Top-down and bottom-up are both strategies of information processing and knowledge ordering, used in a variety of fields including software, humanistic and scientific theories (see systemics), and management and organization. In practice, they can be seen as a style of thinking and teaching.
A top-down approach (also known as stepwise design and in some cases used as a synonym of decomposition) is essentially the breaking down of a system to gain insight into its compositional sub-systems in a reverse engineering fashion. In a top-down approach an overview of the system is formulated, specifying but not detailing any first-level subsystems. Each subsystem is then refined in yet greater detail, sometimes in many additional subsystem levels, until the entire specification is reduced to base elements. A top-down model is often specified with the assistance of "black boxes", these make it easier to manipulate. However, black boxes may fail to elucidate elementary mechanisms or be detailed enough to realistically validate the model. Top down approach starts with the big picture. It breaks down from there into smaller segments.
In an interview with MTV Swizz Beatz explained the song was initially meant for Nas: "The record was originally for Nas. I got Nas' vocals already. But I can't do Nas, and his energy is not right on there. It would be dead weight. No disrespect, but it can't be dead weight if I can't make it feel like reality. I need the shit crazy. I need to shoot a video! It's gotta be another 'It's Me Bitches,' but bigger. I could easily pull a Nas card and have people be like, 'Nas is spazzing on the verse.' But it has to be a movie. I got it. It just gotta make sense. I can get Nas, Jay-Z and Jadakiss on that. I can do that. It's light work, but it's gotta make sense."
On May 30, 2009 the song Nas recorded over the beat leaked entitled "Be Worried".
[Too $hort:] Yeah we ridin' on a Saturday Top down, spittin' at the bitches $hort Dog... Motion Man I'm turnin' heads, everybody wavin' and smilin' My shit stays clean 'cause everyday I be wilin' Chrome everywhere, I don't care what's the year If I whip it, I look like a real fuckin' player In a '6-6 Stang with the top away Seein' girls everywhere 'cause it's hot today Blow my horn, so I can see what's goin' on What's your number girl, I'ma call you on the phone Hit a corner, talkin' to a bitch I just met Bout to turn her out, see how rich I'm gon' get Ching-ching, it's better than that bling-bling Control a bitches mind and have her seein' things My name is $hort but you can call me Too You can't find me bitch but I'll find you I'm sittin' here lookin' at you and your two friends Parked on the corner in my brand-new Benz [Chorus: Motion Man (Too $hort)] (With my top down) We comin', we players, we ridin' on the weekend (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) Bikinis on bodies, they down for the freakin' (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) We movin', we scrapin', them tires burn screechin' (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) We comin', we players, we ridin' on the weekend (I got my top down, car full of hoes) [Motion Man:] Since young been gettin' down Little summertime driller for peoples to bump around Bald headed, my dome glisten and glare Bright and scorchin' to the eye for you people who wanna stare I'm a summertime cat, Winter, Fall, Spring, all of that Hot, top down, trunk with rattle up in the back (POUND-POUND) Rumble erratic, Motion up in your town Lot of fools look and nod, special haters just look around We fully equip vehicles from the ground up We like to get at the ones with fat cheeks Major chunky in the rear with that extra rump meat I get my walk on, talk on, baby hold on, phone on Get your call on whenever you wanna meet like Mike Vick, peoples they know how I get down What you know about this that and the third Motion freaky with his tales as I'm pullin' you off the curb Party drank with the herb [Chorus: Motion Man (Too $hort)] (With my top down) We comin', we players, we ridin' on the weekend (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) Bikinis on bodies, they down for the freakin' (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) We movin', we scrapin', them tires burn screechin' (Top down, car full of hoes, gettin' freaky) We comin', we players, we ridin' on the weekend (I got my top down, car full of hoes) [Too $hort:] Yeah baby That's how they do it in The Bay
She was the first athlete of the day to put down a top to bottom run and was rewarded a 75.36 ... I luckily put two down in practice so coming into the second run I had confidence; I was stoked to put it down.".
“A quality team Bath, they’re top of the (Premiership) for a reason - very difficult to break down.” ... “I felt we did leave a few out there as well in that first half but we needed to be a bit more patient in breaking them down.
Are all on the board at 4 and you can’t trade down ... How far down in the 1st round would you be willing to go for a team trying to move up to #4? Teams who could theoretically try include 3 in the Top 10 ... I might be willing to go all the way down to No.
– Backhome in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sadiq White played for one of the top public high school basketball teams in the country ... We got a lot of technology down there that’s super advanced that was 100% needed, for sure.”.
Trion — under the guidance of former Sonoraville coach RandySteward, who led the Phoenix to championship success — faces top-seeded Social Circle in a championship semifinal Saturday ... Top-seeded ...
But in likelihood to be exposed to poison in the very air itself? Top of the charts baby!! ... But the US actually fared slightly better on this metric than some other countries lower down the overall rankings.
Relatively peaceful Vermont rose to the top in a new survey of US state safety ...Americans have to worry about their financial safety as well, as the government continues to work on slowing down inflation,” survey authors wrote.
“He knew if he slowed it down, it would keep them in the game longer. We were cold on top of it ... Mushock Namey said her plan that night was to let Ranieli get her points and shut everyone else down.
Remove the tie and re-thread it through the loops so it is hanging down at the front ... Take the bag and fold down the two corners to make a triangle at the top ... Place it on top of a can, instead of using from the side.
Early in the second half, it was Juwan Gary getting downhill, at one point throwing down a ferocious dunk in transition, tapping the top of his head for good measure as Rutgers called timeout ... It all added up to weigh down Nebraska.
... off the top three - Australia, Great Britain and defending champions Spain ... "In training, we've been the top team and we were leading in Dubai, before one tough race and falling down the standings.
It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office ... turned down the opportunity.
A goal down, Charles controlled a cross before rifling it into the top corner ... Part of that is down to the system and losing a big target man who he worked well with in Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
Chatanooga Times Free Press
18 Jan 2025
Chatanooga Times Free Press
18 Jan 2025