Lil Mama - G-Slide (Tour Bus) (Video & Lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of and lyrics to the 2007 hip hop song "G-Slide (Tour Bus)" by Lil Mama.

This isn't the same record as the 2006 Gospel line song "Gospel Slide" which is also sometimes called "g slide". Click http://zumalala.blogspot.com/2013/03/dana-divine-gospel-slide-video-lyrics.html for a post on that song.

The content of this post is presented for entertainment and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

INFORMATION ABOUT LIL MAMA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Mama
"Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989), professionally known as Lil Mama, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was the judge on America's Best Dance Crew…
In 2006, Kirkland signed a recording contract with Jive Records. Her first studio album VYP (Voice of the Young People) was released in late April 2008. The album spawned four singles: "Lip Gloss", "G-Slide (Tour Bus)", "Shawty Get Loose" and "What It Is (Strike a Pose)". The album sold 19,000 copies in the first week, debuting at number 25 on the Billboard 200."...

Lil Mama - G-Slide (Tour Bus)


LilMamaVEVO, Uploaded on Nov 15, 2009

Music video by Lil Mama performing G-Slide (Tour Bus). (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Like many other Hip-Hop songs, the lyrics to this song are self-bragging, and some what confontational. However, there is less insulting others in this song than in many other Hip Hop songs. And there is no profanity or violence.

G-Slide (Tour Bus) has the same tune as the children's songs "The Wheels On The Bus (Go Round And Round) and "This Is The Way We Wash Our Clothes."

LYRICS

G-Slide (Tour Bus)"

If my sister tour bus, ride through your town
You're gonna have a problem, tell um Lil' Mama.

Uh uh, no way, you can show me how [x2]
Uh uh, no way, you can show me how
You can show me how
To G-slide

Lil' Mama tour bus might ride through your town
take her time, show you how
To do the G-slide, let me show you how
To G-slide
Let's Go!

Lil' Mama get it poppin' puttin' work
G-slide for me (Hey)
G-slide with me (Hey)
G-slide with me (Hey)
Lil' Mama get it poppin' puttin' work
G-slide for me (Hey)
G-slide with me (Hey)
G-slide with me (Hey)

When I bump up on the track it's like
(Whoop, there's it is)
From the block parties to house parties
I gets it in
I'm a bump Bee's a knees
And that's exactly what I meant
Young beast from the East
So you know I put it in
I'm that ghetto gorgeous gangster girl
With the fly G slide international (is wretch you know)
By the way that I'm bounce on the track (you Know)
You ain't never see a girl like this before (Oh no)
My heart seems fly high
We run until we die
Run into dudes who
Yapping and always trying to get by
But I don't hear
It goes in one ear and out the other
Told him how to G-slide and he told his mother
Get get down big Mama'
I can dig it, you got it
But when my block starts the G
A stampede slidin'

Lil' Mama tour bus might ride through your town
take our time, show you how
To do the G-slide, let me show you how
To G-slide
Let's Go!

Lil' Mama get it poppin' puttin' work (I put it work) [x3]
Lil' Mama get it poppin' puttin' work (Hey!)
New shirt (New shirt)
New kicks (New kicks)
New Pants
G-slide the new dance
No auto maw
We live in the new times
Lil' ma must've artist for me
Is the new grime
More money, more money
More shine
She the princess of the city
I'm her son boy shine
Top the dime
Shorty got cake like uh
Duncan Hines, come on G-slide

they be callin' me T in the hood
'cause I bring the Pain daddy
And when the time is going down
Make you ring daddy
That mean you got to feel me
'cause I'm might make you fly
And if your G-slide slow
You better pick it up
G-slide with me
Be shy do it
See shorty lookin' over from the side viewin'
I'm 'bout to hook him up
And show him how to do it
Slide right, slide left
Hit time

Lil' Mama tour bus might ride through your town
take her time, show you how
To do the G-slide, let me show you how
To G-slide
Let's Go!

Lil' mama get it popping
Stand on the streets so the people yell
Just lookin' at me like
No fair, I'm here, no fair
And my heart gonna nip you girls
I bet you gonna live no losses
I switch verses like sauces
That prego sauce be poppin
She so hot
When I go bring them down to popping
Now you tip and try to touch
May end up with red spots
When it's hot, then it's hot
If it's ain't, then it's not
Wait, you walk over
There's no room up on the spot
'cause I spot little creatures trying to turn beast (turn beast)
Go feast
They better turn because I'm red meat (meat)
And it's wait wait to see me
while I do it for TV
In the hood
In the hood
Is probably where I must be

Lil' Mama tour bus might ride through your town
take her time, show you how
To do the G-slide, let me show you how
To G-slide

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From http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lilmama/gslidetourbus.html
"Thanks to Nadia for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to jaleadancer, muzic2miiears, shautythikthyz correcting these lyrics."

TRANSLATION OF BLACK SLANG IN THE LYRICS TO THIS SONG
Lill Mama - Little Mama, a referent for a young girl or young woman (and not necessarily a female who has a child)

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g = ganster

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slide - a dance

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tour bus - a bus used by recording artists and other celebrities that is used when they are on tour to different cities. The tour bus usually includes a painting of the artist & her or his name on the's name on the sides of the bus

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get it poppin - starts things happening (this term is probably from kernal corn popping as it cooks)

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Get get down big Mama' - Exclamation of approval directed to an older female ("Big Mama" does not necessarily refer to a person's weight)

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When I bump up on the track it's like - when I come unto the scene (when I arrive at a location), here's what they say

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Whoop, there's it is - a line from a popular 1990s Bass music which, in the context of this G Slide song, means that someone enthusiastically recognizes that Lil Mama is here.
I gets in it - I really put my all into what I do (in this case, dancing)

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I'm a bump Bee's a knees - I'm the best there is (probably from the archaic saying "she (or he) is the bee's knees", though I don't know how that saying came to mean that a person is the best there is

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New kicks - new shoes

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Shorty got cake like uh Duncan Hines - Duncan Hines is a brand name for cake mix. However, in the context of this song "cake" means "butt" (from butt cakes).

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I'm her son boy shine - I'm a young man who she accepts in her crew who also gets some of the spotlight (the shine)

Top the dime - I'm the best

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they be callin' me T in the hood/ 'cause I bring the Pain daddy -
a reference to the rapper T-Pain & also used as a bragging statement that the person rapping in this song can also cause T pain [testicular pain) if someone messes with him.

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shorty - a young person (used without any reference to height except that young people are generally shorter than older people (adults)

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hook him up - in this context, means help him

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Hit time - time to really show off how well you can dance

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"switch verses like sauces
That prego sauce be poppin
She so hot
When I go bring them down to popping
Now you tip and try to touch
May end up with red spots
When it's hot, then it's hot"

In this portion of the song the singer brags on herself and says she is as hot as Prego sauce (a brand of Spagetti sauce). The first use of the word poppin in this portion refers to how sauce pops & bubbles up when it's hot. The second use of "poppin" refers to the Hip Hop dance movements called "poppin". The red spots means that she will "burn" (out dance; dance better than) other people who try to challenge her dancing

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"creatures trying to turn beast" - people trying to get inhumanly negative

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I'm red meat - I'm in my prime (I'm at the top of my game)

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Additions and corrections to this slang "translation" are welcome.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to the composers of this song, and thanks to the Lil Mama and the other vocalists, musicians, and dancers who are featured in this videos My thanks also to the producer of this video and the publisher of this video.

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Visitor comments are welcome.

Various Old School R&B/Hip Hop Dances

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases seven videos of old school Rhythm & Blues/Hip-Hop dances.

For the purpose of this post, by "old school" I mean dances that were first performed in the 1980s and 1990s, although "old school" certainly can refer to dances much older than the 1980s. "Old school" can also refer to clothing, hair styles, slang as well as other cultural artifacts & customs from the past. Depending on its context, "old school" could be perceived as negative. However, with regards to these dance videos, "old school" has postitive, nostalgic connotations.

All of the dances featured in this post are of African American origin. By showcasing these selected dances, I'm also showcasing the records with which these dances are most closely associated.

The content of this post is presented for historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

FEATURED VIDEOS
(With the exception of the first video, these videos are presented in alphabetical order.)

Video #1: Teisha & Kia Do Old School Dances



NewKiTV, Uploaded on Jul 21, 2009

...Teisha & Kia Pay Tribute To Old School Dances-salt n pepa, mary j. blige, hammer etc.
PLS DON'T DISABLE THE AUDIO.WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE OLD SCHOOL AUDIO CONTENT © WMG. CREDITS GO TO WMG.
Old School audio owned or licensed by WMG.
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Unfortunately, the names of these dances aren't given with their performances, and I won't even try to give those names.

From viewers' comments at least some of the dances that Teisha & Kia performed in this video were Roger Rabbit, Tootsie Roll, Cabbage Patch, and Da Butt. And one commenter mentioned that the ladies did "the Rudy" to the song "Poison".

My daughter watched this video & identified the names of these dances (in order, but with some gaps): "Roger Rabbit", "Snake", "Running Man", "Kid" & Play", "The Humpty Dance", "Cabbage Patch", "Da Butt", "Pepper Seed", "Bo Go", "Butterfly", and other dances that she remembers doing but doesn't remember the names of".

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Video #2: New York Subway Break Dance



Uploaded by gnsec on Jul 25, 2008

Getting off the NYC subway I ran into this breakdancing performance at the station. The song is "We gonna rock it" by Flying Steps, except 1st 10 seconds Sandstorm by Darude.

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Video #3: Chicago Footwork



Uploaded by ghettotekz on Apr 24, 2010

no real battle, just some amazin footworkin. This was with MOB, TS, Wolf Pac, Litebulb, Deryon, Stepz, Manny, just a whole bunch of dope cats. ..

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Video #4: Chicken Noodle Soup



Uploaded by WebstarVEVO on Nov 22, 2009
Music video by Webstar, Young B performing Chicken Noodle Soup. (C) 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Video #5: Soulja Boy Tell'em - Crank That (Soulja Boy)



Uploaded by SouljaBoyTellemVEVO on Nov 22, 2009

Music video by Soulja Boy Tell`em performing Crank That (Soulja Boy). (C) 2007 ColliPark Music/HHH/Interscope Records

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Video #6: The Dougie



Uploaded by LADYTIFFANY22 on Feb 12, 2008
THIS IS NOT ME!!!!!

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Video #7: GS Boyz - Stanky Legg



Uploaded by GSBoyzVEVO on Nov 23, 2009

Music video by GS Boyz performing Stanky Legg. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 778,181 (C) 2009 Zomba Recording LLC

RELATED LINKS
Visit these two pages on my Jambalayah website to find these compilations of old school dance videos:
http://www.jambalayah.com/node/1142 ROCK & ROLL DANCE VIDEOS

http://www.jambalayah.com/node/1147 R&B AND HIP-HOP DANCES [up to 2011]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to all those who are featured in those videos, and thanks to the producers, song composers, and uploaders of those videos.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.