Loyalty means everything to Jackboy, who has consistently shouted out Kodak in songs, interviews and social media, and has publicly advocated for his release from prison the many times his friend has been behind bars. Kodak even has a verse Jackboy’s song “Like a Million” about their bond: “Jackboy, that’s my nigga- we so alike, that nigga my synonym.” Photo by Josh Sobelįrom the day they met, Jackboy and Kodak have been nearly inseparable. And they’re a couple of months apart in age. They both are children of Haitian immigrants who lived in poverty in the same projects. The two instantly bonded, maybe due to their uncanny similarities. It was long ago in the Golden Acres projects that Jackboy met his best friend, rapper and Sniper Gang label founder Kodak Black. Of all of the places he’s lived, Jackboy insists that he’s learned the most from Golden Acres, a notorious public housing project in Pompano Beach.Īnd what did he learn there? “Survival,” he said. (He dropped the single “Spittin’ Facts” this past May 18, Haitian Flag Day). He doesn’t remember much about his home country, but proudly reps his Haitian background. When he was just six years old, he and his family moved to the United States, hopping around different South Florida cities like North Lauderdale before settling in Pompano Beach. Jackboy was born Pierre Delince on August 27, 1997, in Haiti. But in the last four years, he has managed to beat the odds to prosper while cultivating a sound uniquely his own. Since the very beginning, the 23-year-old Sniper Gang artist has faced challenges posed by his environment, upbringing, the industry and more. It turns out this simple yet bold declaration embodies Jackboy’s determined nature and steadfast work ethic. TotalBiscuit also seems to believe in the difference between these two terms, and has a vast knowledge of the competitive side of StarCraft 2, a game where ghosting can provide a significant advantage.When Pompano Beach rapper Jackboy was asked what he will experiment with musically, he didn’t hesitate with his answer: “Everything. I'm unable to find any concrete "sources" on these terms, as is often the case with gaming-related terms, but Wikipedia uses "ghosting" to refer to the act of gaining an advantage from a perspective a player shouldn't have access to, while also mentioning the usage of "stream sniping" as a synonym. The evolution of "stream sniping" from "joining a streamer's game" to "gaining an advantage against a streamer" comes almost naturally when slower-paced games are involved, as the sniper/ghoster has time to assess the streamer's situation more calmly, without being distracted from their own gameplay. This tactic -waiting a long time for a short window of opportunity- is reminiscent of sniping. On the other hand, "stream sniping" gets its name from the long time a sniper has to wait while the streamer is already in a match, and the short window of time during which they should queue if they want to be matched with the streamer. Doing this they can, for example, peek around a corner or into a doorway and warn their teammates about any traps or danger on the other side. The term "ghosting" predates streaming, and gets its name from many first person shooter games in which dead players can spectate their living teammates from a third-person perspective with a certain degree of freedom. SNIPER SONONYM PLUSGaining such an advantage in faster-paced games like Overwatch is also harder, which makes the "ghosting" meaning of the word less likely, plus the fact that the sniper is referred to as a "thrower", which means they're not trying to gain any advantage for themselves, and in fact want to lose the game. Over time the meaning has changed to include gaining an advantage against a player by watching their stream, but the correct term for that is "ghosting", not stream sniping. In the case of the video linked in the question, the sniper is trying to join the streamer's team in order to "throw", or lose the game on purpose, with the objective of causing distress to the streamer. Stream sniping means watching a player's stream with the intention of queueing for a game at the same time as them in order to be matched with them, either on their side or against them.
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