It might be spelled 'gee', not sure, but it gets mentioned an awful lot.
― mei, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Seriously? It's "gangsta", though I guess it can also refer to a gram (as in "two grams of cocaine").
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:26 (sixteen years ago) link
groin.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes seriously.
It can't be gangsta can it? I'm sure I've used it in a context that would rule that out.
If it is gangsta, is it just used generically, like 'niggah' or 'bitch'?
― mei, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link
gay
― blueski, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I mean, I'm listening to a hilarious Hip-Hop only station now where ther chorus is:
"Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch"
but even they couldn't with a straight face call each other gangsters, when they're not?
― mei, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:29 (sixteen years ago) link
gangsta andy partidge, obv.
― King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Er... not to be rude, but if you're asking what it means, you probably shouldn't be using it.
― Richard Wood Johnson, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link
poster didn't say they used it, holmes.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:32 (sixteen years ago) link
4 posts down, homie.
― Richard Wood Johnson, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
thats right, scholesy
― Filey Camp, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, it really does mean "gangsta". Can't think of any other rap meaning for it, if it refers to a person. And yeah, it's a generic term, it doesn't necessarily mean a big-time criminal.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:50 (sixteen years ago) link
G can also refer to a thousand dollars. Or Gilbert.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link
It is etymologically linked to the word "gangster", but like the word "douchebag", it has come to mean something quite different from its lexicological progenitor.
― Richard Wood Johnson, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 13:11 (sixteen years ago) link
"lex"
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 13:57 (sixteen years ago) link
lol gangsta
― will, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Welcom to ILM, friend.
― Wrinklepaws, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
g golly gosh.
― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link
(as my grandad used to say, before i bust a cap in his ass for using the word "golly").
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/c4/Ice-T-O.G._Original_Gangster_(album_cover).jpg
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:32 (sixteen years ago) link
g whiz.
― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Thread should have just been a picture of Ice-T and then locked by an admin.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:50 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/537088073_02613b02ab.jpg
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:54 (sixteen years ago) link
is that what yours stands for?
― mark s, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
And in the context of Fifty Cent, it can mean guerilla.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:00 (sixteen years ago) link
"they"
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Gertrude
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link
It really means 'Gorelick'
― sous les paves, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I think perhaps that in the "Outtie (Audi) 5000, G" era, G could mean either "guy" or "girl." Lo these many years later, of course, it is almost certainly gangsta.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Grimlock
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:40 (sixteen years ago) link
It is a whole step lower than A, and higher than F, just like in other music!
― m bison, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 15:42 (sixteen years ago) link
government
― RJG, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
so g-funk is gangsta-funk? i just assumed it was named after warren g...
― CharlieNo4, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
What is a "muthafucka"?
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 16:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Gorgonzola (west coast rappers are known for their cheese connoisseurship)
― latebloomer, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:06 (sixteen years ago) link
ain't nothing but a cheese thang
― latebloomer, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bbeoj.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/wwgd.jpg
― Roz, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:13 (sixteen years ago) link
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/b0/250px-G-Men_movie_1935.jpg
― I eat cannibals, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
"so g-funk is gangsta-funk? i just assumed it was named after warren g..."
Harding.
― I eat cannibals, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Was Warren Harding inducted into the KKK while in office?
― Richard Wood Johnson, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:58 (sixteen years ago) link
g=grand ($1000)
― Heave Ho, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Edward "G" Robinson
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
^ dat realness
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
william "G" stewart
http://www.bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz/images/173_full/william.jpg
― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:24 (sixteen years ago) link
A letter that is usually silent when it appears at the end of words in in hiphop songs ("Steady Mobbin'," "Nothin' But A G Thang," etc.).
― mike a, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:27 (sixteen years ago) link
In fact, the "g"s referenced, are those extra g's left off of contractions in the black vernacular.
― I eat cannibals, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Trick question! There is no 'g' in hip-hop. Try using a dictionary, people!
― dad a, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
g was used as short for 'guy' (I think) in Damon Runyon stories about NY lowlife as far back as the twenties.
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Joke's on Mei -- his made-up song in the beginning is clearly "Trill!"
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:46 (sixteen years ago) link
50 new answers joke's on ilm dude. not even counting tuomas' posts.
― tremendoid, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:52 (sixteen years ago) link
I dunno I think the Damon Runyon bit was good to know.
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
gnip-gnop?
― Bob Standard, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Damon Runyon had a lot of NYC street cred, for a guy from my hometown
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:05 (sixteen years ago) link
He hung out with mafiosos and everything!
oh god.
― luriqua, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:30 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bazzworks.com/an/animeflag.gif
― luriqua, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bazzworks.com/an/bazzworks/awe2007/Aug07.gif
― sanskrit, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I mean, I'm listening to a hilarious Hip-Hop only station now where ther chorus is:"Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch Niggah Bitch"
YSI anyone?
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 16 August 2007 02:37 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.absolutelynuts.com/Photos/036607%20Gorp.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 16 August 2007 02:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Niggah
?
― Jordan Sargent, Thursday, 16 August 2007 04:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm anxious to hear this innovative new pronunciation for myself.
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:13 (sixteen years ago) link
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7749/14598840hd3.gif
i hope u all have seizures
― luriqua, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Show us some Pokemans
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 16 August 2007 06:05 (sixteen years ago) link
If Tuomas can answer your hiphop questions, you need to go to remedial class.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 August 2007 17:45 (sixteen years ago) link
what happens if Jagger answers them
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:39 (sixteen years ago) link
That gorp has no granola in it. It's not even orp.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:46 (sixteen years ago) link
― luriqua, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/penqbar.gif
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, there wasn't anything good on gis.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:17 (sixteen years ago) link
what is a 'skeet' in hip-hop
― marmotwolof, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:19 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Screen/5208/gigi.jpg
― Alex in NYC, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:47 (sixteen years ago) link
G can mean several things, actually.
Usually, it means 'gangsta,' and connotes an individual whose early life was spent 'on the streets,' or 'in the hood.' This individual may have spent his formative years 'in a gang,' or 'slanging drugs on a street corner,' indicating an intersection of two ghetto streets.
Often, however, g indicates a middle-class individual whose parents went to UCLA. In these cases, g still means 'gangsta', but the individual spent their early life 'on the cul-de-sac', or 'in The Grove.' These individuals are 'gangstas,' in that they call themselves such, and they have a in-depth knowledge of the LAPD, whose members they employ as private security guards.
― humansuit, Friday, 17 August 2007 01:05 (sixteen years ago) link
um, GORP stands for GOBS OF RAISINS and PEANUTS. granola was only added after granola came into the lexicon in the 70s-- trust me, my grandma has been calling it GORP since she was popping babies out.
― the table is the table, Friday, 17 August 2007 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
http://jj.am/gallery/d/28451-1/GonGitRaped2.jpg
― the table is the table, Saturday, 18 August 2007 00:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"GonGitRaped2.jpg" Yes, I knew it would be "worth" hitting up Properties on that one.
― marmotwolof, Saturday, 18 August 2007 00:18 (sixteen years ago) link
I always thought it was "gentleman".
― peepee, Saturday, 18 August 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
"I do not have a cell-phone with which to photograph this damsel. May I rest my arm against your inner thigh?" "You may."
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 18 August 2007 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Best caption this latest time increment!
― peepee, Monday, 20 August 2007 17:45 (sixteen years ago) link
It might be spelled 'gee'
― buzza, Monday, 1 November 2010 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
great out of character tuomas post itt
― The Reverend, Monday, 1 November 2010 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Pretty in-character by my lights.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
guggalo
― Varèse Garagebande (kkvgz), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
TUOMOUS WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THIS???
― 15-60-77 (S-), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
― luriqua, Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:43 PM Bookmark
^^unheralded hof luriqua post
― The Reverend, Monday, 1 November 2010 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
stickin' to the "gee" code IMO^
― underrated joe perry project albums i have sold (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Ha do you guys even read Tuomas' posts? He's pretty up on things.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
obviously not.
― 15-60-77 (S-), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Before we married, Tuomas served in the WACS in the Philippines.
― Varèse Garagebande (kkvgz), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bworm.jpg
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 1 November 2010 17:58 (thirteen years ago) link
GUNT
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Monday, 1 November 2010 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link