To become successful or widely recognized, especially in the music industry
Patois: Di artist finally buss and get international recognition
English: The artist finally becomes successful and gets international recognition
Hot Steppa , Infahmah , Shot a buss , Gallis ,
Wah gwaan -English Translation - What’s going on or what’s up - Definition Pronounced as “waa gwaan”, the literal translation is “what’s going on” but when used as a greeting, it can also mean “What’s up”. Different variation of “Wah gwaan” may be used but they all have the same meaning. These include; wah deh gwaan, whatta gwaan or waguan (pronounced wa-goo-ahn)
Read more »a (big) break
Patois: Ah mi buss dah artist deh.
English: It's me who gave that artist his/her (big) break.
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
burst
Patois: The rakstone buss through di winda
English: The rock burst through the window
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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