How did the pop-culture term "BLING" originate? When was it first used?

Answer 1

The first apparent use of the term 'bling bling' in mainstream culture was in reference to the L-3 badge (real gold) and also a hip hop track of the same title, by rappers Lil Wayne (Who invented the word) along with drop it like its hot Baby Birdman, B.G., Juvenile et al [1], celebrating their wealth (as many of their tracks do). "Bling Bling," released in 1999, led to the term proliferating through mainstream hip hop and eventually spilling over into popular culture as a sarcastic term used to mock the perceived vacuousness of hip hop culture. Comedians such as Ali G in the UK, exploited this for humour.

Answer 2

From Rappers Getting Diamonds, And Everything It Had That Shine(Bling) Affect...First Used..."Big Tymers - Bling Bling"

Answer 3

It originated by the rap group cash money boys in the late 90's wth the song BLING BLING. It was also put into the oxford english dictionary lately which i think is awesome. hope that helps

Answer 4

Wow thank goodness someone cleared up that 40 days and 40 nights aspect. it quite is way more desirable possible than one hundred days huh? Their is a few data that quite a few human beings in the bible existed (cutting-edge in different files from the time period of the first century advert) yet there's a large distinction between proving I lived in the three hundred and sixty 5 days 2009 and proving that I unmarried handedly stopped the desacration of lady liberty through 5000 Klan biker rapists. pondering the very undeniable actuality that their is reams of files from different cultures (Mesopotamia, babylon, crete, egyptian, and so on...) which have memories about saviors that were a million. born of a virgin, 2. tempted in the desolate tract through an evil being, 3. divine being who became both the son of god and god himself, 4. killed and rose from the lifeless 3 days later blah blah blah and those memories existed everywhere from one hundred to 1000 years previously "jesus" landed on the wacky and wild israeli logician scene, i imagine you would possibly want to ought to make a call no matter if you must apply reason (the skill to apply common sense and data to achieve a end) or faith (the conception of something without significant data or regardless of opposite data) It by no skill ceases to amaze me at the same time as someone makes use of the time period "he/she is someone of religion" as if it became a sturdy aspect.

Answer 5

Probably from a rap artist. It seems that most black people come up with the new hip phrases. Isn't that special! (in best Dana Carvey's Church Lady voice)

Answer 6

I think it was poof the magic daddy?

Answer 7

Bling Bling

Verse One: Baby

***** I got these hoes iced up enough
While my lil B.G.'s on the bus puttin out cigarette butts
But me personally playboy I don't give a ****
And I'ma always show love to my cut
Hit the club light tha ***** up
The Cash Money motto we got to drank til we throw up
***** point the hoe out guaranteed I can ****
Wootay I'm tattooed and barred up
Medallion iced up, Rolex bezelled up
And my pinky ring is platinum plus
Earrings be trillion cut
And my grill be slugged up
My heart filled with anger cause ***** I don't give a ****
Stack my chesse up
Cause one day I'm a give this street life up
Beef I don't discuss
A ***** outta line gone get his motherfuckin head bust
Cash Money Millionaires plus
Don't touch sum'in ***** you can't ****
Twenty inches TV is a must
By the year two thousand I'm gut out my bus

Verse Two: Lil' Turk

A lil ***** seventeen playin with six figures
Got so much ice you can skate on a *****
When you see cash money you know you stay flossin
Catch cha girl down bad ya know we straight tossin
I aint seen a click yet that can stunt like mine
I aint seen a marette that can run like mine
1999, and it's our turn to shine
Fifty or better on our wrist and they all blind
Pourin vodka til I die drank til I faint
Til a ***** tell me I need another drank
My ***** Baby told me work ***** trick to them hoes
***** Baby told me work ***** better than treatin yo nose
I'm the freak of the click
Keep it on the tuck so I creep on a *****
And I play it on the raw never sleep with a *****
Keep it real with my ******
Never weep for a *****

(Chorus) Lil' Wayne 2#
Bling bling
Everytime I come around yo city
Bling bling
Pinky ring worth about fifty
Bling bling
Everytime I buy a new ride
Bling bling
Lorenzos on Yokahama tires
Bling bling

Verse Thre: Manny Fresh

It's the ***** with tha Lex bubble
Candy coated helicopter with tha leather cover
If ya suckin' not ******' take off the rubber
Then toss that ***** ***** cause I don't love her
Balla, Manny bought a private plane
Then turned around and sold that ***** to Juve and Wayne
They put 30 inch lorenzos on that thang man
I know you ****** out there just don't understand

Verse Four: Juvenile

I'm a 1999 driver
I'm a uptown third ward magnolia T.C. driver
Ole ignorant *** always touchin
Big ballin *** ***** you can see him when he comin
Booted up, diamond up
Golds be shinnin' up
Muthafuckas be blindin' up
****** at the second line be sayin, "I'll be damned"
Up in they best fits sayin, "Juve got me damn"

(Chorus) 2x

Verse Five: B.G.

I be that ***** with the ice on me
If it cost less than twenty it don't look right on me
I stay flossed out all through the week
My money long if you don't know I'm the B.G.
I be ****** ****** bitches all in they home
****** be like, "Look at that Benz on all that chrome"
Diamonds worn by everybody thats in my click
Man I got the price of a mansion 'round my neck and wrist
My ***** Baby gettin' a special built machine
A Mercedes Benz 700 B-14
I know you ****** can't believe that
I can't wait to see ya haters face when ya see that
Man look at that
****** wear shades just to stand on side of me
Folks say take that chain off boy ya blindin me
All day my phone ringin bling bling bling
Can see my earring from a mile bling bling

(Chorus) 2x

Answer 8

dont know but i'd be pleased to know

Answer 9

what?!