The influence in London is largely African and Caribbean. "Akh" comes from Arabic. "Nyash" come from Nigerian pidgin English. "Wagwarn" comes from Jamaican patois. "Ends" comes from Jamaican patois. "Leng/Peng" comes from Jamaican patois. "Boydem" comes from Jamaican patois. "Gaff" comes from Cockney "Waps" is London originated "Cats" is London originated "Nank/ZK" is London originated "Boyed it" is London originated etc.

I disagree with the American influence on UK slang. It actually stems a lot from African and Jamaican culture that have that have a bigger influence on the UK urban culture. Of course some things may sound similar but the influence has very little to do with American culture and more with Caribbean, African and even South Asian culture which is more prominent in the UK. Like the 'shaking Nyash' part, nyash is a Nigerian word lol

It's dope because he started off by saying he is the "one to bridge the gap" and then starts translating slang for the US fans so they have a better understanding when listening to UK rap thus "bridging the gap of understanding" while still proving bars

Central Cee’s nasty. His music is pretty good. 6 for 6, Loading, Day In The Life, Fraud, etc🔥🔥

I feel like this still underrated af, the delivery, cadence, and topic is so genius

Central cee is no where near the best rapper in the uk, but he sells. There’s something about his sound that the mainstream likes. He’s not the best but I respect how he’s managed to blow up

I’m from the UK and Jawn is definitely an American slang that we now use in the UK, but some of the younger ones might not know this, coz they grew up into that slang and they might think it’s a UK slang… but I’m in my Late 20s and there was a time that Jawn wasn’t a thing in the Uk and I’d only hear it in American rap, but now it’s used in some parts of the UK, especially London. That’s about the only word used in this freestyle that’s American influenced, every other slang or words are literally African and Caribbean influenced… and some are just English words… “swear on your life” is an English sentence, I don’t see how Americans influenced us to speak English lol it doesn’t make sense.

Been watching you guys for years, ungrateful will be the best song for you guys to listen to by central cee. He's actually talking about something and its not just a radio hit like a lot of his music

As a south Londoner I’ve never heard someone say Jawn. It must be a new slang that hasn’t hit my side of town.

Jawn was in Philly first. Most of our influences in the UK are from African or Caribbean influences but sometimes specific cities in America

Been Waiting On This !!!

Cench is bridgin the gap for the Old heads too 😂🔥

Been watching you guys for years to see you react to one of our biggest rappers means the world! 💗

Central Cee is different, you guys should check out some of his songs from his mixtape "Wild West" I personally like "6 for 6" "Day in the Life" and "Gangbiz" a lot from that project

UK hip hop is so cool cus it’s nothing like American rap. You need to learn all the slang in order to catch the bars. They’re proud of their culture and I love how unique it is.

loool “nyash” is actually a Nigerian slang term for ass - just another thing from Africa/the Caribbean that makes it into uk slang

Seen central rise from the very start he's been on a true artists journey through life

Love you guys always showing Avelino love 🔥🐐

Over the moon you guys are doing UK, especially Cench!

Central Cee "Obsessed with you" is what brought him to the US mainstream

This is greatness! Damn I'm early boyas!

Nah lads, bare slang in the UK derives from the language spoken in England hundreds and hundreds of years ago before Chicago was even conceptualized, not to mention all the influences from the cross-culture with all of the Commonwealth, i.e., Jamaica, South Africa & Nigeria to name a few.

He is just too genius and talented godamn

Helllll yeahhhhhh! Loved it!

Very solid. I no longer need to explain UK slang to anyone anymore lol.

Coast contra scenarios freestyle is a must!!!!!!!

Do more central CEE!!!!!

Hey, I just got into Central Cee over the last few months! He's good, super witty bars.

Cc is a marketing genius. If nothing else the man is smart.

This would go HARDD on a drill beat 🔥Good thing I put it on one already :)

That DJ Khaled bar is so underrated

“We don’t trap out abandon building shots get hit out of vacant flats”😂😂😂

Loading, 6 for 6 and Day in the life probably his best songs so far

I'd Love to see more Central Cee reactions, 6 for 6 is a good one to start with

central cee’s daily duppy, end of the beginning, tension, day in the life, ruby, lil bro, ungrateful, cold shoulder 😆🔥🤷🏻‍♀️

LETS GOO

nyash is a nigerian word for “ ass “ but afrobeats influence has pushed it to the mainstream for everyone to use

From the UK. This kid is the truth.

Shout out to L.I.V always showing luv the UK

Dave actually produced a song in his new album called " end of the beginning" proves how much respect he's got in the uk scene

Taking over!!

You guys should check out some more of Central Cee: Day in the life Ungrateful Cold Shoulder Loading

The old saying is valid. Rap never died. It just went underground or to the UK. Now go listen to Akala, Lowkey and that group. They've been doing this for years.

Central Cee is Simply a Genius

Finally some Central Cee!!

please do more of central cee you should check loading, ungrateful and tons more

Yeah jawns was definitely you lots ting that we embraced

UK translation :) He said shaking ya's as in shaking you's. Not really English but shaking you down... You get it. - America is a sub nation of England FACTS! Hip-hop was apart of your creative urban revolution, ours was grime.... Drill is just a flow to teach the steps 🙂

Y’all should def react to cold shoulders and ungrateful, he talks about some reall stuff on those and they are bangers

He knows what he’s doing

Thank God you lot didn't pause this crazy. Sometimes it's nice to just vibe.

Would be nice if you react to more songs from him!! Khabib and Could Shoulder are two bangers

Central Cees' daily duppy

HONESTLY cold shoulder by Central Cee. You guys will love that one.

I like the fax that he came to US representing his UK shit.

check out the track from 23 with his little brother. it’s a dave like constructed piece of art. and you also get 2 sides

Khabib, end of the beginning, cold shoulder, But if you want to see how he started when he blew up, listen to Day In The Life and Loading. Highly suggest listening to his Daily Duppy too. He throws some gems in there

Jaan/Jawn It can mean “life” and also “loved one”, “darling”, etc. in both Hindi and Urdu. People use it to express their loved one's importance and how much they love them.

His mad about bars freestyle was 🔥

As someone from Philly I can confirm, jawn is part of the daily vocabulary

Damn yall funny. How bro say, help us with that! 😆 🤣 😂

Central Cee is goated. Best out of the UK right now.

Nice , 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Nyash is how it said in Nigeria 🤟🏽 so alot of the ppl in ends say nyash

We started it but jawn is universal

People from Philly say Ahk and Jawn and in D.C. they say Ahk as well. The slang in America differs by city/state.

Give his music a listen I know you two will enjoy some of his music 💯⚡🏁🔥

Y’all need to do one on steely dans FM !!

Jawn been in my Philly for like a dub...but they put it in the webster's dictionary a lil bit ago

this is like #BakardiSlang by #KardinalOffishall back in the day. He did a Jamaican/west indies version. One of the great hip-hop songs coming out of #toronto

i love that you didn’t keep pausing it he’s verified 🇬🇧

Wagwan G u look leeeeengg

Central Cee Khabib is his best song real motivational stuff

Uk got u boys on this one!😂

We call her Jann, from the Pakistani word Jaan, jaan means love in Urdu. As Uk is filled with pakistanis annd Indians etc.

Hopefully after this you guys get into the UK

The window shopper sample went over everyone’s head 🧐

Jawn defo from Stateside, and I’m from 🇬🇧

Loading central cee is fire

Devlin fire in the Booth, 3 🔥🔥🔥🔥 must watch

I recommend 6 For 6. The song and music video are really good

Please do more UK music

reposted from sandwich:...Most of the slang cench is using is native to London only (and some major cities around it). The slang comes from the London dialect known as MLE (multicultural london english) which comes from heavy immigrant influence, from countries in the Caribbean, west Africa, Middle East etc, and is mixed in with cockney English. That's why there's words from Jamaican patois (wagwan, mandem, bare) , pidgin englishs in West Africa (nyash) and arabic (akh, dunya) as well as words like gaff (cockney English). But there's tons of MLE originals like leng, butters, peak, rambo, zks, clapped, wap etc. "Jawn" most likely comes from Phillly AAVE tho Also "wap" (gun/firearm) has been around way before the song lol, don't get it twisted

Trinidad, Jamaica, Dominica, Nigeria..... We all in London

Bridge the gap is my local cafe in bush

Idk who started jawn but in uk my dad has been saying jawn since early 2000s

Uk slang isn’t influenced by us slang especially in rapping, we didn’t alter ur slang at all

You guys need to react to "Eurovision" won't regret it

Central Cee - Loading is his best song and most viewed

His certi ✅

Cold shoulder is one of his best songs

Said it already but you guys would love little simz- introvert, literally right up both of your streets

There’s also a lot of Caribbean and African influence. The US and UK have big similarities because the US speaks English.

Coast Contra Scenario 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

UK slang is more so from the Carribean lingo

Check out Central Cee - End Of The Beginning. His album outro hits different!

Y'all should check out "6 for 6" by central cee or "Meant To Be" with Fredo and Central Cee....or even Central Cees Daily Duppy Freestyle

Central Cee - Obsessed With You

America was colonised by Britain! 😂 you got our slang!😂😊

Please do Fredo daily duppy, got best bars plus he’s most authentic in UK