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Question: Ye spill muddled flows that befuddle scholars

cashman — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0800

Where are you yeezy? And try to hit you with the.... ???

What in the heck is Kanye saying in his song Flashing Lights right before the end of the first verse? "She in the mirror dancin so sleezy...I get a call like 'Where are you, yeezy?' And try to hit you with the ....(unintelligible)... til I got flashed by the paparazzi."

I've done a bunch of googling of the lyrics, and all of the suggestions are nonsensical (Ol wopty, oh dee wah dee, oeu blah blah, oh, do I be). I've listened to the song a good 40 times, thought about it, and I cannot figure out what in the world he is saying right there.

What's he saying, that makes sense?

By: box

box — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:23:52 -0800

The line in question comes at roughly 1:15 in the Youtube link.

By: wemayfreeze

wemayfreeze — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:25:23 -0800

Kanye said he'll explain. But then didn't, I think.

By: box

box — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:31:02 -0800

Well, that's pretty conclusive--ol-wu-wopte it is.

By: wemayfreeze

wemayfreeze — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:33:29 -0800

In the comments someone suggests that it references Chicago slang. The ol' woo-wop, as it were:

As a current resident of the Chi I can say I still hear people us woo-wop-da-bam in their Chicago jargon all the time...and how its used to shorten a story or sentence. So in the middle of a story one may say "woo-wap-da-bam" because the rest is self- explanatory or has no significant importance. Then they would end their statement with "know what I'm talm-bout! However, I don't know if this is what Kanye is referring to...
Chi-Luv,
Dubb

By: shesaysgo

shesaysgo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:49:34 -0800

some of the jargon sounds like southern slang as well; just pronounced slightly differently. i don't know what state he's from, but like *wemayfreeze's comment, it's probably regional slang.

By: rhymesinister

rhymesinister — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:39:31 -0800

FWIW, I have it on the authority of a young one that us old folks might translate it as 'yada yada yada.' Then again, young one might be messin' with me.

By: amethysts

amethysts — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:10:07 -0800

I interpreted "ol wu wopte" as something like "a good time", meaning "trying to have a fun, romantic getaway but everyone kept calling me ("where are you, yeezy" i assumed to be slang meaning "dude") and then the paparazzi showed up and harassed us and i'm sorry". This is just my interpretation, but it works for me and the music video i see in my head when i hear this song.

By: cashman

cashman — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:11:36 -0800

"where are you, yeezy" i assumed to be slang meaning "dude"

Yeezy is a nickname for Kanye. Kanye, Kanyeezy, 'Ye, Kan man, K, Mr. West, etc. Good rappers always have at least 15 nicknames. At least.