Hip Hop
Dante Smith, Joseph Kirkland, Michael Axelrod, David Axelrod, Gabriel Jackson
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Come on
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
Now let it fall (huh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
It's hard to really chill and sit still
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Sometimes won't finish for days
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
I mathematically administer
Subtract the wack
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
You know the motto
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Brooklyn number one
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
While you still tryna find where it is
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Violently but silently
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Used to speak the king's English
But caught a rash on my lips
So now my chat just like dis
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Move like an apparition
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Putting food on your plate
Many crews can relate
Who choosing your fate? Yo
We went from picking cotton
To chain gang line chopping
To B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
When your product in stock
The fair-weather friends flock
When your chart position drop
Then the phone calls
Chill for a minute
Let's see who else tops
Snatch your shelf spot
Don't gas yourself akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
A long way from the shell tops
And the bells that L rocked
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Sick without benefits (huh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
It is a back water remedy
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
The break beats you get broken with
On time and inappropriate
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
Medicine for loneliness
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
The war-time snap shot
The working man's jack-pot
A two dollar snack box
Sold beneath the crack spot
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Gold medalist in the back shot
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
It's all city like Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
Praise you, pay you
Do whatever you say do
But, black, it can't save you
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Dici uno per il treble, due per il tempo
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Andiamo, tutti, facciamo rock questo
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Dici uno per il treble, due per il tempo
Come on
Andiamo
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
Il discorso è il mio martello, batto il mondo in forma
Now let it fall (huh)
Ora lascia che cada (eh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
La mia inquietudine è il mio nemico
It's hard to really chill and sit still
È difficile davvero rilassarsi e stare fermo
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Impegnato nella pagina, scrivo una rima
Sometimes won't finish for days
A volte non finisco per giorni
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
Scrutino la mia letteratura, dal grande al minuscolo
I mathematically administer
Amministro matematicamente
Subtract the wack
Sottrai il wack
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Selettore, riavvolgi, lo sto sentendo
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ha ha ha) dal nucleo al perimetro nero
You know the motto
Conosci il motto
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
"Rimani fluido anche in staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) pieno di sangue, a tutto gas
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Respira profondamente dentro il tamburo vuoto
There's the hum, young man where you from?
C'è l'um, giovane uomo da dove vieni?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn numero uno
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Figlio nativo, parlando nella lingua nativa
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
Ho gli occhi su domani (ecco)
While you still tryna find where it is
Mentre tu stai ancora cercando di capire dove sia
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Sono sull'Ave dove vive e muore
Violently but silently
Violentamente ma silenziosamente
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Brillo così vivacemente che gli occhi strizzano per cogliere un'occhiata
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Abbraccio il basso con le punte delle dita inchiostro scuro
Used to speak the king's English
Usavo parlare l'inglese del re
But caught a rash on my lips
Ma ho preso un'eruzione sulle labbra
So now my chat just like dis
Quindi ora la mia chat è proprio così
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Lungo raggio dalla linea di base (swish)
Move like an apparition
Muoviti come un'apparizione
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Basso a terra con munizioni (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Muoviti dal cancello, voce registrata sul tuo nastro
Putting food on your plate
Mettendo cibo nel tuo piatto
Many crews can relate
Molte crew possono relazionarsi
Who choosing your fate? Yo
Chi sceglie il tuo destino? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Siamo passati dal raccogliere cotone
To chain gang line chopping
A lavorare in catena
To B-Bopping
Al B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
All'Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
La gente del blues ha l'opzione di azioni blue chip
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
L'uomo invisibile, ha tutto il mondo che guarda
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(Dove sei?) Sono alto, basso, Est, Ovest, in tutto il tuo mappa
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Sto ricevendo grandi elogi, con questa cosa chiamata Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Dove puoi o essere pagato o essere sparato
When your product in stock
Quando il tuo prodotto è in magazzino
The fair-weather friends flock
Gli amici del bel tempo si radunano
When your chart position drop
Quando la tua posizione in classifica scende
Then the phone calls
Poi le telefonate
Chill for a minute
Rilassati per un minuto
Let's see who else tops
Vediamo chi altro è in cima
Snatch your shelf spot
Rubare il tuo posto sullo scaffale
Don't gas yourself akh'
Non gasarti akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
L'industria è solo un blocco di celle meglio costruito
A long way from the shell tops
Lontano dalle shell tops
And the bells that L rocked
E le campane che L ha suonato
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Qui diciamo solo)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(La classe è in sessione)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, uno, uno-su-uno, uno, due, uno, due)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Sudore dentro la mia mano)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Più emozione ci metto, più rock faccio)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
L'Hip Hop è prova di accusa
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Un accordo fuori tribunale, spazio pubblicitario per liquori
Sick without benefits (huh)
Malato senza benefici (eh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Appartamenti di lusso soffocano l'orizzonte
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
È la bassa vita che si arrampica sull'albero (alto alto)
It is a back water remedy
È un rimedio di acqua stagnante
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Amaro intento alla memoria, un reato di classe E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Affrontando la pena di morte (eh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Stimolante e sedativo, originale ripetitivo
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Violentamente competitivo, una scuola non accreditata (ecco)
The break beats you get broken with
I break beat con cui ti rompi
On time and inappropriate
Puntuale e inappropriato
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
L'Hip Hop è passato dal vendere crack a fumarlo
Medicine for loneliness
Medicina per la solitudine
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Mi ricorda Thelonius e Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Boppers a B-Boys che si danno da fare
The war-time snap shot
Lo scatto della guerra
The working man's jack-pot
Il jackpot dell'uomo che lavora
A two dollar snack box
Una scatola di snack da due dollari
Sold beneath the crack spot
Venduta sotto il punto di crack
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Sponsor olimpico della Glock nera
Gold medalist in the back shot
Medaglia d'oro nel colpo di schiena
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Dallo stato sovrano dei non-hanno
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Dove i contadini hanno problemi con le colture in contanti (eh)
It's all city like Phase 2
È tutto città come Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
L'Hip Hop ti stupirà semplicemente
Praise you, pay you
Ti loda, ti paga
Do whatever you say do
Fa tutto quello che dici di fare
But, black, it can't save you
Ma, nero, non può salvarti
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Você diz um para o agudo, dois para o tempo
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Vamos lá, pessoal, vamos agitar isso
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Você diz um para o agudo, dois para o tempo
Come on
Vamos lá
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
O discurso é meu martelo, moldo o mundo
Now let it fall (huh)
Agora deixe cair (huh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
Minha inquietação é minha némesis
It's hard to really chill and sit still
É difícil realmente relaxar e ficar parado
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Comprometido com a página, eu escrevo uma rima
Sometimes won't finish for days
Às vezes não termino por dias
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
Analiso minha literatura, do grande ao pequeno
I mathematically administer
Eu administro matematicamente
Subtract the wack
Subtraio o ruim
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Seletor, volte, estou sentindo isso
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ha ha ha) do núcleo ao perímetro preto
You know the motto
Você conhece o lema
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
"Mantenha-se fluido mesmo em staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) de sangue puro, acelerado
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Respire fundo dentro do vazio do tambor
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Há o zumbido, jovem de onde você é?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn número um
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Filho nativo, falando na língua nativa
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
Eu tenho meus olhos no amanhã (lá está)
While you still tryna find where it is
Enquanto você ainda tenta descobrir onde está
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Estou na avenida onde se vive e morre
Violently but silently
Violentamente, mas silenciosamente
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Brilho tão vibrante que os olhos se apertam para pegar um vislumbre
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Abraço o baixo com as pontas dos dedos da minha tinta escura
Used to speak the king's English
Costumava falar o inglês do rei
But caught a rash on my lips
Mas peguei uma erupção nos lábios
So now my chat just like dis
Então agora meu bate-papo é assim
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Longa distância da linha de base (swish)
Move like an apparition
Movo-me como uma aparição
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Baixo ao chão com munição (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Mova-se do portão, voz gravada na sua fita
Putting food on your plate
Colocando comida no seu prato
Many crews can relate
Muitas equipes podem se relacionar
Who choosing your fate? Yo
Quem escolhe o seu destino? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Passamos de colher algodão
To chain gang line chopping
Para trabalhar na linha de corrente
To B-Bopping
Para B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
Para Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
Pessoas de blues têm a opção de ações azuis
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
Homem invisível, tem o mundo todo assistindo
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(Onde você está?) Estou alto, baixo, leste, oeste, por todo o seu mapa
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Estou recebendo grandes elogios, com essa coisa chamada Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Onde você pode ou ser pago ou ser baleado
When your product in stock
Quando seu produto está em estoque
The fair-weather friends flock
Os amigos de bom tempo se aglomeram
When your chart position drop
Quando sua posição no gráfico cai
Then the phone calls
Então as ligações telefônicas
Chill for a minute
Relaxe por um minuto
Let's see who else tops
Vamos ver quem mais está no topo
Snatch your shelf spot
Arranque seu lugar na prateleira
Don't gas yourself akh'
Não se iluda akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
A indústria é apenas uma cela melhor construída
A long way from the shell tops
Um longo caminho desde as conchas
And the bells that L rocked
E os sinos que L balançou
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Aqui apenas dizendo')
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(A aula começou)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, um, um-um-um, um, dois, um, dois)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Suor dentro da minha mão)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Quanto mais emoção eu coloco nisso, mais eu balanço)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
Hip Hop é prova de acusação
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Um acordo fora do tribunal, espaço publicitário para bebidas
Sick without benefits (huh)
Doente sem benefícios (huh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Apartamentos de luxo sufocando o horizonte
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
É a vida baixa ficando alta como uma árvore (alta)
It is a back water remedy
É um remédio de água parada
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Amarga intenção de memória, um crime de classe E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Enfrentando a pena de morte (huh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Estimulante e sedativo, originalmente repetitivo
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Violentamente competitivo, uma escola não credenciada (lá está)
The break beats you get broken with
As batidas quebradas que você se quebra
On time and inappropriate
No tempo e inapropriado
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
Hip Hop passou de vender crack para fumar
Medicine for loneliness
Medicina para a solidão
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Lembra-me de Thelonius e Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Boppers para B-Boys se ocupando
The war-time snap shot
O instantâneo da guerra
The working man's jack-pot
O jackpot do trabalhador
A two dollar snack box
Uma caixa de lanche de dois dólares
Sold beneath the crack spot
Vendido sob o ponto de crack
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Patrocinador olímpico do Glock preto
Gold medalist in the back shot
Medalhista de ouro no tiro pelas costas
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Do estado soberano dos despossuídos
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Onde os agricultores têm problemas com as culturas de dinheiro (huh)
It's all city like Phase 2
É toda a cidade como a Fase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
Hip Hop simplesmente vai te surpreender
Praise you, pay you
Elogiar você, pagar você
Do whatever you say do
Fazer o que você mandar
But, black, it can't save you
Mas, preto, não pode te salvar
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Dices uno para el agudo, dos para el tiempo
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Vamos, todos, vamos a rockear esto
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Dices uno para el agudo, dos para el tiempo
Come on
Vamos
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
El habla es mi martillo, moldeo el mundo
Now let it fall (huh)
Ahora déjalo caer (eh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
Mi inquietud es mi némesis
It's hard to really chill and sit still
Es difícil realmente relajarse y estar quieto
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Comprometido con la página, escribo una rima
Sometimes won't finish for days
A veces no termino durante días
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
Escudriño mi literatura, de lo grande a lo minúsculo
I mathematically administer
Administro matemáticamente
Subtract the wack
Resto lo mediocre
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Selector, retrocede, lo estoy sintiendo
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ja ja ja) desde el núcleo hasta el perímetro negro
You know the motto
Conoces el lema
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
"Mantente fluido incluso en staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) de sangre completa, a toda velocidad
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Respira profundamente dentro del hueco del tambor
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Ahí está el zumbido, joven, ¿de dónde eres?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn número uno
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Hijo nativo, hablando en la lengua nativa
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
Tengo mis ojos en el mañana (ahí está)
While you still tryna find where it is
Mientras todavía intentas encontrar dónde está
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Estoy en la avenida donde vive y muere
Violently but silently
Violentamente pero silenciosamente
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Brillo tan vibrante que los ojos se entrecierran para echar un vistazo
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Abrazo el bajo con las puntas de mis dedos de tinta oscura
Used to speak the king's English
Solía hablar el inglés del rey
But caught a rash on my lips
Pero me salió un sarpullido en los labios
So now my chat just like dis
Así que ahora mi charla es así
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Largo alcance desde la línea base (swish)
Move like an apparition
Me muevo como una aparición
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Bajo al suelo con munición (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Muevo desde la puerta, voz en tu cinta
Putting food on your plate
Poniendo comida en tu plato
Many crews can relate
Muchas tripulaciones pueden relacionarse
Who choosing your fate? Yo
¿Quién elige tu destino? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Pasamos de recoger algodón
To chain gang line chopping
A trabajar en cadena en la línea de corte
To B-Bopping
A B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
A Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
La gente del blues tiene la opción de acciones azules
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
Hombre invisible, tiene a todo el mundo mirando
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(¿Dónde estás?) Estoy alto, bajo, Este, Oeste, por todo tu mapa
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Estoy recibiendo grandes elogios, con esta cosa llamada Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Donde puedes o bien recibir un pago o recibir un disparo
When your product in stock
Cuando tu producto está en stock
The fair-weather friends flock
Los amigos de buen tiempo se agrupan
When your chart position drop
Cuando tu posición en la tabla cae
Then the phone calls
Entonces las llamadas telefónicas
Chill for a minute
Relájate por un minuto
Let's see who else tops
Veamos quién más está en la cima
Snatch your shelf spot
Arrebata tu lugar en la estantería
Don't gas yourself akh'
No te engañes a ti mismo akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
La industria es solo una celda mejor construida
A long way from the shell tops
Un largo camino desde las zapatillas de concha
And the bells that L rocked
Y las campanas que L tocó
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Rock, rock (ja), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Por aquí solo diciendo')
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(La clase está en sesión)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, uno, uno a uno, uno, dos, uno, dos)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Sudor dentro de mi mano)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Cuanto más emoción le pongo, más duro rockeo)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
El Hip Hop es evidencia de persecución
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Un acuerdo fuera de corte, espacio publicitario para licor
Sick without benefits (huh)
Enfermo sin beneficios (eh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Apartamentos de lujo ahogando el horizonte
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
Es la vida baja llegando a lo más alto (alto alto)
It is a back water remedy
Es un remedio de aguas estancadas
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Amargo intento de memoria, un delito de clase E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Enfrentando la pena de muerte (eh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Estimulante y sedante, originalmente repetitivo
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Violentamente competitivo, una escuela no acreditada (ahí está)
The break beats you get broken with
Los break beats con los que te rompen
On time and inappropriate
A tiempo e inapropiado
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
El Hip Hop pasó de vender crack a fumarlo
Medicine for loneliness
Medicina para la soledad
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Me recuerda a Thelonius y Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Boppers a B-Boys poniéndose ocupados
The war-time snap shot
La instantánea de tiempo de guerra
The working man's jack-pot
El premio gordo del trabajador
A two dollar snack box
Una caja de snacks de dos dólares
Sold beneath the crack spot
Vendida debajo del punto de crack
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Patrocinador olímpico de la Glock negra
Gold medalist in the back shot
Medallista de oro en el disparo trasero
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Del estado soberano de los que no tienen
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Donde los agricultores tienen problemas con los cultivos de efectivo (eh)
It's all city like Phase 2
Es todo ciudad como Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
El Hip Hop simplemente te asombrará
Praise you, pay you
Te alabará, te pagará
Do whatever you say do
Hará lo que le digas que haga
But, black, it can't save you
Pero, negro, no puede salvarte
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Vous dites un pour les aigus, deux pour le temps
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Allez, tout le monde, faisons du rock
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Vous dites un pour les aigus, deux pour le temps
Come on
Allez
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
La parole est mon marteau, je façonne le monde
Now let it fall (huh)
Maintenant laissez-le tomber (hein)
My restlessness is my nemesis
Mon agitation est mon ennemi
It's hard to really chill and sit still
C'est difficile de vraiment se détendre et de rester immobile
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Engagé sur la page, j'écris une rime
Sometimes won't finish for days
Parfois je ne finis pas pendant des jours
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
J'examine ma littérature, du grand au petit
I mathematically administer
Je l'administre mathématiquement
Subtract the wack
Soustraire le nul
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Sélecteur, rembobinez, je le sens
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ha ha ha) du cœur au périmètre noir
You know the motto
Vous connaissez la devise
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
"Restez fluide même en staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) de sang pur, à plein régime
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Respirez profondément à l'intérieur du tambour creux
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Il y a le bourdonnement, jeune homme d'où viens-tu ?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn numéro un
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Fils du pays, parlant dans la langue maternelle
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
J'ai les yeux sur demain (le voilà)
While you still tryna find where it is
Alors que vous essayez encore de trouver où il est
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Je suis sur l'avenue où il vit et meurt
Violently but silently
Violemment mais silencieusement
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Brille si vivement que les yeux plissent pour attraper un aperçu
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
J'embrasse la basse avec mes doigts trempés d'encre noire
Used to speak the king's English
J'avais l'habitude de parler l'anglais du roi
But caught a rash on my lips
Mais j'ai attrapé une éruption sur mes lèvres
So now my chat just like dis
Alors maintenant mon chat est juste comme ça
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Longue portée depuis la ligne de base (swish)
Move like an apparition
Bouge comme une apparition
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Bas au sol avec des munitions (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Bouge depuis la porte, voix enregistrée sur votre bande
Putting food on your plate
Mettant de la nourriture dans votre assiette
Many crews can relate
De nombreux équipages peuvent se rapporter
Who choosing your fate? Yo
Qui choisit votre destin ? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Nous sommes passés de la cueillette du coton
To chain gang line chopping
À la chaîne de travail en ligne
To B-Bopping
Au B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
Au Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
Les gens du blues ont l'option d'achat d'actions bleues
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
L'homme invisible, a le monde entier qui le regarde
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(Où es-tu ?) Je suis haut, bas, Est, Ouest, partout sur ta carte
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Je reçois de grands éloges, avec cette chose appelée Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Où vous pouvez soit être payé, soit être abattu
When your product in stock
Quand votre produit est en stock
The fair-weather friends flock
Les amis de beau temps affluent
When your chart position drop
Quand votre position dans le classement chute
Then the phone calls
Alors les appels téléphoniques
Chill for a minute
Se calmer pour une minute
Let's see who else tops
Voyons qui d'autre est en tête
Snatch your shelf spot
Arrachez votre place sur l'étagère
Don't gas yourself akh'
Ne vous enflammez pas akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
L'industrie n'est qu'un bloc cellulaire mieux construit
A long way from the shell tops
Un long chemin depuis les coquilles
And the bells that L rocked
Et les cloches que L a fait sonner
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Ici, on dit juste)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(La classe est en session)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, un, un-à-un, un, deux, un, deux)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(La sueur dans ma main)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Plus j'y mets d'émotion, plus je rocke fort)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
Le Hip Hop est une preuve à charge
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Un règlement à l'amiable hors tribunal, un espace publicitaire pour l'alcool
Sick without benefits (huh)
Malade sans avantages (hein)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Des logements de luxe étouffant l'horizon
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
C'est la vie basse qui atteint des sommets (haut sommet)
It is a back water remedy
C'est un remède de fond de cale
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Une intention amère en mémoire, un délit de classe E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Face à la peine de mort (hein)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Stimulant et sédatif, original répétitif
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Violentement compétitif, une école non accréditée (le voilà)
The break beats you get broken with
Les break beats avec lesquels tu te casses
On time and inappropriate
À l'heure et inapproprié
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
Le Hip Hop est passé de la vente de crack à la consommation
Medicine for loneliness
Médicament pour la solitude
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Me rappelle Thelonius et Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Des boppers aux B-Boys qui s'activent
The war-time snap shot
Le cliché de temps de guerre
The working man's jack-pot
Le jackpot de l'homme qui travaille
A two dollar snack box
Une boîte à grignoter à deux dollars
Sold beneath the crack spot
Vendue sous le spot de crack
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Sponsor olympique du Glock noir
Gold medalist in the back shot
Médaillé d'or du tir dans le dos
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
De l'État souverain des démunis
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Où les agriculteurs ont du mal avec les cultures de rente (hein)
It's all city like Phase 2
C'est tout de la ville comme Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
Le Hip Hop vous étonnera simplement
Praise you, pay you
Vous louera, vous paiera
Do whatever you say do
Fera tout ce que vous lui direz de faire
But, black, it can't save you
Mais, noir, il ne peut pas te sauver
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Du sagst eins für den Höhenklang, zwei für die Zeit
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Los, Leute, lasst uns das rocken
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Du sagst eins für den Höhenklang, zwei für die Zeit
Come on
Los
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
Die Rede ist mein Hammer, forme die Welt
Now let it fall (huh)
Jetzt lass es fallen (huh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
Meine Ruhelosigkeit ist mein Nemesis
It's hard to really chill and sit still
Es ist schwer, wirklich zu chillen und still zu sitzen
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Auf die Seite verpflichtet, schreibe ich einen Reim
Sometimes won't finish for days
Manchmal beende ich nicht für Tage
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
Untersuche meine Literatur, von der großen bis zur Miniatur
I mathematically administer
Ich administriere mathematisch
Subtract the wack
Subtrahiere das Schwache
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Selector, roll es zurück, ich fühle das
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ha ha ha) vom Kern bis zum schwarzen Rand
You know the motto
Du kennst das Motto
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
„Bleib flüssig, auch im Stakkato“
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) vollblütig, vollgas
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Atme tief in die Trommelhöhle
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Da ist das Brummen, junger Mann, woher kommst du?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn Nummer eins
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Eingeborener Sohn, spricht in der Muttersprache
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
Ich habe meine Augen auf morgen (da ist es)
While you still tryna find where it is
Während du immer noch versuchst zu finden, wo es ist
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Ich bin auf der Ave, wo es lebt und stirbt
Violently but silently
Gewalttätig, aber still
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Strahle so lebhaft, dass die Augen zusammenkneifen, um einen Blick zu erhaschen
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Umarme den Bass mit meinen dunklen Tintenfingerspitzen
Used to speak the king's English
Sprach früher das Englisch des Königs
But caught a rash on my lips
Aber bekam einen Ausschlag auf meinen Lippen
So now my chat just like dis
Also ist mein Chat jetzt so
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Weite Strecke von der Grundlinie (swish)
Move like an apparition
Bewege dich wie eine Erscheinung
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Niedrig am Boden mit Munition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Beweg dich vom Tor, Stimme auf deinem Band
Putting food on your plate
Lege Essen auf deinen Teller
Many crews can relate
Viele Crews können sich damit identifizieren
Who choosing your fate? Yo
Wer bestimmt dein Schicksal? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Wir gingen vom Baumwollpflücken
To chain gang line chopping
Zur Kettenbande, die Linien hackt
To B-Bopping
Zum B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
Zum Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
Blues-Leute haben die Blue-Chip-Aktienoption
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
Unsichtbarer Mann, hat die ganze Welt beobachtet
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(Wo bist du?) Ich bin hoch, tief, Ost, West, überall auf deiner Karte
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Ich bekomme große Anerkennung, mit dieser Sache namens Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Wo du entweder bezahlt wirst oder erschossen wirst
When your product in stock
Wenn dein Produkt auf Lager ist
The fair-weather friends flock
Die Schönwetterfreunde strömen herbei
When your chart position drop
Wenn deine Chartposition fällt
Then the phone calls
Dann die Telefonanrufe
Chill for a minute
Chill für eine Minute
Let's see who else tops
Lass uns sehen, wer sonst noch oben ist
Snatch your shelf spot
Schnapp dir deinen Regalplatz
Don't gas yourself akh'
Überschätze dich nicht, akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
Die Industrie ist nur ein besser gebauter Zellenblock
A long way from the shell tops
Ein langer Weg von den Shell-Tops
And the bells that L rocked
Und den Glocken, die L gerockt hat
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
(Over here just sayin')
(Hier drüben nur am Reden')
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(Der Unterricht hat begonnen)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, eins, eins-zu-eins, eins, zwei, eins, zwei)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Schweiß in meiner Hand)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Je mehr Emotion ich hineinstecke, desto härter rocke ich)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
Hip Hop ist Beweismaterial für die Strafverfolgung
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Eine außergerichtliche Einigung, Werbefläche für Alkohol
Sick without benefits (huh)
Krank ohne Vorteile (huh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Luxuswohnungen, die die Skyline ersticken
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
Es ist das niedere Leben, das baumhoch hoch wird (hoch hoch)
It is a back water remedy
Es ist ein Hinterwasser-Heilmittel
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Bittere Absicht zur Erinnerung, ein Verbrechen der Klasse E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Mit der Todesstrafe konfrontiert (huh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Anregend und beruhigend, ursprünglich wiederholend
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Gewalttätig wettbewerbsfähig, eine nicht akkreditierte Schule (da ist es)
The break beats you get broken with
Die Breakbeats, mit denen du gebrochen wirst
On time and inappropriate
Pünktlich und unpassend
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
Hip Hop ging vom Crack-Verkauf zum Crack-Rauchen
Medicine for loneliness
Medizin gegen Einsamkeit
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Erinnert mich an Thelonius und Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Boppers zu B-Boys, die beschäftigt sind
The war-time snap shot
Der Kriegszeit-Schnappschuss
The working man's jack-pot
Der Jackpot des arbeitenden Mannes
A two dollar snack box
Eine Zwei-Dollar-Snackbox
Sold beneath the crack spot
Verkauft unter dem Crack-Spot
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Olympischer Sponsor der schwarzen Glock
Gold medalist in the back shot
Goldmedaillengewinner im Rückenschuss
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Vom souveränen Staat der Habenichtse
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Wo Bauern Probleme mit Cash Crops haben (huh)
It's all city like Phase 2
Es ist alles Stadt wie Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
Hip Hop wird dich einfach erstaunen
Praise you, pay you
Lobt dich, bezahlt dich
Do whatever you say do
Macht, was immer du sagst
But, black, it can't save you
Aber, schwarz, es kann dich nicht retten
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Kamu bilang satu untuk treble, dua untuk waktu
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
Ayo, kalian semua, mari kita goyang ini
You say one for the treble, two for the time
Kamu bilang satu untuk treble, dua untuk waktu
Come on
Ayo
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
Pidato adalah palu saya, bentuk dunia menjadi bentuk
Now let it fall (huh)
Sekarang biarkan jatuh (huh)
My restlessness is my nemesis
Ketidaktenangan saya adalah musuh saya
It's hard to really chill and sit still
Sulit untuk benar-benar santai dan duduk diam
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
Berkomitmen pada halaman, saya menulis sajak
Sometimes won't finish for days
Kadang-kadang tidak selesai selama berhari-hari
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
Menganalisis sastra saya, dari yang besar hingga yang kecil
I mathematically administer
Saya mengelola secara matematis
Subtract the wack
Kurangi yang lemah
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
Pemilih, putarlah kembali, saya merasakannya
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
(Ha ha ha) dari inti hingga perimeter hitam
You know the motto
Kamu tahu motto
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
"Tetap cair bahkan dalam staccato"
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
(Mos Def) berdarah penuh, gas penuh
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
Bernapas dalam drum yang kosong
There's the hum, young man where you from?
Ada dengungan, pemuda dari mana asalmu?
Brooklyn number one
Brooklyn nomor satu
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
Anak asli, berbicara dalam bahasa asli
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
Saya memperhatikan esok hari (ada di sana)
While you still tryna find where it is
Sementara kamu masih mencoba menemukan di mana itu
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
Saya di jalan tempat hidup dan mati
Violently but silently
Secara keras tapi diam-diam
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
Bersinar begitu cerah sehingga mata mengerjap untuk melihat sekilas
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
Merangkul bass dengan ujung jari tinta hitam saya
Used to speak the king's English
Biasanya berbicara bahasa Inggris raja
But caught a rash on my lips
Tapi mendapatkan ruam di bibir saya
So now my chat just like dis
Jadi sekarang obrolan saya seperti ini
Long range from the base-line (swish)
Jarak jauh dari garis dasar (swish)
Move like an apparition
Bergerak seperti penampakan
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Rendah ke tanah dengan amunisi (chi-chi-chi-baow)
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
Bergerak dari gerbang, suara disetel di kasetmu
Putting food on your plate
Menyajikan makanan di piringmu
Many crews can relate
Banyak kru yang bisa berhubungan
Who choosing your fate? Yo
Siapa yang memilih takdirmu? Yo
We went from picking cotton
Kami berubah dari memetik kapas
To chain gang line chopping
Untuk memotong rantai geng
To B-Bopping
Untuk B-Bopping
To Hip-Hopping
Untuk Hip-Hopping
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
Orang-orang blues mendapatkan opsi saham biru
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
Orang tak terlihat, membuat seluruh dunia menonton
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
(Di mana kamu?) Saya tinggi, rendah, Timur, Barat, di seluruh peta Anda
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
Saya mendapatkan pujian besar, dengan hal ini yang disebut Hip Hop
Where you can either get paid or get shot
Di mana kamu bisa dibayar atau ditembak
When your product in stock
Ketika produkmu dalam stok
The fair-weather friends flock
Teman yang baik berbondong-bondong
When your chart position drop
Ketika posisi chartmu turun
Then the phone calls
Lalu panggilan telepon
Chill for a minute
Tenang sebentar
Let's see who else tops
Mari kita lihat siapa lagi yang teratas
Snatch your shelf spot
Merebut tempat di rakmu
Don't gas yourself akh'
Jangan memuji dirimu sendiri akh'
The industry just a better built cell block
Industri ini hanya sel yang dibangun lebih baik
A long way from the shell tops
Jauh dari shell tops
And the bells that L rocked
Dan lonceng yang L goyang
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
Goyang (goyang), goyang (goyang), goyang (goyang), goyang (goyang)
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
Goyang, goyang (ha), goyang, goyang
(Over here just sayin')
(Di sini hanya mengatakan')
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(Class is in session)
(Kelas sedang berlangsung)
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
(Hip Hop, satu, satu-satu, satu, dua, satu, dua)
(Sweat inside my hand)
(Keringat di dalam tangan saya)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
(Semakin banyak emosi yang saya masukkan ke dalamnya, semakin keras saya goyang)
(Hip Hop)
(Hip Hop)
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
Hip Hop adalah bukti penuntutan
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
Penyelesaian di luar pengadilan, ruang iklan untuk minuman keras
Sick without benefits (huh)
Sakit tanpa manfaat (huh)
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
Apartemen mewah yang mencekik cakrawala
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
Ini adalah kehidupan rendah yang sangat tinggi (tinggi)
It is a back water remedy
Ini adalah obat tradisional
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
Niat pahit untuk kenangan, kejahatan kelas E
Facing the death penalty (huh)
Menghadapi hukuman mati (huh)
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
Stimulan dan sedatif, asli berulang
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
Secara keras kompetitif, sekolah yang tidak diakreditasi (ada di sana)
The break beats you get broken with
Beat break yang kamu pecahkan
On time and inappropriate
Tepat waktu dan tidak pantas
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
Hip Hop berubah dari menjual crack menjadi merokoknya
Medicine for loneliness
Obat untuk kesepian
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
Mengingatkan saya pada Thelonius dan Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
Boppers menjadi B-Boys yang sibuk
The war-time snap shot
Potret perang
The working man's jack-pot
Jack-pot pekerja
A two dollar snack box
Kotak makanan dua dolar
Sold beneath the crack spot
Dijual di bawah tempat crack
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
Sponsor Olimpiade dari Glock hitam
Gold medalist in the back shot
Medalis emas dalam tembakan belakang
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
Dari negara berdaulat dari orang-orang yang tidak punya
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
Di mana petani memiliki masalah dengan tanaman tunai (huh)
It's all city like Phase 2
Ini semua kota seperti Phase 2
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
Hip Hop akan dengan mudah membuatmu terkesima
Praise you, pay you
Memuji kamu, membayar kamu
Do whatever you say do
Lakukan apa pun yang kamu katakan
But, black, it can't save you
Tapi, hitam, itu tidak bisa menyelamatkanmu
You say one for the treble, two for the time
你说一为高音，二为节奏
Come on, y'all, let's rock this
来吧，大家，让我们摇滚起来
You say one for the treble, two for the time
你说一为高音，二为节奏
Come on
来吧
Speech is my hammer, bang the world into shape
言语是我的锤子，敲打世界成形
Now let it fall (huh)
现在让它坠落（哈）
My restlessness is my nemesis
我的不安是我的敌人
It's hard to really chill and sit still
真的很难静下心来坐着
Committed to page, I write a rhyme
承诺于页面，我写下韵律
Sometimes won't finish for days
有时几天都写不完
Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
仔细审视我的文学作品，从大到小
I mathematically administer
我用数学方法管理
Subtract the wack
减去那些糟糕的
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that
选择者，倒带，我感觉到了
(Ha ha ha) from the core to the perimeter black
（哈哈哈）从核心到边缘黑色
You know the motto
你知道座右铭
"Stay fluid even in staccato"
“即使在断奏中也要保持流畅”
(Mos Def) full blooded, full throttle
（Mos Def）满血，全速
Breathe deep inside the drum hollow
在鼓的空洞里深呼吸
There's the hum, young man where you from?
那里有嗡嗡声，年轻人，你来自哪里？
Brooklyn number one
布鲁克林第一
Native son, speaking in the native tongue
土生土长，用母语说话
I got my eyes on tomorrow (there it is)
我已经盯着明天了（在那里）
While you still tryna find where it is
而你还在试图找到它在哪里
I'm on the Ave where it lives and dies
我在大道上，它生死存亡的地方
Violently but silently
暴力却又沉默
Shine so vibrantly that eyes squint to catch a glimpse
光芒四射，让人眯眼去瞥见
Embrace the bass with my dark ink fingertips
用我深色墨水的指尖拥抱低音
Used to speak the king's English
曾经说过国王的英语
But caught a rash on my lips
但嘴唇上起了疹子
So now my chat just like dis
所以现在我的聊天就像这样
Long range from the base-line (swish)
从基线远射（嗖）
Move like an apparition
像幽灵一样移动
Low to the ground with ammunition (chi-chi-chi-baow)
贴地带着弹药（嘁嘁嘁-啵）
Move from the gate, voice cued on your tape
从门口移动，声音在你的磁带上启动
Putting food on your plate
给你的盘子上添食物
Many crews can relate
许多团队可以感同身受
Who choosing your fate? Yo
谁在选择你的命运？哟
We went from picking cotton
我们从摘棉花
To chain gang line chopping
到链帮劳工
To B-Bopping
到比博普
To Hip-Hopping
到嘻哈
Blues people got the blue chip stock option
蓝调人拥有蓝筹股票期权
Invisible man, got the whole world watching
隐形人，让全世界都在观看
(Where ya at?) I'm high, low, East, West, all over your map
（你在哪里？）我高，低，东，西，遍布你的地图
I'm getting big props, with this thing called Hip Hop
我在这个叫做嘻哈的东西上得到很多赞誉
Where you can either get paid or get shot
在这里你可以赚钱或者被枪杀
When your product in stock
当你的产品有库存时
The fair-weather friends flock
晴天朋友成群结队
When your chart position drop
当你的排名下降时
Then the phone calls
然后是电话来电
Chill for a minute
冷静一会儿
Let's see who else tops
看看还有谁能超越
Snatch your shelf spot
抢占你的货架位置
Don't gas yourself akh'
别自大，兄弟
The industry just a better built cell block
这个行业只是一个更好建造的牢房
A long way from the shell tops
离L摇的铃声和鞋顶
And the bells that L rocked
还有很长的路要走
Rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock), rock (rock)
摇（摇），摇（摇），摇（摇），摇（摇），摇（摇）
Rock, rock (ha), rock, rock
摇，摇（哈），摇，摇
(Over here just sayin')
（在这里只是说）
(Hip Hop)
（嘻哈）
(Class is in session)
（课堂在上）
(Hip Hop, one, on-on-one, one, two, one, two)
（嘻哈，一对一，一，二，一，二）
(Sweat inside my hand)
（手中的汗水）
(Hip Hop)
（嘻哈）
(The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock)
（我投入的情感越多，我摇滚得越猛）
(Hip Hop)
（嘻哈）
Hip Hop is prosecution evidence
嘻哈是起诉证据
An out of court settlement, ad space for liquor
庭外和解，酒精广告空间
Sick without benefits (huh)
没有福利的病态（哈）
Luxury tenements choking the skyline
奢华的公寓挤压天际线
It's low life getting tree-top high (top high)
低等生活得到树顶高（顶高）
It is a back water remedy
这是一种乡村疗法
Bitter intent to memory, a class E felony
苦涩的记忆意图，E级重罪
Facing the death penalty (huh)
面临死刑（哈）
Stimulant and sedative, original repetitive
兴奋剂和镇静剂，原创重复
Violently competitive, a school unaccredited (there it is)
暴力竞争，一个未经认证的学校（在那里）
The break beats you get broken with
你被打破的断拍
On time and inappropriate
准时且不合时宜
Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
嘻哈从卖裂缝到抽裂缝
Medicine for loneliness
孤独的良药
Remind me of Thelonius and Dizzy
让我想起了Thelonius和Dizzy
Boppers to B-Boys getting busy
从爵士乐手到B-Boys忙碌
The war-time snap shot
战时快照
The working man's jack-pot
工人的头奖
A two dollar snack box
两美元的小吃盒
Sold beneath the crack spot
在裂缝点下方出售
Olympic sponsor of the black Glock
黑格洛克的奥运赞助商
Gold medalist in the back shot
后射金牌得主
From the sovereign state of the have-nots
来自无有之州
Where farmers have trouble with cash crops (huh)
农民们在现金作物上遇到麻烦（哈）
It's all city like Phase 2
它像Phase 2一样全城
Hip Hop will simply amaze you
嘻哈会让你惊讶
Praise you, pay you
赞美你，支付你
Do whatever you say do
做你说的任何事
But, black, it can't save you
但是，黑人，它不能拯救你