question for rap/hip-hop fans...

[Barad Simith]

That guy ... the one who shouts seemingly-random stuff during the song ... I know there's a name for him.

What's he called?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. Flava Flav? Sen Dog? Lil' John?

[sniffa]

5. i have to show you my tat some day

you'd Like it.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. splain

[sniffa]

17. the tat on my back

is the cypress hiLL Logo - but instead of "cypress hiLL" it says, "gringo Loco"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

23. Nice - mine would say Blanco Niño

[sniffa]

25. damn it!

according to "free transLation dot com" nino means nino.

doh!

[redqueen]

26. Nino = boy

I hate those translators.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. White Kid

[sniffa]

28. so no gringo for you?

pfft!

so "nino brown" was a brown boy?

edit: cuz i confused white w/ boy

[sniffa]

2. fLava fLav

[redqueen]

3. Lil John?

Is it "Yeeeeayah!" and "What!" usually?

[Barad Simith]

8. yes, looking for the term, not a performer's name (nt)

[dolo amber]

4. Do you mean like a generic term

for *that guy*? :shrug:

[Barad Simith]

6. yes, the generic term

(not any performer's actual name)

[mark414]

9. i don't really think there's a generic term

sorry

[Barad Simith]

11. k, thanks anyway. I thought I'd heard the term once, but...

...I'm old and addled

[Phillycat]

15. No, you are RIGHT.

I just can't remember it right now. Give me a minute.

[Phillycat]

14. Yes there is.

It's driving me crazy, but there is definitely a term for that guy. I will remember it eventually.

[mark414]

16. eh, who knows

i've never heard one, hope your brain works

[aden_nak]

10. "Untallented friend of the rapper".

[redqueen]

12. hehehehehehehehe

That sounds about right. :7

[dolo amber]

13. I think that may be it

:D

[Phillycat]

18. GOT IT! He is called the "hype man".

[mark414]

21. aw shit

why didn't i make that connection? didn't even come into my head

ugh

now i can't listen to hip hop for 2 weeks :(

[Barad Simith]

24. thank you! headbob.com confirms

http://www.headbob.com/indies/hiphop/dengee.htm

[Heyo]

19. It's Lil' John...

:dunce:

Heyo

[UpsideDownFlag]

20. hhaaawhat !

[flvegan]

22. The Fluffer

At least it should be.