Show Business(Explicit)
Show Business (Explicit) - A Tribe Called Quest/Diamond D/Lord Jamar/Sadat X
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Skeff Anselm/D. Murphy/L. Dechalus/Joe Kirkland/Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Malik Taylor
Let me tell you 'bout the snakes the fakes the lies the highs
让我告诉你那些蛇蝎、虚伪、谎言和浮华
At all of these industry shing dings
在这光鲜亮丽的行业聚会中
Where you see the pretty girls
你看到那些美丽的女孩
In the high animated world
在这个充满活力的世界里
Checking for a rapper with all the dough
寻找着那些腰缠万贯的说唱歌手
If you take a sh*t they want to know
如果你稍有闪失，他们就会立刻关注
And if you're gonna fall they won't be around y'all
而如果你跌倒了，他们绝不会在你身边
So you still wanna do the show business
所以你还想涉足演艺圈吗
And you think that you got what it takes
你以为你具备了一切条件
I mean you really gotta rap and be all that
我是说，你真的得说唱并做到最好
And prepare yourself for the breaks
还要为那些挫折做好准备
Check it out
听好了
Do you wanna be in the business
你想进入这个行业吗
The business
这个行业
The ups and downs with the hoes
与那些虚伪的人一起经历起起落落
The business
这个行业
Always getting fronted on at shows
总是在演出中被冷落
The business
这个行业
People gotta stick their nose
人们总是要插一脚
In the business
在这生意里
Yo I gotta speak on the cesspool
我得说说这污浊之地
It's the rap industry and it ain't that cool
说唱行业并不那么酷
Only if you're on stage or if you're speaking to your people
只有当你站在舞台上或与你的粉丝交谈时
Ain't no-one your equal
没有人是你的平等
Especially on the industry side
尤其是在这个行业里
Don't let the gains just glide
别让利益轻易溜走
Right through your fingers you gotta know the deal
你必须明白其中的规则
So Lord Jamar speak because you're real
所以Lord Jamar开口 因为你是真实的
They're giving you the business and putting on a show
他们在玩弄你 上演一场戏
You're a million dollar man that ain't got no dough
你是个身价百万却一无所有的人
But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show
但你却得到了后台的入场券
Sedated and at that fact they elated
他们沉醉于此 并为此欣喜若狂
Time pass and your a** say
时光流逝，你却只问
Where's my loot
我的钱在哪里
The reply is a kick in the a** from a leg and a boot
回应你的却是一脚踢开
All you wanna do is taste the fruit
你只想尝到甜头
But in the back they're making fruit juice
但背后却有人在榨取果汁
You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label
你请求放松，想从公司解脱
Not able cause you signed at the table
却无能为力，因为你已签下合同
For a pretty cash advance now they got a song and dance
为了那笔诱人的预付款，他们现在有了花招
That you didn't recoup
你未能收回成本
More soup with your meal
餐食中多加了些汤
Cause this is the real when you get a record deal
因为当你签下唱片合约时 这才是现实
And I say
我说道
Aw shucks look what the cat hauled in
哎呀 看看猫带回了什么
It's Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest let me begin
是来自A Tribe Called Quest的Phife Dawg 让我开始吧
Like Chuck D I got so much trouble on my mind
像Chuck D一样 我心中有太多烦恼
'Bout these no-talent artists getting signed they can't rhyme
关于这些无才的艺人被签约 他们根本不会押韵
And if that ain't bad you got bootleggers
如果这还不够糟 还有那些盗版者
Going out like suckers motherf**kers
像傻瓜一样四处游荡
Feel it's time that I let loose the lion
我感觉是时候释放内心的猛兽
And if not that then I'll commence to head flying
如果不这样 我就会开始大闹一场
Seems in '91 everybody want a rhyme
似乎91年每个人都想要一段说唱
And then you go and sell my tape for only $5.99
然后你却把我的磁带只卖5.99美元
Please ni**a I've worked too hard for this
拜托 我为此付出了太多努力
No more will I take the booty end of the stick
我再也不会接受这种不公平的待遇
Bogus brothers making albums when they know they can't hack it
虚伪的兄弟们在制作专辑，尽管他们根本不行
Cause they lyrics is played like 8-Ball jackets
因为他们的歌词就像8号球夹克一样老套
Now tell me I can't tear it up
现在告诉我，我不能把它撕碎
Go get yourself some toilet paper cause your lyrics is butt
去拿点厕纸吧，因为你的歌词烂透了
Do you wanna be in the business
你想进入这个行业吗
The business
这个行业
People can't walk a straight line in
人们无法在其中走直线
The business
这个行业
Some of these brothers can't rhyme in
有些兄弟在行业中根本不会押韵
The business
这个行业
A-yo I'm tryna get mine
我只想得到我应得的
The business
这个行业
The party scene is cool but then again it's all the same
派对场景很酷，但说到底都是一样的
You see the same faces but at different places
你在不同的地方看到同样的面孔
When you're up and riding high everything is palsy palsy
当你风生水起时，所有人都对你友好
Get a million pounds and all the skins give you hugs
赚到百万英镑，所有人都对你笑脸相迎
Well that's cool I can dig it it really ain't my bag
好吧，这很酷，我能理解，但这真的不是我的风格
Prefer to max on the side and let my pants sag
我更喜欢在旁放松，让我的裤子松松垮垮
Oh he's a cutie yeah real cute
哦，他真可爱，确实很可爱
But I wasn't that cute when I didn't have no loot
但当我身无分文时，可没人觉得我可爱
Although I hit a pound of herbs I'm still nice with the verbs
尽管我吸了一磅草药，但我依然擅长言辞
So f**k what you heard
所以别管你听到了什么
The Born Cipher Cipher Master makes me think much faster
“Born Cipher Cipher Master”让我思维更加敏捷
But critics still continue to plaster
但批评者依然不断抹黑
My name and discredit my fame
我的名字 贬低我的名声
All that sh*t is game and I don't really give a damn
那些*都只是游戏 我根本不在乎
Eat from the tree of life and throw away the verbal ham
汲取生命之树的养分 抛却无谓的言语
Well excuse me I gotta add my two cents in
抱歉 我得插上两句
Don't be alarmed the rhyme was condensed in
别惊讶 这段韵脚被浓缩了
A matter of minutes so it must be told
在几分钟内完成 所以必须说出来
All that glitters not gold
并非所有闪光之物皆为黄金
Everybody wants a deal help me make a demo
人人都想达成交易 帮我制作样带
See my name in bright lights ride around in a limo
看着我的名字闪耀 乘坐豪华轿车
My moms keeps beefing
母亲不断抱怨
Boy get a job
孩子 找份工作吧
But I wanna make jams damn I know I'll slam
但我想创作音乐 我知道我会成功
Huh well it's not that easy
嗯 这并不容易
You gotta get a label that's willing and able
你需要找到一家愿意且有能力支持的唱片公司
To market and promote and you better hope
去市场推广，你最好祈祷
For what
为了什么
That the product is d**e
为了产品能成功
Take it from Diamond it's like mountain climbing
听Diamond说，这就像爬山
When it comes to rhyming you gotta put your time in
说到押韵，你必须投入时间
Get a good lawyer so problems won't pile
找个好律师，问题才不会堆积
You don't wanna make a pitch that's wild
你不想做出一个疯狂的推销