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Stadium status...Unh...
说唱界绝对的第一，
My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother
我这哥们是Notorius BIG的兄弟
Used to be Dame and Bigg's brother
恩，过去也是Dame Dash和Kareem "Biggs" Burke的兄弟
Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D. friend
你知道谁是Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua的兄弟，谁是No I.D.的好友吗
No I.D., my mentor, now let the story begin
No I.D.是我的良师益友，这样，让我慢慢说给听吧
It's the Hard Knock Life Tour, sellout; picture
那是在快暴棚的“硬闯天涯”巡演现场，想像一下吧
us in the mall, coppin' Iceberg and yell out "Jigga!"
当时我们当时在一个购物商场，人潮涌动拥挤不堪，都在嚷叫着“闪开”
Yeah, that's what we'll yell out, yell out
对，那时我们也是这样叫的
You know the name do I gotta spell out or tell 'bout
你现在应该知道我要说的谁了吧
J-A-Y, and 'Ye so shy
恩，不兜圈子了，就是JAY-Z
Now he won't even step to his idol to say hi
他当时甚至都不能出去给他的粉丝们打招呼了
Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by
只能站在那挥挥手致意，望“JAY粉们”兴叹了
Back of my mind, "He could change yo' life
其实我知道，如果JAY-Z出来的话对他的众“JAY粉们”意为着什么..
With all these beats I did, at least let him hear it
但JAY的粉丝们还是执着的唱着我为JAY写的歌，至少JAY是听到了
At least you can brag to ya friends back at the Chig'"
如果碰巧你当时也在场的话,至少你回去还是可以给你的兄弟伙大侃特侃你的JAY-Z“奇遇记”的
But he got me out me out my momma crib
这里我要承认一点,是兄弟你让我不再跟我老妈挤住一个小屋
Then he help me get my momma a crib
再帮我给我老妈买套房子
Big brother was BIG's brother,
我这哥们是Notorius BIG的兄弟
Used to Be Dame and BIG's brother,
恩，过去也是Dame Dash和Kareem "Biggs" Burke的兄弟
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D Friend,
你知道谁是Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua的兄弟，谁是No I.D.的好友吗
No I.D my mentor, Now Let the story begin （begin）.No I.D.
是我的良师益友，这样，让我慢慢说给听吧
Let the story begin （let the story begin）.
让我慢慢说给听吧
If you feel the way i feel, why don't you wave your hands?
如果你跟我也有同感，为何不挥挥手示意一下呢
Fresh off the plane, im off the base line.
一次我刚下飞机，通过了安检
Nothin' handed out, im bout to take mine.
还没等前面的行李出来，我就迫不及待想拿自己的了
Round the same time of that Blueprint One,
一直等到差不多看到那个熟悉的蓝色东东
And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for im'.
就是现正在我兜里那个蓝色的东东,那是我为他做的那张专辑
I played my little songs in that old back room,
有次当我在录音室放那些歌时
He'd bop his head and say, 'damn, oh thats you?
'他在我旁边又会突然转过头来对你说，‘靠，太正点了’
But by the black album, i was blackin' out,Party at S.O.B's and we had packed the crowd.
你记得在纽约S.O.B's俱乐部的派对时，我们让现场high到极点
Big brother got a show up in Madison Square,
当他即将准备在麦迪逊广场的演出时
And i'm like, 'Yeah yeah, we gon' be there!
'我说，‘一定，这场我们一定会成功的’
But, not only did i not get a chance to spit it.
但最后不只是我没机会分享成功的喜悦
Carlene told me i could buy two tickets.Carlene
也叫我帮他买两张票
I guess big brother was thinkin' a little different,
我想兄弟是不是变了
And kept little brother at bay at a distance.
是不是现在‘牛’了就不甩小弟了
But everything that i felt was more bogus,
但你知道我完全是瞎掰的
Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent.
那时唯一能让我专注的就是多写点叫座的歌
Only thing i wanna know, is why i get looked over,
唯一我想知道的是为什么
I guess i understand when i get more older.
或许随着时间的流逝有天我终会明白
Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem,
兄弟你那时认为我对你来说没什么用了
Now im' on the top and everybody on the Scrotum.
而现在我成功了，人们又都来“添”我了
My Big brother was B.I.G's brother,
我这哥们也还是Notorius BIG的兄弟
Used to Be Dame and B.I.G's brother,
过去仍是Dame Dash和Kareem "Biggs" Burke的兄弟
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D Friend,
你知道谁是Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua的兄弟，谁是No I.D.的好友吗
No I.D my mentor, now Let the story begin.No I.D.
是我的良师益友，这样，让我慢慢说给听吧
Let the story begin.
让我慢慢说给听吧
If you feel the way i feel, why won't you wave your hands?
如果你跟我也有同感，为何不挥挥手示意一下呢
Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant?
如果你曾在巨人的阴影里呆过
Not only a client, but the presedito.
你会感觉到自己不只是个傻瓜，简直就像个白痴一样
Hola' Hovito', the game gettin' foul, so here's a free throw.
你那歌也是这样唱的，Hola' Hovito'，既然你犯规了，那就接受惩罚吧
I was always on the other side of the people,
过去我老是喝得‘七荤八素’的
Then i dropped Jesus Walks, now i'm on a steeple.
然后跺着我自己‘发明’的Jesus步手舞足蹈，但现在我戒酒了
And we know, New Jack City gotta keep my brother,
你我都知道，那时电影New Jack City剧组准备邀你加入
But to be number one, imma' beat my brother.
而为了巩固自己在音乐上的地位，我也想在不远的将来打败你
On that diamonds remix, i swore i'd spaz,
在给单曲diamonds做混音时，我发誓要使出自己的‘杀手锏’
Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass!
但事与愿违，最后还是你笑到最后！
Sibling rivalry, only i could see, it was the pride in me, that was drivin' me.
弟兄间竞争虽然残酷，但在我看来，自尊心的驱使会让我走向成功
At the grammy's i said, i inspired me.
格莱美奖颁奖礼上我对自己说，我要激励我自己
But my big brother who i always tried to be.
就像我一直模仿的兄弟你那样
When i kicked the flow, it was like pick and roll',
当我能独当一面时，反到有点感觉像是在拣人家剩的
Coz even if he gave me the ROC, it's give and go.
因为即便是你把我签到Roc-A-Fella，到最后还是会走人
I guess being styled was more of a slam dunk,
有时我觉得耍拽更像是球场上一个暴扣
And my shit was more like a finger roll, but i had them singles so,
而我的秀充其量只能算是简单的上篮得分，虽然我帮人也写了些畅销单曲
And them hoe's at the show gonna' mingle yo, ya'll know!
但那些也不过是些华而不实的东西，你是知道的，对吧！
I told Jay i did a song with Coldplay,
有次我跟你提起我与酷玩乐队合作了一首歌
Next thing i know, he got a song with Coldplay.
然后马上我就听说你也跟他们合作
Back of my mind, i'm like 'damn,no way',
当时我心里一震，心想‘靠，不会吧！’
Translate Espanyol, No way hose'!
西班牙语说是，‘去他奶奶的’！
Then i went and told Jay Brown,
接着我给Jay Brown说了这事
Should have known that was gonna come back around
本想从他那了解整件事的来龙去脉
Should have talked to you like a man, should have told you first,
其实也本打算像个男人一样第一次就当面跟你问清楚，
But i told someone else and thats what made shit worse.
没想到的是我跟别人讲反倒把事情搞糟了
My big brother, was BIG's brother,
我的好哥们是Notorius BIG的兄弟
So here's a few words from ya kid brother.
这里是小弟的心里话:
If you admire somebody, you should go head and tell em',
如果你真敬重谁，就应该直接去告诉他
People never get the flowers, while they can still smell em'.
毕竟人们绝不会在接过他人的鲜花后，就马上把它放一边的
A idol in my eyes, god of the game, heart of the city, Roc-a-fella Chain,
这个我眼中的偶像，比赛之神，城市的心脏，Roc-a-fella的动力枢纽
Never be the same, never be another number one Young Hov' or so my big brother.
绝不会再有其他甚或第二个称作什么小Hov的强人，我的兄弟
My Big brother was B.I.G's brother,
我这哥们是Notorius BIG的兄弟
Used to Be Dame and B.I.G's brother,
恩，过去也是Dame Dash和Kareem "Biggs" Burke的兄弟
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D Friend,
你知道谁是Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua的兄弟，谁是No I.D.的好友吗
No I.D my mentor, and thats where the story ends...
No I.D.是我的良师益友，整个经过就是这样 ..
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