Salt N’ Pepa – Tramp
For a few years now I have been using mp3 files when DJ’ing, but as the process of converting a song from vinyl to mp3 is a somewhat slow and painstaking one, I’ve been running a hybrid vinyl/digital system. Gradually, however, I’m working through my vast record collection and digitizing the files, and the eventual goal of DJ’ing straight from a computer is slowly becoming a reality. Lately I’ve been working through stacks of old rap records from the ’80s, and this afternoon I came across this song:
Currently Playing: Salt N’ Pepa – Tramp
Salt N’ Pepa repurpose a sample from the soul classic of the same name into their song, and in doing so incorporate the down home, country roots of the term tramp with its present-day meaning. While to modern ears a tramp is a female who is promiscuous, either in act or dress, the older meaning of the word was more akin to a hobo. In Salt N’ Pepa’s world, a tramp is a shabby, wannabe player, not much different from what TLC dubbed a scrub a few years back.
Today’s entry is therefore dedicated to all my female readers. Consider it a poeticized how-to for playa-hatin’ all those would-be mack daddies and self-styled pimps, set to a grinding 4/4 beat. After all, don’t think I haven’t I noticed that a preponderance of my readership, or at least those readers who comment on my posts, is female. I suppose this makes sense– boys and girls do like to interact with one another. Just don’t get your hopes up, ladies; this pea is spoken for.
Today’s Question: Do you run into a lot of tramps?
first to comment again…hahah…..
I forget. Do tramps get paid? Or are they just a step down from a slut? Hmmmmm…deep thoughts by ThursdayNext.
@ThursdayNext, A tramp, at least in the context of this song, is a pimp daddy playa guy who’s trying to score. Like the song says, he’s got the fat chains, gold rings, even rockin’ a gold tooth.
Sorry to break up your streak of female commentors. I’ve been ripping a lot of music to mp3s lately, so I know how long that process can take. But its seems like it’ll be will be worth it in the end.
Unfortunately, I can’t say that I’ve seen a lot of tramps lately.
Hey Peasprout, you do have a few male readers! To tell you the truth, I don’t think I’ve seen very many tramps around lately either. Oh yeah, and the person that was cropped out of my pic is my dear mother. Take care.
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-Jen
Yes sirreee, I sho do! Both the female and male species, in fact. The men who think they are so sauve that when they hit on me and I say that I am married -they then say, “that’s ok baby….you could always use more good friends right.” Uh, no I can’t…not yo kind anyways. Oh and the females, yeah, let me tell you about these tramps. Mmm Hmmm! (finger waving in the air with head bobbin) I know you didn’t think you could siddle up to me and pretend that you are this open bisexual chick, in order to try to get in my husband’s pants. I can smell your plastic a mile away. Unlike you I really like pussy, and if my husband and I invite anyone into our bedroom it will be someone real enough to be into both of us. We do have some boundries, ya gotta do!
hahaha, your comment on my page made me laugh. my friend converted all his cds to mps..now we cant even borrow it cuz we need an mp3 player. and yes, its a long process..can we say no life? haha, im just playing. ALL lines from guys are lame. some are cute lame, some are get-out-of-my-face-lame. take cares!
I’m just an unusual Alabamian I suppose.
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@Yasmin Bonato, It isn’t available anywhere, as it is something a friend and I created together.