[00:00:00] To The Listeners - Eric B. & Rakim [00:00:52] // [00:00:52] Its to the listeners, for those [00:00:54] 这是给听众准备的 [00:00:54] That have a ear for this [00:00:55] 给那些愿意倾听的人 [00:00:55] State of the art, engineered for the mix [00:00:57] 这种艺术,是一种混合形式 [00:00:57] Eardrums are playing along to [00:00:58] 要认真听我说 [00:00:58] What I'm sayin you're singin a song [00:01:00] 你正在唱着歌 [00:01:00] Stevie blass on the keyboard, [00:01:02] Stevie弹着键盘 [00:01:02] Swingin along [00:01:03] 一起摇摆 [00:01:03] But you don't have to dance, [00:01:04] 但你不必跳舞 [00:01:04] Play it cool and listen [00:01:05] 耍着酷,听着音乐 [00:01:05] My djs mixin, and I'll do the quizzin [00:01:08] 我会做混音 [00:01:08] Cause who is number one if [00:01:09] 谁会是第一呢 [00:01:09] Not best then better [00:01:11] 找到最好的 [00:01:11] Heres a hint: the 18th letter [00:01:13] 这有一个提示 第十八个字母 [00:01:13] The rhymes is sportable, [00:01:14] 旋律是跳动的 [00:01:14] Microphone is portable [00:01:15] 麦克风是便携式的 [00:01:15] For any immortal man, [00:01:16] 对于任何一个不朽的人来说 [00:01:16] Swords is not affordable [00:01:18] 无法承受这一切 [00:01:18] Never take a loss cause [00:01:19] 也没有必要承担损失 [00:01:19] I'm hard to beat [00:01:20] 因为我很难被打倒 [00:01:20] I ain't cheap but don't sell [00:01:21] 我很贫穷 却不会出卖梦想 [00:01:21] Me a dream I don't sleep [00:01:23] 我不睡觉 [00:01:23] I'm paid in full, so save the bull [00:01:25] 我付出了全部,所以保住了身价 [00:01:25] This ain't a stick-up, you don't [00:01:27] 这不是一种坚持 [00:01:27] Have to wave until [00:01:28] 直到你感觉不错的时候再挥手 [00:01:28] You feel sure, and you want more [00:01:30] 你想要更多 [00:01:30] Then wipe your sweat [00:01:31] 擦擦你的汗 [00:01:31] Cause I just wanted to see how [00:01:32] 因为我只是想要看看 [00:01:32] Hype you could get [00:01:34] 你会有多兴奋 [00:01:34] Cause when I came in the door steppin [00:01:35] 因为当我进门 踩响地板 [00:01:35] Hard enough to shake the floor [00:01:36] 威震八方 [00:01:36] I just started but the others [00:01:37] 我才刚刚开始 [00:01:37] Can't make no more [00:01:39] 但其他人也做不了什么 [00:01:39] Runnin out of beats breaks [00:01:40] 节奏停止了 [00:01:40] And out of time [00:01:41] 时间耗尽了 [00:01:41] If I was gone, you'd be runnin out of rhymes [00:01:43] 如果我离开了,你就没有旋律了 [00:01:43] I improve, record don't have to be long [00:01:46] 我将它们弄得完美一些,唱片不用很长 [00:01:46] If its understood and the story is strong [00:01:49] 如果它简明易懂 ,故事性强 [00:01:49] You can speak out and hold the [00:01:50] 你可以说出来 [00:01:50] Crowd as prisoners [00:01:51] 让大家为你所吸引 [00:01:51] The people is peepless, its to the listeners [00:02:35] 大家大为赞叹,这是给听众的 [00:02:35] I'm the lord, for somethin you can absorb [00:02:37] 我是上帝,为了让你更用心感受 [00:02:37] Try and control and be cautious [00:02:38] 尝试着去控制,但要当心 [00:02:38] But the cuts in a cord [00:02:40] 绳子不够用了 [00:02:40] Make me deeper than down, [00:02:41] 让我坠落到更深处 [00:02:41] I make the crowd, crowd around [00:02:43] 我被人群包围 [00:02:43] People are peepless, cause the soloist found [00:02:45] 大家大为赞叹,因为他们发现这是首独奏 [00:02:45] Phrases, thoughts, made by the r of course [00:02:47] 是一段一段的,当然是有思想的 [00:02:47] One thing I do is keep em [00:02:49] 我做的其中一件事就是让它们与众不同 [00:02:49] Different, and far from yours [00:02:50] 和你的完全不一样 [00:02:50] You keep talkin, when will all [00:02:52] 你一直在谈论 [00:02:52] The damage be done? [00:02:53] 什么时候所有的损坏能够全部解决