7/3/2023 0 Comments Its vibe lyrics![]() ![]() ![]() Though the word’s origin is in reference to a medical condition (short for “spastic”), Ping-Wild points out that the way it’s been used in casual conversation (and lyrics) over time is as a derogatory term aimed at describing someone not in control of their body or emotions. “It’s used to refer to how people hold themselves or behave or how they can’t control their motion or movements,” she says. “If you call someone a ‘spazz’ it’s known that that is connected to their ability or functionality or ‘normalcy’ in a setting.”Īdvocates were quick to call out Lizzo and Bey for the inclusion of the offensive term, but it is far from the first time that it has been used in recent hip-hop or pop lyrics. G Perico and Remble released a song in 2021 called “Spazz,” while Lil Baby included a track with the same name on his 2018 release Harder Than Ever, as did Lil Durk (on 2018’s STTS III) and Lecrea, who included the song on his 2012 Church Clothes mixtape. Key Glock dropped “Spazzin’ Out” in 2019 and Kid Cudi included the song “CuDi Spazzin'” on his 2008 A Kid Named Cudi album on a song produced by the Neptunes other acts who’ve used the term in songs include Method Man (“Spazzola”), T.I. (“Spazz Out”), Lady Leshurr (“Spazzing”), Fredo Santana (“Spazz Out”), Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 (“Spazz Out 2”), Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus’ band the Jicks (“Spazz”), Waka Flocka Flame (“Spazz Out”), Yo Gotti (“Spazz Out (Intro)”), Riff Raff (with Travis Barker) (“Spazz Out”) as well as a number of artists who’ve used the term as a stage name (Spazzy D, Lil Spazz, Spazz and Spazzkid). “When I first read about it, I attributed it less to cruelty or somehow more to their cluelessness about the power and stigma of the word,” says David Serlin, University of California San Diego professor of communications. While not an excuse to use a potentially offensive word, Serlin wonders how stars with the reach of Bey or Lizzo did not have someone on their team who might look over their lyrics for any potential issues of this kind, chalking their inclusion up more to “ignorance about its power.” “As opposed to someone like Eminem, who deliberately uses language to stigmatize and hurt people,” he adds of the rapper who has frequently used homophobic and misogynist lyrics in his music, noting that it’s possible that neither woman was aware of the word’s history and its contemporary significance. ![]() “You would expect that these incredibly strong, Black feminist figures should be aware of the complexity of language - something we want them to have because of their social power in the marketplace and the influence they have - but even women as smart, savvy, sophisticated and empowered as them can still use slang that they are importing into their music with a history they could not be aware of,” he says. Y’all can find them bars later.Unlike such words as “queer,” “dyke” or “crip” - which Serlin notes have been reclaimed by the historically marginalized LGBTQ and disabled communities and are now in more common parlance in an empowering way - he’s not seen”spazz” reclaimed in any widespread fashion to date. “That’s my boy, he took two of my bars,” the Harlem native claimed. It used to be those, ‘Oh, them battle rapping a** ni**as,’ but ni**as used to watch it.”Īs one of the hosts mentioned rap artists stealing lines from battle rappers, Mook accuses Banks, who he refers to as “Blue,” as one of the culprits. Ni**as used to watch- like, it wasn’t cool to mention it. All y’all ni**as, the rappers, the quote unquote big rappers that watched us but never wanted to say it. “And I never forget sh*t, I never forget y’all ni**as. ![]() “Battle rap in the beginning was taboo to mention,” Mook said. The former G-Unit rapper shared his rebuttal in response to a clip of Mook’s April appearance on The Danza Project, where Mook spoke about major rap artists’ hesitance to champion and acknowledge battle rap. Lloyd Banks has responded to Murda Mook’s claim that Banks stole lyrics from one of his battle raps and used them in a song. ![]()
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