Below is a brief article I wrote for BG’s back in 2001. I thought I was doing the world a favor by illuminating the ambiguities and subtle nuances of the slang term “bling-bling.” Ironically, this word is no longer a word tossed and batted around exclusively by ballers and bitches; wordsmiths and casual dictionary-readers can now find this term in the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary. This is the first sign of the apocalypse. I believe Rev. 12:4 reads something like, “Just before utter darkness and despair drapes the Earth, the world shall descendeth into a new babel, where only pimps and playas shall speak freely and clearly. Fah shizzle, mah nizzle.”
Hakuna matata, right? If it’s taken 2000 years for the first sign to occur, then it will take at least a few hundred for the next one, right?
Wrong, Reduxers. To recall an elected official mainly because of the vociferousness of his critics and replace him with an Austrian-born body-building immigrant is certainly a crime against the natural inertia of the universe (otherwise known as Allah). No self-respecting politician’s resume should include Kindergarten Cop and Last Action Hero. The final two signs of the rapture? I don’t know, but this whole Paris Hilton thing isn’t looking too good for humanity. Hell has certainly felt a little cooler than it should. Anyway, without further adieu:
Smooth Mikey O’s Guide to Urban Colloquialisms
Hello kids. In an effort to make everyone more cognizant of those slang terms they hear on the MTV, I will break down one of the most popular terms in music- bling bling.
bling-bling as a verb- to arrive in a city or town with one’s entourage; also: to display all your finery. i.e. I walked into the church bling-blinging. All the hoes said, “Take that chain off boy, you blindin’ me.”
bling-bling as a noun- one article of obvious opulence, namely diamonds, platinum and gold. i.e. She had on a platinum bling-bling; it was so bright, it blinded me.
bling-bling as an interjection- a phrase denoting surprise coupled with excitement. i.e. Bling-bling! I just won the lottery!
Below is a brief paragraph illustrating all three forms of bling-bling.
Bling-bling! I just got outta jail for ‘saltin’ and smackin’ my baby mama, and I finna hit up the pawnie to get all my bling-bling back. After that, my posse and I, we be hittin’ up that trick Sharonda’s illin’ Courvasier and crack party, and I be sure to bling with that dope plat’ chain I picked up at the Lakewood swap meet.
To hear more urban colloquialisms, be sure to tune into MTV’s TRL with Carson Daly. He will be sure to toss around words like ‘def’ and ‘da bomb’ and ‘phat’ so much that you’ll think you died and went to Compton.
Cheers.