White Rapper
White boy
白人小子
yeah
是的
White boy
白人小子
Nine deuce was the year my ears got introduced to rap
Verse 1:1992年我第一次听到说唱
Stealing instrumentals off singles, I’d use the tracks
抠些热单的伴奏自己用来练习
MC Creu, Mellow Man, and Jeru the Damaja
比如MC Pooh, Mellow Man和 Jeru the Damaja
"Tears" from the King & I, was the few I had
King & I的那首也是其中之一
Practice in my room for hours, improve my craft
成天在卧室里练习 提升技巧
On every artist’s album that I heard
入手听的每位歌手的唱片
On the song, breaking dawn, number fourteen
在这首歌中,第14号
Till death do us part
直到死亡降临我们
Wishing that I was from the fifth ward of Houston bad
极度渴望自己就是来自休斯顿的5th Ward地区
A white kid from the burbs, bumping Freeport boys
郊区的白人小子 听着5th Ward Boyz
Too much trouble to see that our squad could set
惹了太多麻烦 一身Odd Squad的范儿
Up in class repping bum stickity bum, giggity gangster
汲取Spice 1和Das EFX的押韵风格
Gangster, biting Spice 1 and Das EFX
在班上自由说唱
Kriss Kross and Method Redman in my headphones
耳机里放着Kriss Kross，Method Man和Redman
Blasting "Time Time 4 Sum Aksion"
大声燥着Redman的
That’s when then the teacher would get mad
老师不乐意了
And she would kick me out the classroom
把我踢出教室
The bell rang, start a cypher in the bathroom
下课铃响 洗手间里 接力说唱
Up inside the gym, took turns spitting
体育馆里 轮流开腔
We’d beat the bleacher with our hands, tryna keep the beat
敲打看台 找着节奏
Only white dude that went to my school
我是学校唯一一个能说唱的白人
That spit, proved I’m sick, and I will eat MCs, I have room
证明我很屌 我能生吞那些MC们
To grow, the talent show, I rocked the vest like Treach
我有潜力 那次学校才艺表演 我像Treach一样穿着防弹背心(Treach在08年时因身穿防弹背心遭警方停车调查)
Miami Hurricane hat while I held the mic
手握麦克风 头戴迈阿密飓风队球帽
Haters talking **** like who, this ain’t Vanilla Ice
怀恨者们问着“这假Vanilla Ice是谁
And I don’t care if he’s nice, on my life
我可不管他棒不棒
I don’t like no white rappers
这辈子我都不会喜欢白人说唱歌手”
Growing up it was tough, my family said that I sucked
Hook:成长有够艰难 家人说我太垃圾
They gave up, I was just a white rapper
他们放弃了我 而我只是个白人说唱歌手
But I created a buzz, cause I bust
但我制造了轰动 因为我已爆发
In the booth, I go nuts, but I’m just a white rapper
进了录音棚我就像疯子一样 但我只是个白人说唱歌手
With no way to be ****, and I know that you think I’m a joke
绝不可能有样儿 我知道你认为我就是个笑话
Cause I’m just a white rapper
倾力表演 用心作词
Put my heart on the stage, on the page
而到最后那天 我仍旧只是个白人说唱歌手
But at the end of the day, I’m still just a white rapper
因为我是个白人说唱歌手(此处应和前前句换过来)
In ninth grade, a pimp gave me a better attempt
Verse 2:九年级那年 我不断进步
I was convinced I’d get a deal
到十年级那年 我坚信我能拿到合约
My skills improved a hundred percent
我的技巧翻倍进步
Back then, nobody had studio equipment in their crib
那时可没人家里有录音设备
I was the only one that did
我可是唯一一个有的
I spent my life in that basement
我成天耗在那地下室里
On cruise road, up in eagle point
就在宾夕法尼亚的Eagle Point区Cruise路
Cops labeled it a gang house, we was doing music
条子们把那定义为帮派温室 我们就在那做音乐
We dropped out, dreaming of being on it
我们18岁辍学 怀揣梦想
31, I would go out and perform at
31岁 我才出来表演
Open mics, when no one’s white
露天场地 没有白人
No one likes to clap or give you dap
没人鼓掌 没人点头
Clubs you be scared to go inside
夜店根本不敢进去
Stood at a spot in the hood, 20 miles from home
站在街头一角 离家20里地
Waiting to finally hit the stage and blow their mind
等待着机会登上舞台 让台下疯狂
Performed for 5 people, or 20 at best
却只能为区区5人表演 最多也就20人
Sending demo tapes to labels, a ton of rejects
寄小样去唱片公司 得到无数拒绝
A ton of fake record companies execs on my talent
众多假唱片公司执行看到我的天赋
They tried their best to convince me they had something to invest
全力劝我说他们有钱砸我
And just wasting my time, phony managers scamming us
那只是浪费我时间 假经理们耍诈而已
Girlfriend and family, the verdict unanimous
女友和家人一致决定
To "stop rapping you piece of ****, it’s not happening
“停下你那垃圾说唱吧，你不会成功的
Now act white and grow up, are you tryn'na embarrass us?"
成熟点做点白人该做的，你丫是想让我们难堪么？”
So I told that girl bye and was back on my stride
我让那妹子滚了 没人能阻挡我步伐
Rhymes kept getting better, my buzz was hard to deny
押韵越来越娴熟 轰动无法阻挡
Almost quit and when I did got introduced to the guy
就当我快要放弃的时候 我被引荐给了那哥们儿
That put me on, and he been through the same struggle as I
那个带我走起来的 那个曾和我经历相同困境的
A white rapper
那个白人说唱歌手
Growing up it was tough, my family said that I sucked
Hook:成长有够艰难 家人说我太垃圾
They gave up, I was just a white rapper
他们放弃了我 而我只是个白人说唱歌手
But I created a buzz, cause I bust
但我制造了轰动 因为我已爆发
In the booth, I go nuts, but I’m just a white rapper
进了录音棚我就像疯子一样 但我只是个白人说唱歌手
With no way to be ****, and I know that you think I’m a joke
绝不可能有样儿 我知道你认为我就是个笑话
Cause I’m just a white rapper
因为我是个白人说唱歌手
Put my heart on the stage, on the page
倾力表演 用心作词
But at the end of the day, I’m still just a white rapper
而到最后那天 我仍旧只是个白人说唱歌手
Now the rap game is flooded with rappers
Verse 3:如今来自各个国家的说唱歌手涌现说唱界
From every nationality, a ton of them crackers
无数的白人穷鬼中
The fact that I finally came up is miraculous
我最终能走起来的事实简直是奇迹
Twenty years later my name is becoming established
二十年之后我的名声终于建立
My album is on the rack at Best Buy
我的专辑摆在百思买的货架上
I was at the BET awards, I was sitting right next to
出席BET颁奖礼
Luda and Rick Ross, but who would have thought
我就坐在Ludacris和Rick Ross的旁边 但谁能想到
I was just at Jim & Nick's
我曾经只是在Jim & Nick’s
flipping chicken tenders and French fries
餐厅炸鸡柳和薯条的小时工
I used to hate when people asked me what I do for a living
我曾厌恶别人问我做什么的
It feels great to tell em you’re a musician
告诉他们我做音乐时感觉很棒
Until they ask what type of music, I tell em I rap
直到他们问我什么类型 我说说唱
Then they laugh, looking at me, they be like "who are you kidding?"
他们笑着瞪我说，“小bi你糊弄谁呢？”
I be like "Google me *****,"
我回答“去谷歌搜我吧傻x”
They always compare us white boys to one another
他们总把我们白人小子比作另外那个(暗指Eminem)
Is your music like his?
“你的音乐和他一样屌吗？”
You should be rich, freestyle, making stupid requests
你挺有钱吧”“即兴来一段”之类傻缺的要求
Before I made it in music I never used to have ****
在我出名之前我屁都没有
Now I got my own crib, I can afford my car
现在哥有房有车
Fans say my music helps them when they’re going through hard times
歌迷说我的音乐能帮他们度过瓶颈
I speak my mind even when I’m going too far
即使我走再远我依旧真实地说我的想法
Even though a part of me agree with Lord Jamar
即使我有点赞成Lord Jamar的说法(Lord Jamar,演员,说唱歌手,发表过白人永远只是hiphop的外行等言论)
We are guests in hip hop, I’m appreciative
我们确实是hiphop的外来客
That you finally let us in the crib
我很感激你们让我们融入进来
But I busted my ass to get respect for my craft
但我玩儿了命也要为我的能力赚得尊重
In interviews they never forget to mention this
每次采访他们都不忘提到
And I’m just a white rapper
我就是那个白人说唱歌手
Growing up it was tough, my family said that I sucked
Hook:成长有够艰难 家人说我太垃圾
They gave up, I was just a white rapper
他们放弃了我 而我只是个白人说唱歌手
But I created a buzz, cause I bust
但我制造了轰动 因为我已爆发
In the booth, I go nuts, but I’m just a white rapper
进了录音棚我就像疯子一样 但我只是个白人说唱歌手
With no way to be ****, and I know that you think I’m a joke
绝不可能有样儿 我知道你认为我就是个笑话
Cause I’m just a white rapper
因为我是个白人说唱歌手
Put my heart on the stage, on the page
倾力表演 用心作词
But at the end of the day, I’m still just a white rapper
而到最后那天 我仍旧只是个白人说唱歌手