Micropanther schrieb:
was meinen die mit
put ma money where ma mouth is
With all the talk of "grillz" I thought youd be able to figure that out!! For real though, its actually an American phrase which means that if you are gonna say something (out yo mouth) then you gotta make sure you can back it up (in this case with your money, like betting that you can beat someone in Bball 1 on 1)
"you think you can beat me, put your money where your mouth is!"
But as far as lyrics go, its a typical "play-on-words", which, since I am also a lyricist, I can explain like this-- you take a phrase which either literally or figuratively has a certain meaning, and use it in your lyrics in the opposite way as intended. Follow??
"Put ma money where ma mouth is" is a figurative expression, saying "Im a back up what I say!"
Used literally, you are actually putting money in your mouth. How can you do that without looking like a damn fool (sucking on some euro notes and shit)??
For a rapper, the easiest way is get some platinum or gold teeth put in or buy a grill (which you should know by know is a interchangeable piece of jewerly which goes OVER teeth you still have)
As an interesting side note, Baby from Cash Money claims to have around $500,000 worth of platinum and diamonds in his mouth, so he
really puts his money where his mouth is
