The Gamer's Quarter

daphaknee · Last edited by daphaknee on Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:11 pm; edited 1 time in total

I was playing marathon with someone (it was their first time, he hated it though even though he said its better than doom) over xbox live and hes a BIG BAD MANGER at gamestop. He told me that people constantly come in asking for PACMAN because PACMAN IS GANGSTA.

I just want to know what is with hip hop culture and pacman

becuase like i got these pacman shoes, but i got them at the hip hop flashy bling bling store in the mall, not the skater kid weeaboo store i usually get shoes from
infact the people in that store didnt even know that pacman shoes existed!

so why is pacman so iconic for gangsta rap around Baton Rouge, Lousiana? does pacman eat bullets? do you think those dots are bullets? so if you cover yourself with pacman you can, too eat bullets and become bulletproof?

Or maybe its because he has always got those ghosts chasing him, they could be considered his "man" trying to "keep him down"

I saw a pac man belt buckle on a dude and i was like HEY NICE BELT BUCKLE PACMAN HUH and he said PAC MAN IS GANGSTA

is there an underground pac man revolution that i havent heard about?

im not really sure

i would like more input

Toto · 4th Man Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 122

that's really cool though, i approve of this rather strange pop culture phenomenon. perhaps it is because pac-man is old skool?

daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:26 am Post subject:

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoons-getting-gangsta-latest-hip-hop-streetwear

i dunno

ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

From all the drug dealers I've worked with - thanks, fastfood - I heard the term used in connection with someone selling on someone else's spot. I was friends with this guy that was like Minor Drug Dealer and his friend Deluxe Drug Dealer would come in and chat about what was going on, and Sir Deluxe would call whatever interloper was around his spot Pac-Man. I was glad they introduced me to the lighter side of narcotics with the intent to distribute. "Pac-Man?! How fun!"
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

because pac-man was gobbling up his pills.
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daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject:

there sure are a lot of drug dealers at starbucks

player 2 · . Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 585 Location: Madison, WI USA

The Gangsta Pac-Man connection is probably about how Pac-Man is trapped in a maze just trying to get by, avoiding the fuzz. The fact that Pac-Man takes power pellets to exact his revenge on his oppressors probably strikes a cord, too.

Also, Mario can't be black.
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

With its electric-blue on black backdrop and glowing and abundant pellets, Pac-Man as a game is more Blingy than nearly all of its peers.
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sediment · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

in asteroids you reduce monolithic heaps of ice and bling to grillworthy gems of bling until finally, they are relegated to the black void of space, ie the joolry store, to never bother you again, ie you have acquired them for your bling and your grillz.

i could also make a case for pong or missile command being gangsta but, ultimately, i think it's because classic video games are generally "in" right now.
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daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

you guys are fucking amazing

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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

It's funny you should mention this because two years ago a friend of mine got busted graffiting loads of Pac-Man ghosts down a street in Cardiff, and the cop got him by following the trail of ghosts and caught him while he was doing the stencil of Pac-Man. True. I never got caught, because my shit was much more discreet. We used to tag alleys and hidden spots with Zelda fairies, so it was like discovering a secret fairy fountain. Also we played a lot of Pac-Man on GBA at the time, and I used to think Jay-Z's The Grey Album was a good album to listen to while you played it because the lyrics are thematically similar to the gameplay. If anyone's got haters on his jizzock plus the freaking cizzops it's Pacman. So I guess this isn't the first time I've been aware of that link.

You know in London now you see a lot of black kids wearing customized shirts with cartoon characters on them, like Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Tweety and Mario. Haven't seen a Pac Man one yet, though! But it wouldn't surprise me.

I visited Blitz Games where they make Pac-Man World for an interview, and those guys were about as un-gangsta as it's possible to get, but thinking back to it one of them had a fake ear! Maybe it got SHOT OFF BY A COP

sediment · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

dude yeah i dont understand i saw a spongebob sqaurepants in bling and that shits ridiculous

like im all about getting dumb in the yay-o but im not gonna put on a pink panther knee-length shirt with ice all up in yo face

seriously like ill thizzle like a nizzle but shit
shiieeet

some stuff is just STUPID

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I think that shit is really cool! I mean when iconography is reappropriated by demographics they weren't intended for. I think it's ace that black kids make their own Super Mario and Looeny Tunes shirts.

daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject:

my shoes are pretty fucking cool, im thinking of going back and getting the space invaders ones too, for someone, maybe, but they wont tell me theirf ucking shoe size

WHATEVER

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Yeah, they sound pretty awesome

I should add I was under the impression these kids were making their clothes themselves, I think being able to buy this shit at the mall is a recent development. As is changing the imagery so they're doing gangstery things.

kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

God damn, "urban"-ified cartoon characters were pretty cutting edge in... let's see... 1986? '87? That's when I saw 'em in my middle school...

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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

Because Pac-Man is the original consumer of power.

Also possibly because he gained massive popularity at roughly the same time as rap music.

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

just wanted to mention that i approve of this thread.
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daphaknee · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject:

PAC MAN JONES

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Pac-Man appeals to gangsters because he's a symbol of the Successful Immigrant.

Like Scarface, but without the attitude.
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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

Also without actually being a failure.

I mean, really, dude couldn't handle his shit.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Also, also:

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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I can't remember where I heard a black guy say 'It's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!' meaning 'let's get ready to rumble' but it was awesome. That should have been the tagline for The King of Kong.

daphaknee · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:59 am Post subject:

its on like donkey kong is pretty bunk nowadays

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Oh
I've only heard it once

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daphaknee · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:20 am Post subject:

god i cant find any pictures of the pimpsons or anything

how did they avoid the internet

extrabastardformula · . Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 295

http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/ml/readings/black_bart.pdf

I never heard "The Pimpsons" but "Black Bart" was what everyone called him back in the day
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