We will go over 32 highly requested slang words and phrases you may have heard spoken among Black people.

These words are used for the sole purpose of better understanding your favorite Black movies and musical artists.

We highly recommend that you do not use these words in daily conversation,

especially when you're conversing with Black people.

But, you can enjoy learning Ebonics and improve your understanding of Black speech

and learn more about Black culture with this lesson.

I hope this will be a stepping stone into learning more about Black culture.

Everyone ready? Let's begin.

Today's phrase is: beats me.

Now, "beats me", you may hear this every now and then; it's frequently used in conversation.

Beats me is basically you're saying, "Hey, I don't know. I don't understand, you know, have no idea."

Very simple situation. You just don't know.

So, you use "beats me".

So, until the conversational situation.

Two Guys talking about a LIVE stage they are thinking about seeing.

Yo! Someone told me tha dis gig cost 100 bucks to get in….

Beats me??? Big Tee got me this free Backstage pass for this thang.

I heard that fool was coming to the party…is he???

Beats me??? I don’t know that man.

You understand?

Well, let's go over this real quick.

Now, I know this conversation may be confusing, 'cause it came at you like that, but it's very simple.

Two guys are about to go to a stage show they wanna check out.

Their favorite bands are there, whatever. They wanna go and check it out.

One guy says, "Yo! Someone told me it's gonna cost him 100 dollars to get into the gig,"

but the other guy said, "My friend, Tee," he hooked him up and got him a backstage pass and get him in to the party for free.

So, he's like, "Beats me. I don't know how much it cost, 'cause I got a free pass. I can get in."

That's lovely.

Second example, he heard somebody said, this guy, some knuckle-head guy, is coming to the party,

because maybe this guy comes to the party and causes drama and trouble and they don't want him there for that.

You know, we don't need this guy there.

So, he asked his friend is he coming, basically.

And his friend says he don't have no idea, because he don't like that man.

"Beats me." He don't know him.

You got it? Good.

Until next time, when I drop a few more Ebonics phrases and words on you.

I'm out. Peace.