Cash,
"Where do you get your hair did"/ "I just got my hair did" Is NOT originally from any rap song nor is it a form of ebonics but rather it is slang. And from what I have learned in my Mom's kitchen while holding my ear down to get a close press and curl...getting your hair "did" has been an expression as early as the 50's!
You see, to get one's hair "did" as opposed to "done" is a matter of how fierce your "do" looks after having gotten it "done". You must attend a hair show or spend some time in an African-American hair salon to truly understand "did".
But simply put, it's like saying Whitney doesn't "sing"...she "sangs"!
After getting my locs washed and palm rolled, I happily shake them, thank my loctian for hooking up my "do" and while tipping her, compliment her handiwork with a sistahly, "My hair is did"!
She knows what I mean, I know what I mean and I know what it means when I hear a compliment of "where did you get your locs did"?
As a teacher, I know it gets frustrating teaching young minds grammar for speaking/writing; however, just explain to them that "getting your hair did" is community conversation and should not be used in written communication unless when writing a fictional novel.
Also, before I close...we sometimes put blame on rap music, poor parenting, ebonics...however; there's a phone commerical that has folks asking, "Where you at"? Now if that doesn't scream IGNORANT.... I don't know what does!
Shalom~
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