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In my experiences with the dating scene, I have learned to attract the opposite sex using the gift of gab, to always stay sharp and say the right things to entice the opposite sex. Nothing could drive a woman's imagination more than a man's ability to spit some good game. That's why it bothers me a bit when I see my brothers in the club spending and wasting money on women who they have only known for so long. Whether you are buying drinks or making it rain to get a woman to talk to you, such acts are classic examples of trickin'.
What is trickin', you may ask?
Well, UrbanDictionary.com gives the following definition:
trickin' (v): To splurge on large gifts for a girl or boy that you like but don't know very well.
To me, using money to get what you want out from women is bad enough. It is even worse that now many influential music artists are now perpetuating to this phenomenon. The following are excerpts from some of the more recent hit songs rap and R&B songs:
“Like yeahhh, and everyone say it/
Mr. Rain Man can we have a rainy day/
Bring an umbrella, please bring an umbrella/
Ella, Ella, Ella, EH /
Bitch ain't shit but a hoe and a trick/
But you know it ain't trickin' if you got it”
Lil' Wayne – “Got Money”
“Shawty, you the hottest/
Love the way you drop it/
Brain so good, coulda swore you went to college/
100K deposits, vacations in the tropics/
Everybody know it ain't trickin' if you got it”
T.I. – “Whatever You Like”
“I can put you in the log cabin/
somewhere in Aspen/
Girl ain't nothing to the Pain/
it aint trickin if you got it/
what you askin'....for”
T-Pain – “Can't Believe It”
“I like to trick trick trick/
I like to trick (trick) trick/
I wanna spend some money, spend some money/
I like to trick, I like to trick”
Ray-J – “I Like to Trick”
Music has been so influential in promoting many of society's vices, with this “It ain't trickin' if you got it” movement coming on the rise. It is funny that these artists have the means to “trick” of their money, while a vast majority of their fans and listeners don't. I can ramble on about my thoughts on the topic, but the purpose of this post is to get your opinion about the topic. Please feel free to post your opinion, for it is humbly appreciated.
To trick or not to trick – that is the question.
- From SatisJackson305
Sunday, October 12, 2008
To Trick...or not Trick...
Posted by Encore Status at 12:45 PM
Labels: Encore Opinion, hip hop
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4 comments:
trick AND treat!! woo hoooooo
Leave these poor men alone - they are forced to take all this money that they can't possibly spend on themselves, and you judge them for trying to dump some of it? Aren't they entitled to a trickin tax write off?
Wow...half the time I don't know what these mumbling motha effers are saying. But the fact that they are all saying the same ish is kinda sad and troubling.
They must have had a mumbling motha effers conference.
Your words speak volumes. This trickin practice is quite the phenomenon. Course, it’s hardly a new epidemic. Over-spendin to show one’s worth or compensate for a lack of truer substance is as old as day.
Now, if you can afford such meterology, like the songs say, do as you will. No harm, no foul. However, it as you wrote; most rappers who speak about such actions are more likely to not suffer from makin it rain, while plenty who listen to and idolize this way of life stretch themselves far too thin. Brothas shouldn’t have to go through this. It should be noted that while buying drinks is a nice gesture to gain the attention of those you desire, a kind word can be a stronger gesture still. Eventually, overspending’ll catch up. There’s always a healthy medium. Yes, talk is cheap, but it’s better than blowin a month’s rent money in one night. Besides, talk’s never cheap when backed with truth.
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