tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post4654385605563507388..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: What Kendrick Lamar's Hip Hop Song "King Kunta" Means (With Special Attention To What He Meant By "Yams")Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-90461581754707511982017-04-01T14:11:48.887-04:002017-04-01T14:11:48.887-04:00Off topic, but is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth related...Off topic, but is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth related to Willie Duckworth who composed the military cadence - the "Duckworth Chant" (also known as "Sound Off")?<br /><br />Here's information about that cadence: <br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_cadence#The_Duckworth_Chant_.28or_Sound_Off.21.29" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_cadence#The_Duckworth_Chant_.28or_Sound_Off.21.29</a>.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-51210166624426085692017-04-01T09:59:52.735-04:002017-04-01T09:59:52.735-04:00The lyrics "(Oh yes, we can, oh yes, we can) ...The lyrics "(Oh yes, we can, oh yes, we can) in verse #1 of Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" are a form of the motto "Yes we can" that is associated with United States President Barack Obama.<br /><br />Here's an excerpt about President Obama's use of that saying from <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/11/obamas-yes-we-can-thank-michelle-for-that/?utm_term=.205feebbc5f7" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/11/obamas-yes-we-can-thank-michelle-for-that/?utm_term=.205feebbc5f7</a><br />"President Obama has used his memorable "Yes we can" motto since his first Senate campaign in 2004, and he closed his farewell speech on Jan. 10 with the same three words.<br /><br />President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation Tuesday night in the same city where he began his quest for the presidency, with the same three words that launched it.<br /><br />“Yes, we can,” he said during his farewell address in Chicago. “Yes, we did. Yes, we can.”<br /><br />[In stark farewell, Obama warns of threat to U. S. democracy]<br /><br />The phrase — alongside “change we can believe in,” “Hope” and “fired up and ready to go” — is among the most indelible slogans the first black president employed to convey his political message during the last decade.<br /><br />“Yes we can” defined his most famous 2008 speeches in New Hampshire and in Chicago’s Grant Park, and was chanted at political rallies nationwide. It appeared on campaign posters and inspired a song and celebrity-packed music video by artist will.i.am."...Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-9866843053333022372017-04-01T09:27:08.770-04:002017-04-01T09:27:08.770-04:00Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" begins...Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" begins with the words "I got a bone to pick".<br /><br />Here's a definition about that saying from <a href="http://grammarist.com/usage/bone-to-pick/" rel="nofollow">http://grammarist.com/usage/bone-to-pick/</a><br /><br />"Bone to pick<br />The idiom bone to pick means to have something you want to discuss with another person or organization. The discussion topic is usually something bad, like hurt feelings or a wrongdoing.<br /><br />All sources agree that it comes from a dog gnawing a bone after all the meat is gone. The phrase is used for a topic or discussion that one person does not want to let go of, even if all the ‘meaty’ discussion about the topic has already happened."...<br />-snip-<br />In contrast with the last part of that definition, in my experience, saying "I have a bone to pick with you" is a way of signaling to the person you are speaking to that he or she shouldn't get too upset about what you are going to say because it's that big of a deal ("heavy duty"), but it's still something that is bugging you and you want to bring up to "get it off your chest".Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com