Joell Ortiz Breaks Down Yaowa (Video)

Mr. Ortiz breaks down the infamous Yaowa saying. Look for the Yaowa mixtape with DJ Green Lantern & Don Cannon this June. Video by HotMopFilms.

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31 Responses to “Joell Ortiz Breaks Down Yaowa (Video)”

  1. yea he said this in a verse a while back i remember catchin it

    StReTcH! said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:34 pm

  2. Wow, and I thought it was just some random sound he thought sounded cool, or it was some kung-fu shit.

    boss said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:35 pm

  3. they spelled you’re wrong.

    boss said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:36 pm

  4. i saw a documentary recently and Yaowa is a Latin Kings reference also.

    graf said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:36 pm

  5. ^lies

    its from one of his drunk friends, stumbling trying to say “yo wait!”

    but dude was mad tipsy and it came out Yaowa!

    truestory

    illWill said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm

  6. Whats up with rappers and always saying they’re aliens? Why can’t they just be normal people that now how rap well?

    Hoe said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm

  7. one of the gayest catchphrases ever. never liked joell ortiz anyway

    Virginia_Rhymer said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:43 pm

  8. ‘corny like 09 rappers claiming another planet.’

    Ringer said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:43 pm

  9. lol ahhh the latin teddy rukspin with his words of wisdom. YAOWA!!!!!

    London said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:44 pm

  10. I think the origin of this ridiculously stupid catchphrase is probably among the less important things I could learn about today. I’m just on my way to a music business seminar with Suge Knight, anyway.

    George Clooney said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:45 pm

  11. I’d rather hear Ortiz tell us how he gets his voice to sound like he’s shrinking whenever he raps.

    George Clooney said this on April 21st, 2010 at 8:46 pm

  12. lol yaowa tape.

    Shyguy said this on April 21st, 2010 at 9:12 pm

  13. yaowa was jus a random phrase, he came up with the meaning after the fact

    Boomerang Slang said this on April 21st, 2010 at 9:28 pm

  14. @Boomerang Slang

    lol…I was just about to say the same thing…

    DynamicShots said this on April 21st, 2010 at 9:41 pm

  15. wow. all hate in this bitch. i laughed at this shit. and joell is nice as hell. truth.

    Buck said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:00 pm

  16. YOU’RE**

    WeezyFBaby said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:24 pm

  17. Yeah. This is a Backronym.

    olugbam said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:46 pm

  18. yaowa was jus a random phrase, he came up with the meaning after the fact +1

    Illeracci said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:48 pm

  19. wow. all hate in this bitch. i laughed at this shit. and joell is nice as hell. truth. +1

    ciroc obama said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:52 pm

  20. Im not hatin, I like Joell
    I jus think he came up wit that acronym last night when he was high or somethin lol

    Boomerang Slang said this on April 21st, 2010 at 10:57 pm

  21. yeah joell is nasty. i just think the “yaowa” was cooler when i didn’t know what it meant.

    Ringer said this on April 21st, 2010 at 11:17 pm

  22. i think that he probably thought of the alien thing much later in his career and at first he just used that “word” as his catchphrase. but he said in one of his songs, “yaowa, you’re actually one world away, i came here to play, i wasn’t supposed to stay, but i’m fascinated by this music shit you guys display” or something like that so he has been using that in his head for a while evidently.

    ko said this on April 21st, 2010 at 11:24 pm

  23. Joell Ortiz got that “yaowa” shit from Snoop (The Wire)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJLzdp5ILXU#t=2m38s

    tl said this on April 21st, 2010 at 11:31 pm

  24. he explains the meaning in this video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn6en1L6rUI

    squijee said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 1:23 am

  25. i asked him what it meant at rock the bells in the summer and he said it didnt mean anything just like what’s up or something meaningless like that

    Andrew said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 2:33 am

  26. YAOWAAAAAAAA muthafckers

    mmkayy said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 3:48 am

  27. Yoo Listen To Real Mcs Give Tribute To Guru
    Its Dope To The Highest Extent:Ill Valley Hi- Gang Starr Tibute
    :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgt4Ck2Psw

    HipHopSupport said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 4:32 am

  28. YOU’RE not YOUR

    CDR MEDIA said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 4:46 am

  29. Good to know. :D

    Epic said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 6:27 am

  30. He’s a rapper, not a English teacher ;-)

    YoungCosby said this on April 22nd, 2010 at 8:04 am

  31. Yaowa is an acronym for you are one world away

    choznwan said this on January 7th, 2011 at 5:07 pm

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