Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision: Feb. 14, 2021: former Part II [nation signing in comments] deleted
This is Part II of a ttwo part pancocojams series about the Reggae song "Toast" by Koffee and documents selected comments from the discussion thread of that song's official YouTube video.
Part II presents definitions for the Jamaican phrase "big up" and documents examples with the term "Big up" from the discussion official video of Koffee's Reggae song "Toast".
The Addendum to this post documents a few other comments from this same discussion thread that include Jamaican terms or phrases. Selected responses from that discussion thread to those comments are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/04/koffee-toast-jamaican-reggae-video.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about Jamaican Reggae singer Koffee (Mikayla Simpson).
That post also showcases a YouTube video of Koffee's 2018 video entitled "Toast". The lyrics for that song are also included in that post.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural and linguistics purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Koffee for her music. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/examples-of-term-big-up-in-youtube.html for a closely related 2016 pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of The Term "Big Up" In YouTube Discussion Threads For African Music Videos"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Koffee - Toast (Official Video)
Original Koffee, Published on Nov 16, 2018
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DEFINITIONS OF THE PHRASE "BIG UP"
These excerpts aren't given in any order of preference.
Excerpt #1:
From http://jamaicanpatwah.com/b/top-15-jamaican-patois-words-you-should-know#.V9MRmpgrLcs
Top 15 Jamaican Patois words you should know, Posted on July 28, 2014
"Big up
English Translation: Give respect / Give props
Definition: To give respect, encouragement or to acknowledge someone
Example Sentences
(Patois) Mi hav fi big up John fi everything him duh fi wi
(English) I have to give John respect for everything that he did for us"
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Excerpt #2:
From http://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Big-up/912#.XLreIehKi70
English Translation: Thumbs up/ Props
posted by nharnhar.adu.jephson.7069 on December 8, 2018
Definition: To give thumbs up, respect or admiration
Example Sentences
Patois: Big up mi chargie fi yuh outstanding performance
English: Thumbs up my friend for your outstanding performance
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SELECTED COMMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE PHRASE "BIG UP" FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
This compilation presents selected comments from the official video for the song "Toast" by Koffee that include the Jamaican Patois phrase "Big Up". These examples document the fact that this phrase is used by non-Jamaicans in numerous nations throughout the world.
Some of these examples are replies to another comment. In that case, that comment is also included in this compilation. Some of these comments prompted a number of replies. Comments #18 to #32 are examples of this type of exchanges in that discussion thread.
Most of these examples are "nation signing in" comments. Part II of this pancocojams series includes a brief overview of those types of YouTube discussion thread comments.
Numbers are added to the comments in this compilation for referencing purposes only.
Disclaimer: I didn't read all of the comments in that discussion thread, but I did read A LOT of them. I believe that these selected comments are representative of the comments in that entire discussion thread.
1. cameron stewart, 2018
"Big up your self kenyan man nuff respect 🇯🇲🇰🇪"
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2. iam_marwa, 2018
"Kenyan Watching from Dominican Rep. Bigup Koffee"
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3. David Blaze, 2018
"You are going to be big, star on the rise. You need to make something with Chronixx! Big up from Germany"
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4. Roberto Jacques, 2019
"Im Haitian 🇭🇹 I cant stop listening to this beautiful song 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️"
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REPLY
5. Om Devine, 2019
"Big up urself brother. Nuff luv from 🇯🇲🇯🇲"
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6. Dan Egorov, 2019
"One of the best young reggae artists now. Huge talent. Big up from Russia"
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7. Marina Dawson,2019
"big tune. KOFFEE Belizeans love yo music"
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8. Me Moi, 2019
"Koffee the anointed one, shaking up our soul with vibrations and mad tune! Jah Bless ❤️💗❤️ Big up Sis!!!"
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9. Sarah Price, 2019
"Big up Koffee from Belfast, Northern Ireland. As a musician its nice hearing such conscious music coming from someone so young. Listening to your music think you have created a new Genre."
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10. steveson sabore, 2019
"Heard this in kisumu kenya and it flows..bigUp koffee"
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11. videolavida, 2019
"This ones starting to catch fire in California. Big up."
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12. GirlisGaming, 2019
"Anyyy big up Trini"
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13. stuzzielahd2208, 2019
"Big up from Scotland!"
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14. Gachoka.J, 2019
"Big up from Kenya. Original and talent 👍"
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15. Judea Hall, 2019
"Big up,respect man but this song Is fire,"
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16. Boulie44tatoo, 2019
"Big up from Paris ! Top Koffee !"
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17. Florence Lewis, 2019
"Koffee big up uself Jamaica wi seh 🤘🤘🤘🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼🎼🎶🎶🎶🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧"
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18. Rory Hale, 2019
"Heard this on the radio in Toronto today the flow. Big up koffee"
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REPLY
19. TZT, 2019
"Won't be long til yall steal it"
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REPLY
20. Gabriella Brown, 2019
"ur not Jamaican! LMFAOOOOOO"
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REPLY
21. Rory Hale, 2019
"Gabriella Brown so what?"
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22. Sarallina .S, 2019
"@Rory Hale yh so what?"
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23. Gabriella Brown, 2019
"@Rory Hale u don't even have an accent. UR using patwah slang it's cringey . Unlike u I'm Jamaican"
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24. Sarallina .S, 2019
"@Gabriella Brown ur being really ignorant
Since Jamaican music is so beautiful people from all different cultures and people with all different accents can appreciate Caribbean music.Thats a fact."
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25. kangol 0ne, 2019
"@Sarallina .S I think she is a child, don't pay her any mind she will outgrow it one day lol. We need to understand that people of all ages have access to the comment section"
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26. Rory Hale, 2019
"Gabriella Brown lol all I said was big up! I grew up around Jamaicans and have always had jamaican friend in my life that I would consider family. I have loved reggae music since I was a child and have never had any Jamaican tell me I am not welcome in the reggae/dancehall scene because of my skin colour. Also how did you know I’m not Jamaican? I’ve seen many white Jamaicans before. If you are a fan of koffee or chronixx or protoje I think your getting their message mixed because all about ❤️."
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27. meli xx, 2019
"@TZT steal what, the song? Makes no sense.. We talking cultural appropriation as usual. We are all free the enjoy eachothers art regardless of race or religion. One love ♥"
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28. TZT, 2019
"@meli xx na fam they are culture vultures"
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29. Rory Hale, 2019
"Gabriella Brown also.... all Toronto mans say “big up”, Toronto has a massive Jamaican culture you know. You can’t grow up here without speaking a likkle patois my yout."
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30. Ebony Blackstar, 2019
"@Gabriella Brown You are a very ignorant Jamaican. I wish you would stop telling people you are Jamaican. Instead please say, "I represent an ignorant and stupid class of Jamaicans." You are very myopic in your thinking. You need exposure and an education and please stay off social media. @Rory please continue to enjoy Jamaican music and culture."
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31. N Lee, 2019
"@Gabriella Brown girl I am from "Galtigo Bay" in case there are any boubts. So my question is and what is your point?
He likes what he likes. I live in Toronto now and trust me our culture is very celebrated here. This song has been on heavy rotation on lots of stations especially G98"
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REPLY
32. canadianbeylover, 2019
"TZT you do know that Toronto has one of the biggest Caribbean, ESPECIALLY JAMAICAN diasporas in the world right? We all grow up together in this city sharing culture. 🤔 Are you ignorant or just stupid?"
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ADDENDUM
1. Mohammed 'Guru Voke' Mwiti, 2018
"Wow.. Big tchune.. Nuff love n respect from Kenya 🇰🇪🙏
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"tchune" = (given in Jamaica as "tune", "chune", and/or "choon"), meaning the complete song
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REPLY
2. Mickie Browne, 2018
"Yow take the "T" out "tchune", disrespectful!!"
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REPLY
3. Mohammed 'Guru Voke' Mwiti, 2018
"@Mickie Browne where i come from it doesn't mean anything negative, its all about where you come from like in Kenya if your song is good we say that tchune is the baddest.. Hope you get my point"
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4. onismo mudavanhu, 2018
"The problem with dis tune is it ends. Good Vybez there, Zimbabwe approves."
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5. Melanie Thompson, 2019
"Tuff tune can't wait to go home to Jamaica and be jammin to dis tune. I listen to this song in Florida am in Guyana now and still jammin to Koffee... nuff blessings"
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6. lavian machimbirike, 2019
"Mad Tune ! jamming to this in Zimbabwe"
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7. Fitzroy Miller, 2019
"Blessed up yourselves babes"
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8. Kile Williams, 2019
"Bigger chune 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💞💓frm 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 toronto yuh zee it"
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9. Rita Okorodudu, 2019
"I love this music so much koffee bless up sis✌️from nigeria"
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10. Bria Kenzie, 2019
"Jones Christopher bless up ♥️🇯🇲"
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11. InCored- Standoff, 2019
"The woman doing her hair must have been vex because of so much movement 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"
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REPLY
12. Regina Wiltshire, 2019
"InCored- Standoff I was saying the same thing 🤣"
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13. Kahdijah Holder, 2019
"So this song is EVERYTHING 😍😍😍😍 and I love the video ❤️❤️ but the one thing that amazes me is how I been buss in the head top with the comb for doing way less movement than that when getting my hair done.... 👀 She really IS Blessed..!"
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14. Fitzroy Miller,2019
"Blessed up"
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15. john maina, 2019
"Big Tune.... loving it from outta 🇰🇪... wakenya gongeni like😁😎..."
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16. Marina Dawson, 2019
"big tune. KOFFEE Belizeans love yo music"
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17. Swaggie TV, 2019
"Big Chune!! DJ KHALED VOICE"
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