C琳do EI了
Yo, whats up this is Tre Hardson
嘿,這是特雷·哈德森
Also known to y'all as Slim Kid Tre
也被大家稱為苗條的孩子特雷
The topic for today is uh
今天的主題是
The influence of jazz
爵士樂的影響
Now, jazz has come a long way
現在,爵士樂已經取得了長足的進步
Back in the days
回到過去
There was bebop
有貝博普(一種節奏複雜的爵士樂)
And now its hip hop
現在它是嘻哈音樂
Jazz was revolutionary
爵士樂是革命性的
And hip hop is also revolutionary
嘻哈也是革命性的
Unlike rap
不像說唱
Rap's not really getting the message across
說唱並不能真正傳達信息
Like our forefathers
像我們的前輩
Like the Gil Scott-Herons, you know
像吉爾·斯科特·鷺,你知道的
They paved the way
他們鋪平了道路
They set the pace
他們設定了速度
They set the tone
他們定下了基調
Like the Last Poets
就像最後的詩人
All of these are great people, great minds
所有的這些都是偉大的人,偉大的思想
To do things to carry the torch of our ancestors
為了傳遞我們前輩的火炬
And to let us know what's really, really going on around the world
讓我們知道世界上到底發生了什麼
Hip hop has definitely carried that torch in a positive way
嘻哈確實以一種積極的方式傳遞著火炬
Rap was a vehicle for stopping the violence
Rap是阻止暴力的工具
Just as jazz was back in the days
就像當年爵士樂一樣
Back in the 60s, back in the 30s
回到60年代,回到30年代
Quincey Jones, McCoy Tyrner, Grant Green
Quincey Jones, McCoy Tyrner, Grant Green
Wes Montgomery, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis
Wes Montgomery, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis
Eric Gale, Phil Sanders, Freddie Hubbbard
Eric Gale, Phil Sanders, Freddie Hubbbard
Billy Higgins , Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter
Billy Higgins, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter
Ahmad Jamal, Thelonius Monk – all big influences
Ahmad Jamal,Thelonius Monk-所有有重大影響力的人
For what it is that we do
因為我們所做的一切
And what it is that we are
我們是什麼
As we take our stance in music
當我們站在音樂的立場上
Jazz was also like a secret conversation
爵士樂也是一種秘密的談話
I mean, it was a universal language
我是說,它是一種通用語言
So no matter what culture you came from
所以無論你來自什麼文化
You would still hear the music
你就會聽到音樂
And feel the story even if you didn't know the words
即使你不知道這個詞,也會感受到故事:
In hip hop
嘻哈音樂
We have to put our all into it
我們必須全力以赴
So you can feel the energy coming across
所以你能感覺到能量
Just the same as the saxophone player
和薩克斯管演奏者一樣
Who played with the same intensity and feeling
以同樣的強度和感覺演奏
And that's what we're all here for
這就是我們在這裡的目的
To feel that love and vibration music
為了感到受音樂的愛與共鳴
To uplift the people, indeed
確實是為了鼓舞人們
So that is indeed an influence on me
所以這確實對我有影響