Moving in silence, at its core, is less about what we do or don’t do, and more about what we don’t rely on. Pray for the WashPo Opinion section.) I just want to focus on how much I love the meaning behind this line!
(Unforts, not going to dive into the genius behind his wording, genius that apparently depends on whether or not you think the g in lasagna is silent. (Thanks to my coworker Lisa “Real G” Binkert for the heads up.Today, we’re bowing before Lil’ Wayne, and the rappers before him that came up with most of the words in this title. Still, just for fun we came up with a list of other words Lil Wayne could’ve used instead of “lasagna” that do have silent “g”s in them to avoid confusion, like:Īnywho, what are your thoughts? Is the “G” silent in “Lasagna”? Or not? Cast your vote below. but yet this is line everyones talking about?,” Got Cheeve over on said. “Life is a bitch and death is her sister/sleep is the cousin, what a f*cking family picture/you know father time, and we all know mother nature, it’s all in the family but I am of no relation.’ - Wayne on the same song. And, even if the content of the line is slightly incorrect, it’s still a hot line. I honestly think people have WAY too much time on their hands. To further confirm, though, I went ahead and asked a couple of the Italians and Italian-Americans at the Billboard office for their opinions, and they all agree the “g” in “lasagna” is silent. The thing is, Italian is considered an Italic language, so, does it apply? I’m officially confused. The “gn” combination automatically makes the “g” silent in words with an Anglo Saxon origin. This doesn’t really affect the bar, but should hopefully clear up the bastardized English lessons being tossed around this thread.”Īccording to, Lil Wayne is sort of right. The “GN” in the word gives the last syllable it’s “y” sound. It would be “la-sa-na”, which is obviously wrong. “If the G wasn’t there, we wouldn’t pronounce lasagna like we do. No, you don’t hear the typical G sound, but “GN” changes the end of the word,” he said on a forum on. “The G isn’t technically silent, as it changes the way the last syllable is pronounced. Others have gone as far as to give a grammatical English lesson about the “g” in “lasagna,” like HHReloaded. “The sentiment, though, remains and if you agree to give him creative license, then, it’s a dope, rewind-worthy set of lyrics.” But then if you slow down and think about how the ‘g’ and the ‘n’ connect, you realize they work in conjunction to make the pronunciation of the word come together so it takes the sting out of the line,” he says.
“A cursory listen and the line comes off clever. “If we start being technical with lyrics, then we’ll have to void a lot of these rappers’ punchlines,” he adds, giving the example of Keith Murray’s line, “I’m gonna get you sucker like Damon Wayans.” “It was Keenan,” he says, “but no one cared.” For him to find a way to play with it the way he did is pretty dope,” he says. “‘Gs move in silence’ is such an old concept. dope … silly, but really dope ….”Ĭarl Chery, Executive Music Editor for BET Digital, says whether the “g” in “lasagna” is silent or not, Wayne’s wordplay is still commendable. Rapper Joe Budden posted on Twitter: “That n*gga Wayne said “real G’s move in silence like lasagna” ….
#AmIGettinOld?”īut it seems most think, regardless of a potential inaccuracy, the line is still fire. An apparently confused Questlove from The Roots posted on his Twitter page, “real g’s moves in silence like lasagna” -lil wayne.
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