‘ likki boom ‘ Is Jamaican 🇯🇲’Patois’ meaning ‘gonna take out a snitch’. His neighbor in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 was a Jamaican 🇯🇲 but the neighborhood was ☘️ Irish.
He was in the East Detention Centre In Toronto , false charges for murder. He was in the joint when the song was released. I grew up in Toronto with a lot of people from the Islands so I laugh when people think he's speaking Spanish. Lol
Snow is Canadian (as am I) and I remember when this song came out. It was a HUGE hit. He grew up in Toronto and those in his neighobourhood were all from the islands (specifically Jamaica) so it's in his blood. The song is about “Informer” basically as an insult against those who he claimed “snitched on” him, which led to him doing an eight-month bid in the maximum-security Toronto East Detention Center. Owing to this, the hook of the track is based on Snow physically threatening the “informer” who got him locked down. He's singing English and a version of Jamaican patois (Creole)
"Snow says the line implies fisticuffs-“‘A licky boom-boom down’ means, like, I’ll hit down the informer; I’ll knock the informer out”-yet the music video’s pantomimed gunshots suggest something more lethal." Great reaction, brought back memories, haven't heard this song in 100 years! 😂. And yes, we used to sing "lick your boom boom down"! 😂😜😂
"lick your bum bum down" is a Caribbean term for I'm going to knock you off the planet ...or get rid of you .....to knock somebody down. He doesn't look like it but he was the real deal Gangsta in the day. He recorded this, but was actually in the can on an assault charge when it blew up and started getting airplay! Snow was charged and imprisoned for attempted murder but was later released. He grew up in a mostly Jamaican neighborhood. He's not putting on an act, this is what he listened to and was around all the time!
He was our Eminem in the early 90s. We have no internet that time and I have the cassette that will smoke rewinding just to get that lyrics of the chorus part. " Informer, u no say daddy me Snow me I go blame, a licky boom boom down. Detective man a say-say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane, a licky boom boom down.
So, listen for me, you better listen for me now Listen for me, you better listen for me now When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a Yes a daddy me Snow me are de article don But the in an a-out a dance an they say where you come from-a? People dem say ya come from Jamaica But me born an' raised in the ghetto that I want ya to know-a Pure black people man that's all I man know Yeah me shoes are a-tear up an'a me toes just a show-a Where me-a born in are de one Toronto, so
Darrin O'Brien is his name, he's a rap and dancehall artist from central Toronto. He is Irish, but he grew up in an area of Toronto that was mostly West Indies people (including the largest Jamaican and Trini populations outside of their own countries, in the world). He had been in and out of trouble in his youth, and was wrongfully commited of attempted murder (later acquitted), and his first album came out when he was locked up. This is his first international hit, but not his best. Some of his later albums were recorded, mixed and produced in Jamaica, and he has Beanie Man, Julie Sullivan, Buju Banton, and other famous dancehall artists featured on them. This is the highest charted Reggae song of all time (which I think it still is to this day). People like Snow and Maestro Fresh Wes paved the way for future Canadian rap/hip-hop artists.
Not sure where you got Mexican from, it's Jamaican Patois. Back in the day at boarding school, we had a kiddie from Brixton, London England. And he had a lot of music, his parents being Jamaican. He listened to and introduced us to Shabba Ranks, Snow, Buju Banton, which he described as Ragga. A mix of Reggae and rap music, a genre I like a whole lot.
@@evabartlett4599 His speaking voice is a perfectly normal Canadian accent. ua-cam.com/video/bjyimHzXKKs/v-deo.html He is as white as his cousin, Steven Page from the Barenaked Ladies. Completely fake accent for this song.
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‘ likki boom ‘ Is Jamaican 🇯🇲’Patois’ meaning ‘gonna take out a snitch’. His neighbor in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 was a Jamaican 🇯🇲 but the neighborhood was ☘️ Irish.
It’s driving me crazy that these young folks think it a bout sex😡😡
@@jacylinear4048 it is easier..to understand the lyrics they have to think and in more cases is not applicable 😏😏
Just remember that this was 1993 Canadian reggae.
He was in the East Detention Centre In Toronto , false charges for murder. He was in the joint when the song was released. I grew up in Toronto with a lot of people from the Islands so I laugh when people think he's speaking Spanish. Lol
Snow is Canadian (as am I) and I remember when this song came out. It was a HUGE hit. He grew up in Toronto and those in his neighobourhood were all from the islands (specifically Jamaica) so it's in his blood. The song is about “Informer” basically as an insult against those who he claimed “snitched on” him, which led to him doing an eight-month bid in the maximum-security Toronto East Detention Center. Owing to this, the hook of the track is based on Snow physically threatening the “informer” who got him locked down. He's singing English and a version of Jamaican patois (Creole)
"Snow says the line implies fisticuffs-“‘A licky boom-boom down’ means, like, I’ll hit down the informer; I’ll knock the informer out”-yet the music video’s pantomimed gunshots suggest something more lethal."
Great reaction, brought back memories, haven't heard this song in 100 years! 😂. And yes, we used to sing "lick your boom boom down"! 😂😜😂
"lick your bum bum down" is a Caribbean term for I'm going to knock you off the planet ...or get rid of you .....to knock somebody down. He doesn't look like it but he was the real deal Gangsta in the day. He recorded this, but was actually in the can on an assault charge when it blew up and started getting airplay! Snow was charged and imprisoned for attempted murder but was later released.
He grew up in a mostly Jamaican neighborhood. He's not putting on an act, this is what he listened to and was around all the time!
You sang along exactly the way we did back then 🤣
Lick. Ya boom boom , means he’s going to put a beating or other bodily harm on somebody.
This is the original snitches get stitches song.
"Did he just say 'lick her boom-boom down'?" - Literally everyone the first time they hear this song.
It mean he'll knock the informer aka snitch down. Kick their ass.
And I laugh very hard every time. 🤣😭
Dude grew up mostly around Jamaicans in a mixed race projects in a Toronto. He also did something like a couple years in prison for attempted murder.
I love watching people react to this video and can't tell that he sounds Jamaican,...how can you NOT think that he sounds Jamaican instantly!?
fr I live on the other side of the Atlantic and since the first day this song came out we knew the language he spoke was Jamaican😏
SNOW = Super Notorious Outrageous Whiteboy
He was our Eminem in the early 90s. We have no internet that time and I have the cassette that will smoke rewinding just to get that lyrics of the chorus part. " Informer, u no say daddy me Snow me I go blame, a licky boom boom down. Detective man a say-say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane, a licky boom boom down.
everyone made fun of snow for being white back in the day. Can't deny true talent.
Fk Femeniem. no other like snow
It's a Rap Reggae fusion that's why
Yo the fact you said "Word" right before they both did got me fuckin rollin'
So, listen for me, you better listen for me now
Listen for me, you better listen for me now
When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a
Yes a daddy me Snow me are de article don
But the in an a-out a dance an they say where you come from-a?
People dem say ya come from Jamaica
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that I want ya to know-a
Pure black people man that's all I man know
Yeah me shoes are a-tear up an'a me toes just a show-a
Where me-a born in are de one Toronto, so
🤣brother didn't know whats going on when he heard man start spitting.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Mc Shan from Juice Crew
produced this 💪🏽💪🏽❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👑
Thanks for the memories 👍
Snow is from Toronto Canada
Lyrics
What's up man, hey yo what's up
Yeah what's going on here?
I'm sick and tired of 5-0 running up on the block
You know what I'm saying?
Yo, Snow they came around here looking for you the other day
(Word?) Word, bust it
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Police-a them-a they come and-a they blow down me door
One ee come crawl troo, troo my window
So dey put me in de back de car at de station
From that point on me reach my destination
Where the destination reachin' outta East Detention, where dey
Looked down me pants, look up me bottom, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
So, bigger dem are they think dem have more power
De pon di phone me say dat one hour
Me for want to use a once an' now me call me lover
Lover who me callin an' a one Tamei
An' mi love er' in my heart down to my belly-a
Yes say daddy me Snow me I feel cool an' deadly
Yes the one MC Shan an' the one Daddy Snow
Together we-a love'em is a tor-na-do
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
So, listen for me, you better listen for me now
Listen for me, you better listen for me now
When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a
Yes a daddy me Snow me are de article don
But the in an a-out a dance an they say where you come from-a?
People dem say ya come from Jamaica
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that I want ya to know-a
Pure black people man that's all I man know
Yeah me shoes are a-tear up an'a me toes just a show-a
Where me-a born in are de one Toronto, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Come with a nice young lady
Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie
Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie
Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a
Roam between-a dancin' in-a in-a nation-a
You never know say daddy me Snow me are the boom shakata
Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a
Yes-a daddy me Snow me-a go reachin' out da top, so
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Why wo ee, why wo ee, an' wo ee an' wo ee
Me sitting 'round cool with my dibbie-dibbie girl
Police knock my door, lick up my pal
Rough me up and I can't do a thing
Pick up my line when my telephone ring
Take me to the station black up my hands
Trail me down 'cause I'm hanging with the Snowman
What I'm gonna do? I'm backed and I'm trapped
Slap me in the face and took all of my gap
They have no clues and they wanna get warmer
But Shan won't turn informer
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame
A licky boom boom down
'Tective man a say, say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane
A licky boom boom down
Diggity dum, diggity diggity dum, an' wo ee, an wo, an wo ee
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Darrin O'Brien / Edmund Leary / Michael Greer / Shawn L. Moltke / Terri Moltke
Informer lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc
Darrin O'Brien is his name, he's a rap and dancehall artist from central Toronto. He is Irish, but he grew up in an area of Toronto that was mostly West Indies people (including the largest Jamaican and Trini populations outside of their own countries, in the world).
He had been in and out of trouble in his youth, and was wrongfully commited of attempted murder (later acquitted), and his first album came out when he was locked up. This is his first international hit, but not his best. Some of his later albums were recorded, mixed and produced in Jamaica, and he has Beanie Man, Julie Sullivan, Buju Banton, and other famous dancehall artists featured on them.
This is the highest charted Reggae song of all time (which I think it still is to this day).
People like Snow and Maestro Fresh Wes paved the way for future Canadian rap/hip-hop artists.
He literally weeny to jail for attempting mutter .. he’s the thug life one and the song is about snitches gets stitches 🧵
He wrote this song in jail, facing a double homicide charge
He said mexican smh lol i still hit the like lol
Not sure where you got Mexican from, it's Jamaican Patois. Back in the day at boarding school, we had a kiddie from Brixton, London England. And he had a lot of music, his parents being Jamaican. He listened to and introduced us to Shabba Ranks, Snow, Buju Banton, which he described as Ragga. A mix of Reggae and rap music, a genre I like a whole lot.
This guy has me dying laughing. 😂😂😂
This came out when Snow was locked up
DANCEHALL!!! It was the BEST!
If you sont know Dancehall, you don't even catch that that man just declared himself the "Article Don"... 🤯🤯😎
Man my guy got all the countries wrong lol
"That dude get invited to the BBQ any time he want". 😂🤣
Informer = snitch
Likki boom boom down = Take you out!
I remember this, Snow was cool but having legendary rapper MC Shan in the video was genius.
The dude can GO, man... 😎
that was kinda cool eh? totally somethin' lve never heard. You right, school come first. Keep it comin' dude😎
hidden gem
Oh Chunks oh so wise so young
I was totally messed up I got an Indian vibe from them! Doh!
Corner Shop- brimful of asha
DJ uday it's a amazing
BIG CLASSIC / LEGENDARY SNOW (BIG RAGGA HIP HOP DANCEHALL MC) / CANADA / BIG RESPECT / OLD SCHOOL REPRESENT / FUCK NEW SKOOL
Still jam 2 this
If you like insane fast singing, check out another oldie from the 70's called, Life is a Rock: ua-cam.com/video/16kh-AP4OCU/v-deo.html 😎 😎 😎
YES, a classic!!!
You been smokin dat ganja mon? 😁
In Living Color - Snow Imposter (Jim Carrey) hilarious
Yes Jamaican
One Piece Robin video in the background
Great reaction! Try Young MC 'Bust a move'...love from Venice ca.✌😎
You need to watch the video with the words.
Candian Jamaican.
Snow il a big fan do the runway or champion sound
You never heard someone toast before? :)
It’s Jamaican Patois
Jamaican patois
I wanna recommend you JC version
Bro u never listened to no reggae?
its Jamaican patois
If your gonna continue doing this, GET A NEW MICROPHONE!!!!
Do snow anything for you
Yea I remembrer I was 9 and right now am 37 . I think bone thugs copy him lol as joke I love btnh
Twista raps faster, listen to him
Mexican?? 😂
Lol watch them wb
Listen to Jim Carrey's Parodies of Snow and Vanilla Ice. They're hilarious !
You are mindless, don't quit your day job at McDonalds.
Great reaction. Dude’s actually Canadian, accent is totally fake Jamaican.
He grew up in a Jamaican neighborhood in Toronto. That doesn't make it fake. If you grew up in England, you would have an English accent. Smh
@@evabartlett4599 His speaking voice is a perfectly normal Canadian accent. ua-cam.com/video/bjyimHzXKKs/v-deo.html He is as white as his cousin, Steven Page from the Barenaked Ladies. Completely fake accent for this song.
do you complain when everyone sings with an American accenr?