所属专辑:Ready To Die:The Remaster
时长: 05:03
Yeah this album is dedicated to[00:00:02]
这首歌要送给[00:00:04]
All the teachers that told me[00:00:04]
每位曾经说[00:00:06]
I'd never amount to nothin' to all[00:00:06]
我是个废人的老师[00:00:08]
The people that thelived above [00:00:08]
每位报警[00:00:09]
Buildings that I was hustlin' in front[00:00:09]
告我的邻居[00:00:10]
Of when they called the police on[00:00:10]
我买那些东西[00:00:11]
Me when I was just tryin' to make[00:00:11]
只是为了[00:00:13]
Some money to feed my daughter[00:00:13]
让我家人有饭吃[00:00:15]
And all the niggaz in the struggle you[00:00:15]
送给每位还在奋斗还在坚持的兄弟[00:00:17]
Know what I'm sayin'[00:00:17]
懂我意思吗[00:00:17]
Uh ha it's all good baby bay-bee uh[00:00:17]
没事的[00:00:19]
It was all a dream[00:00:19]
本来只是个梦想而已[00:00:22]
I used to read Word Up magazine[00:00:22]
看Word Up杂志[00:00:24]
Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine[00:00:24]
Salt n Pepa和Heavy D坐豪华车[00:00:27]
Hangin' pictures on my wall[00:00:27]
把他们海报贴在我卧室墙上[00:00:28]
Every Saturday Rap Attack Mr. Magic Marley Marl[00:00:28]
每个周六听Rap Attack,Mr Magic,Marley Marl[00:00:31]
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped[00:00:31]
把我卡带听到卡带坏[00:00:33]
Smokin' w**d and bamboo sippin' on private stock[00:00:33]
抽抽**喝喝我自己藏的烈酒[00:00:36]
Way back when I had the red and black lumberjack[00:00:36]
当年我穿个红黑的lumberjack[00:00:39]
With the hat to match[00:00:39]
还配一顶帽子[00:00:41]
Remember Rappin' Duke duh-ha duh-ha[00:00:41]
还记得Rappin Duke吗[00:00:43]
You never thought that hip hop would take it this far[00:00:43]
没想hiphop还能发展到今天[00:00:46]
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight[00:00:46]
现在轮到我作为焦点,唱rap太厉害[00:00:49]
Time to get paid blow up like the World Trade[00:00:49]
要发大款了[00:00:51]
Born sinner the opposite of a winner[00:00:51]
我生下来是个罪人,一个失败者[00:00:54]
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner[00:00:54]
记得吗, 我每顿晚饭,吃罐头里的臭鱼[00:00:56]
Peace to Ron G Brucey B Kid Capri[00:00:56]
和平祝福DJs.Ron G,Brucey B[00:00:58]
Funkmaster Flex Lovebug Starsky[00:00:58]
Funkmaster Flex,Lovebug Starsky[00:01:01]
I'm blowin' up like you thought I would[00:01:01]
我现在红的不得了,还是你预测对了[00:01:04]
Call the crib same number same hood[00:01:04]
给我喊一声,还是住同一个区,还是同一个号码[00:01:05]
It's all good[00:01:05]
没事的[00:01:06]
Uh and if you don't know now you know ni**a, uh[00:01:06]
你现在明白了吧[00:01:12]
You know very well who you are[00:01:12]
你了解自己是谁[00:01:17]
Don't let em hold you down, reach for the stars[00:01:17]
别让他们压迫你[00:01:22]
You had a goal but not that many[00:01:22]
你只有一个目标[00:01:25]
'Cause you're the only one[00:01:25]
因为你独一无二[00:01:29]
I'll give you good and plenty[00:01:29]
我会给你一切[00:01:31]
I made the change from a common thief[00:01:31]
从个小小的小偷到现在上专门报道富人的电视节目[00:01:32]
To up close and personal with Robin Leach[00:01:32]
跟Robin Leach主持人聊天[00:01:35]
And I'm far from cheap[00:01:35]
不抠门[00:01:37]
I smoke skunk with my peeps all day[00:01:37]
每天跟我朋友抽最顶级的**[00:01:38]
Spread love it's the Brooklyn way[00:01:38]
跟大家分享,我买单,这是Brooklyn的做法[00:01:40]
The Moet and Alize keep me pissy[00:01:40]
Moet和Alize喝到我憋不住要尿[00:01:42]
Girls used to diss me[00:01:42]
女人以前都笑我[00:01:44]
Now they write letters cause they miss me[00:01:44]
现在她们亲手给我写信,说她们想死我[00:01:45]
I never thought it could happen,[00:01:45]
没想到搞rap还能[00:01:47]
This rappin' stuff[00:01:47]
让我有这样生活[00:01:48]
I was too used to packin' gats and stuff[00:01:48]
我当年太习惯随身带两把枪[00:01:50]
Now honies play me close[00:01:50]
现在妞体贴我[00:01:52]
Like butter played toast[00:01:52]
像果酱涂面包上[00:01:53]
From the Mississippi down to the east coast[00:01:53]
从Mississipi河直到东岸[00:01:56]
Condos in Queens indo for weeks[00:01:56]
在Queens区有房子,endo**够我抽到下下周[00:01:59]
Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak[00:01:59]
票卖光了,想听我这样说话[00:02:01]
Livin life without fear[00:02:01]
不用担心了[00:02:02]
Puttin' 5 karats in my baby girl's ears[00:02:02]
把5 karat的砖石放在我老婆耳朵上[00:02:05]
Lunches brunches interviews by the pool[00:02:05]
午饭,下午茶,采访都在游泳池旁边[00:02:09]
Considered a fool 'cause[00:02:09]
你本来以为[00:02:10]
I dropped out of high school[00:02:10]
我没读完高中就没知识[00:02:11]
Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood[00:02:11]
思想有问题,搞不懂我[00:02:13]
And it's still all good[00:02:13]
没事的[00:02:16]
Uh.and if you don't know[00:02:16]
你现在[00:02:20]
Now you know ni**a[00:02:20]
明白了吧[00:02:22]
You know very well who you are[00:02:22]
你了解自己是谁[00:02:27]
Don't let em hold you down reach for the stars[00:02:27]
别让他们压迫你[00:02:32]
You had a goal but not that many[00:02:32]
你只有一个目标[00:02:37]
'Cause your the only one[00:02:37]
因为你独一无二[00:02:38]
I'll give you good and plenty[00:02:38]
我会给你一切[00:02:41]
Super Nintendo Sega Genesis[00:02:41]
最新的恩天堂游戏机[00:02:43]
When I was dead broke man[00:02:43]
我是个穷鬼的时候[00:02:45]
I couldn't picture this[00:02:45]
无法想象到[00:02:46]
50 inch screen money green leather sofa[00:02:46]
还有这么大的电视,牛皮沙发[00:02:49]
Got two rides a limousine with a chauffeur[00:02:49]
两辆车,一个豪华车包括开车师傅[00:02:51]
Phone bill about two G's flat[00:02:51]
电话费两千美金,没事的[00:02:53]
No need to worry my accountant handles that[00:02:53]
让会计去管它[00:02:56]
And my whole crew is loungin'[00:02:56]
我哥们现在过得都很休闲[00:02:58]
Celebratin' every day no more public housin'[00:02:58]
每天庆祝[00:03:01]
Thinkin' back on my one-room shack[00:03:01]
不用再住政府提供的公共公寓了[00:03:04]
Now my mom pimps a[00:03:04]
现在我母亲穿[00:03:04]
Ac' with minks on her back[00:03:04]
最贵的帽外套[00:03:06]
And she loves to show me off of course[00:03:06]
她老是喜欢炫耀我的成绩[00:03:08]
Smiles every time my face is up in The Source[00:03:08]
每次看到我在Source杂志的封面她总是会微笑[00:03:12]
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us[00:03:12]
房东以前启示我们[00:03:13]
No heat wonder why Christmas missed us[00:03:13]
没暖气空调,圣诞节错过了我们[00:03:16]
Birthdays was the worst days[00:03:16]
以前很讨厌我的生日那一天[00:03:18]
Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay[00:03:18]
现在口渴就喝香冰[00:03:20]
Uh damn right I like the life I live[00:03:20]
没错,我爱我现在的生活[00:03:24]
'Cause I went from negative to positive[00:03:24]
以前我消极,现在我积极[00:03:25]
And it's all (It's all good)[00:03:25]
没事的[00:03:28]
And if you don't know now you know ni**a uh[00:03:28]
明白了吧[00:03:32]
You know very well who you are[00:03:32]
你了解自己是谁[00:03:35]
Don't let em hold you down reach for the stars[00:03:35]
别让他们压迫你[00:03:42]
You had a goal but not that many[00:03:42]
你只有一个目标[00:03:47]
'Cause your the only one i'll give[00:03:47]
因为你独一无二[00:03:50]
You good and plenty[00:03:50]
你独一无二[00:03:50]
Uh uh.and if you don't know now[00:03:50]
如果你不明白[00:03:52]
You know ni**a uh[00:03:52]
你现在明白了吧[00:03:54]
Representin' B-Town in the house[00:03:54]
Representin' B-Town经常来我的房子[00:03:55]
Junior Mafia mad flavor uh[00:03:55]
Junior Mafia为我疯狂[00:04:10]
Uh yeah a-ight[00:04:10]
是的[00:04:13]
You know very well who you are[00:04:13]
你了解自己是谁[00:04:16]
Don't let em hold you down reach for the stars[00:04:16]
别让他们压迫你[00:04:22]
You had a goal but not that many[00:04:22]
你只有一个目标[00:04:27]
Cause your the only one[00:04:27]
因为你独一无二[00:04:29]
I'll give you good and plenty[00:04:29]
我会给你一切[00:04:34]