MOOGLE? Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Initially language was a barrier for hip-hop in Japan. Rappers initially only rapped in English because it was believed that the differences between English and Japanese would make it impossible to rap in Japanese. Unlike English, the Japanese language ends phrases in auxiliary verbs . Whereas English ends in verbs or nouns, which are extremely common, Japanese rappers were limited by the small number of grammatically correct possibilities for ending a phrase. Japanese also lacks the stresses on certain syllables that provide flow to English rapping. Even traditional Japanese poetry was based on the numbers of syllables present, unlike English poetry, which was based on the stresses in a line. Most Japanese lyrical music was also formulated using textual repetition, not relying on the flow of the words. [37] Japanese also has many ways of indicating class distinctions. English was seen as more direct, one far more suited to the tough quality present in hip-hop. Eventually, artists began translating music from English to Japanese and performing those direct translations, often leaving the bridge of the song in English to keep the catchiness of the rhymes and flow intact. [9] Slowly, with the increase in popularity of rap in Japan, more rappers began using Japanese. Rappers added stressed syllables to their music, altering the natural flow of the language to fit into traditional hip-hop. American injections were also used in raps to help the flow of the music and often homonyms were placed in raps, which appealed both to the global English- speaking audience and to Japanese speakers, who often would understand the double meanings intended. [37] Japanese was found to allow subtle put downs in raps, which appealed to many audiences. [9] Rhymes were also added to Japanese hip- hop by altering the basic structure of the language by eliminating the final auxiliary verbs in raps and instead placing key words at the end of lines. [37] Additionally, to make Japanese work in a rhyming setting, the rappers change the language by using slang, derogatory terms, regional variations, gendered variations, and bilingual puns so that "more hip-hop" means the creation of "more Japanese." [9] Rappers are able to express themselves using mature lyrics and "create" new language that does not inhibit their rhyming. As such, Japanese hip-hop music is often praised for its mature and culturally relevant lyrics. [38] English phrases were also put at the end of lines where a Japanese word could not be found to fit. This made rhyming in Japanese far easier, both in basic language and in regard to themes like the concept of social responsibility versus emotional needs. [37] In the late 1980s and early 1990s it was thought "rap " needed definition before rhyme . Rappers like mc Bell and Cake-K explain that rap is talking with rhythm and melody. Mc Bell argues that rap cannot exist without rhyme: "you need words ending with the same sound...three rhymes in a measure is called three- link rhyming." [9] English is perceived as cool so that Japanese rappers usually add typical phrases such as 'check it out!', 'say ho!', 'awww shit!' , and 'Goddamn!' According to Sh hei Hosokawa, those phrases are incidentally added and "the phonetic quality of black verbal expression is sometimes adopted" as well. He also notes that in Japanese Hip- Hop, the "semantics matter, yet so do phonetics... meaningful wording" is important, as is "playful rhyming". [39] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toiletseat Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME HARD BUT A TURD IS ALWAYS POINTY AT THE START Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gasfacevictm Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 That hurts to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://youtu.be/pKZIv5samKA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pertplus1 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Me Stan, ba-chomp, ba-chewy-chomp, ba-chewy-chomp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armand hammer Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S2SUaoVy_iU been seeing this on my dashboard a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grove rat Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 war nonsense http://www.cracked.com/article_19550_the-5-most-mind-blowing-acts-battlefield-mercy-in-history.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S2SUaoVy_iU been seeing this on my dashboard a lot HOLY. SHIT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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armand hammer Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Is that fucking Putin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 yup looks like he is having a conversation with one of the outlaw type clubs that russia has. it's crazy cause he(putin) actually likes bikes/bikers. lol you would never see a US president conversation like that with a hells angel/bandido/mongol/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Vergudo Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 props. made me LOL IRL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MOOGLE? Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://shashalaperf.blogspot.com/2011/07/short-look-at-blackface-in-japan.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Blum Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 "The old guy in purple nodding his head can get my dick anytime" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
En Sabah Nur Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Is that fucking Putin ? with jim caviezel? biker jesus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 russia has 1%ers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
En Sabah Nur Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 hipster or homeless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hipster. homelessness is so retro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuddie Mack Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 russia has 1%ers? yeah. Hells Angels and Outlaws are representet in Russia . But they also have "homegrown 1% clubs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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