Pound of Rice
Gaza Vibes: Vybz Kartel's Musical Feast of Life
Lyrics
People's national party, Jamaica
Reference to political parties in Jamaica - People's National Party (PNP) and Labour Party, and mention of the Marcus Garvey party.
Labour party, di Marcus Garvey party
Expressing a preference for a pool party over political affiliations.
But mi ah vote fi di pool party
One stop driver let mi off
Asking the driver to slow down as the speed is too fast.
You nuh si seh you a move too bloodclaat fast
Advising the driver to be cautious and not move too fast.
Stop in a the bar buy a Shrups and a floss
Stopping at a bar to buy a drink (Shrups) and floss (sanitary cup instead of glass).
Sanitary cup, mi nuh trust glass
Prefer sanitary cup over glass for trust issues.
Pure gyal a pass and a seh "Worl' Boss"
Various girls passing by acknowledging the speaker as "Worl' Boss."
Dem a seh dem waan turn making uh a breakfast
Others expressing interest in turning casual encounters into a breakfast relationship.
Style so sick unuh fi go fi redcross
Suggesting that those with a sick style should seek medical attention from Red Cross.
Lui V T's and mi Levi Strauss
Wearing luxury brands like Louis Vuitton (Lui V) and Levi Strauss.
Mi si yo through bulgari eye glass
Seeing through Bulgari eyeglasses, implying clarity of vision.
Man a war fi yo body mind, squaddy life lost
Expressing a commitment to protect and fight for someone, with reference to the loss of life (squaddy life lost).
Ride pon mi toll road, ah di by pass
Driving on a toll road, using a bypass to avoid stops.
And you naw stop a toll boat you a fly pass
Metaphorically flying past toll booths without stopping.
Shawn Storm nah di forcast
Shawn Storm being predicted as the forecast.
Take weh a bwoy gyal quicker than fast
Boasting about taking another person's girlfriend quickly.
Come in a mi classroom, nah the S class
Inviting someone into the speaker's world (classroom) with a suggestive tone.
Wind up like the window yo never exhaust
Encouraging a dance move, likening it to winding up a window that never gets tired.
Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
Repetition of the joy of consuming traditional Jamaican food - rice and chicken back.
Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
-Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
-Yuh, I'm eating dat
-Love the dumpling wid the chicken back
Expressing enjoyment of various food combinations with chicken back.
Love the white rice wid the chicken back
-Love the bread back wid the chicken back
-Yuh, I'm eating dat
-One stop drive let mi out
Planning to visit different places, meeting people, and connecting with others.
Mi a go a Gaza, I wan stop a Portsmouth
-Link up yanique, shi seh blinger drive out
-Call Blinger phone: "pick mi up now"
-Mi a go a Boston, hold a endz out
-Bare man a circle dozer deh bout
Describing the atmosphere with people circling around and references to the speaker's brother.
Bare gyal a circle, Scarchy deh bout
-Wa a gwaan Teacher? Mi get a shout out
-Mi brother don copping nuh grow
-Nuh cub scout
-Real soldier a Gaza mi camp out
Expressing loyalty to the Gaza camp, giving shoutouts, and describing the party scene.
Big up the youth dem weh dem hear bout
-500 thousand the don a share out
-Is a party, the radio a blaze out
-Shawn Chablanks speaker a tear out
-Him aplay music weh everybody care bout
-Everybody got a red cup a go a their mouth
-Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
Repetition of the joy of consuming traditional Jamaican food - rice and chicken back.
Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
-Pound a rice, and pound a chicken back
-Yuh, I'm eating dat
-Love the dumpling wid the chicken back
Expressing enjoyment of various food combinations with chicken back.
Love the white rice wid the chicken back
-Love the bread back wid the chicken back
-Yuh, I'm eating dat
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