New York Times (纽约时报) - J. Cole/50 Cent (50美分)/Bas // This for all my niggas in the city 这首歌献给所有在纽约的朋友们 This sh*t really for Queens though 这绝对是献给皇后区的 Really for Queens though 真诚地为皇后区献上 Ya know? 你们懂吗 Big city of dreams, motivated by schemes 大城市的梦想是要用实际行动规划的 Getting money regimine with my get money machine 像机器一样赚着大把的钞票 Nah mean? yeah 你们懂吗 Yeah New York times 纽约时报 Come listen to these New York rhymes 来欣赏这些来自纽约的旋律 A southern ni**a with a New York mind 来自南方的我有着纽约人的思想 In the concrete jungle of Queen trying to be kings 在钢筋丛林的皇后区妄图称帝 Getting to the money of sins by any means 不择手段地赚着更多的钞票 As I watch it all, pain out, trying not to stand out 见证着纽约时报的变迁 竭力不上那个不祥的头条 Fish out of water, unofficial reporter 虽然我不是土生土长的纽约客 但我也能做个称职的纽约记者 Appear, life is a b**ch I blow a kiss at her daughter 说到这 生活真是糟糕透顶 我还亲吻了她的女儿 In a city with ni**a will leave you sh*t outta order 在这个城市 兄弟们会在遇到危险时抛弃你 So yeah, you heard the news, disturbing news 没错 你会听到暴力和令人不安的新闻 Shot a brother in the head, thank the lord he ain't dead 感谢上帝 一个兄弟头部中枪幸免于难 Was in a coma for months, eyes ain't opened them once 但昏迷了好几个月 眼睛也没能睁开 My ni**a visibally stretch in a mess he's smoking a blunt 我的一哥们显然紧张透了 抽光了整根大烟来减压 What could I say, I can't relate to that 我还能说什么 我无法感同身受 All I do is pray for that 我所能做的只是祈祷 This is city god told me : 'go and make it' at 这是一座上帝告诉我 去做吧 的城市 I got a date with destiny, I'm running late for that 我和命运其实有个约会 但我感觉我快要失约了 Grab a paper, hey kid, you gotta pay for that 孩子啊 拿张报纸吧 你应该买一份 The New York Times 纽约时报 The New York Times 纽约时报 (Extra, extra, read all about it) 这还有 这还有 全部读了它 They say you can win anywhere 人们都说只要你能赢下这里 If you can win here 那么世界就都是你的 And you ain't been no where if you ain't been here 如果你连纽约都没闯荡过 那你就相当于哪儿都没去过 Ball so hard you ain't really in the game man 如此卖力狂欢 你没有真正融入这游戏 伙计 Same place, different face, on the train, man 列车上同一地点却有着时时不同的面孔 New York, New York 纽约 纽约 Hop on the F train, took the express train 坐上F路特快列车 Skip that local sh*t, my vocal sick 驶过当地的车站 我的声音让人迷醉 That's how success came 这就是我成功的由来 Once kings now we pawns in this chess game 如今我已称帝 棋局将由我们掌控 Wall Street got black slave blood stains 华尔街沾染着黑奴的血迹 Which means, we built this city 这意味着 是我们建造起了这座城市 And never got scraps while the devil got fat 但是我们却深受剥削 养肥了那些恶魔般的人们 In fact, reparation for niggas and desperation 事实上 我们得到补偿是令人绝望的事情 F**k money, get my kid a real education 我们要的不是钱 而是想要我的孩子得到真正的教育 Blood money spills, had a real revelation 但杀人越货的事件肆意发生 这仍是现实启示 Southside make you realize there's still segregation 美国南部让你意识到种族隔离已然猖獗 Don't wanna preach I'm just thinking out loud 我不是想要说道 我只是想说出我的想法 Sometimes I wanna save the world and 有时我想要拯救这个世界 I be thinking bout how 但不知从何入手 To lead my niggas to paradise 我要用我的行动 带着我的兄弟们奔向乐园 Imagine the world, free from pain 想象着这个远离痛苦的世界