歌词
Nigga why you actin' like a ho?
告诉我黑哥为什么你表现的跟个婊砸似的
Know that I'ma ride for ya, either way it go
你知道我会撑你的,不管情况如何
Tell me girl why you be stressin me for time
告诉我妹子为什么你总是要给我压力
When you tell me you love me, can't you see im tryna climb
当你告诉我你爱我的时候,你看不到我正在努力向上爬吗
Damn my nigga why you actin' like a bitch
干,我的黑哥,为什么你表现的像个婊砸
If you scared to take a chance, how the fuck we gon' get rich?
如果你不敢冒险,我们他妈的怎么能变富
Come here baby why you always insecure?
到这儿来宝贝,为什么你们总是没安全感,
Hold on tight to a nigga and be sure
抱紧这个黑哥,要确定哦
[Verse 1]
没有什么能改变这个事实,我就是最棒的(Ain't no way around it是Jay-Z和Future的一首歌,这个地方应该是他shout out to Jay-Z)
Ain't a way around it no more, I am the greatest
有很多黑哥坐在过这个宝座上,而我就是最新的一个
A lotta niggas sat on the throne, I am the latest
我是最勇的,和巨人们面对面较量 (他在发行Born Sinner那张的时候,故意将发行日期改成和Kanye West一天发售)
I am the bravest, go toe to toe with the giants
我不会怕你们这些黑哥的,我最后会把你们这些黑哥干掉
I ain't afraid of you niggas, I'll end up fading you niggas
当这些都尘埃落定之前,这个黑哥需要吃点药
'Fore it's all said and done, this nigga need medicine
我的UZI有一顿种,我需要一把更好的枪
My uzi it weighed a ton, I need me a better gun
实际上我也许需要两把,因为黑哥哥们说他们都有一把(所以我两把比你们屌)
In fact I just might need two, cuz niggas say they the one
我需要证明一些事情
And I got something to prove
原谅我上帝他们来了,啪~~~ (手枪射击的声音,意思是把他们都射了,所以需要上帝原谅)
Forgive me lord here they come, BLAOOW
告诉我黑哥为什么你表现的跟个婊砸似的
Nigga why you actin' like a ho?
你知道我会撑你的,不管情况如何
Know that I'ma ride for ya, either way it go
告诉我妹子为什么你总是要给我压力
Tell me girl why you be stressin me for time
当你告诉我你爱我的时候,你看不到我正在努力向上爬吗
When you tell me you love me, can't you see im tryna climb
干,我的黑哥,为什么你表现的像个婊砸
Damn my nigga why you actin' like a bitch
如果你不敢冒险,我们他妈的怎么能变富
If you scared to take a chance, how the fuck we gon' get rich?
到这儿来宝贝,为什么你们总是没安全感,
Come here baby why you always insecure?
抱紧这个黑哥,要确定哦
Hold on tight to a nigga and be sure
我的压抑,和我的本能在做斗争
[Verse 2]
早发的预感
My inhibitions, fighting my intuition
告诉我了这些做作的黑哥们的毁灭
Premature premonition
我领先我的时代太多
Showin me the demoliton of these phony niggas
甚至在我在说唱未来的时候,听起来都像在回忆
So ahead of my time
你要知道真相就过来听听
Even when I rhyme about the future I be reminiscing
就像是你跪舔一个10分女一样(dime是1角,就是10分)
You want the truth well come and listen
当你看你的手机的时候你才发现(10分女给你的)号码少一位
I'm like that time you bagged a dime
当命运走过的时候,你们有一半有尝试
And checked ya phone and saw it was a number missing
有一半嗑药磕懵了,太high了以至不能真正的起飞(指事业上的成功)
As fate passes you by, half of you try
有一天你们都要决定 要成为什么样的人
The other half of you fry, too high to actually fly
一个可怕的黑哥,或者是像我一样的统治者
One day y'all have to decide, who you gon' be
像我一样真实,COLE你可能成为
A scary nigga or a nigga that's gon' rule like me
新的Ice Cube,遇到新的Ice-T
Keep it true like me, Cole you might be
遇到2 Live Crew,遇到新的Spike Lee
Like the new Ice Cube, meets the new Ice-T
遇到Bruce啥Wayne(蝙蝠侠),遇到Bruce啥Lee(李小龙)
Meets 2 Live Crew, meets the new Spike Lee
遇到02年的Lil Wayne,穿着一件白T
Meets Bruce like Wayne, meets Bruce like Lee
遇到KD(Kevin Durant, NBA MVP球员),没有人可以跟我一样射(双关,像杜兰特一样射篮,或者是射杀),啪~~~~~~~~~~~
Meets '02 Lil Wayne, in a new white tee
告诉我黑哥为什么你表现的跟个婊砸似的
Meets KD, ain't no nigga that can shoot like me! BLAOOOW
你知道我会撑你的,不管情况如何
Nigga why you actin' like a ho?
告诉我妹子为什么你总是要给我压力
Know that I'ma ride for ya, either way it go
当你告诉我你爱我的时候,你看不到我正在努力向上爬吗
Tell me girl why you be stressin me for time
干,我的黑哥,为什么你表现的像个婊砸
When you tell me you love me, can't you see im tryna climb
如果你不敢冒险,我们他妈的怎么能变富
Damn my nigga why you actin' like a bitch
到这儿来宝贝,为什么你们总是没安全感,
If you scared to take a chance, how the fuck we gon' get rich?
抱紧这个黑哥,要确定哦
Come here baby why you always insecure?
谁是王者?
Hold on tight to a nigga and be sure
我是从底层来的黑哥,衬衫上沾满血迹
[Bridge]
你们以为我怎样的?我从泥土中来
(Who's the king?)
谁是王者?
Came from the bottom nigga, with stains on my shirt
票子是我的动力,我唱的歌
What you expected from me, I came from the dirt
描述了一个农民是如何从小兵变成国王的
(Who's the king?)
你告诉我你还爱着我,如果是这样的话就让我走
Money my motivator, the songs that I sing
我是会回归还是会被烧死,我不知道
Picture a peasant passin' from pawn to a King
看着我的眼睛,会看到未来
You tell me ya still love me, if so then let me go
但是不要用糖衣裹着它
Will I return or will I burn, never know
听着
Look in my eyes and see the future
历史重复着自己,它就是这么运作的
But don't sugar coat it
就像这些说唱歌手总是相互偷flow一样
[Verse 3]
这些事也发生在Elvis对摇滚乐上(有一种说法是开始摇滚乐是黑人在玩,但是后来Elvis“偷”了这个音乐类型把他变成了白人音乐)
Listen
Justin Timberlake,Eminem,然后Macklemore
History repeats itself and that's just how it goes
当一些傻逼黑哥们争论谁可以拿到皇冠时
Same way that these rappers always bite each others flows
看看周围吧我的黑哥们,白人已经拿走了话语权了
Same thing that my nigga Elvis did with Rock n Roll
今年我很可能是穿着好好的去颁奖礼
Justin Timberlake, Eminem, and then Macklemore
看着Iggy拿格莱美奖,试着挤出一点笑
While silly niggas argue over who gone snatch the crown
我只是说笑,但是所有的好笑话里面都有一些认真的东西
Look around my nigga white people have snatched the sound
那个你顺着向上爬的绳子,他们可以用来把你吊死
This year I*ll prolly go to the awards dappered down
但是不会是Jermaine,我的瞄准太屌
Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile
我射杀这些黑哥,我来带来痛苦,我的脑子转的太快
I'm just playin', but all good jokes contain true shit
你看我是如何在这个游戏中闪转腾挪,我不是蠢,
Same rope you climb up on, they'll hang you with
我知道生活是一场梦,而我梦得很清醒
But not Jermaine, my aim too sick
打碎锁链,改变想法,一次一段
I bang nigga, I came to bring the pain my brain too quick
我代表Fayetteville(歌词是2-6,这是Fayetteville的一个外号,是J.Cole的外号),干它,如果鞋子合适
You see how I maneuver this game, I ain't stupid
谁是国王
I recognize that life is a dream, and I dream lucid
我们全是国王
And break the chains and change minds, one verse at a time
我们全市国王,黑哥
And claim too sick. And fuck it, if the shoe fits
首先,最重要的是,我们都是自己的国王
Who's the king?
的确是
[Outro]
当人们争论谁是说唱之王的时候
We all kings
小老Jermaine来了
(We all kings nigga)
他的血管中充满了每盎司的力量
Kings of ourselves first and foremost
来从每个自以为拥有皇冠的人手里夺过他
(True)
但是当他拿到它的时候,并没有把它带到自己头上
While the people debate who's the king of this rap game
噗,嘣,啪,像魔术一样
Here comes lil' ol' Jermaine
随着一闪和医生啪,皇冠解体了
With every ounce of strength in his veins
掉入了它出来的土地
To snatch the crown from whoever y'all think has it
就这样了
But rather than place it on his head as soon as he grabs it
不会再有国王了
Poof, boom, paow, it's like magic
要留意那些自称威望的
With a flash and a BANG the crown disintegrates
因为根本上他是痴迷于权利的需要
And falls to the Earth from which it came
但是实际上他是个懦夫
It's done
他终究是害怕去死
Ain't gonna be no more kings
有时候我也害怕
Be wary of any man that claims
但是当我与上帝交流的时候
Because deep down he clings onto the need for power
我意识到
But in reality he's a coward
因为恐惧在于我没有意识到事情的另外一面
Ultimately he's scared to die
今天我意识到我们都是一样的
And sometimes so am I
是一样的,你和我
But when I'm in tune with the most high
不同的肤色,不同的眼睛
I realize
两个不同的思想,但是只有一个上帝
The fear lies in my lack of awareness of the other side
只有一个上帝,黑哥
Today I know that we are the same
对于所有的国王都一样
Are the same, you and I
因为内心深处我知道每个诗人都想要被爱
Different kind of skin, different set of eyes
Two different minds, but only one God
(It's only one God nigga)
It's for all the kings
Cause deep down I know every poet just wanna be loved
专辑信息
1.Intro (2014 Forest Hills Drive)
2.January 28th
3.Wet Dreamz
4.03' Adolescence
5.A Tale of 2 Citiez
6.Fire Squad
7.St. Tropez
8.G.O.M.D.
9.No Role Modelz
10.Hello
11.Apparently
12.Love Yourz
13.Note to Self