Livin' Proof
My life story strictly business never blew my chance
嚴格來說我生命中的每一秒都不會虛度光陰
Moms kicked me out the house when I was flippin 'I'm the Man'
年少無知的我拍著胸口對媽媽說我已經是個男子漢了她就把我趕出家門
Put the boys on the street, make them walk this beat
街頭萬象社會裡讓這些男孩跟著這節拍
Teach them how to eat, and to seek for peace
我教他們如何填飽肚子如何立足社會
Son I stamped this nameLivin' Proof causeI mean what I say
告訴孩子們活著的真理
Bring the fake to reality and make them pay
創造不可能讓他們為之前的一切付出代價
Yo these ghetto rhyme stories got em scared to death
這些貧民窟的歷史就足矣把他們嚇個半死
I'm tryin to get the **** out, see what the world's about
我試過離開這裡出去看看這世界到底怎麼了
Check it nineteen-eighty -six is when I reached my peak
看看我86年的鼎盛時期
Take my brothers outta state and tried to make some ends meet
把我的兄弟們帶出州盡量賺點錢
First destinate your sector then it's just like that
先搞砸你的團隊大概就是這樣
Makin moves with my brothers and there's no turnin back
我和我的兄弟站在一條線上誰都沒有回頭路
We got thirty-six grams on the scale right now
我們現在秤上有36克
Gettin ready with my brothers time to break the **** down
隨時準備著和我兄弟們把事業做大做強
I'm not about killin my people but you know how it go
但你應該知道我要剎的不是我的家人
Work with me not against me and we'll make mad dough
跟我合作不是跟我作對我們一起賺大錢
Wear my co-defendant out when I break down with rap
如果我的說唱生涯被擊垮了希望不要連累上我的合夥人
Hold me back and give me love and now I'm givin it back
滴水之恩還當湧泉相報
A unique sound from the streets and it's just so sweet
街上傳來特別的一個聲音十分甜美
My Livin' Proof life story, let me break it in piece
我歷程生涯的故事就是讓我將他們各個擊破
Yo I rock on the block with the real hip-hop
我在街頭上聽著純正的嘻哈樂搖擺
As you start to clock... and jock
當你開始計時……和喬克
Yo, I'm comin off with mad rage
我真是快要氣瘋了
Eighteen, and hittin the real stage
十八歲是一個人全新的階段
But don't worry bout me, cause I' m makin it
但不要擔心我因為我正在做
And if I can't have it, then I'm takin it
如果我不能得到它我就要創造它
That's how it is, cause I'm livin trife
這就是我為什麼住在特里夫的原因
Where's my knife, take a chance witcha life
我的刀在哪裡握住機會掌握生活
Rappers decapitate, and disintegrate
把這些歌手們斬首然後肢解
You I will mutilate, when I penetrate
我已經看透你是怎麼把我搞得支離破碎的
Go for the one when I say raid
聽候我的命令等待行動
A hit man for hire and I wanna get paid
聘用一個頂級剎手
Cause bullets are sprayed and anybody is laid
滿天飛舞的子彈把所有人都嚇趴了
More money is made and that's the family trade
我的家族生意就是賺更多的錢
See I make moves and tell what's the truth
看我採取行動了解真相
That's why I'm here, to be livin proof
這就是我為什麼站在這里和我活著的意義
'Leave it up to me while I be livin proof'
只要我存在我就還明白我活著的價值
'Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough'
生活總是把人壓垮
(both lines from C.R.E.A.M.) (cut and scratched by DJ Premier 4X)
(雙方台詞都來自C.R.E.A.M.)(由DJ Premier 4X剪輯和消音)
I'm lost, must pay the cost to be the boss
我迷失了必須付出代價才能成為大哥
With force, rather get my point across
用武力來表達我的觀點和立場
I'm goin off on the mic insane, out of sight
我握住麥就變得瘋狂茫然
When I take flight (like who kid?)
當我開始起跳的時候
Like Mike
像喬丹飛人
And you see,
而且你會看到
I be rollin like a battlecat
我走路宛如高貴的貓
And I'm ready to rip on my combat
我已經準備好戰鬥了
Beef I'm not havin that yo,
我吃不起牛肉
I pull my trigger back
我只能扣動扳機
And all you ***** ****** know where my heart is at
你們這些娘炮知道我心落在哪
I like to stay down low but yo I flip at times
我喜歡靜止不動但有時我也會反撲
Like when I'm kickin lines, or bustin out nines
就像我踢罰球的時候或者打九分球的時候
It's like that, **** I jumped off the roof Pysch,
就像這樣見鬼我像個瘋子從屋頂跳下來
cause I wouldn't be livin' proof
這就是我為什麼而活的道理
'Kick the truth, to the young black youth' -->
打破真相這句話送給這些年輕人
Deck The moral of the story - what the ****'s goin on?
裝點一下這個故事的寓意這是咋回事
NYCeez won't see two thousand if these ****** keep frontin
謀財害命賺大錢
I used to hustle on the block, now I rock for papes
我曾今在貧民窟裡擠來擠去現在我喝著紅酒搖頭晃腦
Watch out, the world turn , and I will come back
記住一句話風水輪流轉我終將歸來
Relieven stress off my brain I got the la-la for that
為了緩解我的壓力我付出了代價
Breakin down all subjects, and then all facts
分解所有的課程就會得到知識點
Lettin lose everyday, but still, keepin it fat
雖然每天都沒有休止但要保持肥胖
Bust it ****** keep on frontin in this game aight?
但是要做遊戲的主宰者好嗎兄弟
Scared to death ass rappers don't get no props
被嚇半死的睿智歌手沒有後台支柱
Scared to come to the ghetto talk about bustin shots
怕的不敢來貧民區談論街頭暴力
See I can walk around the ghetto stand in peace and at ease
我可以在貧民窟里活動自如
Get my ghetto crowd open yo you know what I mean Indeed,
讓貧民窟裡我的人給你知道我的用意
see what I see and then you know what I mean
當你看到我所看到的你就明白我的意思
Gettin ready for the future so don't **** with me
為你的將來做好打算所以最好別惹我
My livin' proof life story ****** I kill it with ease...
我以後的歷史故事就是我可以剎隨便一個栽種
'Leave it up to me while I be livin proof'
只要我存在我就還明白我活著的價值
'Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough'
生活總是把人壓垮
'to kick the truth, to the young black youth'
打破真相這句話送給這些年輕人