating four songs (including the first version of his signature song, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," complete with whistled intro) for the Dallas, Texas based Star Talent label. His band was called the Shuffling Hungarians, for reasons lost to time. Union problems curtailed their release, but Longhair's next effort for Mercury Records the same year was a winner.[3] Throughout the 1950s, he recorded for Atlantic Records, Federal Records and other, local, labels. Professor Longhair had only one national commercial hit, "Bald Head" in 1950, credited to Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers.[3] He also recorded his pet numbers "Tipitina", "Big Chief" and "Go to the Mardi Gras".[1] However, he lacked the early crossover appeal of Fats Domino for white audiences.[1]"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "TIPITINA"
From http://tipsfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-search-for-tipitina.html "My Search For Tipitina- The Meaning of Tipitina" by Todd Souvignier, Tipitina Foundation, July 9, 2010
"Tipitina’s (the music club and associated Foundation) derives its name from the song “Tipitina” by Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Roy Byrd, “Fess” to his fans). Byrd wrote and recorded the song in 1953 for Atlantic Records. It featured a rumba-derived bass line and a right hand that careens from lilting tinkling to frenzied hammering. The song was a local hit in the 1950s, and eventually appeared on the 1972 “New Orleans Piano” LP.

At first glance the verses appear to be about a woman named Loberta who likes to party. The choruses seem nonsensical, with no obvious connection to the verses"...
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Read Part I & Part II of that post for more interesting information & speculation about the meaning of that song. For example, here are three speculative meanings from Part I & Part II of that post for the word "Tipitina":
1. [Some say that] "Tipitina" means [to give a] tip [to the female bartender named] Tina. The impication is that men may give Tina money for something else as well.

2. Tipitina was a woman with a physical disability which caused her to walk on her "tippy toes".

3. "Professor Longhair had all these apocryphal stories about where the name 'Tipitina" came from. One was that his neighborhood pot dealer was Tipitina. She had no feet, just two stumps. And she would hobble out to the car to bring the weed out, tipping over. Her name was Tina, so she was Tippy Tina."

4 [Professor Longhair indicated that] "Tipitina" was the name of a volcano that he read had erupted in Africa. [Speculation was that the actual name of the volcano was "Krakatoa" in Hawaii].

[The first & second speculative meanings are found in Part I of that post. The third & fourth speculative meanings of "Tipitina" are found in Part II of that post: http://tipsfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-search-for-tipitina-part-2-patricia.html

Click both of these links for more comments about Professor Longhair's song "Tipitina".

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LYRICS - TIPITINA
[Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd]

Tipitina tra la la la
Whoa la la la-ah tra la la
Tipitina, oola malla walla dalla
Tra ma tra la la

Hey Loberta, oh poor Loberta
Girl you hear me calling you
Well you’re three times seven, baby
Knows what you want to do

Say Loberta, oh poor Loberta
Girl, you tell me where you been
When you come home this morning, honey
You had your belly full of gin

I'll say hurry, hurry, come on Loberta
Girl, you have company waiting for you at home
Why don't you hurry little Loberta girl, hurry
Don't leave that boy alone

Tipitina tra la la la
Whoa la la la-ah tra la la la
Tipitina, hoola malla walla dalla
Tra ma ti na na

Come on baby, we're going balling
We're gonna have ourselves a good time
We gonna hoola tralla walla malla dalla
Drink some mellow wine

©1954 word and music by Roy H. Byrd & Cosimo V. Matassa.

Source: http://tipsfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-search-for-tipitina.html
"Hoola malla walla dalla" is usually interpreted as "Give a girl a dollar".
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"Balling" may mean "partying" (going to "balls"/dances, or where dancing occurs i.e "clubbing" (going to one or more nightclubs)AND/OR "balling" means "having sex".

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE
Example #1: Professor Longhair - Tipitina



gugu gumbo, Uploaded on Jan 31, 2007 [video]

Professor Longhair & The Meters
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Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBSN7WOPkQ0 for an interesting discussion about this performance. WARNING: As is the case with many YouTube video viewer comment threads, some comments contain profanity.

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Example #2: Tipitina - Professor Longhair



TinkNorman, Uploaded on Feb 18, 2011 [soundfile]
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Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzFwJq1BdYs for comments about this soundfile.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://www.coldbacon.com/music/fess.html additional information about Professor Longhair. That link automatically plays the soundfile of this song that is given above.

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Thanks to Professor Longhair for his musical legacy. Thanks also to the other musicians who are featured on this video. My thanks to those who I have quoted in this post, and to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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Chris Tomlin - "I Will Follow You" & Gloria Muliro - "Follow You"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of American contemporary Gospel singer Chris Tomlin's original composition "I Will Follow You". This post also showcases a video of Kenyan Gospel singer Gloria Muliro's version of this song which is entitled "Follow You". Links to the complete lyrics of both of these songs are given in this post.

The content of this post is presented for religious, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
Chris Tomlin - I Will Follow - Lyrics



JakeSD19, Uploaded on Sep 19, 2010
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Here are the lyrics to the song that are also found in Gloria Muliro's recording:

"Where You go, I'll go
Where You stay, I'll stay
When You move, I'll move
I will follow You"
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Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ODe4sGCKxc for the complete [English language] lyrics to this song as found in the summary of this video.

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Gloria Muliro - Follow You

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Johni Celeb, Published on Dec 19, 2012

The Latest video by Gloria muliro who brought the hits songs Sitolia feat Willy Paul and Kando. Feel free to write your comments below.
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Click http://www.ulizalinks.co.ke/follow-you-lyrics-by-gloria-muliro-in-detail/ for the complete lyrics to this song.
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There are a number of comments in this video's viewer comment thread critizing Gloria Muliro for recording a song that was originally recorded by Chris Tomlin. Here's one response to that criticism:
"Congrats Muliro.. It is a blessing for those who does not know English if you do more of the hillsongs in Swahili. There is no copy paste when i comes to Gospel... Look at the song above all, chris tomlin, lenny le blank, women of faith, michael smith, don moen... all sung. In fact all version in Enlish... Thanks to God Gloria did it and added a Swahili version.. It is a way of spreading the Gospel in all Languages"
-Linderson Johns, 2013
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I think "hillsongs" is a typo for "hit songs".
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Many of those who questioned Gloria Muliro's use of this chorus indicated that they wouldn't have any problem with that if she had credited Chris Tomlin, the original composer on her record notes. I don't know if she did so or not, but I agree that there's nothing wrong with performers singing another person's song as long as they don't take the credit for that composition.

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Eunice Njeri - Nimekubali (with partial Swahili & English lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of the 2011 Kenyan Gospel song "Nimekubali" recorded by Eunice Njeri. Partial lyrics to this song are also included in this post.

Eunice Njeri is an award winning Kenyan Gospel singer who is known for her popular Gospel hits "Umeniweza" and "Bwana Yesu" among others. For more information about Eunice Njeri click http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000075862&story_title=EUNICE-NJERI:-Budding-with-every-new-hit.

The content of this post is presented for religious, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO : Eunice Njeri - Nimekubali



JoashStillTheMan, Published on Apr 21, 2012

-Kenyan Urban Christian Music-
Music video by Eunice Njeri performing Nimekubali.
© 2011 Eunice Njeri. Album: Nimekubali.
Produced by Robert 'Rkay' Kamanzi/Moja Entertainment.
Video directed by Kennedy Heman/Eagles Films [2012].

HOOK:
Nimekubali, nasema ndio
(I surrender, I say Yes)
Kwako ni salama, nasema ndio
(I'm safe in You, I say Yes)
Nimekubali, nasema ndio Bwana
(I surrender, I say Yes Lord)
Najitoa dhabihu iliyo hai, Bwana nitumie
(I give myself as a living sacrifice, Lord use me)

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PARTIAL LYRICS - NIMEKUBALI*
[Notice that the "hook"/chorus is given in the video summary found above.]

Lord i have accepted and agreed to be yours.
I agree that i am safe in your arms,
Lord i agree to what you say Lord...
i give myself a living sacrifice, Lord use me.
-graca2410, 2013
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This comment was posted in response to a request for lyrics of this song from Swahili speakers.
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*In the English translation of the hook that is given in this video's summary, the Kiswahili word "nimekubali" is translated as "I surrender".

An English translation of the Swahili word "Nimekubali" as "I Agree" is found at http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news/music/item/1280-the-best-worship-song-by-eunice-njeri

An online Swahili to English translation feature gave the "agree" as the meaning for "nimekubali".

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Thanks to Eunice Njeri for her musical legacy. Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post & thanks to the producer of this video & its publisher on YouTube.

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How Biggie Smalls "Killed It" On Supercat's "Dolly Me Baby" Remix

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part series on the African American derived slang meanings & uses of the phrases "killing it" and "killed it".

Part II provides examples of "killing it"/"killed it" and its synonyms that are used in selected YouTube comments about Hip-Hop artist Notorious Big's (Biggie Smalls)' performance on Jamaican Dancehall Reggae artist Supercat's 1993 remix
of his song "Dolly Me Baby".

Part I provides definitions for the American slang phrases "killing it" and "killed it". Synonyms & antonyms are given for these phrases and and I share my speculations about why "killing it" and its synonyms came to be used that way.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/06/what-killing-it-means-how-it-got-those.html for Part I of this series.

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The content of this post is presented for folkloric & cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Disclaimer- I'm not a linguist. Nevertheless, I'm interested in how words & phrases have different meanings among populations in the same country. I'm also interested in how the meanings of words & phrases may change over a period of time and how clusters of slang terms may have the same or similar meanings.

I welcome comments about the conclusions that I've presented in this post.

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Part II

SUMMARY OF THE SLANG DEFINITION FOR "KILLING IT" (in the context of this post)
"Killing it"/"killed it" and its synonyms mean to do something very very well.

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NOTORIOUS BIG (BIGGIE SMALLS) -"I LOVE IT WHEN THEY CALL ME BIG POPPA" RAP*
i love it when you call me Big Poppa,

the show stoppa, the rhyme droppa

Supercat pass the glock, UH, I see you shivering

check the flavor Biggie Smalls is delivering

lyrical lyrics that's blowing lyrics out my larynx

chubby competitor, quick to kick a chump in the chest

yes, it's Bad Boy, hard to the core

LAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD, me can't take it no more!
-transcribed by kimeBaksh, 2012 [from video link found below]

*This rap is not the same as the Biggie Smalls song "Big Poppa".

WARNING: Supercat's "Dolly Me Baby" and Biggie Smalls' "Big Poppa" contain language and references that may not be appropriate for children.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE YOUTUBE VIDEO VIEWER COMMENT THREAD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u5m_LfiXzM
Supercat - "Dolly Me Baby" remix

These reposted comments refer to Notorious Big [Biggie Smalls]' rap which begins at 3:18 of that video.

None of the comments posted in this post include any profanity.
However, a considerable amount of profanity is found on that YouTube comment thread.

I've refrained from adding any editorial comments about these postings, except for my comment below about "killed them" and
my comment about the difference between "ripped it" and "R.I.P.".

KILLED IT
biggie killed it."
-CJThaSavage, 2010

"Someone needs to edit Sean 'Dirty Dummy' out of this; Meth should have had a verse on this, he would have KILT it...yeah, KILT with a 'T'....
-Ghettoscott, 2010

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"Biggie had only 30 seconds of flow but he killed it more than Puff or Super Cat"
-Markan269, 2011

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"dis song was hot...everyone killed it except pUFF"
-TreRell71, 2011

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"classic joint right here....puff, the other dude and biggie killed it...yes even puff, (i said it)"
-Monarch730, 2011

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"too short for biggie smalls should of had more time
killed it tho"
-Sam Clue, 2012

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"Biggie killz it!"
-flthomas33, 2012
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"Biggies verse was short because he said "Lord me can't take it no more" he knew he killed it R.I.P. The Notorious B.I.G. best rapper ever p.s. diddys hat is pretty hot"
-adrian subia, 2012

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KILLING THEM
"They should have just let biggie carry the rap portion on his own and diddy and the other guy shouldn't have said one word. biggie was killng them with his lyrics!!!"
-JDAVIS4LIFE, 2011
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"killing them = "besting his collaborators/competitors" because of the quality of his rap.

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RIPPED IT
"Biggie ripped it"
-bobbgee1, 2010

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na biggie ripped his verse lol.
-Walt Poitevien, 2010

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"biggie ripped it as usual"
-royalnash1, 2011

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"Big ripped it. There are no growing pains with his style or delivery. Hit the ground spittin' fire until he he was buried back in it."
-subtletiger. 2013
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"BIG RIP IT"
-Tyrone Hill, 2011
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["RIP" = Rest In Peace [written in commemoration of someone who is deceaseed]. This is not the same as "ripped it" which means did so well he or she tore the performance up. Read more on "rip it" in Part I of this series.

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MURDERS
"biggie smalls murders this beat. the best rapper ever!"
-nene12989, 2010

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CRUSHED
"biggie crushed his verse"

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WRECKED
"Puff Daddy was wack on this song and I thought he was garbage back then. Notorious BIG wrecked it once again! RIP to the great one!"
-patattacprod1, 2011

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ASSAULTED
"big assaulted this track"
-Caveman1006, 2010

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TWO RELATED SLANG TERMS
RAW
"Biggie's tiny verse was raw!"
-BabatundeW, 2011

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BEAST
"BIGGIE, what a BEAST!!!"
-kostadino29, 2010

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Thanks to all of the performers on this record. Special thanks to Notorious Big [Biggie Smalls].

Thanks to all the commenters who are quoted in this post.

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What "Killing It" Means & How It Got Those Slang Meanings

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part series on the African American derived slang meanings & uses of the phrases "killing it" and "killed it".

Part I provides definitions for the American slang phrases "killing it" and "killed it". Synonyms & antonyms are given for these phrases and I share my speculations about why "killing it" and its synonyms came to be used that way.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-biggie-smalls-killed-it-on.html for Part II.

Part II provides examples of "killing it"/"killed it" and its synonyms that are used in selected YouTube comments about Hip-Hop artist Notorious Big's (Biggie Smalls)' performance on Jamaican Dancehall Reggae artist Supercat's 1993 remix of his song "Dolly Me Baby".

Disclaimer- I'm not a linguist. Nevertheless, I'm interested in how words & phrases have different meanings among populations in the same country. I'm also interested in how the meanings of words & phrases may change over a period of time and how clusters of slang terms may have the same or similar meanings.

I welcome comments about the conclusions that I've presented in this post.

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The content of this post is presented for folkloric & cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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PART I

WHAT "KILLING IT" MEANS
Killing it = performing [doing something] at the highest level

Origin - African American English [early 1990s ?]

Synonyms = murdered [it], ripped [it], assaulted [it], crushed [it]
(as exemplified in selected YouTube comments that are found in Part II of this series).

Antonyms = ruined, destroyed, really messed up

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ONLINE SOURCES FOR THIS DEFINITION OF "KILLING IT"
[Given in no preferential order]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100108184342AApmSCm What does "killin it" mean?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
"it depends on what they're talking about. but it often means the are doing a good job. he's killling it means he's doing great."
Hamlet , 2010

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"it means like he's beast at whatever he's doing"
- ooooooh SNAP! , 2010

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http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/kill-it
“verb - to generally be high performing or do a task well.”
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The other definitions for "kill it" that are given on that page don't apply to the particular slang usage that is the focus of this post.

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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=killin%20it
“verb: Killin it
1.to be doing something very good
john was killin it all day long in the competition"
byalexJul 16, 2004
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The other definitions for "kill it" that are given on that page don't apply to the particular slang usage that is the focus of this post.

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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101227122313AAuhDvd
Question: "What does "killed it" mean?

Like in youtube videos in the comments people would say "Lil' Wayne killed it" or "Drake killed this song". I wasnt sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Thanks so much!"
Emma, 2010

Responses:
1. "Definitley is a good thing :) Killed it, kinda like, Nailed it or did it perfectly.
Jennifer, 2010
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2."I think it depends on the rest of the sentence before deciding if it's good or bad. Like for example, "I'm my opinion they killed the cartoons when they made the Avatar the last air bender movies." That would be a bad 'killed it'. I'm saying that they ruined the cartoon with the movie. But if I said, "Dude I totally killed that test!" That would be good, because I'm saying that I did great on the test or I think I killed it. Hope this helps!"
-SemiFrug, 2010
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3. "It can mean 2 different meanings. One meaning is to have ruined something and the other means to have done something really well.
Example 1:
Person 1: Wow this song is sick!
Person 2: Yeah, the artist KILLED it!

Example 2:
Person 1: I did a cover for the song Beat It by Michael Jackson. Do you like it?
Person 2: Wow, …. You killed the song man...
?- 2010
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The sentences given in the first example used the positive, highly complimentary meaning of "killed it" which is the focus of this post.

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SLANG DEFINITIONS OF TWO SYNONYMS FOR "KILLED IT"
From Standard American English:
PERFECTED IT - doing something flawlessly, impeccably

NAILED IT - same as above

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From African American English
MURDER:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=murder
"to completely destroy and embarrass someone lyrically in a freestyle battle or on a track."

Whyte Out murdered his competition on 106th and Park's Freestyle Fridays
by Nick D Jun 4, 2003
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However, it should be noted that in the YouTube video comments about Biggie Smalls' "I Love It When You Call Me Big Poppa" rap [which is the focus of Part II of this series, the lyrics & Biggie's performance are the subject of the infinitive phrase "killed it" and not Biggie's competitors or collaborators [the other persons who are heard in that remix].

It's almost as if that performance art [or that athletic task]
is anthropomorphized and challenges the performer or the athlete to "bring it" [do the best that he or she can in a competition to see who has what it takes to win out in the end.] When the performer or the athlete succeeds in wringing all he or she can from that performance or that athletic competition, he or she can be said to have "killed it" [with "it" being the performance or the athletic competition, or any other challenging task].

Perhaps, the word "murder" is also used because if something is done flawlessly, there's nothing left to do. The performer has taken that art to the highest level it can go. After that it explodes or implodes on itself, and then exist no more -or exist in another form or forms. In doing so, that performer can be said to have "murdered" or "killed" that performance.

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RIP IT, LET IT RIP (Standard American English)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rip%20it

1. "going all out during a party, so hard that you literally rip it."
-jimmy dean's eggs Dec 28, 2010
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This definition isn't clear since the word being defined is used.

The other definitions given on that page don't apply to the slang usage which is the focus of this page.

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http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=13723
1. It's meaning is that everyone involved has done everything possible to guarantee that nothing goes wrong, but no one is completely sure what will happen and the only way to find out is to activate the process. There is always a measure of uncertainty prior to "let it rip."

There is a saw blade called a rip saw that is used to cut wood with the grain. Perhaps that is where the expression "let it rip" came from.
-Bruce, 3rd February 2005, 10:58 PM
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"I Googled and apparently it has something to do with moving at such great speed that clothing becomes ripped". [link given is no longer viable].
-Kevin R, 23rd September 2007, 11:20 AM
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The word being defined is again used in the definition. However, I think it's clear that the meaning for the word "ripped" in that sentence is "torn".

The African American/Hip Hop slang phrase "rip it" can refer to "ripping something into shreds" and in so doing "killing it". "Ripping a performance [into shreds]" could mean that you "broke it down" to its very core. Because that performance was taken apart [and put together] to its very essense, it can be said to be killed, and -at the same time-said to be at thee hight of its "aliveness". the most 0erbrokibeeIn so doing, you "killed" what you broke

It also occurs to me that "rip it" is an updated form of "let it rip". "Let it rip"/"rip it" carry the connotation of "going all out [going "hard"]. Because the performer "went hard", (was intense but cool & in control; put himself or herself at risk, put himself or herself wholely in that performance, he or she "nailed" ("killed") that performance.

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(Someone is a) Monster; (Someeone is a) Beast
Origin 1990s ? = a person who is exceptionally good at what he or she does; someone who "kills" [does a very good job] at what he or she does.

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WHY THESE VIOLENT SLANG PHRASES MEAN "DOING SOMETHING VERY WELL"
Here are my speculative responses not to WHAT the slang term "killing it" means, but WHY that term & its violent synonyms are used this way:

1. The United States is a violent nation.
Given the nature of this nation, the complimentary use of violent terms shouldn't be unexpected.

2. Being "hard" (tough, cool but in control) and being a risk taker (adventurer, high stakes gambler) are highly valued in African American/Caribbean originated Hip-Hop Culture and in American culture in general.

Given the high value that is placed on "being hard", it's not surprising that there is a preference in those cultures for violent terminology and terminology that praises success which is achieved during high stakes, risky circumstances.

3. African American Vernacular English has a tradition of applying counter-culture (opposite) definitions for certain standard English words (such as the word "bad" meaning "very good).
"Sick" or "ill" are two other examples from Hip Hop culture of two standard English words that have been given counter culture definitions. Since at least the 1990s, something that is very good is "sick". The word "ill" seems to be used now more frequently than "sick" but carries that same counter cultural meaning.

Something or someone who is "ill" can die. However, "killed", "murdered", "assaulted", "crushed" refer to willful acts and not something that happens naturally. People have to exert themself to kill, and the use of that term & similar terms as high compliments imply that the person whose performance "killed" ("murdered"; "assaulted") (or who killed his performance) didn't do so without exerting some effort to "nail" (perfect) that performance, even though it might have looked easy to do.

4. "Killing it" may be a progression that comes from the African American English meanings given to "dynamite" and "the bomb".
The slang meaning of both of those terms -something is "dynamite" or "the bomb" - refers to something that is very good. However, in standard English, dynamite & a bomb can kill.

5. The use of the words "monster" and "beast" as referents for people who go beyond what ordinary humans do (such as people who excel in their artistic or athletic performances.
There are very clear connections between a monster or beast & killing something or someone.

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Beat em Bust em Cheerleading Routines (videos, words, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases various cheerleader routines for the "Beat em Bust em" chant. Brief comments about these featured routines & the words to these versions of that cheer are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, recreational, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT "BEAT EM BUST EM"
"Beat em Bust em" is a cheerleader chant. "Chants" are shorter and more repetitious than cheers. However, cheerleader chants are usually referred to as "cheers".

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THE INFLUENCE OF NEW STYLES OF CHEERLEADING ON THESE FEATURED CHEER ROUTINES
The inclusion of hip shaking, foot stomping, body rolls & other urban dance movements in many of these videos documents the influence that foot stomping cheers, [urban] dance cheerleading, and stomp & shake cheerleading are having on the choreography of "mainstream" ["Go team Go"] children's & youth cheerleading. Mainstream cheerleading prohibited & what appears to be a large extent still prohibits hip shaking & other such movements as indicated above.

Click http://cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers for more comments about mainstream cheerleading, modified cheerleading, foot stomping cheerleading, and stomp & shake cheerleading.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
{These examples are posted in chronological order by their publishing dates with the oldest video published first.]

Example #1: Cheerleading Dad



Deborah B., Uploaded on Sep 10, 2008

PSA for Fatherhood.gov
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"PSA" = public service announcement
This video of this ad is given with captions. A man & his daughter practice cheerleader cheers outside of their apartment.
Oh those boys are much too much
those boys are much too much!
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped.
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped
We’re gonna beat’em and bust ‘em
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom.
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This is actually a combination of three cheers. "Those boys are much too much" is the first cheer. The second cheer begins with the line "we've got the spirit" & "Beat em bust em" is the third cheer.

"Those boys are much too much" refers to the athletic team that the cheerleading squad is cheering for as that squad wouldn't be praising boys in general or the members of the other team. (Saying that people are "much too much" or something is "much too much" is a colloquial form of high praise).

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Example #2: we got the spirit were hot we cant be stopped (fatherhood)


thermdiggy• Uploaded on Mar 31, 2009
Diggy and his daughter havin fun
Them boys them boys are much too much
them boys are much too much!
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped.
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped
We gotta beat’em and bust ‘em
We gotta beat ‘em beat em bust ‘em
bust em
And beat ‘em, beat ‘em,
bust ‘em bust’em
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This video was almost certainly inspired from the fatherhood video that is given as Example #1 above. Notice the change from "those boys" to "them boys".

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Example #3: Delta Valley Wolfpack : Beat em bust em Cheerleading Chant



DeltaValleyWolfpack, Uploaded on Jul 21, 2009
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Beat em
Say*
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
And roll ‘em. Roll’em.

[repeat entire chant]
*I'm not if this transcription is correct.

One commenter wrote that this cheer was "kinda ghetto". It's offensive to refer to cheer routines that include Black originated dance movements as "ghetto".

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Example #4: Beat em Bust em



Allie Thrailkill, Uploaded on Mar 3, 2010
one of our cheers
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Beat’em. Bust ‘em
Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Come on [team name]
Let’s go beat ‘em.

[repeat entire chant]
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This routine shows the influence of the African American orginated performance art of foot stomping on the choreography of children/youth cheerleading cheers. The routine used in the cheerleader movie Bring It On All Or Nothing for the cheer "Shabooya Roll Call" is an example of the foot stomping style of cheerleading, although in my opinion, that "Shabooya Roll Call" foot stomping in that movie was very exaggerated, and therefore not true to how that steppin-like movement art is usually done.

Click http://cocojams.com/content/foot-stomping-cheers-0 for information about foot stomping cheers.

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Example #5: Beat 'Em Bust 'Em

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CheerCMSVipers,Uploaded on Mar 7, 2010

New Project 8
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Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Beat’em. Bust ‘em
Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Go, Vipers
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This routine shows the influences of the African American performance arts of foot stomping & stomp & shake cheerleading on children/youth cheerleading routines.

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Example 6: Beat Em Bust Em Demo



Rrpwcheer, Uploaded on Sep 25, 2011
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Beat ‘em Bust ‘em
Cheerleaders ready?
Okay.

Beat ‘em [clap clap]
Bust ‘em [clap clap]
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
Go Colts go!
[repeat entire chant]
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This routine is an example of the mainstream style of cheerleading.
Notice that the cheerleaders don't swing their hips or do any foot stomping & body patting movements in styles that are associated with African American orginated foot stomping/fraternity & sorority steppin.

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Example #7: Cheers (Part II)



Jenica Smithee, Published on Apr 14, 2012
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B-E-A-T Beat 'em, beat 'em
B-U-S-T Bust 'em, bust 'em
Beat 'em, bust 'em that's our custom go GCA!
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The words to the other cheers that were performed can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qcQzQAs_ok
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This Beet em Bust em routine is an example of the mainstream style of cheerleading. There's only a very minimal amount of hip swinging in the first chant routine & these routines show no traces of foot stomping cheerleading movements.

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Example #8: beat em bust em, we've got the G, paws, and hey hey



nicole russell, Published on Jun 27, 2012
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(.02-.27)

Beat em Bust em
Set
Ready?

B-e-a-t Beat em
B-u-s-t Bust em
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
That’s how we are gonna crush em
Come on
[repeat entire chant]
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The cheer routines that are shown in this video are examples of mainstream cheerleading with a [minimal] addition of the African American originated stomp & shake cheerleading movements (as shown in the cheerleader's slight hip shaking).

The words to the other cheers are found in the Cocojams cheerleading cheers page whose link is found below. Click http://cocojams.com/content/stomp-and-shake-cheerleader-cheers for information about & examples of stomp & shake cheerleading cheers.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers for more examples of children's cheerleader cheers & chants.

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