Jolly V clarifies her rap on Unpretty Rapstar for foreign viewers

[magiccq91]

 

 

The reason for the clarification is because she noticed that her rap's meaning was getting lost in translation. Her tweet is below

 

"So here's the additional translations for some of my lyrics off the battle round at #UNPRETTYRAPSTAR Hope it comes helpful understanding on what I was REALLY trying to say. "If you don't know~ now you know!"

 

 

ì¢†ë„ ì—†ëŠ” ë„Œ

literally means "you don't even have a dick",

but it's a common idiom used in Korea that means,

"you don't have shit" "you're broke"

 

내게 아무ë§ë„ 못해

you can't tell me nothing

 

So this line has a literal and metaphorical meaning,

metaphorically-> you don't have shit so you can't tell me nothing

literally-> you don't have a dick you can't tell me nothing

 

 

ë‚œ ì¢†ë„ ì—†ì§€ë§Œ

same goes here, I maybe saying I don't have a dick in literal terms

but what I'm really saying is that "I may not have much"

(it could be fame, money, power, you guess it), but.......

 

사정없ì´

"사정" is a word that not only means 'cum'

but also means someone's situation or reason, plead.

But when it's used together with the world that means "without(ì—†ì´)" as I did,

"사정없ì´" means "with no mercy", "ruthlessly" and in literal terms "without cum"

 

ë„ ì˜ë„¤

literally, it means "I will shoot you."

"shoot" can also be interpreted in many ways though,

since you "shoot rhymes" "shoot guns" and

I suppose it can also relate with the word, "dick" since you "shoot cum" too (feeling like its too much...but just sayin...).

 

So the literal and metaphorical meaning of this line!

metaphorically-> I don't have much but I will mercilessly shoot you.

literally-> I don't have a dick but I can shoot at you without cum.

 

 

If you still don't get it, just think of the phrase "I don't fuck with you". It can be taken literally but it means "I don't get along with you" in general.

 

 

ADDITIONAL TRANSLATIONS FOR OTHER PUNCHLINES

 

싸움구경 났으니 다 보러와 like CGV

the fight is on so come watch it like CGV

(CGV is Korea's biggest movie theater chained-brand)

 

ë‚´ ì•žì— ì„  ë„Œ 가짜 fucking CG shit

you look so fake like Computer Graphic shit in front of me

(my lyrics were about being a true MC, not a "rapper-wannabe".

I'm teasing my opponent as a 'fake rapper',

focusing myself as a real MC, spitting real hiphop)

 

니 ê¼´ì€ ì†Œë…€ì‹œëŒ€ G G 지

you're quite like SNSD, Gee Gee Gee

(Another idiom in Korea, "GG" means to fail at something, or screw up something.

Used together with SNSD's hit song it becomes a joke I toss to my opponent

who is known for her looks than her rap skills to the mass.

Kinda relates with SNSD too since they are an idol group, "eye candies". NOT A DISS TO SNSD NOR KISUM! JUST A METAPHOR!!)

 

청기백기 소녀 ì´ì œ 들어올려 백기

Blue flag, white flag girl, now raise the white flag

(Kisum is known for her debut as the 'bus girl' who did a blue flag, white flag game on bus tvs.

I am referring to that and telling her it's time to raise the white flag; 'I surrender'.)

 

 

Hiphop is a culture that not only has an aggressive side but also a very very humorous side too.

My lyrics include wordplays, metaphors for fun and to work as a "punchline" against my opponent since the mission was a "battle mission".

Everyone else who were there knew it. That's why they all enjoyed the performance.

(Hence San E oppa's laughter and the girls giggling at each line.)

A battle is like a sport. It is a game played with rules (given the same time to prepare, chance to perform..etc) and you show respect on stage by showing your best.

Just because I won one round, doesn't mean I will be a winner all the time.

But I won that round 'cause I prepared my best. And I did my best. So I have no regrets.

(btw Kisum and I are close enough to share drinks privately and she's got more to show next time. Expect that.)

 

PS. this is probably gonna be the last reply about this battle episode I will ever do, because I am thankful to know there are foreign viewers.

I hope someone who had no idea what hiphop is, gets to see a bit of what this culture is, and hopefully start to love it. Love it like I do, and many more hiphop fans do. Trust me it's a worldwide culture. They will really "know what I'm saying".

If not I guess hiphop isn't for you so feel free to take me as some weirdo who loves hiphop, and continue enjoying what makes you happy other than hiphop.

 

PEACE"

[Syara]

How cute explaining it lol

[sparkilene]

Wait, were people mad at Jolly V for having punchlines dissing Kissum or something?

It's battle rap, that's the point

 

but this was interesting to read because I appreciate the subs for Unpretty Rapstar but now we know how much we don't truly get just reading straight translations

[No Heart]

That cumshot line had me howling.

[Ariga]

Why should she explain it? Did Sone do smt to her? 

[blanc_imc]

She's explaining it because some people on Twitter basically harassed her because of the cum line, saying it was degrading, misogynistic and more.

[memejae]

I'm glad she explained the lyrics since it makes a lot more sense. it's sad how much can get lost in translation.

[Kaity]

She's explaining it because some people on Twitter basically harassed her because of the cum line, saying it was degrading, misogynistic and more.

oh my god these dumb sjws are ruining everything just stop and go live in a cave

[abc1220xyz]

its cute tho mentioning snsd   

snsd and gee are the only words i can understand when i watched it w/o trans.

[elolery]

Seeing as Kisum looked so frightened and pissed, she might have taken it literally XD

[PikaPikachu]

The rap sounds so much better now with proper trans

[liya18]

She's explaining it because some people on Twitter basically harassed her because of the cum line, saying it was degrading, misogynistic and more.

so what about nicki minaj's degrading lyrics?! they should harass her first 

[atlkpopfan]

I'm glad she explained it.  This is the perk of having an Engilsh speaking participant on the show.  I wish she'd explain all of it for each episode lol  It would give us foreign fans a different insight into the competition because honestly a lot of the idioms and double entendres are lost on us.

[Celiaa]

I was good with the cumming's interpretation though it's nice of her to provide the real meaning of her bars. 

[CherryGoyangi]

I'm really glad she did that for us (she probably dodged a wave of hate coming from sone)

[yournoona]

lol i guess someone tweeted "trash" to her linking the caps of a subbed scene by unpretty rapstar subs and she replied back. Then later she explained it all.

I wish i could understand korean more. So, i wont get lost in translations. That's why i cant really accuse some korean lyrics as trashes because i might be misunderstanding them.

[HANBIN]

Maybe we should ask her if she can translate lil cham's naega rap....there's bound to be a different meaning in that one as well, right guys??¿?

[shaghayegh]

loved the "dick" and "cum" part lol 

[miLoDy]

glad she explained it.Either way, I really like her. She has talent.

[ANTI]

i didn't know she was fluent in english

[Ron Swanson]

i didn't know she was fluent in english

She lived in America and moved to Korea for hiphop

[yournoona]

Maybe we should ask her if she can translate lil cham's naega rap....there's bound to be a different meaning in that one as well, right guys??¿?

HAHA screaming !! Maybe we should ask her to translate bobby's definition of hip hop too

[IntelligentYou]

My girl Kisum got bopped 

[ryu0042]

ok gurl

[Natalia]

She lived in America and moved to Korea for hiphop

That's great and she's great cause she barely rap in English, unlike Jessy Hoe who scream 2 shits in English every time she can't find the flow in her lyrics