This post provides information about Migos, showcases a sound file of the song "Stir Fry", provides the lyrics to that song, and provides explanations for some of the song's lyrics.
This post also showcases one YouTube example of clips from "Stir Fry" dance challenge videos.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, etymological, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composers of this song, the members of Migos and Pharrell L. Williams. Thanks also to Migos for performing this song. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, thanks to those featured in this video, and thanks to the publisher of this sound file and this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MIGOS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migos
"Migos is an American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia, formed in 2009.[1] The trio is composed of three rappers, known by their stage names Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff. The group's name is a reference to the Georgia drug trade, where a "migos" is an abandoned house used for production or consumption of drugs.[2]
Migos was formed in 2009, by Quavo (born Quavious Keyate Marshall),[9] Takeoff (born Kirshnik Khari Ball),[10] and Offset (born Kiari Kendrell Cephus),[11] originally known as Polo Club and from Lawrenceville, Georgia. The three members are directly related and were raised together; Quavo is Takeoff's uncle, and Offset is Quavo's cousin.[12] The three of them grew up together in Gwinnett County, a mostly suburban area half an hour northeast of Atlanta. "I ain't going to sit here like, 'My neighborhood was hard, and I had to get out there and grind.' We made it hard for ourselves. We chose to stay on the streets," Quavo said.[13] The group released their first full-length project, a mixtape titled Juug Season, on August 25, 2011. They followed with the mixtape No Label on June 1, 2012.
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On October 27, Migos officially released "MotorSport", the lead single of their second studio album Culture II, along with Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.[56] The second single, "Stir Fry", was released on December 20, 2017 on the official Migos YouTube channel. The song is produced by Pharrell Williams.[57]. The song is will be used for the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend. [58]”...
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This sentence is given in italics to highlight it.
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SHOWCASE YOUTUBE EXAMPLES
[WARNING: This sound includes the word "ni&&a" and the word "sh&t*".
I didn't showcase the video of this song on this blog because of its violent content.]
Example #1: Migos - Stir Fry (Audio)
MigosVEVO, Published on Dec 20, 2017
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Example #2: Stir Fry Challenge Dance Compilation #stirfrychallenge #stirfrydance
One Challenge, Published on Feb 5, 2018
Stir Fry Challenge Dance Compilation #stirfrychallenge #stirfrydance
Best musical.ly, dubsmash, instagram and flipagram Stir Fry Challenge Compilation and lit dance.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT THIS SONG'S LYRICS
Pancocojams is a family centered blog and therefore doesn't fully spell out words that I consider to be offensive and r that are profanity. Migos' "Stir Fry" has two words in those categories which are noted by asterisks.
Also, note that some lyrics in this song refer to illegal drugs, refer to drug activity, include an offensive reference to females, and includes references to sex.
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LYRICS:
(composers: Migos (Kiari Kendrell Cephas, Kirsnick Khari Ball, & Wuavious Keyate Marshall), and Pharrell L. Williams)
[Intro: Quavo]
Woo, woo, woo, woo
Woo, woo, woo, woo
[Verse 1: Quavo]
Dance with my dogs in the nighttime (wroof)
Trap ni&&a* with the chickens like Popeye's (Popeye's)
Money changin' colors like tie-dye (tie-dye)
I'm just tryna get it, I ain't tryna die (no)
She got a big ol' onion booty, make the world cry (cry)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
Hold them bands down (hey), hold your mans down (hey)
Who told you come around? (Who?), this that trap sound (trap)
Designer, clothes (clothes), fashion, shows (shows)
Trap, house (house), made of, gold (gold)
Control the bag now (control it) no need to brag now (no need)
Ayy, put the mask down (mask), we livin' fast now (fast)
Finest, hoes (finest), wrist, froze (hoes)
We can, go (we can), coast to, coast (coast)
[Chorus: Quavo]
Keep watchin' me whip up
Still be real and famouuuuus, yeah
Dance with my dogs in the nighttime (woo, woo, woo, wroof)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
[Verse 2: Offset]
Offset!
Gon' whip it, intermission, let the birds fly (brrr)
I get money, tunnel vision through my third eye (money)
In that skillet, watch me flip it like it's Five Guys (flip it)
Look at my pilgrim, check out the ceilin', look at the blue sky (skrrt)
Icy Patek, check, yeah, boogers, they sit on my neck (ice)
I don't regret sh&t, yeah, I'm paid and I don't got a debt (hah)
You crawl 'fore you walk, you can ball every week
For my dogs 'hind the wall, we gon' ball when you free (ball)
Stop watchin' me, democracy, you wanna copy me (you watchin')
Life's Monopoly, go cop me some land and some property (property)
AP, Rolls (Rolls), pink diamonds, whoa (whoa)
Whip up the soda, diamonds off the Royce (hey)
[Chorus: Quavo]
Keep watchin' me whip up
Still be real and famouuuuus, yeah
Dance with my dogs in the nighttime (wroof)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (wroof)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
[Verse 3: Takeoff]
In the kitchen, curry chicken, call it stir fry
Takeoff, I'm the bird keeper, let the birds fly
Why you tryna take my prize? You a dead guy
Of course, I gotta keep a watch out through my bird eye
No casket, drop dead fresh and I got dead guys
Don't discriminate, ball players come in all sizes
Finger roll, post move or the pick and roll
They mad the way we win, they think we used a cheat code
Why you keep lookin' at me?
I feel like ni&&as* got static
It must be the Patek
Pockets blue cheese, I'm in the kitchen
[Chorus: Quavo]
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
Keep watchin' me whip up
Still be real and famouuuuus, yeah
Dance with my dogs in the nighttime (wroof)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (whip it)
In the kitchen, wrist twistin' like it's stir fry (wroof)
online source: https://genius.com/Migos-stir-fry-lyrics
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*These words are fully spelled out in these lyrics.
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SOME EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE LYRICS
These explanations are gleaned from various online sources and/or from my own sense of what these lyrics mean.
Note that a word or phrase in this song can have more than one meaning at the same time. This is similar to, but not that same thing as "coded meanings" (for instance in some African American Spirituals) in which a socially correct meaning could be given to a word to hide what was really meant).
Additions and corrections are welcome for these lyrics explanations.
These explanations are given in order of their use in the song and are numbered of referencing purposes only.
General note about this song:
From http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=44391
"The second track to be released from Culture II, this finds Migos dropping a number of fast food references as they flaunt their status as innovators and wealth-makers.
Dance with my dogs in the nighttime (wroof)
Trap ni&&a with the chickens like Popeye's (Popeye's)
Money changin' colors like tie-dye (tie-dye)
Quavo, Offset and Take Off also touch on the trio's usual topics of cash, girls, luxuries and drugs.
The song title comes from Quavo's catchy hook in which he compares the Chinese cooking technique to making crack; whipping the wrist to combine ingredients."
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Some Specific Explanations
1. dogs
From https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-various-meanings-of-dog-when-used-in-slang
"...(c) [1990s+] (also dawg, dogg) a close friend.
(d) [1990s+] (also dogg) a general term of address, usu. between men"...
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2. "trap ni&&a" - a man (usually specifically a Black man) who is known to be in "traps" and/or in neighborhoos where "traps" are located
read https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_music
Trap music is a subgenre that originated during the 1990s from Reggeaton in Puerto Rico.[1][2] It is typified by its ominous lyrics and sound that incorporate double or triple-time division hi-hats,[3] heavy kick drums from a Roland TR-808 synthesizer, layered synthesizers, and "cinematic" strings.[4][5] The term "trap" initially referred to places where drug deals take place. In recent years it has been incorporated with electronic dance music (EDM) by artists who have remixed and made trap songs with more EDM-like aspects.[6]
Stylistic origins:
Southern hip hop
crunk
hardcore hip hop
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Italics are added to highlight this sentence. Notice that this vernacular meaning of "trap" has the same meaning as the word "migos".
Also, read https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Trap%20Music for more information about Trap music".
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3. chicken
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chicken
chicken
3) - An attractive woman with thighs and breasts (like a real chicken)
by Chris December 27, 2003
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chicken
A kilogram of cocain. Dealers started calling kilos "birds" which then evolved into "chicken."
Person 1) How much you got left?
Person 2) A quarter chicken.
by DEKE April 11, 2005
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chickens
Kilograms of cocaine
birds,half a wing,everything that has to do with birds usually means kilo of coke when a rapper says it in a wierd way
Big Meech got in the box for 30 years for movin chickens.
I'm bout to ship a couple chickens for 17.5 each
#birds#somethin thats not birds#ljlj#mojjm#flajl
by ATLant4 December 07, 2007
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5. Popeyes - a fast food chain that specializes in chicken
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6. tie-dye - a method of creating different color designs on cotton or other fabrics
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie-dyehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie-dye
...The process of tie-dye typically consists of folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling fabric or a garment and binding with string or rubber bands, followed by application of dye(s). The manipulations of the fabric prior to application of dye are called resists, as they partially or completely prevent the applied dye from coloring the fabric.
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Tie-dye techniques have also been used for centuries in the Hausa region of West Africa, with renowned indigo dye pits located in and around Kano, Nigeria. The tie-dyed clothing is then richly embroidered in traditional patterns. It has been suggested that these African techniques were the inspiration for the tie-dyed garments identified with hippie fashion.[11]
Tie-dyeing was known in the US by 1909, when Professor Charles E. Pellow of Columbia University acquired some samples of tie-dyed muslin and subsequently gave a lecture and live demonstration of the technique.[12]"...
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7. onion booty = a woman's butt that is shaped like an onion
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8. stir fry
From http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=44391
"The song title comes from Quavo's catchy hook in which he compares the Chinese cooking technique to making crack; whipping the wrist to combine ingredients."
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From http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stir-fry
"verb (used with object), stir-fried, stir-frying.
to cook (food) quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat: a common method of Chinese cookery.
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"Stir fry" is also a noun which refers to food cooked this way
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9. trap sound [read explanation #2]
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10. Trap, house [read explanation #2]
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11. finest - most attractive
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12. hoes - whores, and/or fast women; women who willingly engage in sex
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13. froze hoes- may refer to expensive "hoes"; note "Froze" may refer to "ice" which refers to diamonds
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14. Gon' whip it,
a drug activity reference, but in the context of dance challenges, [also] refers to dancing, i.e. twisting one's wrist, waist, or hips as in multiple contemporary Hip Hop/R&B songs such as the song 2016 "Whip The Nae Nae" and such as the 2004 R&B song "Let Me See You Whip It"
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15. let the birds fly - [read explanation #3]
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16. third eye
From http://www.chakra-anatomy.com/third-eye-chakra.html
"The Third Eye Chakra transcends time. It is located in the brain, at the brow, above the base of the nose.
The gift of this chakra is seeing - both inner and outer worlds."...
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17. Five Guys- a fast food chain
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18.Look at my pilgrim = I think this is a vernacular referent for a sexually promiscuous man's penis
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19. Icy Patek,
icy - from one of the vernacular meaning for "ice": expensive jewelry, usually in the form of diamonds
Patek
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patek_Philippe_%26_Co.
"Patek Philippe & Co. is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1851, located in Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. It designs and manufactures timepieces and movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. It is considered by many experts and aficionados to be one of the most prestigious watch manufacturers.[7]"
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20. check - [in the context of these lyrics] - a word that is said when you've checked off something from a list [because you have it or because you've done it]
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21. boogers= an insulting term for a person, short form of "hoodboogers"
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hood%20booger
"hoodbooger
A term used to describe young, thug kids from areas where crime is stereotypically high.
While I was working, some hoodbooger was trying to steal a digital camera, but I caught him.
#thug #hudbooger #gangbanger #street #hood"
by indolentphil January 11, 2008
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22. ball = enjoy yourself, have a great time, party [verb]
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23. For my dogs 'hind the wall, we gon' ball when you free (ball)= for my friends who are locked up in prison/jail, we're going to have a great time enjoying ourselves when you are released
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24. democracy = in the context of these lyrics I think this word means White folks; i.e. members of the majority culture in the United States "democracy"; I think this sentence is Migros warning against trying to copy or culturally appropriate their song/s
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25. Monopoly
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)
"Monopoly is a board game where players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game-board buying and trading properties, and develop them with houses and hotels. . Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards, and tax squares; players can end up in jail, which they cannot move from until they have met one of several conditions."...
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26. Takeoff, I'm the bird keeper, let the birds fly
"Takeoff" is the stage name of one of members of Migos; read the explanations for #3
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27. ball players - in the context of these lyrics, means people involved in playing the game of life or more specifically the game of hustling in the 'hood
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28. Finger roll, post move or the pick and roll- these lyrics may refer to throwing dice [?]
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29. "got static" - "get in trouble" (aren't clearly heard; are discriminated against)
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30. pocket blue cheese
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Blue%20Cheese
"blue cheese
the 2013 version of the hundred dollar bill with the blue stripe
I got a pocketful of new hundreds that blue cheese
#blue#cheese#100#detroit#bylug"
by Ong Bak February 12, 2015
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31. in the kitchen - in the context of this song "in the kitchen" means that the person is heavily involved in making "dough" (money); albeit illegally ; also read the explanation for #8 [i.e. cooking is usually done in the kitchen]
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