CNN: Groove Yard of the Terminally Hip-Hop?

The National Enquirer ^ | Dec 03, 2002 issue | staff writer

[yankeedame]

CNN is gettin' jiggy wit' it! The normally reserved "Headline News" recently released an internal memo telling staffers to start adding hip-hop lingo to its news crawls.

"In an effort to be sure we are as cutting edge as possible with our on-screen persona, please refer to this slang dictionary when looking for just the right phrase," says the memo.

It was accompanied by a dictionary of slang that included terms like "jimmy hat" for condom and "fly" for sexually attractive.

No word if old-school James Earl Jones and his voice-overs will be replaced by his more "crump cuz" Ludacris.

So check out...or as CNN might now say, "Ay yo trip!"

[wideawake]

"And today, People Magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year is in the hizzouse!!! Yeah!!! Let's find out why the bitches be sweatin' Russell Crowe - Wolf Blitzer reports."

[SouthernFreebird]

Well, I can hardly wait to hear the broadcast start out with "What up nigga"

[Xenalyte]

Ping 'cause this is not only supa fly - it's CRUMP!

[Skywalk]

I believe the word is Cronk(or at least sounds that way, might be spelled with a k at the beginning)

How would I know? I'm down ;)

[Skywalk]

I think that went out in 92 ;)

[ewing]

Hold muh beer ping!

[ewing]

Isn't it 'Crunked?'

[Xenalyte]

Iss all good, brotha. Aa-ight?

[Skywalk]

Depends on the usage. 'Crunk-ED out' would be fine. Make sure it's "crunk" would be the correct usage in that case.

I know some FReepers find it repugnant, but I enjoy some hip hop and rap, and find much of the slang very colorful and amusing.

For instance, it's much more fun to say "yo, you read' to stab out?" than to ask(assuming the appropriate company) "Hey, Bob, would you be amenable to leaving this establishment and seeking a new venue for entertainment?"

[Skywalk]

True.

I'll holla at you lata.

[Jalapeno]

"Pardon me, I speak jive

[Mr. K]

That reminds me- does anyone here know where you can find that program that turns english speach into jive?

Thanks

[Enterprise]

So are they going to name CNN the "Crips News Network?"

[Focault's Pendulum]

Iss all good, brotha. Aa-ight?

I guess they be series....Aa-ight!!!!

[KoestlersRedFiat]

Q: What's the difference between today's hip-hop lingo and "nadsat" in Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange?

A: None.

[VRWCmember]

That reminds me- does anyone here know where you can find that program that turns english speach into jive?

Do a google website search for "dialectizer"