Funkmaster

15:39 Aug 31, 2018 

This is his meaning of funk:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Funk&page=2
1. Bad smell, odiferous, maloderous

Or general expression of ickiness. I think Björn's latest post makes most sense.

get funk-nasty -> get off your high horse, roll up your sleeves, and do lowly work in lowly conditions

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get off high horse
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/roll up sleeves
https://www.bible.com/bible/97/isa.47.3.msg?_escaped_fragmen...
Isaiah 47:1-3 MSG
“Get off your high horse and sit in the dirt, virgin daughter of Babylon. No more throne for you—sit on the ground, daughter of the Chaldeans. Nobody will be calling you ‘charming’ and ‘alluring’ anymore. Get used to it. Get a job, any old job: Clean gutters, scrub toilets...

12:02 Aug 31, 2018 

Ahha, it is "funknasty", which is totally different. Also his intonation/emphasis makes a big difference and shows my interpretation doesn't fit at all. Limitations of the printed word!

11:02 Aug 31, 2018 

After re-watching the video, the link from the Independent may not be the best example. You'll have to understand a bit about Steve Harvey to figure this one out.

He used to be homeless; he slept in his car and showered at gas stations. Cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harvey

Here's one of his videos, which goes right to the heart of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6fZDo9LGE

Also, if you re-watch your video, you'll see it's all about being strong-willed and determined, i.e., not being lazy.

Doing something "uncomfortable" doesn't really mean overcoming your fears in this context. It's about getting up early in the morning and working until late in the evening, about doing everything possible and then some. Later, he says "you got to give your all."

He wants you to be "knee-deep in work":
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/knee-deep

Hope this helps.

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10:39 Aug 31, 2018 

@Björn Vrooman Thank you!

10:26 Aug 31, 2018 

Thanks! Thought so. You're right, it's "funknasty." Trouble is you can't discern the meaning by looking up some online slang dictionary, which will tell you it means something like gross or upsetting to your stomach.

Try this link:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/featu...

Maybe it helps you to understand what he's saying. In essence, stop trying to be nice to everyone and consider their feelings at every turn. It's your life and your choices.

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10:06 Aug 31, 2018 

Here's a short link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9aTQx4oQoM&t=50s

08:49 Aug 31, 2018 

I disagree. This is not how AAVE works and I'm used to it. Besides, that would make no sense at all. Who is that Funkmaster? It's certainly not the kids he's talking to. And the urban dictionary is a user-maintained source.

One possibility could be that he's actually referring to Funkmaster Flex and his "beefs," although I would have expected "you gotta go real Funkmaster." I know Steve Harvey, but there is no way to figure out from that tidbit of context what he's trying to say. I need the video, if possible. Adjective is not right, though; should have said adverbial noun, or maybe I'm mixing things up right now...

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08:23 Aug 31, 2018 

It isn't "used in the form of an adjective" here, it's used as a form of address. To help understand it, try adding a comma and substituting "mate" for "funkmaster": "You gotta get real, mate".

20:58 Aug 30, 2018 

...funkmaster is right. Never mind that it's used in the form of an adjective. It doesn't make sense here.

And, yes, I grew up listening to rap music, I had access to an AAVE/slang dictionary containing over 10000 words, and I know Funkmaster Flex. Plus my better half used to live in AL.

By the way, "dog" = "doggedness" (similar to what Shekhar said) = marked by stubborn determination. Cf.
http://www.thegoodguide.com/User/HashSearch.aspx?tagname=#do...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggedness

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19:49 Aug 30, 2018 

That's what he's saying, in the preceding part, but not what is meant by "funkmaster".

03:06 Aug 30, 2018 

if you want to get where you want to be (= to achieve your goals), you have to do things that "you're uncomfortable doing" i.e. yo have to overcome your fears/discomfort and do whatever needs to be done - IOW you have to overcome your fears, the exact opposite of "being a coward" that succumbs to its fears.

One example: "Paris vaut bien une messe" ...

21:53 Aug 29, 2018 

I think he says real funk nasty. Can't make out what he says.