Hiphop was all I knew you were my only
嘻哈说唱是我的唯一心肝宝贝
I did it all for you it's nothing you owe me
我所做的一切都为你 心甘情愿
That's without a doubt
这毋庸置疑
But it seems so strange all I hear is people saying Hiphop done changed
但我听到的言论 全是说唱已经不复存在
Could it be that it evolved no I ain't mad at all
它是否逐渐改变 我毫不气恼
I might as well since I'm standing here get on the mic and
或许应该生气也好 因为我此刻手里握着麦
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Gotta get on the mic and
我必须上前 站在麦克风前
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝
They say Hiphop is dead might as well seal the casket
人们都说 说唱玩完 尘封入土
I say it all depends on who you're asking
我却要说 这取决于你问谁
If you're an artist and your record is steadily getting played
若你是个艺术家 自己的唱片不停旋转
Then you probably feel like Hiphop can never be in the grave
那你定会感到 嘻哈就像自己的唱片旋转一样不会停止
But if you're on the sideline trying to climb in charts
不过你若袖手旁观 一心想要在Billboard上榜 (Billboard''公告牌''榜单被认为是美国乃至欧美国家流行乐坛最具权威的一份单曲排行榜)
You might just feel like the culture's fallen apart
你可能只会感到 嘻哈文化已经四分五裂
Nowadays artists ain't trying to be legendary
当今时代 艺术家不再一味追求成为''传奇艺术家''
As long as business is good spitting their secondary
只要自己畅销 就对不如自己的说唱歌手充满不屑
We can't expect them more to rap like they hova
我们无法再对那些人抱有期望 指望他们来尽力传承
Can a boy really act like a soldier
一个男孩究竟能否像战士一般战斗
Wait that wasn't a subliminal shot
稍等片刻 那并不是潜意识的念头
Ain't no one person single-handedly killing Hiphop
嘻哈文化不是任何人凭借个人力量就能摧毁
So when I'm out of town and wifey is back home
我外出演出 妻子回家
I turn my swag on and tell her kiss me through the phone
把自己打扮一番 在电话里告诉妻子给我个吻
I can't be mad they're just acting they age
我不能气愤 他们不过是年少轻狂
Shoot I was the same back in the days
过去的日子里我也正是如此
Hiphop was all I knew you were my only
嘻哈说唱是我的唯一心肝宝贝
I did it all for you it's nothing you owe me
我所做的一切都为你 心甘情愿
That's without a doubt
这毋庸置疑
But it seems so strange all I hear is people saying Hiphop done changed
但我听到的言论 全是说唱已经不复存在
Could it be that it evolved no I ain't mad at all
它是否逐渐改变 我毫不气恼
I might as well since I'm standing here get on the mic and
或许应该生气也好 因为我此刻手里握着麦
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Gotta get on the mic and
我必须上前 站在麦克风前
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝
This is the topic of conversations the next generation
这是对新生一代孩子们的对话
How we impact their lives can be devastating
我们如何影响他们的人生 这至关重要
Turn on the radio seems every single station
打开收音机 似乎他们听得到每个频道
They only hear rhymes about drugs and fornication lies
都是自甘堕落的
There's gotta be life beyond the clubs
生活不应只是灯红酒绿
The fashion lights are bright but who am I to judge
所谓的''潮流''总是吸引眼球 而我有什么资格评判
Check the past I was living just as reckless
审视过去 我也曾莽撞生活
Plenty trees for dinner and this evil breakfast
把**当作晚餐 迎接罪恶的早晨
Now I found myself climbing out the hole
现在我已经摆脱过往生活 焕然一新
Guess I'm just a simple man trying to save his soul
我只是个普通人 努力拯救自己的灵魂
This world ain't forever we're just here to visit
这世界并不会永恒 我们只是参观的过客
But it's your life so I encourage you to live it
但这却是你的人生 我只想鼓励你好好活着
And honestly I don't want more than I deserve
老实说 我并不想不劳而获
Hiphop to me ain't just knocking beats to random words
说唱对我来说 不只是跟着节奏胡言乱语
But you know these cats stay fronting
你知道的 这些前辈一直在前线冲锋陷阵
It's only right that I should say something
我该这么做 我正在用说唱的形式表达内心 (正如你现在所听）
Hiphop was all I knew you were my only
嘻哈说唱是我的唯一心肝宝贝
I did it all for you it's nothing you owe me
我所做的一切都为你 心甘情愿
That's without a doubt
这毋庸置疑
But it seems so strange all I hear is people saying Hiphop done changed
但我听到的言论 全是说唱已经不复存在
Could it be that it evolved no I ain't mad at all
它是否逐渐改变 我毫不气恼
I might as well since I'm standing here get on the mic and
或许应该生气也好 因为我此刻手里握着麦
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Say say say something baby
为说唱 为说唱 为说唱正名 宝贝
Gotta get on the mic and
我必须上前 站在麦克风前
Say something baby
为说唱正名 宝贝