Kike On The Mic ?!?

Discussion in 'Art & Culture' started by Killjoy, Jul 18, 2006.

  1. Killjoy Propelling The Farce!! Valued Senior Member

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    Hey, I ain't dissin' nobody...
    This is an actual song by Hip Hop Hoodios
    Described as a "New York-based Latino-Jewish hip-hop group."
    Apparently the name is a play on the Spanish word "Judios" - Jews

    Oddest thing I've heard since hearing DJ Krush rap in Japanese...

    Chorus:
    I'm on the mic, I'm a crazy Kike
    I'm a Yid, gonna blow my lid
    My set is fresh, like a pound of flesh
    My nose is large, and you know I'm in charge


    Klezmer style clarinet in the thing is a nice touch, too...
    LoL
     
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  3. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    Kayk is a Yiddish word, although it is a late addition to the lexicon and originated in the American Jewish community rather than in Europe. The etymology is foggy but it probably has something to do with the misunderstanding of Jewish names at Ellis island. At any rate it was originally not a derogatory term at all, merely a slang word for Jew, an alternative to the dictionary word Yid, which is merely German Jud with an umlaut.

    It's their word, so it's their choice.
     
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  5. android nothing human inside Registered Senior Member

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    Fraggle,

    You're offbase. KIKE originates in Polish yiddish slang. It was a word used by wealthy Jews to refer to their poorer cohorts...
     
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  7. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    This is the most comprehensive etymology of the word that I've found. It includes all the possible derivations that I've come across elsewhere. The source of the word is uncertain but the histories all point to its origin in America, not Europe.

    http://kpearson.faculty.tcnj.edu/Dictionary/kike.htm

    There is an exhaustive list of citations after the text on the website.

    During my mother's youth--the 1910s and 20s--American Jews used the epithet to refer to another Jew who was dishonorable in his business dealings, whether with gentiles or with other Jews.
     
  8. android nothing human inside Registered Senior Member

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    That etymology bases its conjecture on one book, where other sources point out the long history of "kike"'s use in Eastern Europe.

    ONE WEB PAGE IS NOT PROOF OF DIDDLY SQUAT
     
  9. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    Okay, sounds interesting. Point me to one of those sources.

    My google hits all linked to the same sources, I just picked one that combined all of them in a single document.

    I'm surprised it's so controversial, Yiddish is a well-studied language.
     
  10. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    I have heard of Jewish reggae too, but none of it matches the Jamaican variety. The best Jewish rappers don't use their religion like a gimmick, like the Beastie Boys.
     
  11. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    Dub-toaster Matisyahu is all the rage. He doesn't use his religion as a gimmick, he's sincerely preaching.
     

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