tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499582472153091139.post2092999769045107937..comments2024-01-05T04:09:32.884-06:00Comments on The young people enjoy it when I get down verbally: Things I love: inanityLAZLO HOLLYFELDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763888754947058265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499582472153091139.post-34080682330049481132008-12-18T17:21:00.000-06:002008-12-18T17:21:00.000-06:00More importantly, is "shacka lacka shacka lacka sh...More importantly, is "shacka lacka shacka lacka shacka whoomp" one word (Shackalackashackalackashackawhoomp)or several? I don't think that this has any implications on the larger discussion, I just wonder if I can play "shacka" in Scrabble, or if I would need to wait for an expanded 34-tile version?<BR/>Also, I have no idea who Craig is--what a stupid name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499582472153091139.post-21020763083788029972008-12-18T16:27:00.000-06:002008-12-18T16:27:00.000-06:00My guess is that Brain Supreme and his companion m...My guess is that Brain Supreme and his companion made the common mistake of thinking an onomatopoeic word is not a word. Thus they considered "Whoomp" the mere "sound" of getting busy, and "there it is" as the three linguistic signifiers for getting busy. <BR/><BR/>This (possible) resolution brings up a potentially more interesting question: is the precise syntactical relationship given in the song--"there it is"--necessary to the signification of getting busy, or can each of those three words signify "the biz" on its own?<BR/> <BR/>B.S. leaves himself open for the latter, "maximalist" interpretation; if the resulting linguistic polyphony is intentional--and given B.S.'s unrivaled brilliance, we must insist that it is--then the song is a masterpiece of erotic literature.<BR/><BR/>Thus, I beg you to reconsider your judgment of inanity. Though I realize you may have to reconsider your love for the song, I trust that continued exposure to these higher arts will give you a taste for the finer things in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499582472153091139.post-86835966773364885582008-12-18T15:12:00.000-06:002008-12-18T15:12:00.000-06:00I think that this discussion raises an interesting...I think that this discussion raises an interesting question regarding lyrical accuracy, especially with regard to mathematical and/or literary concepts in popular music composition. Was there, at some point, any internal discussion regarding how many words are actually in the phrase "Whoomp there it is?" In another popular music song was the true definition of irony ever compared to the case study of flies in wine? Or are there artistic overriding considerations that make counting and/or reading irrelevant given the greater goals of the song?<BR/><BR/>These four words are what it’s all about… I just don’t know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499582472153091139.post-64723825931405544272008-12-18T14:32:00.000-06:002008-12-18T14:32:00.000-06:00As I learned in my Language Culture Communcation: ...As I learned in my Language Culture Communcation: Hip-Hop Nation course at the University I attended, my professor, Dr. Streets, pointed out the the self-referential, outwardly focused taunts are called "The Boast". A rapper or lyrical gangster will "boast" about themselves to taunt other rappers and make them aware of their inferior skills, be it lyrical/sexual/monetarily.<BR/><BR/>Boasts typically appear in the rapper's first stanza as a brief form of introduction and a show of status, similar to the Japanese custom of <I>meishi</I> (business card exchange).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the Tag Team's ability to throw multiple parties simultaneously with their beats that cause involuntary rump-shaking is a form of boasting.<BR/><BR/>However the lead rapper's acumen is put into question when he says "these three words mean you're gettin' busy: 'Whoomp, there it is'." That is clearly 4 words, as appearing on the album cover.<BR/><BR/>Despite this glaring error, this song somehow rose to become an international success and I think it is appearing in the new movie Beverly Hills Chihuahu!davatron5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/17300346297930235690noreply@blogger.com