Obama and my workplace

Well, the fascination and celebrity status provided to Mr.Obama seems to continue. I am not sure how he is handling the zillion problems he needs to address, but he sure is getting a lot of air time for anything he says or does (feels like an overdose sometimes). 

NBC just announced a 2 day show called "INSIDE THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE: BRIAN WILLIAMS REPORTS"

It is going to be aired on June 2 & 3 and supposedly Williams is going to take viewers Behind-the-Scenes for an Insider's Look at a Day in the Life in the Obama White House. This is not a new show, I believe NBC has been doing this for the last 40 years and has aired 6 such shows with earlier presidents. So this is not exactly one of those celebrity style paparazzi inspired show for the tabloids - this is going to be some serious stuff. 

Anyway, when I heard about this show and since this is Obama we are talking about, I thought to myself "What's the first thing Obama is going to say to Brian Williams when they meet at the White House?" 

And here's how I think it would go :

Brian Williams : "Good Morning Mr. President, it is an honor to be here"

Mr.President : "Good Morning Brian, how ya doing brother? Welcome to my crib"

Don't get it? Well then you need a crash course in hip-hop lingo. Now, I work in Brooklyn - the hip-hop capital of the world. This is the place of birth for Jay-Z, Mos-def, 50 cent and many other hip-hop stars. So I can tell you that 'crib' is a common word and is a cooler synonym to the word 'home'

I have been riding the subway to downtown Brooklyn and generally hanging out in the area for the last 5 years, so here are some others words from that cool lingo :

'Bounce' - to leave
'Brotha' - meaning Brother as in "how's it going, brotha"
'Chillax' - to relax and chill 
'Chrome' - could mean a gun or refer to car wheel rims
'Crank' - no idea what it means, but I hear it a lot
'Hood' - reference to the place you are from
'How Ya doing' - most common phrase used as a greeting, heard all over NY
'Tripping' - meaning going crazy
'Pop' - could mean money or to knock someone down
'Wassup' - a greeting

A word of warning: Run when you hear both 'chrome' and 'pop' in a single sentence...you just don't want to be in that hood, brotha !