Excursions
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Malik Izaak Taylor, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Before I had status and before I had a pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Of this black man, black woman venture
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
If you diss, it gets drastic
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
So what can you do in the times which exist?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Whatever it may be into this society
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
You must be honest and true to the next
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
All it is, is the code of the streets
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
We gotta make moves
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Ai tempi in cui ero un adolescente
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Prima che avessi uno status e prima che avessi un cercapersone
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Potevi trovare l'Abstract che ascoltava l'hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Mio padre diceva che gli ricordava il be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
Ho detto, "Papà non sai che le cose vanno a cicli
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
Il modo in cui Bobby Brown sta solo amplificando come Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
È tutto previsto, le cose sono per la ricerca
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Se hai i soldi, Quest è per la prenotazione
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Andiamo tutti, mettiamoci in sintonia con le modalità volanti
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
C'è ancora spazio sul camion, carica il boom posteriore
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Ascolta le rime, per avere un'immagine mentale
Of this black man, black woman venture
Di questa impresa di un uomo nero, una donna nera
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Perché lo dico? Perché devo dire la verità, uomo
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Fare quello che sentiamo per la musica è la prova e
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Piantato a terra, l'atto è così unito
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Autentico forte, hai bisogno di leva per separare
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
L'unità, sì, l'unità, sì, l'unità chiamata jazz è
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
La consegniamo ogni anno per strada per il ritmo perché
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Puoi trovarlo sullo scaffale nel tuo negozio di dischi (negozio)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Se prendi il disco, allora i tuoi pensieri sono adorati e apprezzati
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Perché siamo così felici di avercela fatta
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Lavoriamo sodo, quindi dobbiamo ringraziare Dio
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Servendo la plastica, fai il ballo fino a quando non diventi spastico
If you diss, it gets drastic
Se ti diss, diventa drastico
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Ascolta le rime, perché è ora di fare il sugo
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Se ti muove il sedere, allora scuoti, scuoti il bambino
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Tutto fino all'Africa a.K.a. La Madrepatria (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Sporgi la sinistra, poi chiederò l'altra mano
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Quella è la mano destra, Uomo Nero (uomo)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Solo se fossi notato come il mio uomo (uomo)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Se ottengo il credito, allora penso di meritarlo
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Se fai mosse false, non aprire la bocca per dirlo
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Entra nella zona della positività, non della negatività
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Perché dobbiamo lottare per la longevità
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Se fai un errore, cosa c'è in quello (cosa?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Un paio di Nike, taglia dieci e mezzo (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Devi essere un vincitore tutto il tempo
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
Non puoi cadere preda di un crimine hip hop
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Con le rime dope e le tracce dope per te per isolati
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Dalle ragazze volanti ai più duri dei rock
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Musicalmente, la Quest, è in ascesa
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Siamo in queste Escursioni quindi devi renderti conto
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
L'hip hop continuamente, riguardo allo Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Se non ti piace, scendi dalla punta dello Zulu
So what can you do in the times which exist?
Quindi cosa puoi fare nei tempi che esistono?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
Non puoi fare mosse false su tuo fratello o tua sorella
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Ma se tua sorella è una (puttana), il fratello è uno stronzo
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Lasciali entrambi in pace e continua con il tuo lavoro
Whatever it may be into this society
Qualunque cosa possa essere in questa società
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Tutto è lecito, almeno così mi sembra
You must be honest and true to the next
Devi essere onesto e vero con il prossimo
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Non essere falso e aspettarti che uno non si fletta
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Soprattutto se fai rime, devi vivere con la penna
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Il tuo uomo è il tuo uomo, allora trattalo come un amico
All it is, is the code of the streets
Tutto ciò che c'è, è il codice delle strade
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Quindi ascolta la conoscenza che viene rilasciata sui ritmi
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Ritmi che sono duri, ritmi che sono funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Potrebbe farti agganciare come un drogato di crack
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
Quello che devi fare è sapere che la Tribù è in questa sfera
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
Il Poeta Astratto, prominente come Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
We gotta make moves
Dobbiamo fare mosse
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Mai, mai, mai potremmo fare mosse false (andiamo, andiamo)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
Il tempo sta scadendo per gli sostenitori del potere nero nel giorno (escursioni, escursioni)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
E i sostenitori bianchi di coscia di notte (escursioni, escursioni)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Ogni volta che li vedi, stanno inseguendo qualche donna bianca (escursioni, escursioni)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Con la lingua penzolante (escursioni, escursioni)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Il tempo sta correndo e passando, passando e correndo (escursioni, escursioni)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Correndo e passando, passando e correndo (escursioni, escursioni)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Nos tempos em que eu era adolescente
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Antes de ter status e antes de ter um pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Você poderia encontrar o Abstract ouvindo hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Meu pai costumava dizer, isso o lembrava de be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
Eu disse, "Bem, papai, você não sabe que as coisas vão em ciclos
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
Do jeito que Bobby Brown está apenas se animando como Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
É tudo esperado, as coisas são para serem vistas
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Se você tem o dinheiro, Quest é para a reserva
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Vamos lá, pessoal, vamos entrar nos modos voadores
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Ainda tem espaço no caminhão, carregue o boom de trás
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Ouça as rimas, para ter uma imagem mental
Of this black man, black woman venture
Desta aventura de homem negro, mulher negra
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Por que eu digo isso? Porque eu tenho que falar a verdade, cara
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Fazendo o que sentimos pela música é a prova e
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Plantado no chão, o ato é tão unido
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Autêntico e forte, você precisa de alavancagem para separar
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
A unidade, sim, a unidade, sim, a unidade chamada jazz é
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
Nós entregamos isso todos os anos na rua para a batida porque
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Você pode encontrá-lo na prateleira da sua loja de discos (loja)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Se você pegar o disco, então seus pensamentos são adorados e apreciados
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Porque estamos muito felizes por termos conseguido
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Trabalhamos duro, então temos que agradecer a Deus
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Distribuindo o plástico, dance até ficar espástico
If you diss, it gets drastic
Se você desrespeitar, fica drástico
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Ouça as rimas, porque é hora de fazer molho
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Se isso mexe com seu bumbum, então balance, balance, baby
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Todo o caminho até a África, também conhecida como A Mãe Terra (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Estenda a mão esquerda, então eu vou pedir a outra mão
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Essa é a mão direita, Homem Negro (homem)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Apenas se você foi notado como meu homem (homem)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Se eu receber o crédito, então acho que mereço
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Se você finge movimentos, não arrume a boca para dizer
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Entre na zona de positividade, não negatividade
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Porque temos que lutar pela longevidade
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Se você estragar, o que tem nisso (o quê?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Um par de Nikes, tamanho dez e meio (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Você tem que ser um vencedor o tempo todo
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
Não pode cair presa de um crime de hip hop
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Com as raps e faixas legais para você por quarteirões
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Das garotas voadores até as mais duras das rochas
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Musicalmente, a Quest, está em ascensão
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Estamos nessas Excursões então você deve perceber
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
Hip hop continuamente, sobre o Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Se você não gosta, saia da dica Zulu
So what can you do in the times which exist?
Então, o que você pode fazer nos tempos que existem?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
Você não pode fingir movimentos no seu irmão ou na sua irmã
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Mas se sua irmã é uma (vadia), irmão é um idiota
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Deixe-os em paz e continue com seu trabalho
Whatever it may be into this society
Seja o que for para esta sociedade
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Tudo é justo, pelo menos é assim que me parece
You must be honest and true to the next
Você deve ser honesto e verdadeiro com o próximo
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Não seja falso e espere que um não flexione
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Especialmente se você rima, você tem que viver pela caneta
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Seu homem é seu homem, então trate-o como seu amigo
All it is, is the code of the streets
Tudo o que é, é o código das ruas
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Então ouça o conhecimento sendo derramado sobre as batidas
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Batidas que são duras, batidas que são funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Isso pode te viciar como um viciado em crack
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
O que você tem que fazer é saber que a Tribe está nesta esfera
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
O Poeta Abstrato, proeminente como Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
We gotta make moves
Temos que fazer movimentos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca poderíamos fingir movimentos (vamos lá, vamos lá)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
O tempo está se esgotando para os defensores do poder negro durante o dia (excursões, excursões)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
E apoiadores de coxas brancas à noite (excursões, excursões)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Toda vez que você os vê, eles estão perseguindo alguma mulher branca (excursões, excursões)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Com a língua pendurada (excursões, excursões)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
O tempo está correndo e passando, passando e correndo (excursões, excursões)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Correndo e passando, passando e correndo (excursões, excursões)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
En los días en que era adolescente
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Antes de tener estatus y antes de tener un buscapersonas
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Podías encontrar al Abstracto escuchando hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Mi padre solía decir, le recordaba al be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
Yo decía, "Bueno papá, ¿no sabes que las cosas van en ciclos?
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
La forma en que Bobby Brown está simplemente animando como Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
Todo es esperado, las cosas son para mirar
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Si tienes el dinero, Quest es para la reserva
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Vamos todos, vamos con los modos voladores
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Todavía hay espacio en el camión, carga el boom trasero
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Escucha las rimas, para tener una imagen mental
Of this black man, black woman venture
De esta aventura de hombre negro, mujer negra
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
¿Por qué digo eso? Porque tengo que decir la verdad, hombre
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Haciendo lo que sentimos por la música es la prueba y
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Plantado en el suelo, el acto está tan unido
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Auténticamente fuerte, necesitas palanca para separar
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
La unidad, sí, la unidad, sí, la unidad llamada jazz es
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
Lo entregamos cada año en la calle por el ritmo porque
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Puedes encontrarlo en el estante de tu tienda de discos (tienda)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Si consigues el disco, entonces tus pensamientos son adorados y apreciados
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Porque estamos muy contentos de haberlo logrado
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Trabajamos duro, así que tenemos que agradecer a Dios
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Repartiendo el plástico, baila hasta que te vuelvas espástico
If you diss, it gets drastic
Si te disipas, se vuelve drástico
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Escucha las rimas, porque es hora de hacer salsa
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Si mueve tu trasero, entonces agita, agita, bebé
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Todo el camino hasta África, también conocida como La Madre Tierra (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Saca la izquierda, luego pediré la otra mano
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Esa es la mano derecha, Hombre Negro (hombre)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Solo si se te considera mi hombre (hombre)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Si recibo el crédito, entonces creo que lo merezco
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Si haces movimientos falsos, no arregles tu boca para decirlo
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Entra en la zona de positividad, no de negatividad
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Porque tenemos que luchar por la longevidad
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Si la estropeas, ¿qué hay en eso (qué?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Un par de Nikes, talla diez y medio (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Tienes que ser un ganador todo el tiempo
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
No puedes caer presa de un crimen de hip hop
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Con las raps geniales y las pistas geniales para ti por cuadras
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Desde las chicas voladoras hasta las rocas más duras
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Musicalmente, la Quest, está en ascenso
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Estamos en estas Excursiones así que debes darte cuenta
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
El hip hop continuamente, sobre el Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Si no te gusta, salte del consejo Zulu
So what can you do in the times which exist?
¿Qué puedes hacer en los tiempos que existen?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
No puedes hacer movimientos falsos en tu hermano o tu hermana
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Pero si tu hermana es una (perra), el hermano es un imbécil
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Déjalos a ambos solos y continúa con tu trabajo
Whatever it may be into this society
Sea lo que sea en esta sociedad
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Todo es justo, al menos eso es lo que me parece a mí
You must be honest and true to the next
Debes ser honesto y verdadero con el próximo
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
No seas falso y esperes que uno no se flexione
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Especialmente si rimas, tienes que vivir por la pluma
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Tu hombre es tu hombre, entonces trátalo como a tu amigo
All it is, is the code of the streets
Todo es, es el código de las calles
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Así que escucha el conocimiento que se está soltando sobre los ritmos
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Ritmos que son duros, ritmos que son funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Podría engancharte como un drogadicto
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
Lo que tienes que hacer es saber que la Tribu está en esta esfera
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
El Poeta Abstracto, prominente como Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
We gotta make moves
Tenemos que hacer movimientos
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nunca, nunca, nunca podríamos hacer movimientos falsos (vamos, vamos)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
El tiempo se está agotando para los defensores del poder negro en el día (excursiones, excursiones)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
Y los partidarios de muslos blancos por la noche (excursiones, excursiones)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Cada vez que los ves, están persiguiendo a alguna mujer blanca (excursiones, excursiones)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Con la lengua colgando (excursiones, excursiones)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
El tiempo está corriendo y pasando, pasando y corriendo (excursiones, excursiones)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Corriendo y pasando, pasando y corriendo (excursiones, excursiones)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Dans le temps où j'étais adolescent
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Avant que j'aie du statut et avant que j'aie un pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Tu pouvais trouver l'Abstract écoutant du hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Mon père avait l'habitude de dire, ça lui rappelait le be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
J'ai dit, "Eh bien papa ne sais-tu pas que les choses vont en cycles
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
La façon dont Bobby Brown est juste en train de s'énerver comme Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
C'est tout à fait prévu, les choses sont pour l'observation
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Si tu as de l'argent, Quest est pour la réservation
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Allez tout le monde, mettons-nous dans les modes volants
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Il reste encore de la place sur le camion, chargeons le boom arrière
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Écoutez les rimes, pour avoir une image mentale
Of this black man, black woman venture
De cette entreprise d'homme noir, de femme noire
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Pourquoi dis-je cela ? Parce que je dois dire la vérité, mec
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Faire ce que nous ressentons pour la musique est la preuve et
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Planté sur le sol, l'acte est si ensemble
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Bona fide fort, tu as besoin d'un levier pour séparer
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
L'unité, oui, l'unité, oui, l'unité appelée le jazz est
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
Nous la livrons chaque année dans la rue pour le beat parce que
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Tu peux la trouver sur le rack dans ton magasin de disques (magasin)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Si tu obtiens le disque, alors tes pensées sont adorées et appréciées
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Parce que nous sommes tellement heureux de l'avoir fait
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Nous travaillons dur, alors nous devons remercier Dieu
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Distribuant le plastique, fais la danse jusqu'à ce que tu sois spastique
If you diss, it gets drastic
Si tu diss, ça devient drastique
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Écoute les rimes, car il est temps de faire du gravy
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Si ça bouge ton booty, alors secoue, secoue-le bébé
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Tout le chemin jusqu'en Afrique a.K.a. La Terre Mère (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Tends la gauche, puis je demanderai l'autre main
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
C'est la main droite, Black Man (homme)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Seulement si tu étais noté comme mon homme (homme)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Si je reçois le crédit, alors je pense que je le mérite
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Si tu fais des faux mouvements, ne fixe pas ta bouche pour le dire
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Entre dans la zone de positivité, pas de négativité
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Parce que nous devons nous efforcer pour la longévité
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Si tu gâches, qu'est-ce qu'il y a dedans (quoi ?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Une paire de Nikes, taille dix-et-demi (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Tu dois être un gagnant tout le temps
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
Ne peux pas tomber en proie à un crime de hip hop
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Avec les dope raps et les dope tracks pour toi pour les blocs
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Des filles volantes aux plus durs des rochers
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Musicalement, la Quest, est en hausse
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Nous sommes sur ces Excursions donc tu dois réaliser
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
Le hip hop continuellement, à propos du Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Si tu n'aimes pas ça, dégage du bout du Zulu
So what can you do in the times which exist?
Alors que peux-tu faire dans les temps qui existent ?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
Tu ne peux pas faire de faux mouvements sur ton frère ou ta sœur
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Mais si ta sœur est une (garce), ton frère est un connard
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Laisse-les tous les deux tranquilles et continue ton travail
Whatever it may be into this society
Quoi que ce soit dans cette société
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Tout est juste, du moins c'est comme ça que ça me semble
You must be honest and true to the next
Tu dois être honnête et vrai envers le prochain
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Ne sois pas faux et n'attends pas qu'on ne flexe pas
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Surtout si tu rimes, tu dois vivre par la plume
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Ton homme est ton homme, alors traite-le comme ton ami
All it is, is the code of the streets
Tout ce que c'est, c'est le code de la rue
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Alors écoute la connaissance qui est déposée sur les beats
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Des beats qui sont durs, des beats qui sont funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Ça pourrait te rendre accro comme un junkie crackhead
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
Ce que tu dois faire, c'est savoir que la Tribu est dans cette sphère
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
Le Poète Abstrait, proéminent comme Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
We gotta make moves
Nous devons faire des mouvements
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Jamais, jamais, jamais nous ne pourrions faire de faux mouvements (allez, allez)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
Le temps presse pour les défenseurs du pouvoir noir dans la journée (excursions, excursions)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
Et les supporters à cuisses blanches la nuit (excursions, excursions)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Chaque fois que tu les vois, ils poursuivent une femme blanche (excursions, excursions)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Avec leur langue pendante (excursions, excursions)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Le temps court et passe, passe et court (excursions, excursions)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Court et passe, passe et court (excursions, excursions)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Zurück in den Tagen, als ich ein Teenager war
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Bevor ich Status hatte und bevor ich einen Pager hatte
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Man konnte den Abstract Hip Hop hören finden
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Mein Vater pflegte zu sagen, es erinnerte ihn an Be-Bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
Ich sagte: „Nun, Daddy, weißt du nicht, dass Dinge in Zyklen gehen
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
Die Art und Weise, wie Bobby Brown gerade wie Michael aufdreht“
Its all expected, things are for the looking
Es ist alles erwartet, Dinge sind zum Anschauen
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Wenn du das Geld hast, ist Quest für die Buchung
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Komm schon, alle zusammen, lasst uns mit den fliegenden Modi mitmachen
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Immer noch Platz auf dem LKW, ladet den hinteren Boom
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Hört auf die Reime, um ein mentales Bild zu bekommen
Of this black man, black woman venture
Von diesem schwarzen Mann, schwarzem Frauenunternehmen
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Warum sage ich das? Weil ich die Wahrheit sagen muss, Mann
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Das, was wir für die Musik fühlen, ist der Beweis und
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Auf dem Boden gepflanzt, die Handlung ist so zusammen
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Bona fide stark, du brauchst Hebelwirkung zum Trennen
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
Die Einheit, ja, die Einheit, ja, die Einheit namens Jazz ist
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
Wir liefern es jedes Jahr auf der Straße für den Beat, weil
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Du kannst es im Regal in deinem Plattenladen finden (Laden)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Wenn du die Platte bekommst, dann werden deine Gedanken verehrt und geschätzt
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Denn wir sind so froh, dass wir es geschafft haben
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Wir arbeiten hart, also müssen wir Gott danken
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Verteilen Sie das Plastik, tanzen Sie, bis Sie spastisch sind
If you diss, it gets drastic
Wenn du disst, wird es drastisch
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Hör auf die Reime, denn es ist Zeit, Soße zu machen
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Wenn es deinen Hintern bewegt, dann schüttle, schüttle es, Baby
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Den ganzen Weg nach Afrika a.K.a. Das Mutterland (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Streck die linke Hand aus, dann werde ich nach der anderen Hand fragen
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Das ist die rechte Hand, Schwarzer Mann (Mann)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Nur wenn du als mein Mann anerkannt wurdest (Mann)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Wenn ich den Kredit bekomme, dann denke ich, dass ich es verdiene
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Wenn du falsche Züge machst, öffne nicht deinen Mund, um es zu sagen
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Komm in die Zone der Positivität, nicht Negativität
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Denn wir müssen nach Langlebigkeit streben
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Wenn du vermasselst, was ist dann darin (was?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Ein Paar Nikes, Größe zehneinhalb (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Du musst die ganze Zeit ein Gewinner sein
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
Kann nicht zum Opfer eines Hip-Hop-Verbrechens werden
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Mit den dope Raps und dope Tracks für dich für Blocks
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Von den fliegenden Mädchen bis zu den härtesten der Rocks
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Musikalisch ist die Quest auf dem Vormarsch
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Wir sind auf diesen Exkursionen, also musst du erkennen
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
Hip Hop kontinuierlich, über die Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Wenn es dir nicht gefällt, steig von der Zulu-Spitze ab
So what can you do in the times which exist?
Was kannst du in den existierenden Zeiten tun?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
Du kannst keine falschen Züge auf deinen Bruder oder deine Schwester machen
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Aber wenn deine Schwester eine (Schlampe) ist, Bruder ist ein Trottel
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Lass sie beide in Ruhe und mach weiter mit deiner Arbeit
Whatever it may be into this society
Was auch immer es in diese Gesellschaft sein mag
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Alles ist fair, zumindest scheint es mir so
You must be honest and true to the next
Du musst ehrlich und wahr gegenüber dem nächsten sein
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Sei nicht falsch und erwarte nicht, dass man nicht flexen wird
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Besonders wenn du reimst, musst du nach der Feder leben
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Dein Mann ist dein Mann, dann behandle ihn wie deinen Freund
All it is, is the code of the streets
Alles, was es ist, ist der Code der Straßen
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Also hör auf das Wissen, das über Beats abgeworfen wird
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Beats, die hart sind, Beats, die funky sind
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Es könnte dich süchtig machen wie einen Crackhead-Junkie
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
Was du tun musst, ist zu wissen, dass der Stamm in dieser Sphäre ist
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
Der abstrakte Dichter, prominent wie Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
We gotta make moves
Wir müssen Züge machen
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Nie, nie, nie könnten wir falsche Züge machen (komm schon, komm schon)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
Die Zeit läuft ab für schwarze Power-Befürworter am Tag (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
Und weiße Oberschenkelunterstützer in der Nacht (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Jedes Mal, wenn du sie siehst, jagen sie irgendeine weiße Frau (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Mit ihrer Zunge hängend raus (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Die Zeit läuft und vergeht, vergeht und läuft (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Laufen und vergehen, vergehen und laufen (Exkursionen, Exkursionen)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Kembali ke hari-hari ketika saya masih remaja
Before I had status and before I had a pager
Sebelum saya memiliki status dan sebelum saya memiliki pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
Anda bisa menemukan Abstract mendengarkan hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
Ayah saya biasa berkata, itu mengingatkannya pada be-bop
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
Saya berkata, "Nah ayah, tidakkah kamu tahu bahwa segala sesuatu berputar dalam siklus
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
Cara Bobby Brown hanya memompa seperti Michael"
Its all expected, things are for the looking
Semuanya diharapkan, segala sesuatu ada untuk dilihat
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
Jika Anda punya uang, Quest ada untuk pemesanan
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
Ayo semua orang, mari bergabung dengan mode terbang
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
Masih ada ruang di truk, muat boom belakang
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
Dengarkan sajak-sajak, untuk mendapatkan gambaran mental
Of this black man, black woman venture
Dari petualangan pria dan wanita kulit hitam ini
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
Mengapa saya mengatakan itu? Karena saya harus mengatakan kebenaran
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
Melakukan apa yang kita rasakan untuk musik adalah buktinya dan
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
Ditanam di tanah, tindakannya sangat bersama
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
Bona fide kuat, Anda perlu leverage untuk memutus
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
Unit, ya, unit, ya, unit yang disebut jazz adalah
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
Kami mengantarkannya setiap tahun di jalan untuk beat karena
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
Anda bisa menemukannya di rak di toko rekaman Anda (toko)
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
Jika Anda mendapatkan rekaman, maka pikiran Anda dihargai dan dihargai
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
Karena kami sangat senang kami berhasil
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
Kami bekerja keras, jadi kami harus berterima kasih kepada Tuhan
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
Membagikan plastik, lakukan tarian sampai Anda spastik
If you diss, it gets drastic
Jika Anda menolak, itu menjadi drastis
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
Dengarkan sajak-sajak, karena saatnya membuat gravy
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
Jika itu menggerakkan pantat Anda, maka goyangkan, goyangkan itu sayang
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
Sepanjang jalan ke Afrika alias Tanah Ibu (uh)
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
Tunjukkan yang kiri, maka saya akan meminta tangan yang lain
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
Itu tangan kanan, Black Man (man)
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
Hanya jika Anda dicatat sebagai teman saya (man)
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
Jika saya mendapatkan kredit, maka saya pikir saya pantas mendapatkannya
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
Jika Anda berpura-pura, jangan memperbaiki mulut Anda untuk mengatakannya
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
Masuk ke zona positivitas, bukan negativitas
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
Karena kita harus berjuang untuk umur panjang
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
Jika Anda mengacau, apa yang ada di dalam itu (apa?)
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
Sepasang Nikes, ukuran sepuluh setengah (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
You gotta be a winner all the time
Anda harus menjadi pemenang sepanjang waktu
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
Tidak bisa menjadi korban kejahatan hip hop
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
Dengan rap dan trek yang bagus untuk Anda selama beberapa blok
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
Dari gadis terbang hingga batu terkeras
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
Secara musikal, Quest, sedang naik
We on these Excursions so you must realize
Kami dalam Ekspedisi ini jadi Anda harus menyadari
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
Hip hop terus menerus, tentang Zulu
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
Jika Anda tidak menyukainya, lepaskan ujung Zulu
So what can you do in the times which exist?
Jadi apa yang bisa Anda lakukan di zaman yang ada?
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
Anda tidak bisa berpura-pura pada saudara atau saudari Anda
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
Tapi jika saudari Anda adalah (bitch), saudara adalah bajingan
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
Biarkan mereka berdua dan lanjutkan dengan pekerjaan Anda
Whatever it may be into this society
Apapun itu mungkin menjadi dalam masyarakat ini
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
Semuanya adil, setidaknya itulah yang tampak bagi saya
You must be honest and true to the next
Anda harus jujur dan tulus kepada yang berikutnya
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
Jangan palsu dan harapkan satu tidak melentur
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
Terutama jika Anda berima, Anda harus hidup dengan pena
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
Teman Anda adalah teman Anda, maka perlakukan dia seperti teman Anda
All it is, is the code of the streets
Semua itu, adalah kode jalanan
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
Jadi dengarkan pengetahuan yang dijatuhkan di atas beat
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
Beat yang keras, beat yang funky
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
Itu bisa membuat Anda ketagihan seperti pecandu crackhead
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
Apa yang harus Anda lakukan adalah tahu bahwa Tribe ada di sini
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
Penyair Abstrak, menonjol seperti Shakespeare
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
We gotta make moves
Kita harus membuat langkah
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
Tidak pernah, tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa kita berpura-pura (ayo, ayo)
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
Waktu berlalu bagi para pendukung kekuatan hitam di siang hari (ekskursi, ekskursi)
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
Dan pendukung paha putih di malam hari (ekskursi, ekskursi)
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
Setiap kali Anda melihat mereka, mereka mengejar wanita kulit putih (ekskursi, ekskursi)
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
Dengan lidah mereka tergantung keluar (ekskursi, ekskursi)
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Waktu berlari dan berlalu, berlalu dan berlari (ekskursi, ekskursi)
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
Berlari dan berlalu, berlalu dan berlari (ekskursi, ekskursi)
Back in the days when I was a teenager
在我还是个少年的那些日子里
Before I had status and before I had a pager
在我有地位和我有寻呼机之前
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
你可以找到Abstract在听嘻哈
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
我爸爸常说，这让他想起了比博普
I said, "Well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
我说，“爸爸，你不知道事情是循环的吗？
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin' like Michael"
就像Bobby Brown正在像Michael一样激动”
Its all expected, things are for the looking
这都是预料之中的，事情都在寻找中
If you got the money, Quest is for the booking
如果你有钱，Quest就是为了预订
Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
来吧，大家，让我们跟上这个飞行模式
Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
卡车上还有空位，装满后面的炸弹
Listen to the rhymes, to get a mental picture
听这些韵，去想象一下
Of this black man, black woman venture
这个黑人男人，黑人女人的冒险
Why do I say that? 'Cause I gotta speak the truth man
我为什么这么说？因为我必须说出真相
Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
我们为音乐所做的，就是证明
Planted on the ground, the act is so together
扎根在地面上，行动是如此的一致
Bona fide strong, you need leverage to sever
真正的强大，你需要杠杆来切断
The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
这个单位，是的，这个单位，是的，这个叫做爵士的单位
We deliver it each year on the street for the beat 'cause
我们每年都在街头为节拍送货
You can find it on the rack in your record store(store)
你可以在你的唱片店的架子上找到它
If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored and appreciated
如果你得到了唱片，那么你的想法就会被崇拜和欣赏
'Cause we're ever so glad we made it
因为我们非常高兴我们做到了
We work hard, so we gotta thank God
我们工作很辛苦，所以我们必须感谢上帝
Dishing out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
分发塑料，跳舞直到你痉挛
If you diss, it gets drastic
如果你不尊重，事情会变得严重
Listen to the rhymes, 'cause its time to make gravy
听这些韵，因为是时候做饭了
If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
如果它能动你的屁股，那就摇摆，摇摆它，宝贝
All the way to Africa a.K.a. The Motherland (uh)
一直到非洲，也就是母亲之地
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
伸出左手，然后我会要求另一只手
That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
那是右手，黑人
Only if you was noted as my man (man)
只有当你被认为是我的人时
If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
如果我得到了信用，那么我认为我应得的
If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
如果你做假动作，不要张嘴说话
Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
进入积极的区域，而不是消极的
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity
因为我们必须为长寿而努力
If you botch up, what's in that (what?)
如果你搞砸了，那是什么（什么？）
A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)
一双耐克，十号半（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
You gotta be a winner all the time
你必须一直是个赢家
Can't fall prey to a hip hop crime
不能成为嘻哈犯罪的受害者
With the dope raps and dope tracks for you for blocks
用给你的街区的酷炫说唱和酷炫音轨
From the fly girlies to the hardest of the rocks
从飞女到最硬的石头
Musically, the Quest, is on the rise
音乐上，Quest正在崛起
We on these Excursions so you must realize
我们在这些远足上，所以你必须意识到
Hip hop continually, about the Zulu
嘻哈持续不断，关于祖鲁
If you don't like it, get off the Zulu tip
如果你不喜欢，就离开祖鲁的尖端
So what can you do in the times which exist?
在现在的时代，你能做什么？
You can't fake moves on your brother or your sis
你不能对你的兄弟或你的姐姐做假动作
But if your sis is a (bitch), brother is a jerk
但如果你的姐姐是个（婊子），兄弟是个混蛋
Leave 'em both alone and continue with your work
把他们都留下，继续你的工作
Whatever it may be into this society
无论你可能进入这个社会
Everything is fair, at least that how it seems to me
一切都是公平的，至少在我看来是这样
You must be honest and true to the next
你必须对下一个人诚实和真实
Don't be phony and expect one not to flex
不要假装，然后期望别人不会反击
Especially if you rhyme, you have to live by the pen
特别是如果你押韵，你必须按照笔来生活
Your man is your man, then treat him like your friend
你的男人就是你的男人，那就把他当作你的朋友
All it is, is the code of the streets
所有的一切，都是街头的规则
So listen to the knowledge being dropped over beats
所以听听这些知识在节拍上的落地
Beats that are hard, beats that are funky
节拍那么硬，节拍那么有趣
It could get you hooked like a crackhead junkie
它可能会让你像瘾君子一样上瘾
What you gotta do to is know that the Tribe's in this sphere
你必须做的是知道Tribe在这个领域
The Abstract Poet, prominent like Shakespeare
抽象诗人，像莎士比亚一样突出
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
We gotta make moves
我们必须行动
Never, ever, ever could we fake moves (come on, come on)
我们永远，永远，永远不能做假动作（来吧，来吧）
Time is running out on black power advocates in the day (excursions, excursions)
对于黑人权力倡导者，时间在白天（远足，远足）里流逝
And white thighed supporters at night (excursions, excursions)
和夜晚的白色大腿支持者（远足，远足）
Every time you see them, they're chasin' some white woman (excursions, excursions)
每次你看到他们，他们都在追逐一些白人女性（远足，远足）
With their tongue hangin' out (excursions, excursions)
他们的舌头挂在外面（远足，远足）
Time is running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
时间在流逝和过去，过去和流逝（远足，远足）
Running and passing, passing and running (excursions, excursions)
流逝和过去，过去和流逝（远足，远足）