South Africa's Vosho Dance Movements (information, videos, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about South African's "vosho" dance movements.

This post also showcases videos of South Africans performing vosho movements. Selected comments from the discussion thread of one of these videos are also included in this post.

The content of their post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and/or who are featured in this videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/youtube-video-pitoris-amapiano-vs_20.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "YouTube Video "Pitori's Amapiano vs Durban Gqom Dance" (with selected comments from this video's discussion thread)."

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INFORMATION ABOUT VOSHO DANCE MOVEMENTS
Excerpt #1
From https://www.enca.com/life/watch-can-you-do-the-head-vosho WATCH: Can you do the head vosho?, Thursday 22 March 2018 -
"JOHANNESBURG – The popularised dance called the ‘vosho’ can be described as a South African dance that involves squatting and kicking at the same time.
The dance move has evolved into the ‘head vosho’, where instead of squatting and kicking you extend your arms and you lean your head forward to the rhythm."
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This article includes some videos of head vosho.

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Excerpt #2 [article about a contemporary South African dance that includes vosho movements]
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqom
"Gqom
Stylistic origins: House, kwaito, techno
Cultural origins: Early 2010s, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Gqom is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa.[1] It developed out of South African house music, kwaito and techno.[2] Unlike other South African electronic music, gqom is typified by minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass beats but without the four-on-the-floor rhythm pattern.[1]

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Name and characteristics
The word gqom derives from an onomatopoeic combination of click consonants in the isiZulu and isiXhosa meaning a hitting drum. It is also expressed as qgom, igqom, gqomu or variants thereof.[5][6]

Gqom is known for its beats which have a minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass. It is mainly described as having a dark and hypnotic club sound. The style of beats does not use the four-on-the-flour rhythm pattern which is often heard in other house music.[1] Typical lyrical themes include nightlife. It often uses one phrase or a few lines which are repeated numerous times in the song.

Dance moves
Gqom music is associated with a number of distinctive dance moves, including gwara gwara, vosho and bhenga.[9]

Gwara gwara is performed by rolling and swinging the arm and the elbow in terms of making a circle, and one of the leg moves in connection with the arm's rhythm. It has some similarities to the Stanky Leg.[10] The dance move created by disc jockey and producer DJ Bongz, was heavily imitated by South Africans and other African people mainly during 2016.[11][12] It also received widespread globally as the choreography was adopted by notable musicians: Rihanna performed the dance move while performing Wild Thoughts at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018. Childish Gambino performed the dance in the video of his song "This Is America".[13][14]"

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Excerpt #3
From https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5106&context=edissertations Soweto, The “storybook Place”: Tourism And
Feeling In A South African Township, Sarah Marie Kgagudi [dissertation], 2019
...South African house dance is characterized by bent legs moving rapidly back and forth, the top half of the body swaying back and forth in half the speed of the leg movements, and arms performing a series of movements such as bent arms with the elbows pushed back and one arm (often the left) moving forward and backwards perpendicular to the waist. A repertoire of specific house dance moves emerging from hit songs such as ‘sika lekhekhe,’ ‘gwaragwara,’ or ‘vosho’ are also inserted into this basic framework of house dance. In tandem with these dance moves, appropriate placements of whistling or verbal expression
of ‘woza,’ ‘hayibo,’ or a repetition of a syllable such as ‘ye,’ ‘ayi,’ or ‘hey’ over and over in descending tone until the last syllable which jumps up in a sort of shout are also signs of musical expertise."

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: TOP 5 VOSHO DANCE [Compilation]



Ako Ideal Media, Jun 10, 2019

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Video #2: How To Vosho "South African Dance" (Dance Tutorial) | Chop Daily



Chop Daily, May 25, 2018

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Video #3: Sho Madjozi - John Cena | A COLORS SHOW



COLORS, Aug 15, 2019
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Sho Madjozi says "Haibo! Haibo!" and then she does the vosho dance move (squatting down and kicking up one foot). Madjozi then says "It's too much". [This portion begins around 2:56 in that Colors video.]

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Video #4: Kwapata 01

Sizwe Ngcobo, Sep 7, 2016

Vosho in PMB

Song: Isgubhu Sam
Artist: Ronald Lowe
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PMB= Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietermaritzburg

Kwapata is the name of a secondary school and a high school in PMB, South Africa.
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
1. Trivis Tab, 2019
"Africa.... the mother of dances ..."

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2. Larrypint, 2019
"0:30 that looks like traditional russian dance"

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3. lolololololo lololololololol, 2019
"@Larrypint lol Tsonga people have done that dance for over two thousand years pipe down mate"

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4. Larrypint, 2019
"@lolololololo lololololololol any proof?"

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5. lolololololo lololololololol, 2019
"@Larrypint mate ask any Tsonga people or go to south Africa and ask you can even ask your fellow whites who live among or close to Tsonga people or any traditional south African historian mate also that dance was also done in Turkey before Russia so claiming it to be Russian is funny"

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6. Larrypint, 2019
"@lolololololo lololololololol I was asking for a proof. I can show you 400 years old Russian literature talking about these traditional dance. Turkey? It doesn't exist 500 years ago."

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7. 3rd Eye, 2019
"@Larrypint Nah that dance came from Africa. Africa is the oldest continent. Nice try though slav"

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8. 3rd Eye, 2019
"@Larrypint Africa is the mother of Russia too. So mother russia is really daughter russia 😄"

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South Africans' Admiration For John Cena & For Other WWE Wrestlers Before Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" Rap, Part II Comments

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about South Africans' memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and their admiration for John Cena and some of the other WWE wrestlers.

Part II of this pancocojams series provides comments from Africans about their memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and about how they favored John Cena and certain e other wrestlers. These comments are from (African American vlogger) Mansa Mayne's YouTube reaction video about Sho Madjozi's hit rap track entitled "John Cena".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/south-africans-admiration-for-john-cena.html for Part I of this two part pancocojams series. Part I provides some Information about WWE and some information about John Cena. Part I also showcases a 2019 YouTube video of Sho Madjozi on American television series The Kelly Clarkson Show and a partial transcript of Sho Madjozi's comments on that show about John Cena.

The content of these posts are presented for socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to John Cena and to Sho Madjozi. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/south-african-rappersinger-sho-madjozi.html for a pancocojams post entitled (South African Rapper/Singer) Sho Madjozi - "John Cena" (Information, Video, English Translation, & Explanations).

Additional posts that are related to or were inspired by Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap will be published ASAP and can be found by clicking the "John Cena rap" tag below or using Google search or some other search engine for "John Cena rap" pancocojams.

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UPDATE May 9, 2020 at 8:46 PM EDT
The Addendum to this post features additional comments about South Africans and other Africans admiration for John Cena prior to Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap. I'll add some other comments to that Addendum if I come across them. Please share any links to comments about this subject, and/or your memories of WWE televised matches in Africa in the 2000s. Thanks.


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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SOUTH AFRICANS ABOUT WWE WRESTLING
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY2Do0sTS9s SHO MADJOZI - JOHN CENA | REACTION VIDEO, published by Mansa Mayne, Aug 20, 2019

1. tshimangadzo khwashaba, 2019
"@Mansa Mayne, im from South Africa and this side John Cena is the ish. wrestlers we recognize The Rock - John Cena & Undertaker"

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2. Natsai Ndebele, 2019
"John Cena was it growing up, like watching WWE was like something everyone was doing Saturday or Sunday evening."

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3. SAUS, 2019
"Growing up, John Cela was a big deal in every household in SA 😂😂😂 everyone's fav wrestler followed by undertaker 🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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4. loxymandles, 2019
"Ray mystero, Coldstone Steve Austin, the Rock. Etc 😂"

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5. Lirrulewon
"My generation was Hulk Hogan for real"

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6. The real mexican-jedi, 2019
"Its true even grannies know him"

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7. Cebo Makhaye, 2019
"And the Big Show!"

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8. Nqobile Treasure Smith
"SAUS you forgot Eddie guerrero 😭😭"

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9. Malika LNG, 2019
"factssssss"

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10. Violet Letsoalo, 2019
"Trueee😂😂😂"

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11. Spepelo Ngondo, 2019
"And Batista 😂"

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12. Mayibuye Magwaza, 2019
"I was all about that Rey Mysterio Jr!"

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13. Kimberley Mataure, 2019
"on e tv 😂😂😂😂"

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14. ThePSYchicPEACH, 2019
"True 😂 😂 In SA WWE as a kid was life"

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15. Mornè Marais
"@Cebo Makhaye the big show was my nickname in school😂😂"

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16. Jaya K, 2020
"Eddie Guerrero all day, every day!!!"

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17. Majda Haddi, 2020
"Mine was randy ortan"

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18. Tehe Whatthe, 2020
"Bret Heart, Undertaker, Steve Austin"

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19. Asumta Daniels, 2020
"Not just SA... I think like the whole of Africa.
Here in Kenya wrestling was 🔥🔥"

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20. Tsitsi Alexander, 2020
"John Cena was a big deal,true.."

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21. Arthemon Nguweneza, 2019
"John cena is a big deal in South Africa"

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22. Mosa Mokebe, 2019
"He, I remember when we had pictures of him on packets of chips"

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23. ndumiso walter, 2019
"Arthemon Nguweneza not really"

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24. Arthemon Nguweneza, 2019
"@ndumiso walter I do live in SA as well, if you grew up in 2000's which was the time more people watched wrestling then you knew John Cena"

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25. Izinga Creatives, 2019
"NOt really"

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26. Gem Floral, 2019
"Whoooaaa really?!"

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27. Dineo Dee Malele, 2019
"Not really!Sho Madjozi grew up in that era. We all watched wrestling at some point in our lives that's why we can relate."

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28. Mabontle N, 2019
"Honestly 😂😂 growing up he was the best!"

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29. Kholofelo Maloma
"Yeah, when we grew up in SA, John Cena was the a huge deal in every kid's life! Outside wrestling, Jean Claude Van Damn, Jet Lee, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Lee were the heroes of each child..."

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30. Richard Michael, 2020
"Sho Madjozi is South African but I think she lived in Tanzania for a while so she is familiar with Swahili, and apart from John Cena, her song called "Huku" is also in swahili which are both hit songs of her. In Tanzania as well as in South Africa, John Cena is the most idolized wrestler, and in the village where Sho lived, there was only one TV in the whole village and they were only allowed to watch two shows, one of which was wrestling. Hence, you can say John Cena is her idol"

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ADDENDUM- OTHER YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS ABOUT AFRICANS ADMIRATION FOR JOHN CENA (AND/OR OTHER WWE WRESTLERS) PRIOR TO THE "JOHN CENA" RAP

(These are some of the comments in this YouTube discussion thread about this topic. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only)

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-a4MUn-xA
"John Cena Sings “John Cena” By Sho Madjozi" published by Strahan Sara and Keke,Nov 8, 2019
1. The I_f_williams Point, 2019
"We’ve loved you since growing up John cena❤️❤️"

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2. The I_f_williams Point, 2019
"All the way from Tanzania"

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3. Thando C, 2019
"we always knew that John Cena was the toughest, he never lost and he alwys faught a fair game...when eer he lost we would cry"

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4. Sikho Ndevu, 2020
"I was one of the kids I used to cry when they team up against John Cena. I cant blame Sho Madjozi being fan favourite of him"

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5. Julie Wairimu, 2020
"I thought it's only in Kenya we use to watch wrestling, when TV was TV and we use to watch it as a community because only a few owned a set"

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6. Oasis of luv Providence Usiobaifo, 2020
"Growing up I used to call John Cena my elder brother... We loved him that much in my family. Shout out from Nigeria."

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7. Lesego Mogane, 2020
"🇿🇦🔥 every South African during their childhood once did “John cena you cant see me” tiditi tiditi 😂😂"

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8. Queen BNita, 2020
"Eish true"

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9. Oasis of luv Providence Usiobaifo, 2020
"Lesego Mogane I did it ooooo n I am a Nigerian."

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10. jacob jacob, 2020
"@Oasis of luv Providence Usiobaifo Lesego didn't say it was done ONLY by South Africans."

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11. NTHABISENG LEKOTA, 2020
"I'm definitely one of them 😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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12. Luigii LIVE PODCAST, 2020
"She aint lying SABC and etv, and you had to be rich to have Etv, so in my case there was never even a tv. I had to go see it at someones house. 5pm every sut and sunday...man WWE was real then"

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13. We are...Vans, 2020
"Their tv could only play two channels...sabc1 generations and etv...wwe.....it was what coverage they received. WWE was big in SA back in the day."

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14. Tshegofatso Matemane, 2020
"We do not have two channels 😭😭😭😭she said growing up in her family, Sho Madjozi had only two channels that were picked up by the signal..back in those days we had 4 national channels, SABC 1,2,3 and etc which wresting played on... But Now with MultiChoice we have many channels depending on price plan each family chooses"
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This is one of numerous comments about the comment that John Cena made (based on what Sho Madjozi said on The Kelly Clarkson Show) that when Madjozi was growing up there was only one television in her village and she could only watch two shows, one of which was WWE. A lot of people took exception to this comment, writing that South African had and now has many more channels than two.

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15. Sharon Kasivwa, 2020
"Wrestling was Africa's favourite back then. We all watched John Cena, The Rock, Shawn Michael and the likes. I was always The Rock because i knew how to lift one eyebrow 😂😂😂"

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16. Senorajae, 2020
"Even in zim John cena was the guy growing up. Every Sunday at 14:00 we’d watch wwe"

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17. Serame Ramx, 2020
"Growing up majority of kids in South Africa watched WWE and John Cena was our favorite"

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18. Ancila Mabuya, 2020
"You're right!!!! Adults wanted to watch everything else & they didn't want kids to be seeing adult content. So out to play and be allowed a few shows. I grew up with a few too!!!"

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19. Mokgadi Ono, 2020
"The lady was very true and honest to our up bringing ! I am from the same province as Sho Madlozi We had the luxury of those few channels & we used to love John Cena a lot ! She brought all back in a beautiful manner !"

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20. BEEFTU JATANI, 2020
"You are grateful i used to watch WWE when I was in Somalia every Friday your channel is my schedule that was 10 years ago , I love you so much John cena 😍😍😊."

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South Africans' Admiration For John Cena & For Other WWE Wrestlers Before Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" Rap, Part I

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about South Africans' memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and their admiration for John Cena and some of the other WWE wrestlers.

Part I provides some Information about WWE and some information about John Cena. Part I also showcases a a 2019 YouTube video of Sho Madjozi on American television series The Kelly Clarkson Show and a partial transcript of Sho Madjozi's comments on that show about John Cena.

Part II of this pancocojams series provides comments from Africans about their memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and about how they favored John Cena and certain e other wrestlers. These comments are from (African American vlogger) Mansa Mayne's YouTube reaction video about Sho Madjozi's hit rap track entitled "John Cena".

The content of these posts are presented for socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to John Cena and to Sho Madjozi. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher on YouTube of The Kelly Clarkson Show episode clip that is embedded in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/south-african-rappersinger-sho-madjozi.html for a pancocojams post entitled (South African Rapper/Singer) Sho Madjozi - "John Cena" (Information, Video, English Translation, & Explanations).

Additional posts that are related to or were inspired by Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap can be found by clicking the "John Cena rap" tag below or using Google search or some other search engine for "John Cena rap" pancocojams.

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INFORMATION ABOUT WWE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE
"World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company[6][7] that is primarily known for professional wrestling. WWE has also branched out into other fields, including movies, football, and various other business ventures.

The WWE name also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself, founded in the 1950s as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. It is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding over 500 events a year, with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands,[8] and is available to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. The company's global headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut, about 30 miles from New York City, with offices in major cities around the world.[9][10]"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT JOHN CENA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena
"John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ... born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television presenter. He is currently signed to the WWE on a part-time deal, is the current host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? on Nickelodeon and has starred in various films.

Born and raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts, Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a career as a bodybuilder. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 1999 when he debuted for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). He signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000, where he was initially assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He gained fame in the WWE after adopting the persona of a trash-talking rapper.[11][12] He won his first singles title, the United States Championship, in 2004. The next year, he won the WWE Championship for the first time, and his character subsequently transitioned into a clean-cut "Superman-like" hero.[13] He then led lead the company as its franchise player[14] and its public face for the next decade.[15]

Cena is a five-time United States Champion, four-time world tag team champion, and a 16-time world champion. He is tied with Ric Flair for the most world championship reigns in WWE history.[a] Of his 16 world championship reigns, 13 of them are with the WWE Championship, which is the current record for that specific title. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner and a onetime Money in the Bank winner, and has headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, including their flagship event, WrestleMania, five times.

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In-ring style

Cena performing his finishing move, a fireman's carry slam known as the Attitude Adjustment, on Kane
Cena's original gimmick portrayed that of a white rapper who wore jerseys, backwards hats, and a chain with a padlock around his neck, was known as the "Doctor of Thuganomics". First as "The Prototype", and later under his real name, Cena sometimes used underhanded tactics to score victories, such as using his chain as a weapon behind the referee's back.[327] Cena often rapped before his matches, insulting his opponents, events that happened in the media, and even the crowd. Cena also regularly performed "rap battles", where he and his opponent took turns rapping on each other. Cena has reverted to this persona twice: during his feud with The Rock in 2012, and again at WrestleMania 35 in 2019 during a confrontation with Elias. In 2006, shortly after his first debut film, The Marine, his wrestling character was shifted from a rapper to that of a young military upstart, wearing dog tags and cargo shorts to the ring and also performing a salute to the crowd. Cena stated in a 2011 interview with WWE.com that "every night when I do that salute, it's also a sign of respect to the men and women that don the uniform of the Armed Forces."[328]

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Cena has portrayed a heroic character throughout his WWE career, with the exception of a villainous run in 2002–2003. His signature ring gear includes jean shorts, sneakers, wristbands, and armbands. He also wears a variety of T-shirts and baseball caps, which commonly include one of his catchphrases: "Never Give Up", "You Can't See Me", "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect", and "Respect. Earn it".[332] He has a history of returning from both real and scripted injuries much sooner than expected. ESPN reporter David Shoemaker said in April 2016, "Never underestimate Cena's recuperative abilities. He's somewhere on the recovery scale between German platelet-rich plasma therapy and Deadpool."[333] Fellow wrestler Big Show stated he felt most stable being lifted by Cena, despite Cena being over 200 lbs lighter and almost a foot shorter—a testament to Cena's functional strength.[334]"...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: SHO MADJOZI AND JOHN CENA ON "THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW"

John Cena Says Sho Madjozi 'Did The Impossible' By Starting The John Cena Dance Challenge



The Kelly Clarkson Show, Nov 8, 2019

Singer Sho Madjozi opens up to Kelly Clarkson about what it was like growing up in her rural South African village where there was only one television and how she first started watching John Cena in wrestling matches. Sho reveals how she took his "You Can't See Me" catchphrase to heart when dealing with some real life struggles. Sho then gets the surprise of her life when she finally meets John Cena in person, and he has so many nice things to say about her.
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Here's my partial transcript of this video (from the video's captions 1:07-2:29)

Kelly Clarkson [KC] - "but tell me about your John Cena song.
What inspired it? I love the video."

Sho Madjozi [SM] - Thank you.

KC- I love the song

SM - Thank you so much.

I love John Cena.

KC- I love it.

(audience cheers)

KC- There you go.

SM - So

(audience claps)

SM- I do I do.

KC- Where, so did you, are you a wrestling fan?

SM- Oh, absolutely.

KC- Is this where that came from?

Okay. Okay.

SM-Growing up, I was already...
I grew up in a very rural area...Limpopo in South Africa.
And there was only one television in my village while we were growing up.
And we got to watch two TV shows. One was a local drama called "Generations"
and the other was wrestling

KC- That's amazing.

SM- Yes, so if I didn't go by Sho Madjozi, I would've gone by "John Cena" probably.
As I learned back then that's already someone's name. So I didn't. But I love him.

KC - You didn't steal it. I love it. I love it.

SM -And I made this song cause it's really like about-
Cause you know John Cena always used to say "You can't see me?"
But when we used to play wrestling, my cousins and I used to pretend to be John Cena.

KC- Oh my gosh, I love you.

(Sho laughs)

KC- And I just pictured you like eight years old just like giving it to 'em.
I love that.

SM-I just be like "You can't see me." ya know.

And so, yeah, recently, I had this boy that I really like
and then he just didn't notice me ever so I was like "Man, this guy
can't see me maybe -

KC- I don't like him already.

SM- Thanks you. I was like, "He can's see me, maybe I'm John Cena"."...

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Showcasing Two African American Reaction Videos & Some Comments From Their Discussion Threads About The Vloggers' Facial Features & Other Physical Reactions To Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" Rap

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases two African American reaction videos about South African performer Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap.

Selected comments from these videos are included in this post. These comments refer to the vloggers' facial expressions and/or other physical reactions to that Sho Madjozi video.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sho Madjozi for her musical legacy. Thanks to the vloggers who are showcased in this post and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
[Added May 9 & 10, 2020] The concept of a YouTube "reaction video" is that one or more vloggers watch a contemporary music video or scene from a contemporary movie that is recommended by a commenter or commenters. The vlogger/s usually show their reactions to that video by the way they act while watching it. The vlogger/s also comment about the video while watching it. Often part of what makes some of the vloggers' reactions so interesting is that the music videos may be from a different country than where the vloggers is from- for instance, African American vloggers reacting to African music.

Some commenters posting to that vlog then react to the vlogger's verbal and physical reactions and post information and their opinions about that music video or movie scene. Other commenters post requests for the vlogger/s to react to another music videos/movie scenes.

The videos in this post are presented based on their publishing date with the oldest (by one day) video given first.

Mansa Mayne and That Fire LA are African American vloggers. Their two vlogs showcase artists from various cultures and music genres throughout the world.

These are only some of the comments in those discussion threads about the vloggers' physical reactions to Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap. The commenters react to the fact that the vloggers' facial expressions and other movements while seated imitate the facial expression and dance movements that Sho Madjozie made while she sang "John Cena" on her COLORS video.

Some of the comments in the discussion thread for the video given as #2 were prompted by that vlogger's reaction, but referred to contemporary South African dance styles.

Disclaimer: These two vlogs aren't the only African American or other reaction videos of Sho Madjozi's "John Sena". These are just the first two that I watched. Much respect to other vlog reactions of this rap.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #1: SHO MADJOZI - JOHN CENA | REACTION VIDEO



Mansa Mayne, Aug 20, 2019
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Reaction starts at 4:20
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Selected comments from this vlog's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

All of these comments are from 2019.

1. Shamila Dorcas
"Your reaction is the best, I like how you get into the vibe with the song although you have no idea what she’s saying , so hilarious😂 and very enjoyable to watch your reaction."

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2. Jamilla nkenzie
"Your reaction to this was gold,I was smiling the whole way through"

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3. Pearla Martinez
"I reacted the same way. Stank face shoulder rolling the whole time 😂"

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4. Simply Lisa
"I love how you legit just felt that vibe even before she started 😂😂😂😂
This dope🔥🔥💃🏽 love from Namibia 🇳🇦"

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5. kayla gericke
"😅😂you killed it the way you enjoyed this is amazing...and they way you caught on the words so fast .. Love it .. Proudly South African . I loved this reaction video..."

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6. Akiela Bee
"Ay you spot on with yo reaction."

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7. EmoKiddBeaTz _SA
"Ayee mayne 😂😂😂😂😂
Acting like he understands The lingo 😆😆"

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8. kgabo mamorake
"I loved 😍the guys reaction on chi chi chi...... 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣The song Issa hit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯"

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9. Rocky vlogs
"Get up man dance hahahahhahahahha i am new I have to sub"

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REPLY
10. Mansa Mayne
"Rocky vlogs I wanted to badddd! 😂"

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REPLY
11. Rocky vlogs,
"@Mansa Mayne 😂"

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13. Kabo Bradley Radipitse
"the thing with African music is that you can jus feel the music from the way the singer her/himself enjoys it, #facialexpressioniseverything... this track is the one. i feel like it should be featured in the next Black Panther"

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14. Neo Senkge
"Mansa you are perfect example that even if you are not born in Afrika, Afrika is born in you ! We are one and the same, you feel us the same way we feel you."

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15. Princess Kanye
"Tongue out.. Only in SA😌😂😂😂😝"

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16. Thulane Quanaty
"The facial expression he makes when the song starts is just me everytime I hear her music 😍🔥🔥🔥"

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17. Preyen Murugan
"Bra I can literally see you turning into a South African with your body language rocking out to the song lol."

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18. Kabelo Letshaba
"It's so funny how you do the face phela in South Ahh when you dance you need to do the face 💃🤸‍♀️😍😍"

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19. The Life of Kiki
"You are actually dope bruh like your moves aye aye aye"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Sho Madjozi - John Cena | A COLORS SHOW | (TFLA) Reaction



That Fire LA, Aug 21, 2019
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Selected comments from this vlog's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

All of these comments are from 2019.

1. Welcome Maluleka
"she is my hommie and wishing her the best and bro thanks for the excitement you showing while listening to the song you made me love it most SALUTE bro"

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2. Claudius Junior Goremusandu
"This dude's reaction are fire. Are you sure you are not South African?"

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3. Grace Musimba
"your facial expression from 2:00 ...is LIT hehe"

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4. Marcia Madonsela
"The way you frown that face though.😂😂😂"
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"Though" at this sentence indicates that what is being noted is a compliment.

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5. Balungile Bhengu
"Hey man I like your facial expression..... this is exactly how South African dance"

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6. Sophie's Kitchen
"😂😂😂😂😂you know what kills me the most........... your reaction. Morning made. Proudly South African🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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7. BushBaby Amy
"5:11 ... It's a vosho - not 'a drop'.
That's our SA dance moves 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦"
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In this vlog, Mansa Mayne referred to that move as "the drop".

"ZA" is an abbreviation for the nation of South Africa (from the old Dutch language name for that nation). "SA" is the contemporary abbreviation for that nation.

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8. Bridgeee xxx
"he said "that little tongue action right there" ...bruhh if you only knew that it actually is how us South Africans dance🙌 , that facial expression is almost like the cherry on top 😂😂"

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9. Yolanda Nxesi
"The Tongue is a dance we do when there is too much fire in the song!
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In standard English, this sentence would be something like “We stick out our tongues when we dance to a song that is very good, i.e. "It's fire" "It's lit", "It's the bomb", "It's a banger." etc.)"

The custom of sticking the tongue out while dancing is quite common in contemporary Hip Hop dancing. My guess is that it came from watching African dancing. However, I'm not sure about that.

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10. Sandra Morelife
"Your facial expression 🤣🤣🤣, this is what we jamming to💃💃💃"

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11. Suhalia Sauls
"That's some traditional South African music yall be jamming too. Don't be surprised if you start dancing with your tongue out... That's that gqom👅😜😋🇿🇦🌍🖤"

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12. Sisekelo Duma
"Man rhythm is something engraved into black people's DNA.

I mean you're moving along to the song so smoothly"

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13. Mechail Reydon
"Bro the face you made when the video started is exactly how we dance to this 😆😆👌👌"

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14. Talita Jeche
"Literally😂exactly how we dance"

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REPLY
15. Mapule Rhoda Mokhawa
"Exactly how we dance, that and the tongue 😛"

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16. AYADUMA QONONO
"The faces he makes are exactly how we dance to this stuff😂😂😂😂guess it's in the genes"

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17. Lisa Lyric
"You felt it at the start of the video..hahaaha I like that😂😂❤🔥
And you actually moved like a South African person does on Gqom. Wow. We call this type of music "Gqom" and its clear the move automatically comes, its that powerful🙌"

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18. Relebohile Lesenyeho
"Listen , you can't dance without the tongue ..
You're not South African if you don't dance and stick your tongue out 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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REPLY
19. Debbie Mumbi
"My friend even East Africans do so 😂😂😂"

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REPLY
20. Jesse Golding
"Eyyy bruh. It’s a must mtwana. 💪🏽😂"

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REPLY
21. Darth Seti
"Well that's not true, if you do it cool but don't lie and say we all dance while sticking out our tounges. My gentle sister please stop these lying tendencies of yours."

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22. Prudence Lone Maseko
"😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Ur are 💯 african bruh.... We are booking a flight for u. Come back home. The facial expression,bring you back home"

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(South African Rapper) Sho Madjozi - "John Cena" (Information, Video, Lyrics + English Translations, & Explanations)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Revised: May 19, 2020

This pancocojams post provides information about South African rapper/singer Sho Madjozi and information about her 2019 rap track "John Cena".

This post also showcases a video of that song and several English translations of the Swahili, English words to that track. Explanations

The Addendum to this post presents the video of Sho Madjozi being surprised by John Cena's appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sho Madjozi for her musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This is the first of several pancocojams posts about the 2019 South African rap composition entitled "John Cena" by Sho Madjozi.

Additional posts that are related to or were inspired by Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap can be found by clicking the "John Cena rap" tag below or using Google search or some other search engine for "John Cena rap" pancocojams.

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INFORMATION ABOUT SHO MADJOZI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Madjozi
"Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif (born 9 May 1992), known professionally as Sho Madjozi (/ʃɒˈmɑːdjɔːrzɪ/ shoh-mah-JOH-zee), is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet.[1] Regarded as one of the best performers in Africa, Madjozi incorporates the Tsonga culture through her music and public image.[2]

Life and career
1995: Early life and beginnings
Madjozi was born on 9 May 1992, in Shirley Village, Elim, Limpopo, the daughter of Rosemary Phaweni and Marc Wegerif who ran a non-governmental organisation which was made to assist people with their land claims. Her mother is of African descent while her father is of European descent.[3] After her parents divorced at an early age, she was mainly brought up by her mother. Madjozi has half-sisters from both her mother's and father's sides. As her father, Marc Wegerif, traveled regularly in particular regions of the continent, Madjozi had opportunities to travel with her father – she followed him to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he worked for the charitable organisation Oxfam while she was a teenager.[4] She also spent some time selling clothes at markets in Senegal during 2016 to provide for family.[5]

After graduating high school at the International School of Tanganyika in Tanzania, Madjozi was offered a scholarship to Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, US to study creative writing and African studies. While in the US, she started writing poems under a pen name of MayaThePoet.[6] The poems were about politics, identity and race. Madjozi returned to South Africa where she took up a fellowship in studying at the University of South Africa, Johannesburg, while also planned songwriting for other local artists.[7] After her return to South Africa, she began rapping and composing music under her stage name "Sho Madjozi". Madjozi rose to fame after her collaboration with rapper Okmalumkoolkat on the track "Ngiyashisa Bhe" and the hit single, "Gqi""...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "JOHN CENA"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena_(song)
"John Cena" is a song by South African rapper Sho Madjozi. It was made about the WWE professional wrestler John Cena. It was released as a single through Flourish & Multiply Records on 27 September 2019, after being performed on the global music platform, COLORS, uploaded on 15 August 2019.[1][2] The song was written by Sho Madjozi, while it was produced by Tboy Daflame.[3]

....Live performances
As her debut, Sho Madjozi performed the song on the music platform, COLORS, standing next to the mic in the studio covered with blue background.[12] After the formation of the social media challenge "John Cena Challenge", many individuals engaged on the challenge, leading the song to become viral.[13] Following the spread of the challenge, professional wrestler John Cena, was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he was asked by Ellen DeGeneres to dance to the song alongside Stephen Boss.[14][15]

The song was also performed by Sho Madjozi on several events throughout South Africa and other regions, including Afropunk Festival held on 13 October 2019 in Atlanta, US.[16] Madjozi performed the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show in November 2019. During the performance, she was surprised by professional wrestler, John Cena by dancing right behind her while she was performing. It was the first time she met Cena in person.[17] On 17 November 2019, Madjozi performed the song on the finale of the South African-franchise of the reality television singing competition Idols, for season 15.[18]"...

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WHAT THE RAP TRACK IS ABOUT
Here's a comment exchange from the discussion thread for "Sho Madjozi - John Cena (PURE FIRE 🔥🔥🔥)dance compilation #Johncenachallenge" Style ny Bia Bi, Aug 21, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rey6Kbfbmo in which commenter frank odindo gives a summary of that song. Note that there are portions of that explanation that I don't think are correct. My comments about those portions are found after that exchange.

1. Kaleb Wolf, 2019
"Being american I can't understand a word she's saying except John Cena but I'm feeling her mood😂😍"

REPLY
2. paulyn shoniwa, 2019
"Rough like John Cena ... then blah blah blah... but still dancing"

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REPLY
3. frank odindo, 2019
"It would take a whole 40 min lesson to break it down to you but in a nutshell... She had a boyfriend who used to be cool when she used to sort his bills, but now the tables have turned and he's acting tough and he can't see her (Like she's John Cena) he's imprisoned her (like Mandela) and he's lecturing her (like Nyerere (who was also known as teacher)). Now she's going to act tough (like John Cena+ U Can't C me), and take shots like tequila and take a beating like Sabina."

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REPLY
4. Noble_ Nelz, 2019
"@paulyn shoniwa Thank u for the explanation. I'm frm SA bt I also needed it 😘"
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Some subsequent commenters in this discussion thread corrected the name "Sabina" to "Serena". I believe that the translation "Somebody's gonna get beat, I'm Serena" is the accurate translation (with "Serena" referring to tennis champion Serena Williams).

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I don't think that the man who Sho Madjozi liked actually made her his prisoner. Besides, that English translation of those Swahili words may not be accurate. In the Explanation section of this post which is given below, a commenter from another discussion thread translates that line "You treat me like a prisoner, like I'm Madiba".

That seems to me to be a much better fit for that rap than "you made me your prisoner", but that's the Swahili lyrics that a number of KiSwahili speaking commenters posted in several discussion threads about this song that I've read.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sho Madjozi - John Cena | A COLORS SHOW



COLORS, Aug 15, 2019

South African based artist Sho Madjozi shares a vibrant performance of previously unreleased single ‘John Cena’

COLORSXSTUDIOS is a unique aesthetic music platform showcasing exceptional talent from around the globe. COLORS focuses on the most distinctive new artists and original sounds in an increasingly fragmented and saturated scene. All COLORS shows seek to provide clear, minimalistic stage that shines a spotlight on the artists, giving them the opportunity to present their music without distraction.
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Statistics as of May 7, 2020 at 9:34 AM EDT
total views- 14,386,382
total likes - 212K
total dislikes - 6.7K
total comment - 12,204

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SEVERAL LYRICS RESULTS FOR THIS SONG
I'm not confident about the accuracy of online lyric & translations for this song (apart from comments from actual Swahili speakers). However, here's the results from one lyric site for "John Cena" as well as some comments that provide the original lyrics with English translations:
Excerpt #1:
From https://popnable.com/south-africa/songs/204739-sho-madjozi-john-cena/lyrics-and-translations
"Shii!!
Sho...
Madjozi!

Unajifanya hunioni labda mimi John Cena
Ulinifanya mfungwa wako labda mi ni Madiba
Sina plan, sina cash,  hata pesa mi sina
Eeh ndo maana unanitreati kama nimekuibia
Lakini mimi nimekupenda though
I don't know why you treat me like a criminal, eish
We were just together though

On the same line, why you pressin' enter though?

Some wanna act rough like John Cena
Some wanna get buff like John Cena
We used to be cool, when I used to come through
Now you wanna act tough like John Cena (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi
Chi! Chi! Chi
Some gonna want beef like Hyena
Some gonna get beat, I'm Serena
Some gonna get wild, gonna get loud
Gonna take shots like Tequila (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi bo!)

Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi

Unajifanya mwalimu wangu labda we ni Nyerere
Unanifundisha kutulia labda huna kelele
Utakaa right-ah na
Belinda hata mimi mwenyewe
Hungependa si tulia, wakati we unaenda mbele
Lakini mimi nimekupenda though

I don't know why you treat me like a criminal, eish
We were just together though
On the same line, why you pressin' enter though?

Some wanna act rough like John Cena
Some wanna get buff like John Cena
We used to be cool, when I used to come through
Now you wanna act tough like John Cena
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi
Chi! Chi! Chi! (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi
Chi! Chi! Chi
Some gonna want beef like Hyena
Some gonna get beat, I'm Serena
Some gonna get wild, gonna get loud
Gonna take shots like Tequila (Hayi bo!)

Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi

Okay. ya
Okay
So this is where we do the pouncing cat now.
And then. Shi! Shi! Shi!
Shi! Shi! Shi!
Kwanza, cheza kama we hutaki
Pili, kata kama mshikaki
Tatu, ingia hapa katikati
Toka jasho unalowa kama ni samaki, yebo!

Cheza kama we hutaki eey
Kata kama mshikaki
Ingia hapa katikati
Toka jasho unalowa kama ni samaki
Hayi! It's too much

Some wanna act rough like John Cena
Some wanna get buff like John Cena
We used to be cool, when I used to come through
Now you wanna act tough like John Cena
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi
Chi! Chi! Chi
Some gonna want beef like Hyena
Some gonna get beat, I'm Serena
Some gonna get wild, gonna get loud
Gonna take shots like Tequila (Hayi bo!)
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! (Hayi!)
Chi! Chi! Chi (Hayi bo!)
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*I've read the line "Some gonna want beef like Hyena" translated as "So you gonna sit with Regina".

I believe that the portion of this rap the introduces the contemporary South African dance "the pouncing cat" dance movements are in Zulu. I believe that that portion is spoken in Zulu as are the exclamations "Haibo!", "Eish!", Shii, and (probably also "Chi chi chi". Most of the rap is in Swahili and other lines are in English.

The rapper says "Haibo! Haibo!" and then she does the vosho dance move (squatting down and kicking up one foot). Madjozi then says "It's too much". [This portion begins around 2:56 in that Colors video.]

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JADYY2tqgGw
"American 🇺🇸 First Reaction To South African 🇿🇦 Music | Sho Madjozi - John Cena"
Crooklyn Reactions, August 30, 2020

MsDarkrabbit, 2019
"Anyone wondering what the Swahili parts mean:

Unajifanya hunioni labda mimi John Cena
(You act as if you don’t see me, may I am John Cena)

Ulinifanya mfungwa wako labda mi ni Madiba
(You made me your prisoner maybe I am Madiba)


Sina plan, sina cash,  labda pesa mi sina
(I don’t have a plan, I don’t have cash, maybe I don’t have money)


Eeh ndo maana unanitreati kama nimekuibia
(That’s why you treat me as if I have robbed you)


Lakini mimi nimekupenda though
(But I love you though)

...

Unajifanya mwalimu wangu labda we ni Nyerere
(You pretend to be my teacher, maybe you are Nyerere)


Unanifundisha kutulia labda huna kelele
(You teach me how to stay still maybe you don’t make noise)


Utakaa right-ah na Belinda hata mimi mwenyewe
(You sit on the right with Belinda, I am all alone)

Hungependa si tulia, wakati we unaenda mbele
(You would like us to stay still, while you move forward)


Lakini mimi nimekupenda though
(But I love you though)


Kwanza, cheza kama we hutaki
(First, dance as if you don’t care)


Pili, kata kama mshikaki
(Second, roll like beef skewers)


Tatu, ingia hapa katikati
(Third, get in the middle)


Toka jasho unalowa kama ni samaki
(Sweat, get wet like a fish)"
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The ... were in the comment itself.

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Excerpt #3:
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLYUcTz0noY Sho Madjozi - John Cena ( REACTION VIDEO ) || @ShoMadjozi @Ubunifuspace posted by
The Ubunifu Space,Sep 27, 2019

1. Pam Oketch, 2019
"Hey guys, here's the translation for the parts of the song that are in swahili (I tried, lol) 🇰🇪

Unajifanya hunioni labda mimi John Cena(You're acting like you don't see me, maybe I'm John Cena)
Ulinifanya mfungwa wako labda mi ni Madiba (You made me your prisoner, maybe I'm Madiba)
Sina plan, sina cash, hata pesa mi sina (I don't have a plan, I don't have cash, I literally don't have money)
Eeh ndo maana unanitreati kama nimekuibia(It's why you treat me like I've stolen from you)
Lakini mimi nimekupenda though (Inspite of it all I still love you though)
I don't know why you treat me like a criminal, eish
We were just together though
On the same line, why you pressin’ enter though?

[Verse 2]
Unajifanya mwalimu wangu labda we ni Nyerere( You're acting like my teacher, maybe you are Nyerere)
Unanifundisha kutulia labda huna kelele(You teach me to be quiet, maybe you don't have noise)
Utakaa right-ah na
Belinda hata mimi mwenyewe (You'll sit right with Belinda and I'll sit alone)
Hungependa si tulia, wakati we unaenda mbele (You won't like me staying calm while you go on ahead)"

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2.Abdillah Muhammad, 2020
"@Mpumelelo Manxiwa its pure swahili,when she said " unajifanya mwalimu wangu labla wewe ni nyerere" means u act as my teacher as if u are nyerere. Nyerere's full name is julius kambarage nyerere ( the first president of tanzania) and the one who try his best for south africa independent."

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Excerpt #4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY2Do0sTS9s
Lorrenzo Mokgosana, 2019
"Just a bit of info, the first verse translate:
You pretend you can't see me, maybe I'm John Cena
You treat me like prisoner like I'm Madiba
I don't have plans or cash neither money
maybe that's why you feel like I've stolen from you
but I still love you"..."
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"Madiba" is a reference to former South African President Nelson Mandela ("Madiba" was his clan name).
The reference to Madiba in the John Cena song refers to Mandela being imprisoned for many years.

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Excerpt #5
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY2Do0sTS9s SHO MADJOZI - JOHN CENA | REACTION VIDEO
published by Mansa Manye, Aug 20, 2019

alvin shuga, 2019
" "Unajifanya mwalimu wangu"
Means "you pretending to be my teacher""
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"Nyerere" refers to Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania. Nyerere was often referred to by his honorific title "Mwalimu" (KiSwahili for teacher).

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG "JOHN CENA"
"John Cena" - John Cena is a White American professional wrestler and actor; his taunting catchphrase was "You can't see me". click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena for information about John Cena. Also, click https://www.wwe.com/article/john-cena-you-cant-see-me-story for information about the origin of John Cena's catchphrase.

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"Somebody wanna get a buff" -getting a muscular, good looking physical appearance as a result of cal workouts [American English vernacular]

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Some lyric translations for Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" include the line "Some want to get beat, I'm Serena". ""Serena" probably refers to professional tennis champion Serena Williams.
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Regarding the word "eish" which Sho Madjozi says in her "John Madjozi" rap:
Read this quote: "Eish [aysh] is a [South African] colloquial exclamation of surprise, disapproval, exasperation or regret derived from Xhosa. Eg. ‘Eish, my cell phone broke’." https://theculturetrip.com/africa/south-africa/articles/18-south-african-slang-words-and-phrases-you-should-know/

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"We used to be cool, when I used to come through" - We used to be good together when I did things to help you [African American Vernacular English]

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Click https://city-press.news24.com/Trending/our-favourite-dance-craze-the-pouncing-cat-20191218 for an online article about the Pouncing Cat dance (with videos)

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Finally, here's a link to a South African video entitled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-omWLzeQoQ. Notice the "shi shi" in that video's title. which is the same as this portion of the "John Cena" lyrics given above
"So this is where we do the pouncing cat now.
And then. Shih! Shih! Shih!
Shih! Shih! Shih!"

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ADDENDUM - SHO MADJOZI AND JOHN CENA ON "THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW"

John Cena Says Sho Madjozi 'Did The Impossible' By Starting The John Cena Dance Challenge



The Kelly Clarkson Show, Nov 8, 2019

Singer Sho Madjozi opens up to Kelly Clarkson about what it was like growing up in her rural South African village where there was only one television and how she first started watching John Cena in wrestling matches. Sho reveals how she took his "You Can't See Me" catchphrase to heart when dealing with some real life struggles. Sho then gets the surprise of her life when she finally meets John Cena in person, and he has so many nice things to say about her.

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