Monday, January 25, 2016

Love the money (Dexta Daps)

So Dexta Daps got really popular after his 7eleven song - the one in which he wanted to be  her 11th boyfriend. Now he has a song called 'Love the money'. So in 'love the money' he says the lady knew he had a girlfriend and he knew she had her man, but now he's upset because she didn't love him. Like seriously?? Really?

One interpretation is that the two persons became each others' lovers knowing that they were both attached to other persons. They decided to pursue a relationship on the side, then the woman decided to change the rules of the game. Now she threatens to tell the man's spouse about their illicit relationship as a way to blackmail him into giving her more money. So he's not hurt because she doesn't love him. He's hurt because she wants to blackmail him into giving her more money for keeping his cheating a secret.

What I don't get however, is why he is bringing love into it. There was no love in the beginning and there is no love at the end. It seems maybe he started catching feelings for her along the way and now he's upset that she didn't catch the same train to 'pointless land'.

Anyways, have a listen to the song, after all, Dexta Daps, controversial as he may be, is one of Jamaica's hottest dancehall artistes at the moment. The translated lyrics are provided below.

WARNING: It contains explicit language. 





Lyrics (loosely translated to Standard English)

It's like you never appreciated this
now it looks like you were just sleeping with the latest man who you thought would have gotten rich
You just proved yourself to be another fake bitch

and it's not like I told you that I would love you til death
you knew we were just sleeping together but I showed you respect
and you're acting like you didn't know my woman and I were still together
If she finds out we are still sleeping together, she would kill me

You don't love me,
you love the money
you don't know me
you love the money
you love the next rich man who says you are his honey
you don't love me
you don't know me
you don't love me
you love Chi Ching, Ding Dong, Shelley Belly and Omi

Baby I won't even make this harder,
if i see you on the main road, I will take the corner
because you're a pussy-hole and I can't take the drama
because you love the doctor man and you haven't left the farmer
I'm sorry for the man who falls in love with this girl
because her loving comes with butter on it
She will see that you're already cut up then still cut you on top of that
then she'll leave you there to suffer

You don't love me,
you love the money
you don't know me
you love the money
you love the next money man who says you are his honey
you don't love me
you don't know me
you don't love me
you love Chi Ching, Ding Dong, Shelley Belly and Omi

She won't cool down
she wont stop til the food is done
So hold on, that's how you plan to live your life?
You don't plan to be a wife?
You're going to pay the price
All you care about is chicken and rice?
What about life?

She won't cool down
she wont stop til the food is done

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