Hiphop Knowledge

You know.. life is funny..
你知道生活如此多姿
If you don't repeat the actions of your own success you won't be successful
如果你不肯為你想要的目標付出努力，那你就不會成功
You gotta know your own formula, your own ingredients.What made you, YOU..
你須知適合自己的方法，你自己的性格優劣，是什麼成就了你
1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
1987年我在“拉丁區”演出(紐約一個著名的hiphop演出夜店)
Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
聽著Afrika Bambaata所構想的製度
The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
這個秩序的提出是為了避免人與人之間的爭端（前面夜店老總和KRS-ONE的朋友因暴力爭端遭槍殺）
He said, 'Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!'
他說：“唱片公司在這種制度下不會對這一系列的暴力爭端毫無辦法的。”
Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
他在沒有法律解決的情況下教了那些最讓我難忘的課
In how hip-hop could be a, many a blessing
關於嘻哈,如何造福我們的生活
And that was great, so in 1988，there was no debate, we had to end the hate Afrika
的想法觸動了大家，所以在1988年這個圈子變得沒有爭執，我們必須消滅憎惡
The name of the game was 'Stop the Violence' and unity, knowledge, and self-reliance
我們舉行的活動叫“停止暴力”同時是團結，知識也是信任的象徵（ hiphop誕生最初的主旨）
We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
我們開始談論Martin和Malcolm（主導美國黑人民權運動的兩位英雄）
Had these ghetto kids goin, 'Huh, what about him?'
那些貧民窟的孩子進來傾聽著：“嗯，他們怎麼樣了？ ”
1989, Professor Griff speaks his mind but his freedom of speech is declined
1989年，professor Griff在他的舞台敞開心扉（公敵成員）但他在舞台上暢所欲言的權利被逐漸削減
1990 came with the West coast.East coast, West coast, who is the best coast? 1990
年蹦出了個西海岸。東海岸，西海岸，哪個才是最溜的海岸？
Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus.The whole argument was where we lost focus
回首往昔，這場爭執的本質是沒營養的。這場海岸大戰讓我們失去了大眾的關注。
We got hopeless; not with the lyrics and music but with hip-hop, and how we used it
我們覺得特別無助；不是因為歌詞和音樂而是因為hiphop和大眾對待它的態度
Or abused it, you know how the crew get. 'You like it cause you choose it'
要么就在歌裡亂罵，你知道那些傢伙是怎麼看待它的。 “你喜歡hiphop是因為你選擇了它！”
1991, we opened our eyes with Human Education Against Lies,we tried to talk about the state of humanity 1991
年我們在做H.E.A.L時開闊了自己的領域，我們嘗試訴說當今人類的現狀。
They called me 'Captain Human', another message was sent'Self Destruction don't pay the {fuckin} rent'
他們管我叫“領頭人”，又有人說：“賣Self destruction的錢都不夠付房租”（self destruction是krs聚集眾多大咖做的一首公益歌曲）
Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
想起了嗎？沒人想為清醒的說唱音樂買帳
It was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wack
這就像是-呆瓜們只會問“那些球員們在哪？我們在哪能見到他們?”（或指沒人願意理解意識說唱的內涵）都是怪人
Hip-Hop culture was fallin flat and that was that
嘻哈文化變得越來越單調的事實越來越凸顯
So in 1992, I found my crew.They said, 'Yo Kris, what you wanna do?'
所以在1992年，我找到了自己的團隊（bdp） 。他們說，“KRS,這次你想幹啥？”（93年以個人名義做歌）
I said, 'Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {shit} I'm contradictory .
我說：“嘿！為什麼他們(bdp)想跟我混？要是我打破了和他們的關係我會矛盾不已
If I play the bitch role, they take my shoe.Tell me what the {fuck} am I supposed to do?'
如果我成了破壞關係的那個角色，他們便會拆我的台。告訴我究竟該怎麼做？”
So I did it, don't stop get it get it get it.All of a sudden these critics they wanna spit it
於是我不讓他們跟我一起做。突然地這些嘴砲王們就想噴我了
'Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry'Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
“krs-one那慫包還在猶豫不決。”就因為我不讓這些rappers跟我混
{Fuck} that, {fuck} you and {fuck} your pen.If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
廢渣玩意帶上你的筆一起滾吧，如果有rapper想diss儘管來，我會讓你折服
But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
但我和我的朋友們就這麼算了
And I really don't wanna have to sit in the pen.So I go back to the philosopher
我實在不想和那些傢伙在筆桿子上坐死。所以，我又繼續做我的“hiphop老師”
1993 hip-hop is uhh.. wack.Go back, check the facts
93年hiphop就像個怪人，回首前人之跡。
1994, 'Return of the Boom Bap'It wasn't all about the loot.It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute 1
994年“Return of the Boom Bap”發布了。這張專的完成要歸功於Harry Allen的“說唱文化研究所”
Blowin up, 1995.Conscious rap is still alive
95年Blowing up這張專讓我看到有思想的說唱依舊存在
But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it.Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
但沒人想要清醒地去唱、去說，沒人肯定它，他們還活在這該死的混沌現實中
1996 it really don't stop.We put together somethin called the Temple of Hip-Hop
96我依舊沒有停止我所做的事，我和我的兄弟搞起了the Temple of Hip-Hop
Not just DJin, breakin, graf and lyrics.But how hip-hop affects the spirit
它的內容不僅僅包含了DJ、霹靂舞、塗鴉和說唱，而且還告訴你hiphop如何影響到我們的思想
'Step Into a World,' that's what I did “
走進同一個世界”這就是我在做的
1997 I was raisin my kid or kids, but I, had to go 1997
年我細心地栽培我的孩子（作品），但我不得不離開
Cause New York DJ's changed the flows to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
因為紐約的那些的DJ們改了他們的flows，穿著的風格換了，身邊的女人也都換了個遍。但我不會因此而改變。
I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
我要是去MTV跳舞的話會被罵的狗血臨頭
So in 1998 I began to debate.Should I go now, or should I really wait?
於是在98年我開始仔細考慮未來，我是應該現在退出說唱圈還是繼續等待？
'99, I moved to L.A. you see and took a gig with the WB
如你所知99年我搬到了L.A還找了個在WB的工作
Started studyin philosophy full-time. To have a full heart, full body, full mind
開始每日每夜地學習（哲學）知識來充實我的身心
But you know what the problem is or was?
但你知道出現了什麼問題嗎?
DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz they so caught up in the cash and jewels DJ
們不花心思改善我的作品，因為他們的眼中只有錢
How they gonna really see a hip-hop school?How they gonna really see a hip-hop temple?
他們的眼中還有hiphop school和hiphop temple嗎？
They don't even wanna play my instrumentals, but big up Dr. Dre, Snoop, Xzibit
那些崽子們甚至不想整我的伴奏，但那些冉冉新星們，Dr. Dre, Snoop, Xzibit
Especially Xzibit, he was there in a minute
尤其是Xzibit，他在公司里呆了段時間
Mic Conception, all of them, said'Yo you need help? I should call them'
那些說唱界的領頭人們對我說：“老哥，如需幫助，解囊相助”
When I was in L.A., I held the crown.Bloods, Crips, they held me down
當我在洛杉磯的時候，老子曾如日中天。不過血幫瘸幫（指一些當頭紅的rapper）的勢頭把我壓了下來
I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
我永遠忘不了和MAD LION和killer pride在跳跳公路車裡瀟灑的日子
Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou.Julio G, that was the crew Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
也忘不了我的兄弟們Icy Ice, Lucky Lou，Julio G，Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor.Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
The list goes on and on, let me tell ya FredWreck, and my man Protest. Much respect, no less
我的團隊多了FredWreck和Protest且人數還有所增長。即便如此，團隊里和睦一團。
To my spiritual and mental defenders.Big up to L.A., temple members
對發家於L.A的temple成員，我精神上和心靈上的捍衛者表示感謝
But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live.I wasn't no executive
但在2000年，我渴望去演出。但在公司我又不是什麼總經理
So I picked up the mic and I quit my job.Said to Simone I gotta get with God
所以我辭去工作重新拿起了麥。和Simone說以後的生活就听天由命了
She said, 'Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya.'
她說：“別太在意這些金錢，做歌的主旨不在於這些。 ”（告誡勿被金錢迷人眼）
Damn, she took me back to Bam!.Took me back to who I am!
嘿！她讓我違背了自己的意願！帶我找回了自己！
Brought me back to the New York land!Now I overstand!..
帶我回到了紐約！如今，我有了新的定向！
{interviewer}Now KRS-One, now you 've been quoted as saying that rap is something we do, hip-hop is something you live.
採訪者：KRS-ONE，現在我引述你的一句話說，說唱是我們的產物而嘻哈卻是我們生活的方式
{KRS} Yes! KRS-ONE:
是的
{interviewer}Explain that to us please.
採訪者：請向大家解釋一下為何這麼說
{KRS -One}Well, well, today hip-hop, we are advocating that hip-hop is not,just a music, it is an attitude, it is an awareness, it is a way to view the world.
嗯~嘻哈走到今天，我們一直在告訴大眾，嘻哈不只是音樂形式，它是一種態度，是一種意識，是我們去看世界的方式
So rap music, is something we do, but HIP- HOP,is something we live.
所以說唱音樂是我們的產物，而嘻哈，則是我們靈感的源泉
And we look at hip-hop, in it's 9 elements;
今天我們看嘻哈被分成了九個部分
which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti art, deejaying, beatboxing,street fashion, street language, street knowledge, and street entrepenurialism - trade and business.
它包含著霹靂舞，說唱，塗鴉藝術，bbox，街頭潮流，街頭語言，街頭知識以及街頭的創業精神-街頭交易和街頭生意
And uhh, that's where y'know that's the hip-hop that that that we're about.
然後你知道嘻哈來自……
We come from the uhh the root of, of Kool DJ Herc, who originated hip-hop in the early
70's 嘻哈源於DJ Kool Herc--在70年代早期創造嘻哈的始祖
and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation (mmhmm) who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
後來Afrika Bambaata和Zulu Nation開辦了The Infinity Lessons，而且在嘻哈里加入了自己的理念
and added conciousness to hip-hop, and then Grandmaster Flashwith the invention of themixer, on to Run-D.M.C. and then myself.
再後來Grandmaster Flash發明了混音技術，在Run-D.M.C.和我的音樂都有用到
And uhh, we created the 'Stop the Violence' movement , you may recall a song, 'Self Destruction' and and and so on.
我們舉辦了一個叫'停止暴力'的活動，說起這個你會想起一首歌叫Self Destruction
All of this , goes to uhh uhh, the idea of LIVING this culture out and taking responsibility for how it looks and and acts in society.
我們所做的這一切是想通過這個文化活出自己的味兒，也盡起我們對社會的責任。