A phrase to denote that it's time to throw down or compete at a high level; something is about to go down. The use of the comical video game character Donkey Kong provides comic relief but the phrase itself has greater or more significance than simply its on.
Many people incorrectly assume the phrase's origins are from various movies in which it is used but term was popularized by rapper Ice Cube when he used the phrase in the song "Now I gotta Wet'cha" off his Predator album in 1992. It is unknown at this time whether Ice Cube was the person that originally coined the phrase.
Friend: Yo dog, I just hooked up like 2 kegs and got all the honies from Alpha Epsilon Omega to come to the party you gotta check this shit there is like 4 girls to every 1 guy!
Getting it on, not necessarily meaning sex, is taken from the popular TV show MXC. Mixed with the popular exclamatory saying, it's on like donkey kong, which shows you are pumped for whats ahead or shows a feeling of rivalry and challenge.
A phrase said to "turn on" a game; To let known a game has beenstarted between two individuals or groups of people.
Rizo jokingly tells Terry he has made mistakes in the shop. Terry then says, "Ohhhh, you just wait till I get a hold of your drawings. It's on, it's on like donkey kong!"
Rob would close down his Arcade for the night he would grab a Colt 45 Tall Can slam it and scream its on like Donkey Kong. He would then proceed to go out and get wasted and try to get laid.