This pancocojams post showcases two YouTube videos of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. song "Cold November".
My transcription of the lyrics of that song is included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the men who are featured in these showcased videos and the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
***** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Cold
November " ALPHA PHI ALPHA
Account Expired Malcolm Johnson, Jun 22, 2015
DeAndre Hicks' Rendition of Cold November. (Pi Zeta Chapter,
UNCG)
**** LYRICS - COLD NOVEMBER (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. song)
And it’s gonna be ah cold Ah cold November When I look back And I remember Fond memories of sweet days of old Fond memories linked with the black and the gold And it’s gonna be ah cold Ah cold November When I look back and I remember Fond memories of sweet days of old Fond memories linked with the black and the gold And it’s gonna be a cold November -snip- This is my unofficial transcription of this song. This transcription doesn't capture the elongation of words and the other soulful ways that this song is sung.
Capoeira Video MashUp set to Zum Zum Zum Capoeira Mata Um performed by Serapis Bey (1993)
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Capoeira performed to the song "Zum Zum Zum"/"Zoom Zoom Zoom".
This post also showcases a YouTube video of a "Zoom Zoom Zoom" Mazda car commercial.
This pancocojams post presents information that implies if not outright states that the Capoeira song "Zum Zum Zum" ("Zoom Zoom Zoom") as it was recorded in the 1993 American movie "Only The Strong" is the original version of that song. However, the history of Capoeira and a few comments in YouTube discussion threads on "Zum Zum Zum" refute that conclusion.
Additions and corrections are very welcome.
The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who originally composed the Capoeira song "Zum Zum Zum" and thanks to those who wrote and performed covers of that song as "Zoom Zoom Zoom" (as those reworked songs help to increase awareness about the sport and art of Capoeira.)
Thanks also to all those who are featured in this showcased video and thanks the publisher of that video on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE I believe that the version of "Zum Zum Zum" that is part of the sound track for the 1993 American movie Only The Strong" and was later reworked in the 2000s Mazda car commercials is itself a re-working of a very old Capoeira song.
Please add any information and/or comments about the folk sources of "ZumZumZum" and/or about other Capoeira songs in the comment section of this pancocojams post. Thanks!
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2
Tom Bush Mazda, Seot, 3, 2015
**** PARTIAL LYRICS FOR THE VERSION OF "ZUM ZUM ZUM" (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE PORTUGUESE WORDS) FROM THE 1993 AMERICAN MOVIE "ONLY THE STRONG"
"Zum zum zum
Capoeira mata um - Zoom zoom zoom Capoeira can kill one
Zum zum zum
Capoeira mata um - Zoom zoom zoom Capoeira can kill one
Zum zum zum
Capoeira mata um - Zoom zoom zoom Capoeira can kill one
Zum zum zum
Capoeira mata um - Zoom zoom zoom Capoeira can kill one
Onde tem marimbondo? - Where there are wasps?
É zum zum zum! - It's zoom zoom zoom!
Onde tem marimbondo? - Where there are wasps?
É zum zum zum! - It's zoom zoom zoom!
Onde tem marimbondo? - Where there are wasps?
É zum zum zum! - It's zoom zoom zoom!
Onde tem marimbondo? - Where there are wasps?
É zum zum zum! - It's zoom zoom zoom!
O A O A E - Oh ah oh ah yeh
Quero ver bater - I want to see it hit
Quero ver cair - I want to see it fall
O A O A E - Oh ah oh ah yeh"....
-snip- The complete lyrics for this version of "Zum Zum Zum" and their English translations are included in the video summary for the video that is given at the top of this pancocojams post.
**** SOME INFORMATION AND SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE CAPOEIRA SONG "ZUM ZUM ZUM"(ALSO KNOWN AS "ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM") FROM THE 1993 AMERICAN MOVIE "ONLY THE STRONG"
Almost all of the online information and comments about the Capoeira song "Zum Zum Zum" (more widely known as "Zoom Zoom Zoom" state or imply that the version of that song in the 1993 American movie Only The Strong is the original version of that song.
For example: From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom-Zoom-Zoom " "Zoom-Zoom-Zoom" (also known as "Zum Zum Zum" or "Zoom Zoom") is the title of a capoeira song, made popular by the 1993 movie, Only The Strong, for whose soundtrack the song was recorded by Jibril Serapis Bey and written by Kao Rossman.[1][2] It is one of three Serapis Bey recordings which appear on the soundtrack to the film. Another recording of "Zum Zum Zum" was made by Spank for the year 2000[3] Mazda car commercials in conjunction with the company's slogan "Zoom-Zoom." … -snip- Read the entry about Mazda that is found below in this pancocojams post. That entry includes the statement that "The Zoom-Zoom music was originally written and composed by Kao Rossman and titled as "Zoom-Zoom-Zoom. " This statement -along with the often found statement that the song ""Zum Zum Zum"/"Zoom Zoom Zoom" is by Serapis Bey effectively erases the history of this song before the 1993 American movie OnlyThe Strong.
Statements that indicate that "Zum Zum Zum"/"Zoom ZoomZoom" is by Serapis Bey (or written by Kao Rossman) fail to indicate that this is a cover of a traditional song i.e. a re-worked version of a traditional song that Serapis Bey performs and/or that was written by Kao Rossman. -snip- There is very little information online about Kao Rossman and Jibril Serapis Bey I'm assuming that Kao Rossman and Jibril Serapis Bey are American (from the United States) because the movie Only The Strong is an American production.
I haven't found any biographical information about either men online.
I've found a few YouTube videos about an African American Hip Hop artist (rapper) named Jabril Serapis Bey, but I haven't been able to substantiate whether this is the same person who is credited with recording (singing) the song "Zum Zum Zum", and two other Capoiera songs in the 1993 movie Only The Strong:
Here are links to two of those videos (Warning- These videos include profanity and the use of what is now commonly referred to as the "n word".
SOPE OF SOPE PRODUCTIONS / INDIE HEAT TOOK IT TO THE PEACE GARDEN TO GET IN DEPTH WITH MAKAVELI BRANDED RECORDING ARTIST JIBRIL SERAPIS BEY, IN STONE MOUNTAIN GEORGIA. "1 THUG 1 LUV UNTI THE WORLD BLOW". CHECK OUT THIS INTERVIEW TO SEE WHAT HE HAD TO SAY AND WHATS UP AND COMING... INDIEHEAT.COM
Trilha Sonora (Song of Movie) : Only the Strong" ("Esporte Sangrento",from Brasil).
Mas a popularidade da música se deve à campanha publicitária da Mazda, que começou a usar a composição nos comerciais de TV e rádio no Japão em 2000. -snip- Google translate from Portuguese to English "But the song's popularity is due to Mazda's advertising campaign, which began using the song in TV and radio commercials in Japan in 2000."
** 2. @gummislayer1969, 2012 "The name of the song is, in fact Zoom, Zoom, Zoom by Serapis Bey."
**** SOME INFORMATION & SOME COMMENTS ABOUT SONG/JINGLE "ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM" USED IN MAZDA CAR COMMERCIALS
Excerpt #1 From https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2002/200204/0408e.htmlApril 8, 2002, (For Your Information), Mazda Goes 'Zoom-Zoom' with New Brand Message - The worldwide Zoom-Zoom communications campaign comes to Japan - "Mazda Motor Corporation is to start a full-scale domestic communications campaign using its new brand message "Zoom-Zoom" for the first time in Japan. Capturing the love of motion experienced as a child, Zoom-Zoom is being used around the world to leverage the Mazda brand. Starting on April 10, a new campaign will promote all Mazda vehicles in Japan.
[...]
Zoom-Zoom has already proved a great success with customers in North America, Europe and Australia, and was first presented in Japan as a theme of the Mazda stand at Tokyo Motor Show last year. Its introduction in Japan will complete the introduction of Zoom-Zoom in all major markets worldwide.
[...]
The new communications campaign in Japan is based on the use of Zoom-Zoom Music in radio and TV advertisements for all of the Mazda models. The Zoom-Zoom music was originally written and composed by Kao Rossman and titled as "Zoom-Zoom-Zoom."* It was specially remixed for Mazda to achieve that fun-to-drive emotion and Mazda is using the music globally. In addition, a little boy named "Micah" appears in the advertisements as a messenger who sends the brand message to customers, whispering Zoom-Zoom reminding adults of that fun childhood moment. The film and music are full of life and energy, perfectly representing the fun and fun-to-drive characteristics of Mazda vehicles.
The Zoom-Zoom advertising campaign starts on April 10 on TV, with the teaser advertisements for Mazda's all new mid-size car, Atenza.
*"Zoom-Zoom-Zoom" is compiled in the original sound track of the 1993 film "Only the Strong (20th Century Fox)." Mazda's reproduction version is not for sale, but only for advertising use."...
Capoeira song entitled Zoom Zoom Zoom
Axe to all capoeristas from capoeirabrasil Poland
1. @GXStream,2008 "Don't worry, I know it well, only that on YT most people search this song using that strange english transcript." -snip- This comment was written in response to several commenters who wrote that the real title of this song is "Zum Zum Zum"
"That strong English transcript" refers to the title "Zoom Zoom Zoom" that is used for that song in the United States and in other countries because of Mazda commercials and other factors.
** 2.@PapaBudkin, 2009
"It's because of Mazda that's it's so well known in the states" -snip- "It's"=The song "Zum Zum Zum"/"Zoom Zoom Zoom"
** 2. @TheSharkPrince, 2009 "There WAS a commercial featuring a different version of this song. But please don't think that's where it originally bagan or came from. ;) "
** 3. @psycho826, 2010 "so this is where mazda got their slogan lol"
** 4. @composerdoh, 2010 "interesting that Mazda used this as their slogan, when it's to warn of people getting in trouble..."
** 5. @ANOTHERDumbass, 2011 "@anonimboy60 lol i didnt know this was a capoeira song until last year. I first heard it on a car commercial xD"
** 6. @singlelightproductions508, 2015 "Brazilian version of Mazda's slogan."
** Reply
7. @musicianhayd, 2015 "Nope Kevin Gonzalez *Mazda's slogan = truncated version of Brazil's capœira song"
** 8. @erikj.2066, 2021 "I usta have to listen to this while on hold waiting to talk to someone at Mazda tech support.
Parts department usta sell allot of Zoom-Zoom stickers at the time too."
1. @PoeticEquation, 2020 "All this time they now had me thinking this is a car theme song🤨"
**
2. @Derpypawz2008, 2021 "Gotta love where the Mazda commercial came from lol"
****
SOME INFORMATION AND SOME COMMENTS ABOUT CAPOEIRA SONGS AND SPECIFIALLY ABOUT THE SONG "ZUM ZUM ZUM" BEFORE THE MOVIE "ONLY THE STRONG" AND BEFORE THE MAZDA CARE COMMERCIALS
Capoeira (pronounced ka-poo-ey-da) is an Afro-Brazilian
martial art form that incorporates acrobatics, dance, percussion, and songs in
a rhythmic dialogue of body, mind, and spirit. Two opponents play each other
inside a circle formed by the other players, who create rhythm for the game by
clapping, singing, and playing traditional instruments.
[...]
Brief History
Capoeira developed as a result of more than three hundred
years of slavery in Brazil. Enslaved Africans were taken by Portuguese
colonists from various cultures in Africa. In Brazil, generations of enslaved
African people shared the cultural customs, dances, rituals, and fighting
techniques that would combine to become capoeira. Slaves used capoeira to fight
to escape and resist capture, but concealed its combative purpose through
music, song, and dance.
After the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888, capoeira
was illegal and its practitioners were socially ostracized for more than 40
years. Mestre Bimba, the legendary Capoeira Master, rescued the art form and
proved its legitimacy, opening capoeira’s first official school in Bahia,
Brazil, in 1932.
Capoeira was born as an expression of resistance and
resilience that brought spiritual and emotional empowerment. The cultures of
enslaved Africans, Brazilian indigenous peoples, and Portuguese immigrants all
contributed to the art of capoeira, and the art form is a reflection of the
cultural and social integration of the diverse people comprising modern-day
Brazil.
Capoeira has developed into a means of empowerment and a
forum for social and cultural exchange. It is now an internationally respected
art of grace and strength that combines ritual, self-defense, acrobatics, and
music."...
**** Excerpt #2 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira_music "Capoeira music is the traditional musical accompaniment used in Afro-Brazilian art capoeira, featuring instruments like berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque, agogô, and reco-reco. The music plays a crucial role in capoeira roda, setting the style the energy of a game.
Music in the context of capoeira is used to create a sacred space through both the physical act of forming a circle (roda) and an aural space that is believed to connect to the spirit world.[1] This deeper religious significance exists more as a social memory to most capoeira groups, but is generally understood as evidenced in the use of ngoma drums (the atabaques of candomblé), and the berimbau whose earlier forms were used in African rituals to speak with the ancestors."...
Ladainha – a solo sung at the beginning of the roda. The ladainha usually occurs in capoeira angola, but can be found in regional too.
Quadra – a four-verse song in the call-and-response style.
Corrido – songs with one or two verses that are also answered by the chorus in call-and-response.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of capoeira songs out there. Some are more well known than others, some written by famous mestres, and some written anonymously. Lyrics might be different from group to group, but most of them stay very similar across the capoeira world."... -snip- I added italics to highlight this sentence.
**** Excerpt #4 From http://gingacapoeira.com/music ..."Music and song are an inseparable part of Capoeira Regional. The song sets the rhythm and tone of the game, leads the Roda, tells a story and directs the players. Capoeira's songs speak eloquently of the country's history of slavery and liberation, racial conflict and cultural integration, economic hardship and spiritual wealth, and articulates the game inside the Roda through metaphor and philosophy.
The music played by a Capoeira group also serves as a marker of identity and community. While many of the traditional songs of Capoeira are used across the various groups and styles of Capoeira, many Capoeira groups also have their own repertoire of songs unique to their community.
[...]
The songs chanted here in the traditional African musical form of call-and-response are called, as quadras, and os corridos. Their usage in the roda was established by Mestre Bimba as a way of keeping the energy of the roda full, fast, and powerful. As quadras are the traditional chants that open the roda, while os corridos are the chants that carry the roda.” -snip- Pancocojams Editor-Given this description, I think that "Zum Zum Zum is a corridos.
1. @GXStream, 2009 "Well, it's just Capoeira music. People who practice the martial art of Capoeira sing it when two of the group test their skills against each other.
I's suggest taking a few classes, if you want to hear more. Or if you don't want to, search for music CD on the internet, there are quite a few of them."
** 2.@chavesbra, 2009 "I'm Brazilian and never heard this song before. It is pretty unknown in Brazil."
** 3. @AfridiZindabad, 2009 "if it's true that this song is like 200 yrs old, then the long ago people had REALLY good taste."
** 4. @highirl, 2009 "it's portuguese! this song is very popular in Brasil, it's kinda old, and it's one of the most recognized capoeira's song around here..
(sorry for the pretty poor english"
** 5. @AnaLuizaPimentel, 2009 "I'm from Brazil and I NEVER heard this song before. It's really awkward to know this is number one in Japan hahaha The most famous capoeira song in Brazil is "Paranauê".
** 6. @malandrodenwk, 2009 "yoo i hate when people say thats from the movie ONLY THE STRONG and from the mazda commercial.... that song has been around for more than 150 years..."
** 7. @jakethesnake6789, 2009 "I believe the words are originally zum zum zum"
** 8. @malandrodenwk, 2009 "blackbeltwezal... wtf r u talking about "capoeira cappa a ru" ???? you think thats what they say in the song? They say " Capoeira mata um" and the zoom zoom zoom, hes not reffering to a knife, but to a "maribondo" which is a large brazilian fly that at times can be dangerous..."
** 9. @oleyullah, 2009 "it's 'bout some insects in the jungle
their bites are very dangerous... and when slaves were practicing capoeira they could hear 'zum zum zum' made by wings of these bugs passing by
so they had to kill it before it bite a man
and the song is about it"
** 10. @Rottwhaler82, 2010 "Original lyrics:
"Zoom, zoom, zoom Capoeira matar um!
Matar dois, matar tres e matar tambem quatro!
Se tiver berimbao toquando
e matar todos uma ves"
Translation:
"Zoom, zoom, zoom. The Capoeira kills one!
He kills two, he kills three and there the fourth gets down dead!
And to the sound of the berimbao (instrument)
He's gonna kill 'em all." -snip- Pancocojams Editor's Note: This may indeed be an old version of "Zum Zum Zum",but there's no way of knowing if these are the original lyrics.
** 11.@digicool3, 2010 "This song is usually played when someone is about to get in trouble, or to warn someone about your territory,also to get allies attention unto something/someone.(usually another group present).
1)Zoom Zoom Zoom Capoeira mata um
2)(chorus repeat once) Zoom Zoom Zoom Capoeira mata um
1)Zoom Zoom Zoom Capoeira mata um
-> chorus
1)onde tem marimbomdo?
chorus (EH zoom zoom zoom)
1)onde tem marimbomdo?
chorus (EH zoom zoom zoom)
1)olaaa olaeee?
chorus (quero ver bater, quero ver cair)"
** 12. @Hotboytrue, 2013 "are they really saying zoom?
** 13.@alanderson27, 2014 "Is zum zum zum... Barulho de maribondo, vespa"
** 14. @ChrisHikari25, 2014 "Marta Oliveira Zum is the sound that the wasp produces, in english " humming " in portuguese "zumbido" ( zum )"
That post also includes information and commentary about the cultural impact among Black people of these products.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Johnson Product Company for creating, manufacturing, and marketing Ultra Sheen and Afro-Sheen products. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip- Additional videos of Ultra Sheen and Afro-Sheen product ads can be found on YouTube.
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM VARIOUS YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT ULTRA SHEEN & AFRO-SHEEN HAIR CARE PRODUCTS
These discussion threads are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Discussion thread #1
1. @apexone5502, 2015 "That's is one good looking sister. Very attractive."
** 2.@queenofthemarshmallows2875, 2017 "Why can't we have this anymore?
I had an afro just like this girl and I went to school with
it. When I sat down next to a group of black men. they called my a dark african
and made fun of me for looking "too african". The afro used to be a
symbol of black pride and power, nowadays we have all these black men only
praising mix race natural hair and making fun of girls with afro textured hair.
Why does everyone want their hair curly?"
** Reply 3. @KittyGrinder,2019 "Because of European conditioning"
** Reply 4. @karlar8648, 2019 "You can. Wear it with confidence. Pride. Respect. I was a teen when this commercial aired. I went from natural to relxed now back to
natural forever. And do not care what
others think."
** Reply 5. @moriahs2338,2020 "Self hatred has deeply been rooted into black consciousness
because of colonization and slavery. Don't care what they say be proud of being
black. Women here in DC wear afros all the time and men wear dreads, some
people are more conscious than others ."
** Reply 6. @starless1444, 2020 "Your hair is beautiful and I hope you wear it proudly."
** 7. @kikikareema5912, 2017 "The only people who wore afros were Beja people in Northeast Africa. West African stretched their hair with thread and used braids and puffs."
** Reply 8. @bapyongukgukguk2352, 2020 "Kiki Kareema My mom had an afro and she grew up in Ivory Coast (western Africa)"
** Reply 9. @kikikareema5912, 2020 " BAPYonguk GukGuk I mean historically."
** Reply 10. @Purplesunday333, 2020 "our ancestors didn't wear.afros. they wore LOCS, braids, even in Ancient Egypt. make-up was even wore back.then. Ain't nothing new under the sun"
** 11. @TheLeah2344, 2021 "I wish we had a commercial like this now. Black women need
to see that our natural hair is beautiful."
** 12. @princessfly11, 2021 " "Beautiful products for a beautiful people." Awww ♥️"
1.@DJADL2K7, 2018 "it Aired in October 9 1971 The 2nd Episode On Soul Train"
** Reply 2. @gsnman, 2020 "How cool!"
** 3.@SODAQUEENBADDIEDIETSODA14AAC, 2020 "We need these products at the stores again"
** 4. @rachelthomas858, 2020 "Ayyyeee!! That's my Aunt Dollbaby on the left! :))))"
** 5.@taniaferjones706, 2023 "IM PROUD TO BE A ULTRA SHEEN BABY...ITS 2023 STILL USE THEIR
PRODUCTS😊😊😊😊"
** 6. @deborawalton5787, 2023 "Can't find this product anyway. Was told by the beauty
supplies store that the blue one has been discontinued WHY they are still selling the green one! Help me
understand why!"
** 7. @bebreezy93, 2009 "We can bring that back...we really can.
I think black folk gon start rallin' up because of all these rasicts who are coming out bkuz of Obamas presidency.
That pride is gonna come back..under sad circumstances.
But i wish it will. Ima rock my afro. I think I'd look cute."
** 8. @PHlophe, 2009 "lmao! complete with african drums. this commercial is
something lol!"
** 9. @snoops71, 2009 "I remember seeing these Afro sheen commercials during
"Soul Train"..."
** Reply 10. @luisosoriothelionelmessian9845, 2022 "Me Too I'Also Remember Seeing These Afro Sheen
Commercial During Soul Train in Puerto Rico Spanish Version for The Commercial
Translators Located At Department Of Education in San Juan,Puerto Rico I'See it
in 1980 On WKBM TV Channel 11 in Caguas,San Juan,Puerto Rico Now The Rebranded
2nd Generation TeleOnce Vívelo ⚽🇵🇷"
** 11. @poke97, 2009 "ha this a cool commercial. I have an afro glad i have one!"
** 12. @Cathalain, 2009 "lmao, that guy has it goin' on with the braids"
** 13. @880166, 2009 "@Cathain78 What they
mean by in the "natural World"
is reffering to those who where their hair in it's natural state meaning their
natural hair texture not chemically treated/altered hair...relaxers ,perms etc."
** 12. @Calinks, 2009 "Damn, I didn't know they were doing cornrows up like that
back in the 70's!"
** Reply 13. @Acire30, 2010 "@Calinks Try Hair
braiding is at least 5000 years old, if not older. Hair braiding in Africa can
be traced back as far as 3500 BCE. It has been a large part of many cultures
all around the world including Africa,"
** Reply 14.@srecar6, 2010 "@Calinks yea some grew it naturally but most braided it and
than unbraided it like after two weeks you know just to keep up with the times
it was like the more hair you had the more black and hip you was blood" -snip- I believe that the word "blood" in that last sentence is supposed to be an informal referent for another Black person like the word "bruh".
** Reply 15. @shmuli9, 2010 "@Calinks Of course!
Though I suppose it didn't become popularly known amongst white people
until Bo Derek had her hair done like this in "10", a movie form
1980. The phrase "24/7", jazz,
cake walks, and so many other things weren't known generally until YEARS after
they were already popular in black culture."
** 16. @Cookiec1973,2009 "O, ok. Those ppl claiming hateful things about our hair our just plain ignorant! Sad, sad ppl, really." -snip- This comment refers to lots of negative comments about Black people's hair that are found in that discussion thread.
** 17. @Phillie103, 2011 "omg. The box is ridiculous. Who has afros like that anymore>"
** Reply 18. @MsThriller2009,2017 "Phillie103 i do 💂"
** 19.@ubiquitousfacts, 2011 "Let's bring the fro back again, okay? I'm wearing one today."
** 20. @chimptor50, 2011 "I'm ruff and tuff with my Afro puffs!"
** Reply 21. @mochafiend1, 2020 "Rock on, with ya bad self! LOL."
** 22.@tsukune54321, 2013 "Its started to make a comeback"
** 23. @dc4ever967,2013 "it weird seeing that guy with braids i didnt know they wear
braids back then"
** 24. @talesia, 2013 "Yes I remember my big brothers girlfriend braiding his hair
like that while sitting on the front porch and watching the action in the hood
back in the day. :>)"
** 25. @legacyrobertson6483, 2015 "ahhhhhhhh Memories I remember my afro was always Poppin Can Ya Dig That" -snip- "Poppin" is a now retired (seldom if ever used) African American Vernacular English term that meant "looking very good". "Can you dig it" is a mostly retired African American Vernacular English term that means "Do you understand me?", "Do you agree with me?", "Do you hear what I'm saying?".
** 26. @simplyjuannie5128, 2021 "Cornrows on men were in style back then?"
1. @SoSoPrettyMS21, 2016 "This commercial gave me all kinds of life!"
** 2. @petertownsend2255, 2020 "I LOOKED FOR THIS COMMERCIAL FOR AGES OH MY GOSH...I
remember watching this as a child on TV in Jamaica"
** 3. @ccth22, 2020 "The interesting thing is these commercials
influenced young brothers as well. Because as a kid it made me want to wear a
tie and treat A girl like I would see guys in the commercial. These ads were
influential. So now they promote pants hanging down below their knees and bad
grammar"
** 4.@BoyTheBlack, 2021 "I would only see this commercial on Saturday nights at
10:30 while watching Soul Train..."
** 5. @missj1154, 2022 "Ultra Sheen hair Grease and Satin creme press please come
back"
** Reply 6. @amyb7420, 2022 "Ikr and for a reasonable price"
** Reply 7. @missj1154, 2022 " AMY B Well i found the Blue and Green Hair grease
at a Beauty supply store where i live for 4.00 the satin cream press i had to
buy off amazon for $23.00"
** 8. @DJones-xw7go,2022 "Where is it sold nowadays I still use this and I can’t find
the pressing cream no where 🧐"
** 9. @chaunceyevans5896, 2022 "Very Handsome Man and very beautiful lady"
** Reply 5. @carmikuntis8607, 2018 "Right before Rappers Delight 😂😂"
** Reply 6. @blusky8344, 2021 "My sista!!! Use the Sheen, keeping our hair Clean when we step out on the Scene if you know what I Mean...Right On Right On..." -snip- This is part of the rapping words of this ad.
** 7. @mikaelaburrell1655, 2018 "The third and fourth hairstyle looks soo pretty it was really kinky and thick 🙌🏾🙌🏾"
** 8. @user-eh1ku3id7s, 2018 "That was awesome"
** 9. @Indiegirl007, 2018 "This was out of sight."
** 10. @schmootheonly, 2018 "That second style needs to come back"
** 11. @keishajohson2852, 2019 "I miss this looking at black commercials growing up and watching them with my oldest baby this made me proud to be a black woman"
** 12. @victornewman06, 2019 "Outta sight! Can you dig it?"
** 13. @Chocolatetv2011, 2019 "That corn row side ponytail was super cute 😍"
** 14. @carlosbrown9302, 2019 "Back when black women had there own hair no weaves"
** Reply 15. @Dumbbitchjoy, 2021 "Actually it was black women that was wearing wigs back then,my grandma was one of them after trying to get a perm.Not saying I disagree cause most black women back there was wearing their natural hair more then today.I wear my natural hair but I straighten my hair with heat but it was black women that was wearing wigs back then"
** 16. @karlar8648, 2019 "Darn shame i remember the words to this."
** 17. @MsTexas73, 2019 "They need to bring Afro Sheen back."
** 18. @vintage1950, 2020 "We never had adverts like this on U.K. TV. Not even now do
we have Afro products advertising"
** 19. @MrIrrepressible, 2020 "My goodness, black women with long afros are so beauitful.....can't beat God's design"
** 20. @jammadamma, 2021 "JUST LET YOUR SOOOOOOOUL GLO! GET IT OH SO SILKY SMOOTH!
JUST LET YOUR SOOOOOOOOOOUL GLO BABY" -snip- The reference to "Let your "Soul Glow" is the jingle that was used for the hair care product in Eddie Murphy's "Coming To America" movie. However, the fictional "Soul Glow" product in that movie was probably a parody of Jheri curl products. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jheri_curl for information about Jheri curls.
** 21. @vintage1950, 2021 "We never had adverts like this on U.K.
TV. Not even now do we have Afro products advertising"
** 22. @tavi5841, 2021 "The amount of seasoning this commercial
has" -snip- Food with a lot of seasoning" is the opposite of food tasting "bland." Therefore, a commercial that is well seasoned is one that isn't bland. This use of the word "seasoning" to refer to a commercial about Black culture positively reinforces the idea that Black people are good cooks because we know how to add seasoning to our food in contrast with some non-Black people. ** 23. @cazprescott9, 2021 "Those were the days. It took me decades
before I knew what a blowout kit was. A low strength relaxer. We used Ultra
Sheen more than Afro Sheen, but they were both part of our family hair care
supplies. Best Black owned biz ads, too."
** 24. @LANORDA9, 2021 "Gorgeous hair, and I love the styles"
** 25. @latriceprice6426,2023 "😂😂I memorized this WHOLE
commercial and did it with foiled covered products for a class project!! The
applause was very satisfying 😌"
**** This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Johnson Product Company for creating, manufacturing, and marketing Ultra Sheen and Afro-Sheen products. Thanks to all those who were associated with these ads, and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to all those who published these ads on YouTube.
Johnson Products Company (JPC) is a privately held American
business based in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known for manufacturing a line
of hair care and cosmetic products for African American consumers under the
names Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen. The company was a longtime sponsor of the
syndicated US television dance show Soul Train until that program's
cancellation.
History
In 1954, salesman George E. Johnson, Sr., his wife Joan
Johnson, and a barber who later left the company formed what would become
Johnson Products with a $250 loan.[1][2] The company produced Ultra Wave, a
hair relaxer aimed at men that George developed while at Fuller Products, an
African American cosmetics company.[1][3] The product was sold in Chicago,
Harlem and other African American neighborhoods of New York City to barbers.[3]
Joan repositioned the product in 1957 as Ultra Sheen and
marketed it to women.[1][4] The product was aimed at African American women who
straightened their hair to eliminate the need to use a hot comb, grease, and
frequent trips to the beauty shop.[1][3] By the 1960s had an estimated 80
percent of the black hair-care market and annual sales of $12.6 million by
1970.[1] In 1971, JPC went public and was the first African American owned
company to trade on the American Stock Exchange.[1][5]
The company's most well-known product was Afro Sheen for
natural hair when afros became popular.[2][4] Marketing for the product
featured slogans that encouraged racial pride, as embodied by the "Black
is beautiful" movement.[6] These slogans included "Natural Hair hangs
out. Beautiful!" and "soul food for the natural."[7] In 1971,
JPC began sponsoring Soul Train. The sponsorship helped the program grow from a
local show to a nationally syndicated cultural icon, making JPC the first
African American company to sponsor a national television program.[3][8]"...
Hair care pioneer Joan Johnson made ‘Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen
and Ultra Sheen cosmetics’ a feature of black identity
Her company sold an uplifting version of black hair care —
by any product necessary
It was the product itself, the not-too-heavy blue grease (or
green if you needed the extra dry formula) that had one job — to manage (lay
down, wave up, detangle and shine) black hair — and always did what it was
supposed to do. It became baked into the daily grooming rituals of my childhood
in a way that made it a totem for an era. A pre-gentrification,
get-your-education, no-frills time when black people needed neatness, at a
minimum, at an accessible price point. It was a tool, rather than a status product,
which distinguished it from the fancier, more self-important black hair care
lines that followed — especially when white companies moved into the lucrative
black hair care market they’d long ignored.
[…]
The company’s product line also included other hair care and
grooming products. Johnson Products sponsored the syndicated dance program Soul
Train, and a huge swath of black America will remember the line “ … makers
of Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen Cosmetics,” voiced by Soul Train
host Don Cornelius, for the rest of our lives.”
[…]
“I also remember the joy of putting the sheen on your Afro,”
said Lonnie G. Bunch III, who is likely the first Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution to have ever voiced that particular recollection. He met Joan and
George Johnson when he was president of the Chicago Historical Society, and
they talked about the power of those weekly Soul Train plugs. “In a way, the
Johnsons captured the tenor of the time and used that desire to express one’s
blackness as a key to their marketing strategy,” he said. “Whenever I think
about the commercials, I smile and recall a time when we were all discovering
our blackness.”
**** ADDITIONAL VIDEOS These videos are presented in chronological order, based on the year that the ad was first aired.*
I don't know the year Showcase video #1 was first aired.
SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Ultra Sheen Products (1971)
Retro Black Media, April 16, 2013
Here's Sunni (?) promoting Ultra Sheen Products with S.T.'s Gang Beverly and Lena.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Afro Sheen Commercial
Damian Sheets, Jun 16, 2006
159,147 views • Jun 16, 2006
This an old ad for afro sheen back in the 70's,I think.
-snip-
Another video of this same ad gives "1975" as the date that it was first aired.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Ultra Sheen Hair care Products ad (1977)
RetroBlackMedia, Oct 1, 2016
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Afro Sheen ad
RetroBlackMedia, Oct 1, 2016
**** This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
Watch the animated music video for ""Black History
(It's Yours)"" - an original rap anthem that celebrates
African-American icons and heroes from Rosa Parks to Kendrick Lamar.
Written and Performed by Idris Goodwin
Directed by Yavae Thomas
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcase the animated music video entitled "Black History (It's Yours)".
The official transcript of that video is included in this post.
The content of that post is presented for historical, cultural, and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Idris Goodwin, Yavae Thomas, and all others who are associated with this video.
**** VIDEO TRANSCRIPT - BLACK HISTORY (IT'S YOURS)
0:04
♪ Left to the right Top to the
floor ♪
0:06
♪ When I say Black History Say
it's yours ♪
0:10
♪ Black History It's yours ♪
0:12
♪ Black History Yes, it's yours ♪
0:15
♪ And we say it loud And proud
again ♪
0:17
♪ There's no America Without the
African ♪
0:20
♪ Fightin' to get it equal ♪
0:22
♪ Black History The story of the
people ♪
0:25
♪ Black History It's yours ♪
0:27
♪ Black History Yes, it's yours ♪
0:31
♪ Only 28 days In the month of
February ♪
0:35
♪ It's just the kick off We
don't stop 'til every ♪
0:37
♪ Textbook in every class Give
up the glory ♪
0:39
♪ The true and living facts Of
his and her story ♪
0:42
♪ People wanna know why We still
celebrate it ♪
0:45
♪ Road been rocky And we made
it, we elated ♪
0:47
♪ Our survivors, strivers
Fighters, singers ♪
0:50
♪ Get us droppin' names Like we
had butter fingers ♪
0:52
♪ Rosa, King, X Truth, the
Greatness ♪
0:54
♪ I'll leave Fred Douglas These
are the basics ♪
0:57
♪ But how about Bessie Coleman
The Fly Aviatrix ♪
1:00
♪ Or Katherine Johnson who
Helped launch the space ships ♪
1:02
♪ Or Lewis Latimer Illuminating
homes ♪
1:04
♪ Or Dr. Shirley Jackson
Improvin' telephones ♪
1:07
♪ Or Fred Mckinley Jones Keepin'
ice cream cold ♪
1:10
♪ I could go on and on 'Til my
body get old ♪
1:13
♪ Left to the right Top to the
floor ♪
1:15
♪ When I say Black History Say
it's yours ♪
1:18
♪ Black History It's yours ♪
1:20
♪ Black History Yes, it's yours ♪
1:22
♪ Fought the revolution And both
world wars ♪
1:25
♪ Black History It's yours ♪
1:28
♪ Black History Yes, it's yours ♪
1:30
♪ Black History Yes, it's yours ♪
1:34
♪ Gotta say it loud And proud
again ♪
1:35
♪ There's no America Without the
African ♪
1:39
♪ Fightin' to get it equal ♪
1:40
♪ Black History The story of the
people ♪
1:42
♪ We gave you traffic lights To
stop the crash ♪
1:45
♪ Almanac, gas furnace And gas
mask ♪
1:48
♪ Gave ya hip-hop T La Rock ♪
1:49
♪ Blues and jazz A fresh new
dances ♪
1:52
♪ With flare and pizzazz ♪
1:53
♪ Automatic gear shifts To move
the cars ♪
1:55
♪ Potato chips And peanut butter
in jars ♪
1:58
♪ Laundry dyers Home security
systems ♪
2:00
♪ Super soakers and suspenders I
could go on listin' ♪
2:03
♪ Many contributions Across
institutions ♪
2:05
♪ Supreme Court and ball court
It's been an evolution ♪
2:09
♪ And we sing it every day ♪
2:11
♪ Blue Notes like Harold Melvin
For this Billie Holiday ♪
2:13
♪ We know what's goin' on Thanks
to Marvin Gaye ♪
2:15
♪ Get a bounce in our step On Q
like Kid N' Play ♪
2:18
♪ Gwendolyn and Kendrick Our
poets represent ♪
2:20
♪ Hold mics tight like truths
That's self-evident ♪
2:23
♪ Yeah, we know Our hero's
fantastic ♪
2:26
♪ But gotta remember The
forgotten on the Atlantic ♪
Shot and directed by Clarence Peters; Zoro presents the
OFFICIAL video for his smash-hit single, "OGENE"featuring Flavour -snip- Statistics for this YouTube video as of Jan. 28, 2024 at 5:16
AM EDT
Total # of views - 5,178,161
Total # of comments - 1, 772
****
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a pancocojams series about the 2016
record/video "Ogene" by Nigerian rapper Zoro featuring Nigerian
singer Flavour. "Ogene" is the Igbo name for an iron bell and a
musical style that features that bell and other traditional Igbo instruments.
This post showcases that same 2022 Zoro featuring Flavour
video, and and includes a commenter's transcription of that song's lyrics and
some comments from that discussion thread about that transcription.
This pancocojams post also presents my editorial notes about
the inclusion of the very pervasive African American sentence "You know
what I'm saying" and "You know what I mean" in the lyrics for
Zoro's 2022 "Ogene" rap.
Click
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-igbo-language-african-american.htmlfor Part I of this pancocojams series. That post focuses on the use of Igbo and
the widely used African American Vernacular English idiom "You know what I
mean" in Zoro's and Flavour's 2016 song "Ogene". "Ya know
what I mean" and other forms of that saying are quite commonly found,
particularly among poor and working class Black teenagers and young adults in
urban neighborhoods throughout the United States.
That post also highlights some examples of the use of
certain Igbo language terms and certain
African American Vernacular English terms in the official discussion thread of
Zoro's and Flavour's 2016 video for their song "Ogene". A few of
those comments include some examples from that discussion thread of the form of the idiom "You know what I mean" that
is used in Zoro's and Flavour's song "Ogene".
The content of this post is presented for cultural,
linguistic, entertainment, and aesthetic
purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Zoro and Flavour for their musical legacies.
Thanks to all those who were associated with this showcased video, and thanks
to all those who are quoted in this post.
****
LYRICS - OGENE [The English translation of the Igbo words is
given in parenthesis.]
Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the
ogene)
Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch
firewood?)
Adiro eli m eli ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am
a vulture)
Igbo boy fresh to the socks, inaamsayin (Igbo boy fresh to
the socks)
Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the
ogene)
Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch
firewood)
Adiri eri m eri ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am
a vulture)
Igbo boy polo to the socks, iaamsayin (Igbo boy wearing polo
to the socks, u know what am saying)
Hah!
Chorus (Flavour)
O Okeke, Okafor be anyi ooo (eyi !!), unu anu kwara Ogene ?
(Okeke and Okafor [generic names for Men] did you not hear the Ogene?)
Mbgeke, nwa mgborie be anyi o oo o, nye nu’m Ogene (Mbgeke
and Mgborie [generic names for Female] did you not hear the Ogene?)
Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo ! (Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)
Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo! (Beatbox
Sounds of Ogene)
Verse 1 (Zoro)
Zee !!!!
Bufú champagne, butelùnùm pammy (remove the Champagene and
bring me the Palm wine.)
Wepu egwü Lil Wayne, kpó Udu Bunch Pammy (remove Lil Wanye
songs and put the Palm wine songs)
Iga enwėcha Zoro n’ofe, ka na aju esè maggi (Why would you
have Zoro in your soup and still looking for another spice [maggi])
Tantalizer for appetiser, shítenu’m ofè mgbòlodí (Tantalizer
[expensive food] for appetizer, and bring me the most expensive soup [Ofe
mgbòlodí])
Kezy be taking the vocal (Kezy is on the Vocal)
one hundred but keeping it local
My people sili mu jeé Z, leaving me feeling ka Hova (my
people said am I Jay Z, which left me feeling like Hova)
Ndi malu mu ma na ndi social (People who know me, know that
I am social)
Igbo music we taking it urban
Bring your sickest rappers, sum it up biiitch,abu’m the
total (bring all ur favorite together, and I am their total)
Haaah!
bowa akana, ijide egom bowa akana (Spray the Money, If you
have money spray the money [spend it])
With umu nwa di nma di sharp ka ha abu iru Ogbuadana (with
the sexy ladies that are sharp like an axe)
Nwa piote ke n’ime be’m na oyi na atu kwa n’ime be’m (Lady
come into my chamber, because it is kind of cold in my place)
Zinki mu, zinki akirika mana nju n’aju n’ime be’m (My roof
is a thatch roof, but there is enough in my place)
And iweé ife anyi cholu, anyi ga enye gi titulu (if you have
what we want, we will give you a title [award])
Aguba ndi Eze, my uncle Ji aka gbaji baisculu (When you
count Kings, my Uncle is the king of Metals [breaks iron with bare hands])
The nwa fu ifė anyi kulu, nòba anó ka ofè okwuru (The man
saw what we went through [to be successful] and started to draw likeOkra soup [to shake like jelly]
Mana anya ga api gi, ma iwelu anyi gi fu ife ayi fulu (You
will go blind ifyou see what we saw)
I bulu bibulu (you will run away in fear holding the Bible )
Chorus (Flavour)
O Okeke, Okafor be anyi ooo (eyi !!), unu anu kwara Ogene ?
(Okeke and Okafor [generic names for Men] did you not hear the Ogene?)
Mbgeke, nwa mgborie be anyi o oo o, nye nu’m Ogene (Mbgeke
and Mgborie [generic names for Female] did you not hear the Ogene?)
Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo !(Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)
Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo! (Beatbox
Sounds of Ogene)
Verse 2 (Flavour)
Ina eme guyi, onye muru gu (why you proud, who gave birth to
you [who are you?])
Ishi n’idi badi, onye muru gu (you saud you are the best,
who gave birth to you [who are you?])
Ina as u ingili, onye muru gu (you speak English, who gave
birth to you [who are you?])
Ina apakeji, onye muru gu (why all this front u put up, who
gave birth to you [who are you?])
òshekitekwé e, agbara e visa (If you shake it well, we get
you a visa)
Ada Olisa paitewe ya, m’tewé i’tewé (Sexy Lady [Ada Olisa)
break down the dance and keep dancing)
Paitewe ya dodo olima paitewe egwu m (Dance harder, Keep
dancing)
ebenebe eyi Ogene !!!!!
Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo !
Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé (enyi !!), ebenebe yi Ogene
ooo!
Hook (Zoro)
Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the
ogene)
Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch
firewood)
Adiro eli m eli ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am
a vulture)
Igbo boy fresh to the socks, inaamsayin (Igbo boy fresh to
the socks)
Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the
ogene)
Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch
firewood)
Adiri eri m eri ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am
a vulture)
Igbo boy polo to the socks, iaamsayin (Igbo boy wearing polo
to the socks, u know what am saying)
Hah!
Outro Verse (Zoro) (Shout out to some people he knows)
Mega na Jerry n’asu fune n’ogene (Mega and Jerry, spoke
Phonetics on the Ogene sound)
Koko na don,Chino n’asu fune n’ogene (Koko and Don Chino
spoke Phonetics on the Ogene sound)
Aguba ndi Eze banyi shi na osuru fune n’ogene (Aguba the
king in our town, spoke phonetics on the ogene)
Beawood n’isuawa inulu fune n’ogene (Beawood in Isuawa,
heard the phoneticss on our ogene)
Akuchukwu n’ezinifite I’nulu amala uné (Akuchukwu in
Ezinifite)
Ogbuogu n’osunmeyi bia nulu amala óbó (Ogbuogu in Osunmeyi)
Honourable Chima Obieze Ina anu kwa amala uné (Honourable
Chima you hear the shout out)
Okpoche ngene I’nulu Ogene, Ó amala ubó, tewé !!! (Okpoche)
Ejike bureau De changi (Tewé !!!)(Ejike is Bureau de Change (has too much
money))
Phyno fino nwoke iji changi (Tewé !!!) (Phyno fino has so
much money)
Major bankz nu na ne eti ajò egwú (Óbuė!, Óbuė!!) (Major
Bankz the baddest producer)
Iyvon nelson na achó ajò okwú(Iyvon Nelson the trouble maker)
ijere one n’igbo nííne(Flavour the finest in all of Igbo Land)
Flavour n’abania nwoke shinné (Flavour the finest in all of
Igbo Land)
Ijere one n’igbo nííne, n’igbo niine
Anaaa mu (I am out)"
-snip-
This transcription was written by commenter @xixtinthegreat,
2016 in
Here's @xixtinthegreat preface to that transcription:
"I Have Traslated 4 the non-Igbo Speakers.
Ogene (Ogene is an instrument. The dominant sound in this
song)
It’s Kezyklef production".
****
REPLIES TO THAT TRANSCRIPTION FROM THAT DISCUSSION THREAD
These are all of the comment replies to this song's lyrics
that have been published on that YouTube discussion thread in the order that
they appear in that sub-thread. (as of January 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM EDT.)
6. @amysucre5143, 2017 "Xixtin The Great I score you 500% for this
translation. You left nothing out!"
Amala une...flute
Amala ubo ....guitar"
**
Reply
7.@Jb21000, 2017 "Wow the lyrics make me love the song more. There is so
much richness/wisdom in our cultures don’t understand why people can ever be
ashamed to be African."
Nna gi muru gi(You're your father's son/daughter)!!
Akam di n'elu(I salute you)."
**
Reply
9. @anayochime8821, 2019
"Jiri Ferrari echute ngene (Use Ferrari to fetch from
the stream)"
**
Reply
10.@13thghost42, 2019 " "ngene" means stream or lake.
Anyi adi erimeri ka udele/udene means we don't eat stale.
In all you your effort is amazing."
**
Reply
11. @wellobush8393, 2019 "Wow my guy you really went down on this. Good job and
thank you so much."
**
Reply
12. @08033297829, 2019 "You are the best."
**
Reply
13. @jdemenike, 2019
"Xixtin The Great
Very good attempt.
Few corrections.
Ngene means stream. I take my Ferrari to the stream
Zinc m zinc akirika mana nju na ajụ n'ime be m - my roof is
thatch roof and it is quite cold inside."
**
Reply
14. @amakabeibe, 2019 "Xixtin The Great My G you try... Nara aka
biko..."
**
Reply
15. @munavictoria8272, 2020 "Agubandieze is actually the name of his uncle,and he
is on this video..."
**
Reply
16. @xixtinthegreat, 2020 "Thanks for all the corrections, I will update in the
lyrics soon. Great music should be accessible to all. That includes making the
translation accessible for all. If you
want more Igbo music translation I will do the most popular ones." -snip- I'm also sincerely thank xixtinthegreat for his transcription of Zoro's rap "Ogene", but for the record, I want to not that there's no indication that these lyrics were updated (No "edited" note is attached to this comment (or to any other comment in this replysub-thread".)
**
Reply
17. @eventxposure, 2021 "My people silimu jee z .. (my people said I should go
z .. its actually a wordplay .. jee (go and represent ) & Jay z (the
rapper).. 2021 still here.."
**
Reply
18. @evaristusasobara4348, 2021 "Thanks"
**
Reply
19. @okpegodson1675, 2023 "We're speaking phonetics with Ogene instruments, we
fetch fire woods with Ferrari, like a vulture you can't eat me, why are you
asking for appetizers when Zoro is here, stop playing Lil Wayne's music play
Pammy Udubunch's ( a traditional Igbo musician)that's how far I can go, lol 🤣🤣
I hope it makes sense"
**
Reply
20. @Absoladapo, 2023 " Okpe Godson
wow that’s deep God bless you."
[Pancocojams Editor's Note: Here's another comment about the
lyrics. (This comment isn't a part of the sub-thread that is given above]:
1. @chiemerievictor2998, 2021 "This beat get me moving.
Zoro says
We speak phonetics with ogene(musical instrument)
We fetch water with Ferrari.
Nobody eats me like a vulture.
He also asked how can have Zoro and still be asking for
appetizers and tantalizers.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
****
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES ABOUT THE LYRICS "YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING" AND "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN" THAT ARE PART OF THE
2022 NIGERIAN RAP" ENTITLED OGENE" BY ZORO FEATURING FLAVOUR
Examples of the saying "You know what I mean" and
"You know what I'm saying" and other forms of those sayings are very
noticeable parts of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) throughout many
parts of the United States. This is particularly the case with conversational
AAVE that is spoken by poor and working class young people living in urban
neighborhoods.
For examples of how often forms of these sayings are used at
the end of sentences,
That post includes a 2019 YouTube video by CharlieBo313
entitled "Different American Hood Accents". That video consists of
multiple street interviews with young men in certain African American
"hoods" throughout the United States.
Here are two comments from the discussion thread for that
video:
1. @RenR70, 2019 " “You know what I’m sayin” is pretty much universal
hood talk."
2.@p_sm00th82, 2019 "Every hood has
a different way/slogan/saying of “do you understand me” lmaooo (ya herd meh,
nah sayin, ya feel me, ya digg, real talk etc ) lol"
-end of quotes-
ixtinthegreat's masterful transcription of the 2022 Nigerian
rap "Ogene" by Zoro featuring Flavour includes two examples of
"You know what I'm saying" in the hook of that rap:
1. at the end of the next to the last line in the first hook
(Zoro), before the word "Ha!":
"Igbo boy polo to the socks, iaamsayin (Igbo boy
wearing polo to the socks, u know what am saying)"
and
after verse #2, at the end of the next to the last line in the second hook (Zoro) before the word "Ha" [the same lyrics as given in the first example].
Unfortunately, commenter ixtinthegreat's masterful
[unofficial] transcription of that Nigerian rap "Ogene" by Zoro
featuring Flavour doesn't include the form of "You know what I mean"
that are found in the beginning of that rap and in other parts of that rap.
A number of commenters in the discussion thread for the
official video of Zoro's rap "Ogene" document the fact that that rap
includes multiple examples of a strung together form of the saying "You
know what I mean". In contrast, no comments in that discussion thread
include the sentence 'You know what I'm
saying" that is used less often in that Nigerian rap.
Here are two examples of those comments that I included in
Part I of this pancocojams series about Zoro's "Ogene" rap:
These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only:
1. @JoStylin, 2016 "B elect I tried doing the Ogene dance but everytime he
said 'U Naaa Mean' I automatically switched to dancing hip hop."
**
2.@bobbyem95, 2016 "Dope Tune. Will jam to this any time of the day! You
know i meannnnnnn!"
-end of quotes-
ixtinthegreat's transcription of Zoro's rap
"Ogene" is the only one that I've found online. I regret that it
doesn't include the "You know what I mean" lyrics because those
lyrics accurately add authenticity to the contemporary African American Hip Hop
styling of this Nigerian rap.
****
This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.
