图派克：风华再现（2003）

“and if I can help it, I don’t plan on taking more.”
如果有帮助的话 我不想吃更多枪子
Rapper, actor and convict, Tupac Shakur, walked out of jail last week,
饶舌歌♥手 演员 罪犯 图派克 上个星期出狱了
bailed out to the tune of $1.4 million by Suge Knight of Death Row Records,
140万保释出死囚区
which signed Shakur to a deal.
标志着这是场交易
My closest friends did me in. My closest friends, my homeys.
我的密友让我来 我最好的朋友 我的家庭
I took care of their whole family, took care of everything,
我被他们一家人照顾
Iooked out for them, put them in the game, turned on me.
和他们在一起 让我兴奋
So I just thought, “How could I make them sorry they ever did this to me?
我在想 我如何答谢他们
“How can I come back, like, 50 times stronger and better?”
我怎么能回来呢 50次 或者更多
Fear is stronger than love. Remember that. Fear is stronger than love.
恐惧比爱更强烈 记住
The love I gave meant nothing when it came to fear.
当恐惧来临 爱什么都不是
No question, sign with Death Row.
没问题 死囚的阴影
Suddenly, I was out on bail, pending appeal.
忽然 我就被保释了
If I win my appeal, which, if God wills, I will,
如果上帝能帮助我赢 我会的
I would’ve done 1 1 months for nothing.
我11个月来 什么都没做
You see that, judge? I didn’t curse. Probation people, I didn’t curse.
你看见了吗 法官 我不再诅咒了
Give me my props. Let me stay free.
让我自♥由♥吧
I was relieved, happy to be home.
我会很小心 让我开心回家
I wanted to drive up and down Sunset
我想看日出日落
because I love L.A. with a passion. I love Sunset, everything about L.A.
因为我爱洛杉矶 因为有激♥情♥ 我爱日落 任何洛杉矶的事
Can I get tatted up real quick? I want a crown here.
我能很快自♥由♥吗?
You know, the energy, that’s L.A.
你知道 洛杉矶的魅力
– Hello? – I’m saying,
你好 我在说
we on Venice Beach. It’s what you do. I’ve been in jail 1 1 months, Tabitha.
我们在威尼斯海滩 那是你要做的 我在监狱里呆了11个月
You’re supposed to put “l love you”.
你应该说“我爱你”
You got to let me get a look at something.
你得让我看一些事
It’s a trip when last week you were in a cell,
你上个星期还在监狱牢房♥里的旅行
and then, next week, I’m up at Monty’s with Cristal champagne
这个星期就伴随着香槟醒来
and filet mignon and lobster and shrimps.
伴随着鱼肉和龙虾
Everybody went, “Let me take you out. You’re home? Let me take you to this!”
每个人都想和我做这个 和我做那个
We was all up in Roscoe’s. I even celebrated at El Pollo Loco
我们去了El Pollo Loco （吃烤鸡的餐馆）
because I was dreaming about El Pollo Loco the whole time.
我做梦都在想着那
Then I went straight to the studio.
然后我们就去了录音室
And I did 24 tracks in less than two weeks.
两个星期内 我录了24次
You can mix it later and have niggas that love being in the studio
一会你在闹 这有喜欢录音的黑鬼
just add the drumbeat and shit. You can do that after the rappers leave.
等说唱歌♥手走了 你们在搬鼓或者其他什么狗屁东西
That’s when it’s fresh.
他们是新来的
Get that beat popping, throw them niggas on the track, put it down.
那些声音会影响录音的 放下来
Everybody will listen, be like, “This is the hook.”
每个人都听着 这是会上瘾的
We’ll go lay the hook. That’s the song.
我们会因为这首歌♥上瘾的
Plus, I had so much to say, I figured this was the best way to vent,
还有 我有很多话要说 这是我发泄的最好方式
instead of paying some psychotherapist $50 million.
代替那些要花我N多钱的精神病医生
I went in the studio. It was cheaper.
我来录音室 很便宜
Here we go! California, get up!
来吧 加州 起床吧
You gotta realize one thing: Tupac is Death Row.
你得认识到一件事 图派克在死囚区呆过
I feel I have more than just a business relationship with him.
我觉得我和他不仅是生意关系了
He can be like a brother, a friend.
他可以变成一个兄弟 朋友
I like everyone on the record company. I like Suge, Snoop and Dre.
我喜欢唱片公♥司♥的每个人 我喜欢 Suge, Snoop 和 Dre.
I hang out with them anyway, now it’s official.
现在我们出去 变得很正式了
This is Tupac and Dr. Dre, and this is the “Week in Rock”!
这是图派克 和 Dr. Dre, 这是“摇滚周”
– Week in Rock, baby! – Week in Rock, baby!
摇滚周 宝贝 摇滚周 宝贝
I came out, I was like, “Dre, I want some beats right now.”
我出来 DRE 我需要一些节拍
He’s like, “I’m working on ‘California Love’.”
我们来首“加州爱”
I said, “You know you owe me this.
我说 你知道怎么做
“I’m new on Death Row, fresh out of jail.
我是出狱的死囚
“You ain’t gonna be finishing your album soon.”
你不会停止你的音乐的
I love collaborating with creative people that’s as talented as ‘Pac.
我喜欢加州的人 就像图派克一样有创造性的人
He got right in and wrote his lyrics while he was behind the mike
他在麦克后恢复了正常 还写了歌♥
and dropped it, and it’s funky.
如果放弃 是很恐惧的
Me coming to Death Row, for another reason was Snoop.
我来自死囚区 其他的原因是史努比
Please welcome America’s Most Wanted,
请欢迎美国最大的通缉犯
Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac.
史努比 狗狗和图派克
The man got so much style.
这个男人有很多方式
Ya’ll know we down with this rock thing, nine-six flavor, Death Row.
你将知道我们知道的这些事 九种滋味 死囚区
But who knew it would last, this West Side staff?
但谁知道最后会怎样 曼哈顿的人们?
Yep, yep, yep. This is me and Snoop, “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted”,
耶 耶 耶 这就是我和史努比 两个纳粹通缉犯
the bomb track. It’s the first single.
这是第一张唱片
It’s gonna be like the anthem of West Coast rap.
这些就像西海岸圣歌♥
This is gonna shake the whole music scene, guaranteed.
我敢保证 这将会震撼整个音乐圈
Me and Snoop represent the nucleus of the entire ghetto.
我和史努比描绘出了犹太区的内核
Snoop represents the more calm, all legit, by the book,
史努比表现得更冷静 更合乎规矩
no waves, let’s get our business handled.
没什么阻碍 让我们做自己的生意吧
I represent the hard-core, no-holds- barred, no-prisoners, relentless thug.
我描述了 没有禁止 没有囚犯 只有凶狠的暴徒
We both represent both sides of the game.
我们描述了这个游戏的两个方面
The calm one and the relentless one.
冷血和无情的
Here’s my commercial for Death Row.
他是我关于死囚区的生意
If you come to Death Row, you will see
如果你去过死囚区 你就会知道的
your art brought to a bigger plateau, and you will be paid one of these days.
你会带来很高的收入 在这些天你会支付一个
Death Row. Count with me. Count with me.
死囚区 算我在内 算我在内
This is for my homeboys in jail.
这是献给我的那些在监狱里的帮派成员的
These are 100s. And they ain’t counterfeit.
重复一百次 这些是真的
If I said it was the money, the struggle continues.
如果我说 这是钱的话 他们就会持续斗争的
I got money, but I have to pay everybody even more money.
我有钱 但我要支付给每个人更多的钱
I owe money to Death Row.
我在死囚区里赚钱
So it’s not just, “Oh, he’s paid. He’s living large.” It’s not like that.
那不只是 他付钱 他需要很多钱活着 不是那样的
People wanna sue you, and I have to settle for this and that
人们要起诉你 但我必须满足于这些
when I know I didn’t do anything, just because it’s like:
当我知道有些事我没做 就因为像这样
“l don’t wanna go to court another eight months.” Makes you work harder.
我不想起诉其他人 做好你的工作就行了
Next year, Death Row is gonna print our own money.
第二年 死囚区开始出版赚钱了
We make so much, we need to start printing our own.
我们做了很多 我们必须自己出版
It’s gonna be me and Suge on the $100 bill.
但我和SUGE只得到了100美元
Me, Suge and Damu gonna be on the $100 bill.
我们只得到100美元
I felt I’m getting pimped.
我觉得我像个皮条客
This is the $100 bill on Death Row money, here.
这是100美元 死囚区的钱 在这里
But you have to come up, start from the bottom and work up to the top.
但你必须振作 重新开始
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome acclaimed rap artist
女士们 先生们 欢迎饶舌歌♥手
and Grammy nominee, Tupac.
格莱美提名者 图派克
People fail to realize this is not just play. I work.
人们根本不能理解 这就是我的工作
Run! Scatter, scatter!
跑 分散 分散
Drag K off the stage. Y’all come on, man.
离开舞台 加油 兄弟
Do it for real, man. One, two, three.
真实一点 一 二 三
When it’s time to get down and do my business, I’m going to.
是时间下来做我的生意了 我要去做
I can’t get no blood on the set?
我不能被冷血处置
Shit.
狗屎
I believe I’m more responsible, more mature and more focused.
我相信我会更负责人 更成熟的
When I was in jail, I couldn’t remember why I was rapping.
当我在监狱里 我不能记住我是一个歌♥手
But I was away from it so long, I said, “I really like going to the studio.
但我已经离开那很久了 我说 我喜欢录音室
“I really like creating.”
我真得喜欢创造
I like music, and I like acting. I like doing it.
我喜欢音乐 我喜欢演戏 我喜欢
I can be me. I can be whoever because I’m true to me.
我能做我自己 我不能做其他人 因为对于我来说 我是真实的
The reason I sell six million records,
因为这个原因 我卖♥♥出600万张唱片
the reason I can go to jail and come out without a scratch,
也是我进监狱然后安然无恙出来的原因
the reason I am who I am is because l can look into my face and find my soul.
因为我能从我的眼里看见我自己的灵魂
It’s there. I didn’t sell it.
就在那 我从没出♥卖♥♥♥过
I thought, “I’m a superpower. Death Row is a superpower.
我想 我是个超级能量 死囚区是个超级能量
“Let’s combine superpowers and ally.”
让我们聚集所有的超级力量吧
Damu! My dog’s going crazy, ready to kill a few people.
天哪 我的狗疯了 它会杀了一些人的
– Yeah. Yeah. – He wanna kill.
耶 耶 他想杀
I love my artists.
我爱我的艺术家
I don’t consider my people artists. I consider them family.
我不考虑我的人是否是艺术家 我考虑他们的家庭
It’s just a big difference, if they decided to turn in rapping or singing,
那很不同 他们是会选择唱歌♥还是说唱
they’d still be my homeboys. We’d still travel together.
但他们仍然是我的兄弟 我们仍然会一起旅行
If they needed something, what’s mine will still be theirs.
如果他们需要什么 我的就是他们的
It’s no situation where I’m dealing with them strictly for business,
我不可能和他们做生意
because they’re good. It’s not like that.
因为他们很好 不像那样
You’ve gotta have more respect for your people.
你会受到你的人更多的尊重
Plus we’ve got a Death Row East going on.
加上我们的死囚区正在进军东海岸
– I’m sure you heard about that. – Tell me about that.
我相信你听说了 告诉我
Hold on. Damu! Damu, sit!
等等 靠 靠 坐下
But Death Row has a reputation for having a thug-like mentality.
死囚区是一种名誉对于一个暴徒来说