To rewind or replay a specific part of a song or sound during a DJ's performance, often in response to crowd demand or to emphasize a favorite section
Patois: Di crowd shout "pull up" when di DJ drop di big tune
English: The crowd shouts "pull up" when the DJ plays the big tune
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The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
Read more »To rewind or replay a song during a performance or DJ set
Patois: Di DJ pull up di tune 'cause wi love it so much
English: The DJ rewinds the song because we love it so much
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Start over / Rewind
To replay a song, or start over from the beginning
Patois: Pull up! Dah tune yah bad,
English: Start it over! This song is lit
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