WHY HEAL THE HOOD??? and not SAVE THE SHIP..???

[faaibop]

hiphop has come of age in south africa.

do we still have to use terms that were coined abroad???

i just looked at emile's article and saw that his organisation is called HEAL THE HOOD. i ask myself the question.. WHO USES THE WORD "HOOD" ON THE CAPE FLATS????

HOOD is obviously an american shortening of the word NEIGHBOURHOOD.  if we have what is called TOWNSHIPS in south africa.. i ask myself... why not "SAVE THE SHIP"...?????

[rob_one]

A very good point!

But then, devil's advocate: much of what we say comes from a Western cultural backdrop. Hell, most of hip-hop comes from it.

But I think saying save the ship sounds nicely poetic!

[faaibop]

see.. even that name Rob_One come sfrom how tag up artists in teh USA use dto refer to themselves...

why not use Boffie instead..??

[Blizzard]

see.. even that name Rob_One come sfrom how tag up artists in teh USA use dto refer to themselves...

why not use Boffie instead..??

And faaibop( 50cent) :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:

[Tonnes]

see.. even that name Rob_One come sfrom how tag up artists in teh USA use dto refer to themselves...

why not use Boffie instead..??

And faaibop( 50cent) :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:  :?:

was abt to say the same shit.

[faaibop]

in case u have no knowledge or recollection of Cape Flats culture...

nicknames like Faaibop, Slams, Lippe, Ougat, Boenchie, Oupa etc has been around long before there was even rap music... never mind an artist called 50 Cent...

Recognise.

[VirginPussy]

in case u have no knowledge or recollection of Cape Flats culture...

nicknames like Faaibop, Slams, Lippe, Ougat, Boenchie, Oupa etc has been around long before there was even rap music... never mind an artist called 50 Cent...

Recognise.

aweee ma se kind :wink: ...*this is what i call a cheeky black man*  by the way strong point on healing the hood...1

[faaibop]

ek is dik vi die honne wat claim of Afrikan te wies dan kan hulle nie eens 'n Afrikan HipHop Festival of brykdens competition organise nie...

ALLES MOET VAN OVERSEAS AF WIES...

[Blizzard]

in case u have no knowledge or recollection of Cape Flats culture...

:cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

[rob_one]

Because I was only called Boffie in high school, in reference to my surname (Boffard). I haven't been called that in years.

Rob One is what Siya (from orangutang bitch) called me when we were in res together back in first year varsity. I just liked the name and started using it.

[triplelife]

interesting...............out here they call the 'hood' the 'endz' comes from terms like eastenders, west end, southend, northend etc.

They be like 'rep yo endz bruv'

[TATEguru v.2K9]

Hmmnnn good points. Food for thought.

Words from Western frames of reference are littered throughout hip hop.
Isn't "Hip Hop" itself a western coined term?
Why not develop something local but similar in cultural aestetics (dancing/ innercity lower income high-density housing) & call it something original say------->>>>"KWAITO"  :idea:

SensAi = (mis-spelt) Japanese ie Eastern Reference... Some have accused me of preaching I mean teaching so I guess a Sensei I am. That + years of Karate  

mUnetsi dubbed me TATEguru - A Shona word meaning ancestor..

[A pimp named Sarkozy]

i ask myself... why not "SAVE THE SHIP"...??

yeaaah
I like that vocab.

[Dpleezy]

Isn't "Hip Hop" itself a western coined term?
Why not develop something local but similar in cultural aestetics (dancing/ innercity lower income high-density housing) & call it something original say------->>>>"KWAITO"  :idea:

...or call it 'Spaza'

[faaibop]

in Durban SPAZA means FAKE or of lesser quality...