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WARNING:
Black Dada's song "Imma Zoe" includes some profanity. However, the audio for those words are muted in this video. The lyrics section in this post uses amended spelling for that profanity. Amended spelling is also used for the four letter form of the word that is commonly given as "the word".post.
This video includes some harrowing scenes such as Haitians jumping into the ocean trying to reach American soil and a White policeman chasing young Black boys who are trying to enter the United States from Haitian boats. This song also promotes violence and there are scenes of men burning tatoos ("tats") on their chest. These scenes may be disturbing to children and others.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
Part II of this pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of Black Dada's 2008 record "Imma Zoe". This pancocojams post presents some biographical information about Black Dada and presents selected comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread. Many of these comments include the informal Haitian referent "Zoe"
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-zoe-really-means-as-informal.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents excerpts from several online sources about the word "Zoe" as an informal referent for Haitians.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/05/kreyol-la-eastern-parkway-labor-day_2.html Part III of this pancocojams post presents information about Brooklyn's annual West Indiand Day Parade. This post also showcases a YouTube video of the 2019 Brooklyn, New York's West Indian Labor Day parade that features a Haitian music truck and a huge crowd of paraders. Selected comments from several discussion threads of YouTube videos that focus on Haitian paraders during the Brooklyn West Indian Labor Day parade are also included in this post. Many of those comments include the word "Zoe" as a referent for Haitians.
The Addendum to Part III presents information about Haitian Rara processions, as Rara has greatly influenced the way that Haitians participate in the anual Brooklyn, New York West Indian Day Parade.
The content of this post is presented for linguistic, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Black Dada for his cultural contribution of the song "Imma Zoe". Thanks to all those who were associated with this song and this video. osng iciaare assicall those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this post on YouTube..
INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK DADA
From https://hiphopdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Dada_(rapper)
"Davidson Pierre (born 1980), better known by his stage name, Black Dada, is an Haitian-American Urban R&B Singer. He is currently signed to strictly business records Universal Republic. His stage name is derived from his nick name his mom gave him DaDa, which is the doubling of the first two letters in his name and the black comes from him being well... black. Black dada started as an artist under an indie label "House of Sounds" in Broward County, Florida where he resides."..
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This biographical statement appears to have been written in 2014. A number of commenters in the discussion thread for this embedded video wrote in 2019 and 2020 asking where was Black Dada now and what new music has he performed. However, no information was posted in that discussion thread about Black Dada. I couldn't find any updated information about that singer anywhere else online.
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LYRICS: IMMA ZOE (performed by Black Dada)
Yeah...
This ya boy black a.k.a da da {da da, da da }
Got another another one, for my island {oh woa check it}
Tatted on my chest now...
[Chorus:]
Said it's Tatted on my chest
Yes I'm a zoe
I never had a problem getting hoes{dough}
Making this musics all I know
So hold on tight cause I'm a blow
In donk's chevy (we ride)
At the club (we live)
On 6"s & 7"S (we ride)
At any show (we live)...
Said tatted on my chest, yes I'm a zoe
When haters talk mess I lose control.
Using my fists, that's all I know.
On my own two feet go blow for blow.
What you gotta problem, know you now I'm live.
Never had a problem to go inside.
F--king* with me is a suicide.
Step into the jungle, well you won't survive
Red and blue wet on the chevy paint.
Turn in your face, dog my sh-t* will stink
Hypotize rims make you go insane
Just like a bobblehead, bobbling brain.
Riding swerving from lane to lane.
I'm a let the whole world know my name.
On my sh-t* cause I'm a pro.
Tatted on my chest cause I'm a zoe...
[Chorus]
Said it's Tatted on my chest
Yes I'm a zoe
I never had a problem getting hoes{dough}
Making this musics all I know
So hold on tight cause I'm a blow
In donk's chevy (we ride)
At the club (we live)
On 6"s & 7"S (we ride)
At any show (we live)...
If u See me in the streets, know I'm Zoe.
If u See me in the club, I act a fool
With a gang of killers, that's just my crew.
Don't mean to be rude that's how I do. (Yeah)
Cup held high with a mug so mean.
Tilt to the side cause I'm sipping that lean.
My swagg so loose, gotta be the goose.
Flashing lights ike a photo shoot.
Now I'm a do me, you do you.
My wrist so cold, don't catch a flu.
On my flag got red and blue.
Yes I said it red and blue.
If you talking don't waste my time.
Worry bout yours don't worry bout mine.
Dropping hits it's in my soul.
It's Tatted on my chest cause I'm a zoe.
{check it Woa}
[Chorus]
Said it's Tatted on my chest
Yes I'm a zoe
I never had a problem getting hoes{dough}
Making this musics all I know
So hold on tight cause I'm a blow
In donk's chevy (we ride)
At the club (we live)
On 6"s & 7"S (we ride)
At any show (we live)...
Said it's tatted on my chest respect my mind.
I spit creole anytime.
In the booth they know I rhyme.
So with the hood you know I shine.
Sak pase to all my zoes.
What it do to the people I know.
To all my stippers on the pole.
And all my ni--as* blowing dro.{dro}
Let me put u on some game.
Hoes ain't never called no lame.
We seen the worst and felt the pain.
Cloudy weather filled with rain.
United we stand, divided we fall.
They can't break me not at all.
So Stack my chips never go broke.
It's Tatted on my chest cause I'm a zoe!
[Chorus]
Said it's Tatted on my chest
Yes I'm a zoe
I never had a problem getting hoes{dough}
Making this musics all I know
So hold on tight cause I'm a blow
In donk's chevy (we ride)
At the club (we live)
On 6"s & 7"S (we ride)
At any show (we live)...
Source: These lyrics were given in the publisher's summary for this YouTube video.
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*These words are fully spelled out in these lyrics.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Numbers added for referencing purposes only.
2016
BIG BEAR ENTERTAINING
4 years ago
SAK PASE TO MY HAITIAN DOWN IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE RIDE ALL THE WAY.
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"Sak Pase" = Haitian Creole greeting meaning "What's happenin'"
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2017
1. Chevynate 229
"ZoeLife🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🔊🔊🔊💯"
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2. Mysterious Queen
"Whole Florida anthem"
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Reply
3. Julius 2xx, 2020
"hurricanefan191 This was definitely the Florida Anthem"
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Reply
4. hurricanefan191, 2020
" @Julius 2xx nah people north of Orlando didn't know what
it was"
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Reply
5. Anthony Connor, 2021
"Miami*"
Reply
6.
" @Anthony Connor south Florida *"
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Reply
7. Anthony Connor, 2021
"ikindagotfanss nah I know what I said."
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2018
8. EMPRESS, C Phillips
"On my bad days...this is my picker upper....Zoe all day!"
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9. GBE SCMG TV
"Remember watching this on MTV Jams daily🙌🏾"
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10. Gino 2nice
"Shoutout to all my zoes worldwide we in deep outchea"
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11. Lola Lawler
"ZOE GIRL ZOE WAY OR NO WAY🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹"
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12. complex lifestyle
"I remember when this was heavily on the radio back in 08. 99
jiggy jams!"
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13. Kavencci
"Classic 🔥"
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14. Junior Bellevue 265
"Proud true Haitian 🇭🇹💯"
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2019
15. Wolf YRK
"Zoe life or no life🔵🔴"
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16. ashtray813
"This song made being Haitian in school cool.
No more, “y’all eat cat?!” questions for me 🙄"
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[Another comment is given after ashtray813's commment is an abbreviation for profanity. That commenter may have changed her name from the screen name "mekka knight" that is referenced in two of the replies below.]
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17. lauryn love, 2020
"mekka knight no what she is saying is what people would say
to Haitians growing up. Especially growing up in any part of Florida, people
would be soooo mean to Haitians they would say ignorant stuff like "y’all
eat cats" "
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Reply
18, Its Tuca, 2020
"@lauryn love or go do voodoo"
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Reply
19, sanai Desroches
'mekka knight it’s true it still happens sometimes it used to
happen to my mom ain’t nobody try me last time they said I ate cat I made them
eat dirt"
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Reply
20. sanai Desroches, 2020
"@Elizabeth
Suffren right it still happens sometimes
at my school🙄"
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21. Mark Williams, 2021
"Let's not act like y'all didn't roast us African americans
also😂😂growing up in south florida that's
all that went down from the moment you got on the bus to the moment you got
home😂😂 all the homies split up haitians vs
blacks roast sessions 😂😂"
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22. Dorothy Jacques
"I love this song 2020 Zoe forever🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹"
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23.
"If you from Palm Beach you wasn't bumping Zoe nothing in the late 90's and early 2000's. It wasn't till TOP 6 came around that they got love in the streets. FACTS 💯"
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24. Alex Del aguila
"I was jamming to this at 18 years old n I'm mexican....much
love to my Haitian ppl..."
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25. Oscar Garza
"2019 ZOE 🇲🇽 🇨🇴
🇵🇷
🇨🇺"
WITH 🇭🇹 🤝"
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Mx= Mexico; Co=Colombia, PR= Puerto Rico, CU=Cuba with [support] HT= Haiti
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26. Marco Static
"HAPPY HAITIAN FLAG DAY TO ALL MY ZOES 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹"
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Flag_Day
"Haitian Flag Day is a Haitian holiday to celebrate the
creation of the Flag of Haiti and revolution in Haiti that got its people
freedom from France and set the precedent for slave uprisings in the US. The
day is celebrated each year on the 18th of May, which is the anniversary of the
date of the flag's adoption in 1803. The day is observed in numerous cities of
the US that have a large Haitian population.[1][2]”…
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27. Journal Wright
"This is so motivational. I love the beat and the melodic and
inspirational flow."
2020
28.
"That's how you represent yo people ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿"
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29. Jean-Paul Chatelier
"
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30. Oghens Atumah
"Used to play this on the way to school, when I first heard
it on BET."
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31. Min French
"From new york but Bae from Miami and he played this a few
times and introduced me to this song we both of Haitian decent"
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32. LOVELY KWEEN
"I’m not even a zoe but livin n Florida everybody bumpin this😫😫"
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2021
33. Christina Alexis
"This song still popular in south fl 🙌🏽🙌🏽🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹"
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34. Kesha Charlosrtin
"🇭🇹❤️ Blessed to
be a Zoe"
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35. ArizonaGirl1
"The original ZOE!!! Just remembered this song from my lil
boo's playlist 10 years ago. He was 19 living in Miami coming back and forth to
Az to visit. It's still 🔥🔥🔥"
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"The original ZOE" probably refers to the fact that there's also a 2009 remix of this song by Black Dada featuring Rick Ross and Birdman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NPM60msrPA&ab_channel=JASONBRICKS
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36. Relevant P.
"Still going hard in 2021 Respect Black Dada Zoe Life!"
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37. Franklin Drade
"This song Legendary 💤💤💤🦅🩸"
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38. MiWa Williams
"This song so lit💪🏾"
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39. Rocky Ball
"Haitian hands up we stay zoe!!! For ever and ever"
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40. Jackie Bonilla
"Love my zoes!!!!
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