I wanted to vomit when I saw the "Ante Up" video

[DarkmanX]

I think the song was saying if your gonna go around showing off all your toys and rocking flashy shyt than don't be surprise when these goons come with the quickness

Right. This song came after the song & the term "bling bling" by Cash Money became the thing, outside of their flashy nature.

Both DMX & MOP used to rap about robbing cats like that because they represented the other side.

Billy Danze: "That's why I holler "Ante Up" when you holler "Bling Bling"



DMX: "(hook) It's more to a song than, jewelry and clothes
More to a nikkaz life than, money and hoes

nikkaz - walk around frontin (frontin) talkin bout jewels (jewels)
how much you bust tools, y'all nikkaz sounds like fools (woo)
Who you really think give a fukk how much your watch cost? (mm-hmm)
How much your watch cost? You bout to get your watch lost (aight)
If you flashin it, you must not want it
See I fukk with real nikkaz that done it
You know what time it is, run it!
nikkaz got more important shyt to deal with
Talkin about some 4 wheel shyt
but my man here is about to kill shyt (UH!)
Keep playin nikkaz p*ssy, and you will get fukked
Why don't you cop some more ice dog
then you will get stuck and fukked
bytch-ass nikka, hit my street
and see what happens to that Iceberg when it's hit by heat (woo)"

 

[klientel]

I only knew that song from the And1 mixtapes. I don't think I ever paid attention to the lyrics until this thread.....

 

[nahnah]

 

[Hamza B.]

I always took that song to be the anti-bling bling. Basically a warning to people stunting and being too flashy. Never saw it as that controversial.

 

[Zero]

Song is on the commercial for Flip or Flop on HGTV

I just hope they got paid for it :iseeu:

 

[Zero]

Everybody keeps pointing to Gucci Mane in my AVI like that means that I like Gucci Mane on a personal level.

I just wanted a cool and different avi.

Typical

 

[boskey]

"That nikka Danze, gave you a chance
Since I blast a man...I'm in the wrong???
He said he was strong
I had reason to believe he had some shyt up his sleeve all along "

 

[The Emperor]

The people who started that image and aura got money by illicit means and chose to stunt for a specific reason: To project an aura of untouchability.
You shouldn't be emulating that style if you're not from that environment or prepared to defend yourself. You still didn't acknowledge this; The diamonds came from an oppressed source. You're funding criminals with every purchase, so you're not innocent. A starving African AMERICAN brother will avenge his cousin's oppression across the water with your chain, since you're a bytch and want to stunt like a cac, mocking your poor brothers.

We wore gold as jewelry for thousands of years.

But hey man we have 2 entirely different world views. We won't agree on this.

 

[The Emperor]

You don't get the reference?

I got it...
Still vulgar

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

We

I'm not white, breh. You have me mistaken.

 

[The Emperor]

Never liked the song sounded corny back then and especially today...had no idea it was about robbing people...now I hate it even more

No diss but I how did you miss the content on a song like this. The whole song is a aggravated armed robbery.

 

[The Emperor]

I'm not white, breh. You have me mistaken.

And because you are a street life type nikka who raps on the side and I'm working a regular job and don't hang out in the hood I've now become white.

It's cool...

 

[Deltron]

Right. This song came after the song & the term "bling bling" by Cash Money became the thing, outside of their flashy nature.

Both DMX & MOP used to rap about robbing cats like that because they represented the other side.

Billy Danze: "That's why I holler "Ante Up" when you holler "Bling Bling"

On an unrelated note, that training day soundtrack was

 

[DeuceZ]

Ante up = don't be flossing in the hood if you ain't about that action

 

[AtlienInTheGoodieMob]

Nate Dogg laid them bustas down. Do you listen to music or just skim through it?

Next stop is the eastside moteeeeeeel

RIP Nate