The World Is Listening Remix-Akua Naru

[00:02.25]Flashback, '88
那年是1988 [00:03.99]Copped my first tape
刚把第一盘磁带弄回家 [00:05.46]Third Grade
才上小学三年级 [00:06.32]Young girl banking Roxanne Shante
喜欢搜集Roxanne Shante的唱片 [00:07.55]Around my way
想尽了办法 [00:08.96]Called McKay
还给McKay打了电话 [00:11.17]Disarray
那时生活还是处处狼藉 [00:12.16]Langston's a dark hues get bruised
女孩深色皮肤上满是淤青，像极了兰斯顿的诗（典故：兰斯顿·休斯的诗作Song For A Dark Girl） [00:13.14]Stored away, hey
她的同胞们被当成货物 [00:13.67]Caught in cage
被关进笼子 [00:14.84]Fought in the maze, gave up
黑人曾经在泥淖中挣扎，也曾经放弃 [00:16.25]And now I got dreams of being live on stage
而我现在却胆敢有着登台的希冀 [00:18.29]What
是又怎样 [00:19.45]Turn up the volume, me and my cousin
音量调大，我跟在堂兄身后 [00:21.36]Doing the wop
跟着他跳街舞 [00:22.46]Dreaming about the Salt-N-Pepa haircut
那时很想剪Salt-N-Pepa那样的头发 [00:24.68]Speakers bump like the rock pumps
音响里的鼓点震耳欲聋 [00:26.70]The rhythm of my next double-dutch jump
就着节奏我在一旁跳绳 [00:28.36]What you want? At once
到底想要的是什么？ [00:30.02]...and we love the
曾经我也和Pecola Breedlove一样（Toni Morrison小说The Bluest Eye中的主角，一个一心想要一双白人那样的蓝眼睛的黑人女孩） [00:31.56]We dreamed of ourselves
自顾自地胡思乱想 [00:32.85]Knew when Latifah showed us what a queen was
直到Queen Latifah告诉我们什么才是榜样 [00:34.63]Went from invisible to seen on the Smooth tip
从一开始的默默无闻到跟着Sweet Tee的节奏开始说唱（致敬80年代女rapper Sweet Tee的作品On the Smooth Tip） [00:37.64]Sweet Tee, to follow Monie in the Middle on the scene
再跟着Monie的脚步向前，站到舞台（致敬Monie Love的作品Monie In The Middle） [00:40.59]So then saw myself, I'll drop mics when I'm over
直到那时我才找到了自我，表演完会把麦扔到地上 [00:43.23]Pick up a pen and like Antoinette
拿起笔来，写出的句子像Antoinette的那样 [00:45.32]"Lights Out, Party's Over"
“把灯关了，都别玩儿了（致敬女MC Antoinette的作品Lights Out, Party's Over） [00:46.18]This is for Latifah, for Lyte, for Shante
这首歌写给Latifah（Queen Latifah），Lyte（MC Lyte）和Shante（Roxanne Shante） [00:48.15]Bahamadia, Lauryn Hill, Heather B, for Jean Grae
写给Bahamadia， Lauryn Hill，Heather B和Jean Grae [00:51.43]E-V-E, Nikki D, Salt-N-Pepa, even me
写给E-V-E，Nikki D，Salt-N-Pepa还有我 [00:53.74]Apani B, for Missy, for Kim, and Foxy
写给Apani B，Missy（Missy Elliot），Kim（Lil Kim），Foxy（Foxy Brown） [00:56.20]This is for, Rah Digga, Rage, Left Eye, for Yo-Yo
还写给Rah Digga，Rage（The Lady of Rage），Left Eye和Yo-Yo [00:58.78]Paula Perry, Nonchalant, Da Brat, for Jane Doe
写给Paula Perry， Nonchalant， Da Brat和 Jane Doe [01:01.37]Rage, Mystic, BO$$, Sparky D
写给Mysitic，BO$$，Sparky D [01:03.40]For those never seen
写给那些陌生人 [01:04.38]On the search for female emcees
寻找女性MC的人 [01:05.92]The microphone fiends
拿着麦的恶魔也可以是女人（引自Eric B & Rakim的经典作品Microphone Fiends） [01:07.52]Stomped in the '90s
时间到了九十年代 [01:08.93]After school you could find me
一放学就往后院跑 [01:09.91]In the backyard begging for a beat box, rhyming
求着别人给我个beat [01:12.43]U-N-I-T-Y and Heather B Blues
跟着U-N-I-T-Y（Queen Latifah的代表作）和Heather B的调调练习 [01:14.52]Claim the news of the death of Phyllis Hymen
得知了 Phyllis Hymen（美国女歌手演员，95年逝世）去世的消息 [01:17.03]I rap to keep from crying
难过得要哭，情绪只能通过说唱释放 [01:17.83]Taking Mine, now I'm the Bo$$
最后终于出人头地，说话有了分量 [01:19.18]Recipe for a show
演出也开始得心应手 [01:20.35]They say no girls in the cipher, so I rock solo
但他们说干这行女的不行，所以我向来单打独斗 [01:22.75]Then on the Blackstreet, Ill Na Na get me home, though
在居住的黑人社区里（Blackstreet也是一个黑人r&b乐队），Ill Na Na（Foxy Brown的首张专辑）伴我成长 [01:24.28]I rap along to every song
每一首歌我都跟着唱 [01:26.92]And ain't no playing with my Yo-Yo
把玩的时间用来进步（致敬Yo-Yo的代表作You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo） [01:28.46]Check, how I hit every note, though
瞧瞧这音我唱的准不准 [01:30.61]Even sung along with patois
连牙买加黑话都学得有模有样 [01:32.26]Like in the joint she did with Patra
Yo-Yo和Patra合作的那首这样唱 [01:34.10]I'm on a Romantic Call...
“我在甜蜜蜜地打给他” [01:35.81](Talkin' to my baby Down ah mi yard)
（“给我的小情人打电话，就在我家”） [01:38.27]Blank page calling, a ...[??]
（这句听不清，翻不出来......sorry） [01:40.40]The crowd yes ya'llin'
台下的人大声喝彩 [01:41.51]Nonchalantly in the trees at five o'clock in the morning
早晨五点起来抽根叶子，心情平静 [01:42.44]Sported he Kim hardcore wig, then came Lauryn
听着Lil Kim的硬货，接着是经典的Lauryn名作 [01:44.71]She showed me the beauty and the natural cut
是她让我明白什么是美，让我爱上了natural cut（Lauryn Hill的标志发型） [01:47.29]Amplify my Rage, growing out my afro puffs
是她让我保持愤怒，长出了自己的afro puffs（afro puffs也是一种黑人发型，同时也是The Lady Of Rage的代表作） [01:50.75]This is for Latifah, for Lyte, for Shante
这首歌写给Latifah（Queen Latifah），Lyte（MC Lyte）和Shante（Roxanne Shante） [01:52.89]Bahamadia, Lauryn Hill, Heather B, for Jean Grae
写给Bahamadia， Lauryn Hill，Heather B和Jean Grae [01:55.66]E-V-E, Nikki D, Salt-N-Pepa, even me
写给E-V-E，Nikki D，Salt-N-Pepa还有我 [01:58.30]Apani B, for Missy, for Kim, and Foxy
写给Apani B，Missy（Missy Elliot），Kim（Lil Kim），Foxy（ Foxy Brown） [02:00.81]This is for, Rah Digga, Rage, Left Eye, for Yo-Yo
还写给Rah Digga，Rage（The Lady of Rage），Left Eye和Yo-Yo [02:03.32]Paula Perry, Nonchalant, Da Brat, for Jane Doe
写给Paula Perry， Nonchalant， Da Brat和 Jane Doe [02:06.15]Rage, Mystic, BO$$, Sparky D
写给Mysitic，BO$$，Sparky D [02:07.80]For those never seen
写给那些陌生人 [02:09.04]On the search for female emcees
寻找女性MC的人 [02:10.69]The microphone fiends
拿着麦的恶魔也可以是女人 [02:12.04]New millennium, came of age
2000年以后，年岁渐长 [02:13.40]While things stayed the same
但我身边的事物都还是原样 [02:14.49]Media forms changed
传媒的形式已经变了 [02:15.73]New name, from What-What? to Jean Grae
新名字一串串，从那谁谁到 Jean Grae [02:16.97]We bootlegged, the bootleg
可我们私底下磁带还是照样录 [02:18.26]Put away cassette and VHS tapes in vinyl crates
把磁带、录影带、黑胶唱片都放在一处 [02:22.50]Fast forward album release dates
要是按发行时间顺序快进播放 [02:24.98]Hip-hopalizing what we buy or objectify
会发现Hip-Hop已经变了模样 [02:27.37]In these days
正被当作商品摆上橱窗 [02:28.17]Tell me what's the plight of a female MC's fate?
再不知，女MC如何让命途多舛生活艰辛 [02:30.50]Or what's the worth of a woman's story to a DJ?
一个女人成为DJ的故事也再无人听 [02:33.02]Downloading everyone and now my heroes seemingly gone
下载热门歌曲五花八门，而我的偶像似乎已经沉寂 [02:36.16]Search and found Lauryn Hill Unplugged
找了半天才找到Lauryn Hill的不插电版唱片 [02:38.06]Guess I lost one
之前有过，好像给丢了 [02:38.92]Some come and go
万事云烟，来来去去 [02:40.03]Self-labeled ***** and ho
有些人管自己叫叫鸡 [02:41.20]A heretic of discourse
嘴里的话根本没法听进去 [02:42.62]I turn off the radio
我把电台关掉 [02:44.73]I can't relate, nor can I hate
完全没办法和这些音乐产生共鸣，但也不能说讨厌 [02:46.08]For the ways we negotiate
因为本就异路殊途 [02:47.49]The ***ist spaces we navigate
我们对抗性别歧视，无论艰难困苦 [02:48.60]I stay reppin'
我始终高举手中的旗帜 [02:50.13]Vaunted by the crest of hip hop's crescent
但新一代的Hip-Hop红人却为虎作伥 [02:51.78]It seems...
似乎（下句是Lauryn Hill名言：Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need） [02:53.02]"Fantasy's what people want reality to be"
“幻想里的人人都想要，而现实中的才是我们需要面对的” [02:54.55]This is for Latifah, for Lyte, for Shante
这首歌写给Latifah（Queen Latifah），Lyte（MC Lyte）和Shante（Roxanne Shante） [02:57.07]Bahamadia, Lauryn Hill, Heather B, for Jean Grae
写给Bahamadia， Lauryn Hill，Heather B和Jean Grae [02:59.83]E-V-E, Nikki D, Salt-N-Pepa, even me
写给E-V-E，Nikki D，Salt-N-Pepa还有我 [03:02.65]Apani B, for Missy, for Kim, and Foxy
写给Apani B，Missy（Missy Elliot），Kim（Lil Kim），Foxy（ Foxy Brown） [03:05.04]This is for, Rah Digga, Rage, Left Eye, for Yo-Yo
还写给Rah Digga，Rage（The Lady of Rage），Left Eye和Yo-Yo [03:07.55]Paula Perry, Nonchalant, Da Brat, for Jane Doe
写给Paula Perry， Nonchalant， Da Brat和 Jane Doe [03:10.31]Rage, Mystic, BO$$, Sparky D
写给Mysitic，BO$$，Sparky D [03:12.09]For those never seen
写给那些陌生人 [03:13.25]On the search for female emcees
寻找女性MC的人 [03:15.40]The microphone fiends
拿着麦的恶魔也可以是女人 [03:17.68]The world is listening
世界在聆听 [03:27.34]The world is listening
世界在聆听 [03:37.71]The world is listening
世界在聆听 [03:39.01]