I'm Housin': Me no understand crazy man talk

[Matt Till]

Alright, I know this song because of Rage, I forget who originally did it, but I have some lyrical confusion.

Coolin on the scene like a horse in a stable
A brother got ill and tried to snatch a fat cable
I stepped back, like it wasn't no thing
I Punched him in the jaw with the fat gold ring
I had an ace in the hole when it came to that
Yo Z you was packin? You know was strapped
Posse kept rollin it was hard to get with 'em
So I stepped back, and unbuttoned my Lee denim
They kept coming, just like I figured
So I stepped back, and started sprayin (the n word)
What a way to go out, out like a sucker
But I'm on track, like a Long Island train
that can head up your mission, suckers who be dissing
Always on my jock like a snake always hissing
Grabbing and tapping me like Luther Vandross
Take me to the bar for the drink and make a toast
Givin best wishes to the best MC
And when the spot is blown and yo you know it's me



The only thing that really loses me is, "Snatch a fat cable"

What does this mean, and if one could translate the entire verse in a very square manner that a square such as myself could understand. Thanks and goodnight.

[Fretless5verfan]

It obviously means clasp and/or yank away a cable with a fairly large diameter!

Sorry, couldn't resist...it's 3am and the bud's flowin like water. I have no idea what it means...

[The Golden Boy]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/raplyrics.asp

[superbassman2000]

i think EPMD did it

[Prahainspring]

Originally Posted by Matt Till

The only thing that really loses me is, "Snatch a fat cable"

What does this mean, and if one could translate the entire verse in a very square manner that a square such as myself could understand. Thanks and goodnight.

Because the original was released in the late 80s (IIRC, of course), I think its a reference to the fat gold chains they used to wear where some person got full of himself and tried to take it from someone else. But who knows, I'm a suburban white kid.

[pretaanluxis]

Originally Posted by Matt Till

Coolin on the scene like a horse in a stable
A brother got ill and tried to snatch a fat cable
I stepped back, like it wasn't no thing
I Punched him in the jaw with the fat gold ring

I had an ace in the hole when it came to that
Yo Z you was packin? You know was strapped
Posse kept rollin it was hard to get with 'em
So I stepped back, and unbuttoned my Lee denim

They kept coming, just like I figured
So I stepped back, and started sprayin (the n word)
What a way to go out, out like a sucker
But I'm on track, like a Long Island train
that can head up your mission, suckers who be dissing

Always on my jock like a snake always hissing
Grabbing and tapping me like Luther Vandross
Take me to the bar for the drink and make a toast
Givin best wishes to the best MC
And when the spot is blown and yo you know it's me

I was hanging out at some place without anything to do. A negro man made a mistake in attempting to steal my necklace. I moved away but I wasn't afraid, so I punched him in the jaw with my large gold-coated ring.

I also had a gun in my pants. You had a gun? You know I usually carry one. Friends of the man whom I punched started to attack me and it was hard to fight them all simultaneously.
So I withdrew and pulled my gun from my pants.

The men attacking me thought I was bluffing, so I stepped back and started shooting them. They were stupid to die like this. But there death doesn't effect me. I'm a leader reguardless of people who ridicule me.

Scratching my balls, intimidating people. The music moves me with it's great beat and flow as I freestyle. Buy me an alcholic beverage at the bar and raise a glass and drink in honor of the best rapper, me.

[Matt Till]

So, the fat cable is a necklace?

And I think his Lee Denim is his Denim jacket. Why would he unbutton his pants to start shooting people... wait... don't tell me.

[pretaanluxis]

gangstas usually don't put their gun in their jacket, they put it in their belt.

[Matt Till]

True, but he has to unbutton his coat to get to his belt. I mean, I couldn't see him needing to unbutton his pants, unless they were really tight.