When I'm talkin' rhyme time
当我押韵时刻降临
To blow your mind time some say
震撼你心灵的韵律 有人说
It's nothing worse than a verse
最刺耳莫过于
To hear some n****r curse
粗粝的街头诗行
They call me rude some dudes fiery attitude
他们说我粗野 说我带着烈火脾性
Claimin' I boast and smoke
指责我狂妄抽烟
And sometimes sing the blues
偶尔吟唱蓝调忧伤
I twang metal and settle
我拨弄金属琴弦沉淀
Try to never back pedal
绝不向后退缩半步
From the power some got
面对权贵的压迫
To get a n****r shot
他们想置我于死地
The null and void I avoid
我避开虚无陷阱
I test the paranoid
直面偏执的考验
Never had to be bad
本不必如此艰难
My mama raised me mad
母亲教我保持愤怒
So what I got is hot
所以我锋芒毕露
I love my life a lot
我深爱我的生活
I'm never sad just glad
从不悲伤 只有欢欣
That's why I thank my dad
因此我感恩父亲
Once they never gave a f**k about
曾经无人理会
What I said
我的言语
Now they listen and they want my head
如今他们侧耳 却想取我性命
Instead of peace the police
警察不维护和平
Just want to wreck and flex
只想耀武扬威
On the kid
关于这个孩子
What I did was try to be the best
我所做的一切只为做到最好
So they fingered the trigger
他们却扣动扳机
Figured I was a bigger nigger
认定我是个危险分子
And started to search
开始四处搜寻
An so I headed west
于是我向西而行
Went to Cali to rally
前往加州聚集
Was for a brothers death
为兄弟的逝去
It was the fuzz who shot him
是那些条子开的枪
An not da blood or 'cause
而非帮派或别的缘由
I wondered why it was like
我困惑为何会这样
So I just held my mike
只能紧握麦克风
But in my mind I was blind
但内心却一片迷茫
So I just tried to find
我试图寻找真相
A reason we was quick
为何我们如此仓促
Just the way that we was
这就是我们的宿命
So I just stayed in the crib
所以我选择蛰伏家中
Until I got a buzz'
直到声名鹊起