Quando a música “2007” foi lançada por JID?

A música 2007 foi lançada em 2022, no álbum “The Forever Story”.

2007

Q: De quem é a composição da música “2007” de JID?

A música “2007” de JID foi composta por Benjamin Tolbert, Dorcas Cochran, John Christopher II Welch, Lionel Newman, Destin Choice Route, Jermaine L. Cole, Latrell Jaimz Boyd.

Benjamin Tolbert, Dorcas Cochran, John Christopher II Welch, Lionel Newman, Destin Choice Route, Jermaine L. Cole, Latrell Jaimz Boyd

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Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate
We got that winning combination
To what? To regulate
Offense is oh so (forever)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up
I was in high school playin' corner
I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds
Studyin' plays all summer
I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama
2009, bro dropped The Warm Up
I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy
And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed
Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me
I freestyled over his beats
My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee
He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps
Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli
I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats
Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece
While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats
I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back
Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)
I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)
I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track
This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks
So after practice we record and then we got it on wax
And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)
Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit
I wasn't serious enough to even be curious
And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious
So, the spirit of a nigga had changed
To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things
I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes
But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed
Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain
My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name
He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama
And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011
Ib said around that time
We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure
Just combine the leverage with a better effort
You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever
Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid
Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections
Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death
And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself
All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out
Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out
Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out
My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis
Coolest nigga on the campus
Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star
Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field
But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front
On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer
My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer
I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta
No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'
Because between that and school, that was really all
And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw
I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw
But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes
Like Craig on his day off
Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh
Called a squad car, a couple officers
I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous
Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us
Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it
No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it
Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed
And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me
I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets
When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'
Fuck school, no goin' back, he said
If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack
Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

This my son, he came from these nuts
This negro come back from school
All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel
Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more
Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)
He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree
Because we taught education was the number one thing
(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway
He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do
And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him
Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it
(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway
He's back home, I ain't with that
So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"
And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"
So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)
To do what you really wanna do"
We went through this whole brain wrestle
But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)
He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this
This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)
And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him
I know what was in him
All him and his brothers and sisters
They all got the same mindset
Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all
So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden
Anyway

Look
March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped
And I'm comin' off of tour with-
That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul
But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song
Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold
Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"
I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole
But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show
And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more
'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted
Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in
In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin
But all I wanted was a chance
It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge
Still stance, but I'm still standin'
'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded
Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta
Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"
I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance
Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"
So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Yo, that's crazy
That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember
I remember you came to the crib
You remember this? After we had met and
I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up
To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house
I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah
It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas
I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you
Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work
In my mind, if something happen, it happen
If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it
But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip
I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"
That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look
I know that look too well
But a lot of niggas want it
The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip
This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it
And that's the difference, that's the separator
That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want
And the niggas whose names ring out forever
Forever

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate

Nossa ofensiva é ótima, nossa defesa domina

We got that winning combination

Nós temos essa combinação vencedora

To what? To regulate

Para o quê? Para regular

Offense is oh so (forever)

A ofensiva é ótima (para sempre)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up

Sim, 2007, Cole lançou The Come Up

I was in high school playin' corner

Eu estava no ensino médio jogando no canto

I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds

Nunca sonhei em murmurar palavras na frente de centenas

Studyin' plays all summer

Estudando jogadas o verão todo

I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama

Eu vou para a liga se meu surto de crescimento chegar, na minha mãe

2009, bro dropped The Warm Up

2009, meu irmão lançou The Warm Up

I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy

Eu estava no aquecimento jogando Weezy

And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed

E Yukimi, Little Dragon, chama respirando a erva

Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me

Patrick tinha o estúdio do dormitório ao lado do meu

I freestyled over his beats

Eu improvisava sobre suas batidas

My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee

Meu mano Keys transferiu-se do Tennessee

He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps

Ele é um receptor, eu joguei DB como um guarda

Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli

Arranco a corrente de um cara, Talib, Talib Kweli

I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats

Eu poderia ser liricamente, mas eu coloco as chuteiras

Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece

Linhas rabiscadas passando pela minha mente como um pedaço de papel

While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats

Enquanto eu cobria três, jogando nickel, fazendo leituras de segurança, observando os flats

I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back

Eu posso rimar, mas prefiro fazer tackle e pedalar para trás

Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)

Pego uma interceptação quando meu surto de crescimento chega (não importa o tamanho)

I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)

Vou ser capitão, e isso foi por volta de 2010, sem mentira ('porque você está aqui, certo?)

I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track

Eu ganhei "Jogador Novato do Ano" e achei que estava no caminho certo

This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks

Esse cara Pat' estava no meu ouvido falando sobre rimar em faixas

So after practice we record and then we got it on wax

Então, depois do treino, gravamos e colocamos no vinil

And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)

E no campus eu ouvi falar de alguns rappers de Atlanta (ok)

Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit

Disseram que esses caras são bons, talvez possamos fazer algo acontecer e tal

I wasn't serious enough to even be curious

Eu não estava sério o suficiente para sequer ser curioso

And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious

E nós perdemos como todos os jogos, então todos os dias eu fico furioso

So, the spirit of a nigga had changed

Então, o espírito de um cara mudou

To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things

Ao ponto que eu tive que reformular e focar minhas habilidades para outras coisas

I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes

Eu peguei o volante, estou dirigindo em outras pistas

But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed

Mas meu combustível está baixo e meu óleo precisa ser trocado

Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain

Entre todas as outras coisas que estão acontecendo na minha cabeça

My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name

Meu irmão saiu da prisão, eu só o conheço pelo nome

He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama

Ele fez cinco e dez anos de tempo, provavelmente vai ficar com minha mãe

And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

E o pai provavelmente vai ficar bravo, agindo como um idiota às vezes, uh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011

Olha, The Sideline Story saiu em setembro de 2011

Ib said around that time

Ib disse por volta dessa época

We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure

Estávamos à procura de um disco, sob muita pressão

Just combine the leverage with a better effort

Basta combinar a alavancagem com um esforço melhor

You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever

Você pode encontrar um som para nos tirar do underground para sempre

Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid

Talvez você possa abençoar um pouco, um garoto efervescente marrom

Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections

O mais novo de sete do sexto, oito seções

Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death

Section.80 caiu, sim, nós costumávamos tocar essa merda até a morte

And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself

E se eu me lembro corretamente, você tentou assiná-lo para você mesmo

All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out

Enquanto eu estava na minha faculdade fora da cidade, agindo como um louco

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out

Restaurantes, jantando em Destin, correndo, chamando de jantar fora

Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out

Fodendo vadias, deveria estar na aula, mas eu estava me escondendo

My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis

Meus amigos dão um pequeno gole, fumam muita maconha

Coolest nigga on the campus

O cara mais legal do campus

Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star

Agora o cara está pulando os treinos e agindo como uma estrela do rock

Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field

Indo do dormitório para o carro, deixando o campo de futebol

But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front

Mas foda-se, ainda estamos mal, e os problemas da frente de casa

On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer

Na tela inicial do meu telefone me chamando, eu não quero atender

My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer

Meu irmão, Carl, me ligou, disse que minha avó tinha câncer

I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta

Eu deveria me formar e voltar para Atlanta

No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'

Sem emprego, sem dinheiro ou nada de jogar bola

Because between that and school, that was really all

Porque entre isso e a escola, era realmente tudo

And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw

E talvez aqui esteja a gota que fez o camelo quebrar com a palha

I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw

Eu não estava na câmera com aqueles amadores que eles viram

But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes

Mas eles disseram que ainda me pegaram e meus manos roubando caixas

Like Craig on his day off

Como Craig em seu dia de folga

Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh

Nos chamaram no escritório no dia antes de devermos andar, uh

Called a squad car, a couple officers

Chamaram um carro da polícia, alguns policiais

I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous

Eu sabia que o mano ia contar, ele estava parecendo nauseado

Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us

Agora estou sentado em uma cela, o cara nos traiu

Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it

Me tiraram da lista de bolsas de estudo porque eu a perdi

No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it

Sem mais futebol, minha temporada de veterano com camisa vermelha, exausto, então eu desisti

Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed

Então estou de volta em Atlanta com meio grama de erva

And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me

E um Pontiac dourado que minha avó tinha comprado para mim

I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets

Eu estava dormindo no banco de trás, meu pai me chutou para as ruas

When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'

Quando ele viu minha tatuagem no pescoço, então eu disse a ele que estava rimando

Fuck school, no goin' back, he said

Foda-se a escola, não vou voltar, ele disse

If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack

Se eu não posso seguir suas regras, apenas vá e arrume suas coisas

Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

Te disse que ele age como um idiota às vezes

This my son, he came from these nuts

Este é o meu filho, ele veio destas nozes

This negro come back from school

Este negro volta da escola

All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel

Todo tatuado como a Capela Sistina

Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more

Falando que não vai mais jogar futebol

Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)

Porque ele sabe que não vai se tornar profissional (ei, é um padrão que você deixou a casa)

He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree

Ele saiu com uma bolsa integral para ir à escola e obter um diploma

Because we taught education was the number one thing

Porque ensinamos que a educação era a coisa mais importante

(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway

(Todos vocês, desde o seu irmão mais velho) de qualquer maneira

He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do

Ele voltou, determinado a fazer o que estava determinado a fazer

And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him

E eu sei porque eu sei que ele, ele é, quem ele é, nós o ensinamos

Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it

Ei, seja lá o que você fizer, coloque todo o seu ser nisso

(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway

(Faça o seu melhor, seja cem por cento, dê cem por cento) então ele fez isso, de qualquer maneira

He's back home, I ain't with that

Ele está de volta em casa, eu não estou com isso

So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"

Então eu estou dizendo, "Ei, você tem que ir trabalhar"

And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"

E ele está dizendo, "Ei, este é o meu trabalho, o que eu estou prestes a fazer"

So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)

Então eu estou tipo, "Ei cara, às vezes você tem que trabalhar (ou não faça parte disso)

To do what you really wanna do"

Para fazer o que você realmente quer fazer"

We went through this whole brain wrestle

Passamos por essa luta mental toda

But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)

Mas de qualquer maneira, ele ganhou (eu entendo por que você me chamou de coxo porque)

He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this

Ele decidiu que, "Ei pai, eu estou colocando isso, eu estou fazendo isso

This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)

Este é o meu trabalho" e ele se comprometeu com isso (que você pode fazer qualquer coisa que você quiser fazer)

And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him

E ei, o resto é história, eu estou olhando para ele, eu acredito nele

I know what was in him

Eu sei o que estava nele

All him and his brothers and sisters

Todos ele e seus irmãos e irmãs

They all got the same mindset

Todos eles têm a mesma mentalidade

Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all

Faça o seu melhor, dê cem por cento ou não faça nada

So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden

Então, eu sei que seja lá o que ele colocou tudo, ia ser dourado

Anyway

De qualquer maneira

Look

Olha

March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped

10 de março de 2017, The Never Story caiu

And I'm comin' off of tour with-

E eu estou saindo da turnê com-

That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul

Isso foi três anos depois de abrir para Ab-Soul

But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song

Mas é o set de EARTHGANG, eu só vim para fazer uma música

Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold

Doeburger costumava dizer, "Ayy bro, esse pequeno negro é frio

Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"

Continue fazendo o que você está fazendo, você vai conseguir, você vai explodir"

I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole

Eu não sabia que Ced tinha ido em frente e tocou minha merda para Cole

But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show

Mas eu sabia que ele conhecia o jogo, e ele apareceu no seu show

And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more

E então foi onde nos conhecemos pela primeira vez, mas eu não pensei mais nisso

'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted

Até Ced Brown dizer que eu deveria abrir para Omen na minha própria merda, se eu quisesse

Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in

Apenas quatro cidades, talvez consigamos Rob Gibbs no telefone e eu tenho que me concentrar

In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin

No jogo homens crescidos desconfortáveis em sua própria pele

But all I wanted was a chance

Mas tudo o que eu queria era uma chance

It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge

Sinto que estou em um desafio de manequim

Still stance, but I'm still standin'

Ainda parado, mas ainda estou de pé

'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded

Até meu mano estender a mão e eu não estou mais abandonado

Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta

Procurando forças nas ruas de East Atlanta

Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"

Mamãe disse, "Não aceite conselhos, eles vão tentar tirar vantagem"

I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance

Eu estava prestes a assinar com Coach K, eu não aceitei o adiantamento

Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"

Cole diz, "Espere, espere, mano, eu tenho um plano"

So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Então venha, droga, pequeno mano, venha, merda, vamos rolar, foda-se

Yo, that's crazy

Yo, isso é loucura

That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember

Isso é loucura, yo, JID, eu me lembro

I remember you came to the crib

Eu me lembro que você veio para a casa

You remember this? After we had met and

Você se lembra disso? Depois que nos conhecemos e

I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up

Eu disse a você e ao EARTHGANG para aparecerem

To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house

Na casa na Carolina, é a casa do estúdio

I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah

Eu não estava em nenhuma merda, tipo "Yo, eu estou tentando fazer alguma merda de Dreamville com vocês", nah

It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas

Não havia nenhuma conversa, nenhum acordo, eu nem sabia se queria assinar com manos

I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you

Eu só sabia que eu, vocês eram legais, eu gosto de você

Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work

Apenas apareça, vamos ver como é a vibe, vamos trabalhar

In my mind, if something happen, it happen

Na minha mente, se algo acontecer, acontece

If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it

Se não, então legal, os manos só tiveram a chance de se conectar e chutar

But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip

Mas enquanto estávamos lá, a coisa que eu notei de cara

I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"

Eu disse, "Oh, esse mano quer, esse mano realmente quer"

That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look

Esse olhar nos seus olhos, mano, eu conheço esse olhar

I know that look too well

Eu conheço esse olhar muito bem

But a lot of niggas want it

Mas muitos manos querem

The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip

A coisa que eu notei sobre você, meu mano, de cara

This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it

Esse mano não só quer, ele está disposto a fazer o trabalho que é preciso para conseguir

And that's the difference, that's the separator

E essa é a diferença, esse é o separador

That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want

Essa é a diferença entre os manos que nunca conseguem o que querem

And the niggas whose names ring out forever

E os manos cujos nomes ressoam para sempre

Forever

Para sempre

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate

Nuestro ataque es oh sí, nuestra defensa domina

We got that winning combination

Tenemos esa combinación ganadora

To what? To regulate

¿Para qué? Para regular

Offense is oh so (forever)

El ataque es oh sí (para siempre)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up

Sí, 2007, Cole lanzó The Come Up

I was in high school playin' corner

Yo estaba en la escuela secundaria jugando de esquina

I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds

Nunca soñé con murmurar palabras frente a cientos

Studyin' plays all summer

Estudiando jugadas todo el verano

I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama

Llegaré a la liga si mi estirón llega, por mi madre

2009, bro dropped The Warm Up

2009, mi hermano lanzó The Warm Up

I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy

Yo estaba en el calentamiento jugando a Weezy

And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed

Y Yukimi, Little Dragon, respirando fuego con la hierba

Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me

Patrick tenía el estudio del dormitorio junto a mí

I freestyled over his beats

Improvisé sobre sus ritmos

My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee

Mi amigo Keys se transfirió desde Tennessee

He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps

Es un receptor, jugué DB como un guardián

Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli

Arrebatar la cadena de un negro, Talib, Talib Kweli

I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats

Podría ser líricamente, pero me puse los tacos

Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece

Líneas garabateadas pasando por mi mente como un trozo de papel

While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats

Mientras cubría tres, jugando de nickel, haciendo lecturas de seguridad, vigilando los flats

I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back

Puedo rapear, pero prefiero placar y retroceder

Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)

Consigue una intercepción cuando mi estirón llegue (no importa el tamaño)

I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)

Voy a ser capitán, y eso fue alrededor de 2010, sin mentir ('porque estás aquí, ¿verdad?)

I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track

Conseguí "Jugador Novato del Año" y pensé que iba por buen camino

This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks

Este negro Pat' ha estado en mi oído hablando de rimar en pistas

So after practice we record and then we got it on wax

Así que después de la práctica grabamos y luego lo pusimos en cera

And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)

Y en el campus escuché sobre un par de raperos de Atlanta (vale)

Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit

Dijeron que esos negros estaban en su punto, tal vez podríamos hacer algo y mierda

I wasn't serious enough to even be curious

No estaba lo suficientemente serio como para estar siquiera curioso

And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious

Y perdemos como cada juego, así que cada día estoy furioso

So, the spirit of a nigga had changed

Así que, el espíritu de un negro había cambiado

To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things

Hasta el punto de que tuve que reenfocar y concentrar mis habilidades en otras cosas

I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes

Tomé el volante de acero, estoy dirigiendo en otros carriles

But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed

Pero mi combustible está bajo y mi aceite necesita ser cambiado

Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain

Entre todas las otras mierdas que están pasando en mi cerebro

My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name

Mi hermano salió de la cárcel, sólo lo conozco por su nombre

He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama

Hizo un níquel y una moneda en tiempo, probablemente se quedará con mi madre

And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

Y papá probablemente se enfadará, actuando a veces como un tonto, uh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011

Mira, The Sideline Story salió en septiembre de 2011

Ib said around that time

Ib dijo alrededor de esa época

We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure

Estábamos buscando un disco, bajo mucha presión

Just combine the leverage with a better effort

Solo combina la palanca con un mejor esfuerzo

You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever

Podrías encontrar un sonido para sacarnos del underground para siempre

Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid

Quizás puedas bendecir un poco a un niño marrón efervescente

Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections

El más joven de siete de las seis, ocho secciones

Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death

Section.80 cayó, sí, solíamos tocar esa mierda hasta la muerte

And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself

Y si recuerdo bien, intentaste ficharlo para ti mismo

All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out

Todo el tiempo yo estaba en mi universidad fuera de la ciudad, desmadrándome

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out

Restaurantes, cenando en Destin, corriendo, llamándolo cenar fuera

Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out

Follando con perras, se supone que debería estar en clase, pero estaba escondido

My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis

Mis amigos toman un pequeño trago, fuman mucha marihuana

Coolest nigga on the campus

El negro más cool del campus

Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star

Ahora el negro se salta las prácticas y actúa como una estrella de rock

Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field

Pasando de estar en el dormitorio a estar en el coche, dejando el campo de fútbol

But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front

Pero a la mierda, todavía somos malos, y los problemas del frente de casa

On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer

En la pantalla de inicio de mi teléfono llamándome, no quiero contestar

My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer

Mi hermano, Carl, me llamó, dijo que mi abuela tenía cáncer

I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta

Se supone que debo graduarme y volver a Atlanta

No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'

Sin trabajo, sin dinero ni nada de jugar a la pelota

Because between that and school, that was really all

Porque entre eso y la escuela, eso era realmente todo

And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw

Y tal vez aquí está la espalda que rompió el camello con la paja

I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw

No estaba en cámara con esos aficionados que vieron

But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes

Pero dijeron que todavía me pillaron a mí y a mis perros robando cajas

Like Craig on his day off

Como Craig en su día libre

Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh

Nos llamaron a la oficina el día antes de que supiéramos caminar, uh

Called a squad car, a couple officers

Llamaron a un coche de la patrulla, un par de oficiales

I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous

Sé que el hermano iba a delatar, se veía nauseabundo

Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us

Ahora estoy sentado en una celda, el negro nos traicionó

Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it

Me borraron de la lista de becas porque la perdí

No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it

No más fútbol, mi temporada de senior con camiseta roja, agotado, así que lo dejo

Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed

Luego estoy de vuelta en Atlanta con medio gramo de hierba

And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me

Y un Pontiac dorado que mi abuela me había comprado

I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets

Estaba durmiendo en la parte de atrás, mi padre me echó a la calle

When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'

Cuando vio mi cuello tatuado, entonces le dije que estaba rapeando

Fuck school, no goin' back, he said

A la mierda la escuela, no voy a volver, dijo

If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack

Si no puedo seguir sus reglas, solo ve y empaca

Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

Te dije que a veces actúa como un tonto.

This my son, he came from these nuts

Este es mi hijo, salió de estas nueces

This negro come back from school

Este negro vuelve de la escuela

All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel

Todo tatuado como la Capilla Sixtina

Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more

Hablando de que ya no va a jugar al fútbol

Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)

Porque sabe que no va a ser profesional (oye, es un estándar que dejaste la casa)

He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree

Se fue con una beca completa para ir a la escuela y obtener un título

Because we taught education was the number one thing

Porque enseñamos que la educación era lo más importante

(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway

(Cada uno de ustedes, desde su hermano mayor) de todos modos

He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do

Volvió, decidido a hacer lo que estaba decidido a hacer

And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him

Y lo sé porque sé que él, él es, quien es, le enseñamos

Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it

Oye, hagas lo que hagas, pon todo de ti en ello

(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway

(Hazlo lo mejor que puedas, sé cien por ciento, da cien por ciento) así que hizo eso, de todos modos

He's back home, I ain't with that

Está de vuelta en casa, no estoy de acuerdo con eso

So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"

Así que estoy diciendo, "Oye, tienes que ir a trabajar"

And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"

Y él dice, "Oye, este es mi trabajo, lo que estoy a punto de hacer"

So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)

Así que digo, "Oye hombre, a veces tienes que trabajar (o no ser parte de ello)

To do what you really wanna do"

Para hacer lo que realmente quieres hacer"

We went through this whole brain wrestle

Pasamos por esta lucha mental

But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)

Pero de todos modos, él ganó (entiendo por qué me llamaste inútil porque)

He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this

Decidió que, "Oye papá, estoy poniendo esto, estoy haciendo esto

This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)

Este es mi trabajo" y se comprometió con ello (que puedes hacer cualquier cosa que quieras hacer)

And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him

Y oye, el resto es historia, lo miro, creo en él

I know what was in him

Sé lo que había en él

All him and his brothers and sisters

Todos él y sus hermanos y hermanas

They all got the same mindset

Todos tienen la misma mentalidad

Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all

Haz lo mejor que puedas, da el cien por ciento o no lo hagas en absoluto

So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden

Así que, sé que lo que él puso todo en ello, iba a ser dorado

Anyway

De todos modos

Look

Mira

March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped

10 de marzo de 2017, The Never Story cayó

And I'm comin' off of tour with-

Y estoy saliendo de la gira con-

That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul

Eso fue tres años después de abrir para Ab-Soul

But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song

Pero es el set de EARTHGANG, solo vine a hacer una canción

Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold

Doeburger solía decir, "Ayy bro, este pequeño negro es frío

Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"

Sigue haciendo lo que estás haciendo, vas a llegar, vas a explotar"

I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole

No sabía que Ced había ido y había tocado mi mierda para Cole

But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show

Pero sabía que él conocía el juego, y se presentó a su show

And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more

Y entonces fue donde nos conocimos por primera vez, pero no pensé más en ello

'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted

Hasta que Ced Brown dijo que debería abrir para Omen en mi propia mierda, si quería

Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in

Solo cuatro ciudades, tal vez conseguimos a Rob Gibbs en el teléfono y tengo que concentrarme

In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin

En el juego los hombres adultos se sienten incómodos en su propia piel

But all I wanted was a chance

Pero todo lo que quería era una oportunidad

It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge

Se siente como si estuviera en un desafío de maniquíes

Still stance, but I'm still standin'

Aún en posición, pero aún de pie

'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded

Hasta que mi amigo me tiende una mano y ya no estoy varado

Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta

Buscando fortalezas en las calles del este de Atlanta

Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"

Mamá dijo, "No tomes consejos, van a intentar aprovecharse"

I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance

Estaba a punto de firmar con Coach K, no tomé el anticipo

Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"

Cole dice, "Espera, espera, bro, tengo un plan"

So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Así que ven, maldita sea, pequeño negro, ven, mierda, vamos, joder

Yo, that's crazy

Oye, eso es loco

That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember

Eso es loco, oye, JID, recuerdo

I remember you came to the crib

Recuerdo que viniste a la casa

You remember this? After we had met and

¿Recuerdas esto? Después de que nos conocimos y

I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up

Te dije a ti y a EARTHGANG que vinieran

To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house

A la casa en Carolina, es la casa del estudio

I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah

No estaba en ninguna mierda, como "Oye, estoy tratando de hacer algo de Dreamville con ustedes", nah

It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas

No había ninguna conversación, ningún trato, ni siquiera sabía si quería firmar a los negros

I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you

Solo sabía que, ustedes eran geniales, me caen bien

Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work

Solo ven, veamos cómo es la vibra, trabajemos

In my mind, if something happen, it happen

En mi mente, si algo pasa, pasa

If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it

Si no, entonces bien, los negros solo tuvieron la oportunidad de enlazar y patearlo

But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip

Pero mientras estábamos allí, lo que noté de inmediato

I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"

Dije, "Oh, este negro lo quiere, este negro realmente lo quiere"

That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look

Esa mirada en tus ojos, negro, conozco esa mirada

I know that look too well

Conozco esa mirada demasiado bien

But a lot of niggas want it

Pero a muchos negros les gustaría

The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip

Lo que noté sobre ti, mi negro, de inmediato

This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it

Este negro no solo lo quiere, está dispuesto a hacer el trabajo que se necesita para conseguirlo

And that's the difference, that's the separator

Y esa es la diferencia, eso es lo que separa

That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want

Esa es la diferencia entre los negros que nunca consiguen lo que quieren

And the niggas whose names ring out forever

Y los negros cuyos nombres resuenan para siempre

Forever

Para siempre

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate

Notre attaque est oh si, notre défense domine

We got that winning combination

Nous avons cette combinaison gagnante

To what? To regulate

Pour quoi ? Pour réguler

Offense is oh so (forever)

L'attaque est oh si (pour toujours)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up

Ouais, 2007, Cole a sorti The Come Up

I was in high school playin' corner

J'étais au lycée en jouant au coin

I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds

Je n'ai jamais rêvé de marmonner des mots devant des centaines

Studyin' plays all summer

Étudier les jeux tout l'été

I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama

Je vais frapper la ligue si ma poussée de croissance arrive, sur ma maman

2009, bro dropped The Warm Up

2009, mon frère a sorti The Warm Up

I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy

J'étais en échauffement en jouant Weezy

And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed

Et Yukimi, Little Dragon, soufflant des flammes sur la weed

Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me

Patrick avait le studio de la chambre d'étudiant à côté de moi

I freestyled over his beats

J'ai improvisé sur ses beats

My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee

Mon pote Keys a été transféré du Tennessee

He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps

Il est receveur, je joue DB comme un gardien

Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli

Arracher la chaîne d'un mec, Talib, Talib Kweli

I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats

Je pourrais être lyrique, mais je mets des crampons

Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece

Des lignes griffonnées traversent mon esprit comme un morceau de papier

While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats

Pendant que je couvrais trois, jouant nickel, faisant des lectures de sécurité, surveillant les flats

I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back

Je peux rapper, mais je préfère plaquer et reculer

Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)

Obtenir une interception quand ma poussée de croissance frappe (peu importe la taille)

I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)

Je serai capitaine, et c'était vers 2010, sans blague ('parce que tu es là, non ?)

I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track

J'ai eu "Joueur débutant de l'année" et j'ai pensé que j'étais sur la bonne voie

This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks

Ce mec Pat' a été dans mon oreille en parlant de rimer sur des pistes

So after practice we record and then we got it on wax

Alors après l'entraînement, nous enregistrons et puis nous l'avons sur cire

And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)

Et sur le campus, j'ai entendu parler de quelques rappeurs d'Atlanta (d'accord)

Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit

Ils ont dit que ces mecs étaient en forme, peut-être que nous pourrions faire quelque chose et merde

I wasn't serious enough to even be curious

Je n'étais pas assez sérieux pour être curieux

And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious

Et nous perdons comme chaque match, alors chaque jour je suis furieux

So, the spirit of a nigga had changed

Alors, l'esprit d'un mec a changé

To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things

Au point que j'ai dû me retenir et concentrer mes compétences sur d'autres choses

I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes

J'ai pris le volant, je me dirige vers d'autres voies

But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed

Mais mon carburant est bas et mon huile doit être changée

Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain

Parmi toutes les autres merdes qui se passent dans ma tête

My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name

Mon frère est sorti de prison, je ne le connais que par son nom

He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama

Il a fait un nickel et une pièce de dix cents en temps, probablement qu'il restera avec ma maman

And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

Et papa sera probablement énervé, agissant parfois comme un nul, euh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011

Regarde, The Sideline Story est sorti en septembre 2011

Ib said around that time

Ib a dit à peu près à cette époque

We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure

Nous étions à la chasse pour un disque, sous beaucoup de pression

Just combine the leverage with a better effort

Il suffit de combiner le levier avec un meilleur effort

You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever

Vous pourriez trouver un son pour nous sortir de l'underground pour toujours

Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid

Peut-être que vous pouvez bénir un peu, un enfant effervescent brun

Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections

Le plus jeune de sept de la section six, huit

Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death

Section.80 est sorti, ouais, on jouait cette merde à mort

And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself

Et si je me souviens bien, tu as essayé de le signer pour toi-même

All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out

Tout le temps j'étais autour de mon université hors de la ville, en train de faire le fou

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out

Restaurants, dîners à Destin, dîners à la course, on appelle ça dîner dehors

Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out

Baiser des salopes, censé être en classe, mais je me cachais

My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis

Mes amis prennent un petit coup, fument beaucoup de cannabis

Coolest nigga on the campus

Le mec le plus cool du campus

Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star

Maintenant le mec saute les entraînements et agit comme une rock star

Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field

Passant de la chambre d'étudiant à la voiture, quittant le terrain de football

But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front

Mais merde, on est toujours nuls, et les problèmes de la maison

On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer

Sur mon écran d'accueil m'appellent, je ne veux pas répondre

My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer

Mon frère, Carl, m'a appelé, a dit que ma grand-mère avait un cancer

I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta

Je suis censé obtenir mon diplôme et retourner à Atlanta

No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'

Pas de travail, pas d'argent ou rien du tout du ballon

Because between that and school, that was really all

Parce qu'entre ça et l'école, c'était vraiment tout

And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw

Et peut-être que voici le dos qui a brisé le chameau avec la paille

I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw

Je n'étais pas sur la caméra avec ces amateurs qu'ils ont vus

But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes

Mais ils ont dit qu'ils nous ont quand même attrapés, moi et mes potes, en train de voler des boîtes

Like Craig on his day off

Comme Craig lors de son jour de congé

Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh

Ils nous ont appelés au bureau la veille de notre marche, euh

Called a squad car, a couple officers

Ils ont appelé une voiture de patrouille, quelques policiers

I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous

Je sais que le frère allait parler, il avait l'air nauséeux

Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us

Maintenant je suis assis dans une cellule, le mec nous a doublement trahis

Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it

Ils m'ont rayé de la liste des bourses d'études parce que je l'ai perdue

No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it

Plus de football, ma saison senior en red-shirt, épuisé, alors j'arrête

Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed

Puis je suis de retour à Atlanta avec un demi-gramme de weed

And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me

Et une Pontiac dorée que ma grand-mère m'avait achetée

I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets

Je dormais à l'arrière, mon père m'a mis à la rue

When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'

Quand il a vu mon tatouage au cou, puis je lui ai dit que je rappais

Fuck school, no goin' back, he said

Merde à l'école, pas question d'y retourner, il a dit

If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack

Si je ne peux pas suivre ses règles, il suffit de faire mes bagages

Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

Je t'ai dit qu'il agit parfois comme un nul.

This my son, he came from these nuts

C'est mon fils, il est venu de ces noix

This negro come back from school

Ce nègre revient de l'école

All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel

Tout tatoué comme la chapelle Sixtine

Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more

Parlant de ne plus jouer au football

Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)

Parce qu'il sait qu'il ne va pas devenir pro (hey, c'est une norme que tu as quitté la maison)

He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree

Il est parti avec une bourse complète pour aller à l'école et obtenir un diplôme

Because we taught education was the number one thing

Parce que nous avons enseigné que l'éducation était la chose la plus importante

(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway

(Chacun de vous, à partir de votre frère aîné) de toute façon

He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do

Il est revenu, déterminé à faire ce qu'il était déterminé à faire

And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him

Et je le sais parce que je sais qu'il est, qui il est, nous l'avons éduqué

Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it

Hey, quoi que tu fasses, mets-y tout ton être

(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway

(Fais de ton mieux, sois cent pour cent, donne cent pour cent) alors il a fait ça, de toute façon

He's back home, I ain't with that

Il est de retour à la maison, je ne suis pas d'accord avec ça

So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"

Alors je dis, "Hey, tu dois aller travailler"

And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"

Et il dit, "Hey, c'est mon travail, ce que je m'apprête à faire"

So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)

Alors je suis comme, "Hey mec, parfois tu dois travailler (ou ne pas en faire partie)

To do what you really wanna do"

Pour faire ce que tu veux vraiment faire"

We went through this whole brain wrestle

Nous avons traversé cette lutte cérébrale

But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)

Mais de toute façon, il a gagné (je comprends pourquoi tu m'as traité de nul parce que)

He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this

Il a décidé que, "Hey papa, je mets ça en place, je fais ça

This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)

C'est mon travail" et il s'y est engagé (que tu peux faire tout ce que tu veux faire)

And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him

Et hey, le reste appartient à l'histoire, je le regarde, je crois en lui

I know what was in him

Je sais ce qu'il y avait en lui

All him and his brothers and sisters

Tous ses frères et sœurs

They all got the same mindset

Ils ont tous le même état d'esprit

Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all

Fais de ton mieux, donne cent pour cent ou ne le fais pas du tout

So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden

Alors, je sais que quoi qu'il mette tout son être dedans, ça allait être de l'or

Anyway

De toute façon

Look

Regarde

March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped

Le 10 mars 2017, The Never Story est sorti

And I'm comin' off of tour with-

Et je reviens de tournée avec-

That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul

C'était trois ans après avoir fait la première partie pour Ab-Soul

But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song

Mais c'est le set d'EARTHGANG, je suis seulement venu pour faire une chanson

Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold

Doeburger avait l'habitude de dire, "Ayy bro, ce petit nègre est froid

Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"

Continue à faire ce que tu fais, tu vas y arriver, tu vas exploser"

I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole

Je ne savais pas que Ced avait joué ma merde pour Cole

But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show

Mais je savais qu'il connaissait le jeu, et il s'est pointé à son spectacle

And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more

Et c'est là que nous nous sommes rencontrés pour la première fois, mais je n'y ai plus pensé

'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted

Jusqu'à ce que Ced Brown dise que je devrais ouvrir pour Omen sur ma propre merde, si je voulais

Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in

Seulement quatre villes, peut-être que nous obtenons Rob Gibbs au téléphone et je dois me concentrer

In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin

Dans le jeu, les hommes adultes sont mal à l'aise dans leur propre peau

But all I wanted was a chance

Mais tout ce que je voulais, c'était une chance

It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge

J'ai l'impression d'être dans un défi de mannequin

Still stance, but I'm still standin'

Je reste immobile, mais je suis toujours debout

'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded

Jusqu'à ce que mon pote me tende la main et que je ne sois plus bloqué

Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta

Je cherche des forces dans les rues de East Atlanta

Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"

Maman a dit, "Ne prends pas de conseils, ils vont essayer de profiter de toi"

I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance

J'étais sur le point de signer avec Coach K, je n'ai pas pris l'avance

Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"

Cole dit, "Attends, attends, bro, j'ai un plan"

So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Alors viens, merde, petit mec, viens, merde, allons-y, merde

Yo, that's crazy

Yo, c'est fou

That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember

C'est fou, yo, JID, je me souviens

I remember you came to the crib

Je me souviens que tu es venu à la maison

You remember this? After we had met and

Tu te souviens de ça ? Après que nous nous sommes rencontrés et

I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up

Je t'ai dit à toi et à EARTHGANG de venir

To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house

À la maison en Caroline, c'est la maison du studio

I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah

Je n'étais pas sur un truc du genre "Yo, j'essaie de faire un truc Dreamville avec vous", non

It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas

Il n'y avait pas de discussion, pas de contrat, je ne savais même pas si je voulais signer des mecs

I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you

Je savais juste que vous étiez cool, je vous kiffais

Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work

Venez, voyons quelle est l'ambiance, travaillons

In my mind, if something happen, it happen

Dans mon esprit, si quelque chose se passe, ça se passe

If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it

Si ce n'est pas le cas, alors cool, les mecs ont juste eu l'occasion de se rencontrer et de se détendre

But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip

Mais pendant que nous étions là, la chose que j'ai remarquée tout de suite

I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"

J'ai dit, "Oh, ce mec le veut vraiment, il le veut vraiment"

That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look

Ce regard dans tes yeux, mec, je connais ce regard

I know that look too well

Je connais trop bien ce regard

But a lot of niggas want it

Mais beaucoup de mecs le veulent

The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip

La chose que j'ai remarquée à propos de toi, mon pote, tout de suite

This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it

Ce mec ne veut pas seulement ça, il est prêt à faire le travail nécessaire pour l'obtenir

And that's the difference, that's the separator

Et c'est la différence, c'est le séparateur

That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want

C'est la différence entre les mecs qui n'obtiennent jamais ce qu'ils veulent

And the niggas whose names ring out forever

Et les mecs dont les noms résonnent pour toujours

Forever

Pour toujours

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate

Unsere Offensive ist oh so, unsere Verteidigung dominiert

We got that winning combination

Wir haben diese gewinnende Kombination

To what? To regulate

Um was? Um zu regulieren

Offense is oh so (forever)

Offensive ist oh so (für immer)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up

Ja, 2007, Cole veröffentlichte The Come Up

I was in high school playin' corner

Ich war in der High School und spielte in der Ecke

I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds

Ich hätte nie davon geträumt, Worte vor Hunderten zu murmeln

Studyin' plays all summer

Studiere den ganzen Sommer über Spielzüge

I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama

Ich werde in die Liga kommen, wenn mein Wachstumsschub eintritt, auf meine Mama

2009, bro dropped The Warm Up

2009, Bruder veröffentlichte The Warm Up

I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy

Ich war beim Aufwärmen und spielte Weezy

And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed

Und Yukimi, Little Dragon, flammenatmendes Unkraut

Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me

Patrick hatte das Studiozimmer neben mir

I freestyled over his beats

Ich freestylte über seine Beats

My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee

Mein Nigga Keys wechselte aus Tennessee

He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps

Er ist ein Empfänger, ich spielte DB wie ein Hüter

Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli

Schnapp dir eine Nigga-Kette, Talib, Talib Kweli

I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats

Ich könnte lyrisch sein, aber ich ziehe die Stollen an

Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece

Gekritzelte Linien gehen durch meinen Kopf wie ein Papierstück

While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats

Während ich drei abdeckte, spielte Nickel, machte Sicherheitslesungen, beobachtete die Flats

I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back

Ich kann rappen, aber ich würde lieber tackeln und zurücktreten

Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)

Hol einen Pick, wenn mein Wachstumsschub eintritt (es kommt nicht auf die Größe an)

I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)

Ich werde Kapitän sein, und das war um 2010, kein Cap ('weil du hier bist, oder?)

I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track

Ich bekam „Freshman Player of the Year“ und dachte, ich wäre auf dem richtigen Weg

This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks

Dieser Nigga Pat' war in meinem Ohr und redete von Reimen auf Tracks

So after practice we record and then we got it on wax

Also nahmen wir nach dem Training auf und dann hatten wir es auf Wachs

And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)

Und auf dem Campus hörte ich von ein paar Rappern aus Atlanta (okay)

Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit

Sagte, diese Niggas würden schnappen, vielleicht könnten wir etwas passieren lassen und Scheiße

I wasn't serious enough to even be curious

Ich war nicht ernst genug, um auch nur neugierig zu sein

And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious

Und wir verlieren wie jedes Spiel, also bin ich jeden Tag wütend

So, the spirit of a nigga had changed

Also hat sich der Geist eines Niggas verändert

To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things

Bis zu dem Punkt, dass ich umdenken und meine Fähigkeiten für andere Dinge fokussieren musste

I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes

Ich nahm das Stahlrad, ich steuere in andere Fahrspuren

But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed

Aber mein Treibstoff ist niedrig und mein Öl muss gewechselt werden

Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain

Unter all den anderen Scheiße, die in meinem Gehirn vor sich geht

My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name

Mein Bruder kam aus dem Gefängnis, ich kenne ihn nur vom Namen

He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama

Er hat eine Nickel- und eine Dime-Zeit gemacht, wahrscheinlich wird er bei meiner Mama bleiben

And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

Und Papa wird wahrscheinlich wütend, manchmal lächerlich handeln, äh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011

Schau, The Sideline Story kam im September 2011 heraus

Ib said around that time

Ib sagte zu dieser Zeit

We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure

Wir waren auf der Jagd nach einem Rekord, unter viel Druck

Just combine the leverage with a better effort

Kombiniere einfach den Hebel mit einer besseren Anstrengung

You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever

Du könntest einen Sound finden, der uns für immer aus dem Untergrund holt

Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid

Vielleicht kannst du ein wenig, braun sprudelndes Kind segnen

Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections

Der Jüngste von sieben aus den sechs, acht Abschnitten

Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death

Section.80 fiel, ja, wir spielten diese Scheiße zu Tode

And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself

Und wenn ich mich richtig erinnere, hast du versucht, ihn für dich selbst zu unterschreiben

All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out

Die ganze Zeit war ich in meiner auswärtigen Hochschule, wild herum

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', nennen es dinin' out

Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out

Fickende Schlampen, sollte im Unterricht sein, aber ich versteckte mich

My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis

Meine Freunde nehmen einen kleinen Schuss, rauchen viel Cannabis

Coolest nigga on the campus

Coolster Nigga auf dem Campus

Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star

Jetzt überspringt Nigga Praktiken und benimmt sich wie ein Rockstar

Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field

Vom Wohnheim ins Auto, verlässt das Fußballfeld

But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front

Aber scheiß drauf, wir sind immer noch schlecht, und die Probleme von der Heimatfront

On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer

Auf meinem Startbildschirm ruft mich an, ich will nicht antworten

My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer

Mein Bruder, Carl, hat mich angerufen, sagte meine Oma hat Krebs

I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta

Ich soll meinen Abschluss machen und zurück nach Atlanta gehen

No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'

Kein Job, kein Geld oder nichts vom Ballspielen

Because between that and school, that was really all

Denn zwischen dem und der Schule war das wirklich alles

And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw

Und vielleicht ist hier der Rücken, der das Kamel mit dem Strohhalm brach

I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw

Ich war nicht auf Kamera mit diesen Amateuren, die sie sahen

But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes

Aber sie sagten, sie hätten mich und meine Hunde immer noch beim Stehlen von Kisten erwischt

Like Craig on his day off

Wie Craig an seinem freien Tag

Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh

Riefen uns ins Büro einen Tag bevor wir gehen sollten, äh

Called a squad car, a couple officers

Rief ein Einsatzfahrzeug, ein paar Polizisten

I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous

Ich weiß, Bruder wollte erzählen, er sah übel aus

Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us

Jetzt sitze ich in einer Zelle, Nigga hat uns doppelt gekreuzt

Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it

Strich mich von der Liste für Stipendien, weil ich es verloren habe

No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it

Kein Fußball mehr, meine rote Hemd-Senior-Saison, erschöpft, also bin ich weg

Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed

Dann bin ich wieder in Atlanta mit einem halben Gramm Unkraut

And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me

Und einem goldenen Pontiac, den meine Oma für mich gekauft hat

I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets

Ich schlief im Rücken, mein Vater warf mich auf die Straße

When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'

Als er mein Nackentattoo sah, dann erzählte ich ihm, dass ich rappe

Fuck school, no goin' back, he said

Scheiß auf die Schule, kein Zurück, sagte er

If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack

Wenn ich seine Regeln nicht befolgen kann, soll ich einfach packen

Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

Ich sagte dir, er benimmt sich manchmal lächerlich

This my son, he came from these nuts

Das ist mein Sohn, er kam aus diesen Nüssen

This negro come back from school

Dieser Neger kommt von der Schule zurück

All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel

Ganz tätowiert wie die Sixtinische Kapelle

Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more

Redet davon, dass er kein Fußball mehr spielt

Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)

Weil er weiß, dass er nicht Profi wird (hey, es ist normal, dass du das Haus verlassen hast)

He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree

Er hat ein volles Stipendium bekommen, um zur Schule zu gehen und einen Abschluss zu machen

Because we taught education was the number one thing

Weil wir dachten, Bildung sei das Wichtigste

(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway

(Jeder von euch, von eurem ältesten Bruder) sowieso

He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do

Er kam zurück, entschlossen zu tun, was er tun wollte

And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him

Und ich weiß das, weil ich weiß, dass er, er ist, wer er ist, wir haben ihn so erzogen

Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it

Hey, was auch immer du tust, gib dein ganzes Selbst hinein

(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway

(Mach es so gut du kannst, sei hundertprozentig, gib hundertprozentig) also hat er das getan, sowieso

He's back home, I ain't with that

Er ist wieder zu Hause, ich bin damit nicht einverstanden

So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"

Also sage ich: „Hey, du musst arbeiten gehen“

And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"

Und er sagt: „Hey, das ist mein Job, was ich jetzt tun werde“

So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)

Also sage ich: „Hey Mann, manchmal musst du arbeiten (oder sei nicht dabei)

To do what you really wanna do"

Um das zu tun, was du wirklich tun willst“

We went through this whole brain wrestle

Wir haben diesen ganzen Gehirnkampf durchgemacht

But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)

Aber sowieso, er hat gewonnen (Ich verstehe, warum du mich langweilig genannt hast, weil)

He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this

Er hat entschieden: „Hey Dad, ich mache das, ich mache das

This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)

Das ist mein Job“ und er hat sich dazu verpflichtet (dass du alles tun kannst, was du tun willst)

And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him

Und hey, der Rest ist Geschichte, ich schaue ihn an, ich glaube an ihn

I know what was in him

Ich weiß, was in ihm steckt

All him and his brothers and sisters

Er und seine Brüder und Schwestern

They all got the same mindset

Sie alle haben die gleiche Einstellung

Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all

Gib dein Bestes, gib hundert Prozent oder mach es gar nicht

So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden

Also, ich weiß, was auch immer er ganz hineingibt, es wird golden sein

Anyway

Sowieso

Look

Schau

March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped

10. März 2017, The Never Story wurde veröffentlicht

And I'm comin' off of tour with-

Und ich komme von der Tour mit-

That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul

Das war drei Jahre nachdem ich für Ab-Soul eröffnet habe

But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song

Aber es ist EARTHGANG's Set, ich bin nur gekommen, um ein Lied zu machen

Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold

Doeburger pflegte zu sagen: „Ayy Bruder, dieser kleine Neger ist kalt

Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"

Mach weiter so, du wirst es schaffen, du wirst durchstarten“

I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole

Ich wusste nicht, dass Ced vorgegangen war und meine Scheiße für Cole gespielt hatte

But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show

Aber ich wusste, dass er das Spiel kannte, und er kam zu seiner Show

And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more

Und da haben wir uns zum ersten Mal getroffen, aber ich habe nicht mehr daran gedacht

'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted

Bis Ced Brown sagte, dass ich für Omen auf meiner eigenen Scheiße eröffnen sollte, wenn ich wollte

Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in

Nur vier Städte, vielleicht bekommen wir Rob Gibbs ans Telefon und ich muss mich konzentrieren

In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin

Im Spiel fühlen sich erwachsene Männer in ihrer eigenen Haut unwohl

But all I wanted was a chance

Aber alles, was ich wollte, war eine Chance

It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge

Es fühlt sich an, als wäre ich in einer Mannequin-Challenge

Still stance, but I'm still standin'

Immer noch still, aber ich stehe immer noch

'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded

Bis mein Neger mir eine Hand reicht und ich nicht mehr gestrandet bin

Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta

Auf der Suche nach Stärken in den Straßen von East Atlanta

Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"

Mama sagte: „Nimm keinen Rat an, sie werden versuchen, dich auszunutzen“

I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance

Ich wollte bei Coach K unterschreiben, ich habe die Vorauszahlung nicht genommen

Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"

Cole sagt: „Warte, Bruder, ich habe einen Plan“

So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Also komm schon, verdammt, kleiner Neger, komm schon, Scheiße, lass uns loslegen, verdammt

Yo, that's crazy

Yo, das ist verrückt

That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember

Das ist verrückt, yo, JID, ich erinnere mich

I remember you came to the crib

Ich erinnere mich, du bist zum Haus gekommen

You remember this? After we had met and

Erinnerst du dich daran? Nachdem wir uns getroffen hatten und

I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up

Ich habe dir und EARTHGANG gesagt, ihr sollt vorbeikommen

To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house

Zum Haus in Carolina, es ist das Studiohaus

I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah

Ich war nicht auf so einem Scheiß, wie „Yo, ich versuche, etwas Dreamville-Scheiß mit euch zu machen“, nein

It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas

Es gab kein Gerede, keinen Deal, ich wusste nicht einmal, ob ich Neger unter Vertrag nehmen wollte

I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you

Ich wusste nur, dass ich, ihr wart dope, ich stehe auf euch

Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work

Kommt einfach vorbei, schauen wir mal, wie die Stimmung ist, arbeiten wir

In my mind, if something happen, it happen

In meinem Kopf, wenn etwas passiert, passiert es

If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it

Wenn nicht, dann cool, Neger hatten einfach die Chance, sich zu treffen und abzuhängen

But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip

Aber während wir dort waren, das, was ich sofort bemerkt habe

I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"

Ich sagte: „Oh, dieser Neger will es, dieser Neger will es wirklich“

That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look

Dieser Blick in deinen Augen, Neger, ich kenne diesen Blick

I know that look too well

Ich kenne diesen Blick zu gut

But a lot of niggas want it

Aber viele Neger wollen es

The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip

Das, was ich an dir bemerkt habe, mein Neger, sofort

This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it

Dieser Neger will es nicht nur, er ist bereit, die Arbeit zu leisten, die nötig ist, um es zu bekommen

And that's the difference, that's the separator

Und das ist der Unterschied, das ist der Trenner

That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want

Das ist der Unterschied zwischen den Negern, die nie bekommen, was sie wollen

And the niggas whose names ring out forever

Und den Negern, deren Namen für immer in Erinnerung bleiben

Forever

Für immer

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate

Il nostro attacco è così, la nostra difesa domina

We got that winning combination

Abbiamo quella combinazione vincente

To what? To regulate

Per cosa? Per regolare

Offense is oh so (forever)

L'attacco è così (per sempre)

Yeah, 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up

Sì, nel 2007, Cole ha pubblicato The Come Up

I was in high school playin' corner

Ero al liceo a giocare in difesa

I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds

Non ho mai sognato di mormorare parole davanti a centinaia

Studyin' plays all summer

Studiando le mosse per tutta l'estate

I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mama

Entrerò nella lega se arriva il mio scatto di crescita, sulla mia mamma

2009, bro dropped The Warm Up

Nel 2009, il mio fratello ha pubblicato The Warm Up

I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy

Ero al riscaldamento a suonare Weezy

And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed

E Yukimi, Little Dragon, fiamma che respira l'erba

Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me

Patrick aveva lo studio dormitorio accanto a me

I freestyled over his beats

Ho improvvisato sulle sue basi

My nigga Keys transferred in from Tennessee

Il mio amico Keys è trasferito dal Tennessee

He's a receiver, I played DB like a keeps

È un ricevitore, ho giocato in difesa come un custode

Snatch a nigga chain, Talib, Talib Kweli

Strappo la catena a un tizio, Talib, Talib Kweli

I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats

Potrei essere liricamente, ma metto su i tacchetti

Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece

Linee scarabocchiate che passano per la mia mente come un pezzo di carta

While I covered three, playin' nickel, doin' safety reads, watch the flats

Mentre coprivo tre, giocando nickel, facendo letture di sicurezza, guardando i piani

I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back

Posso rappare, ma preferisco placcare e pedalare indietro

Get a pick when my growth spurt hit (it don't matter 'bout the size)

Prendo un intercetto quando arriva il mio scatto di crescita (non importa la dimensione)

I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap ('cause you're here, right?)

Sarò il capitano, e ero intorno al 2010, senza cappello ('perché sei qui, vero?)

I got "Freshman Player of the Year" and figured I was on track

Ho ottenuto "Giocatore Novizio dell'Anno" e ho pensato di essere sulla buona strada

This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks

Questo tizio Pat' mi ha parlato all'orecchio di rimare sui brani

So after practice we record and then we got it on wax

Così dopo l'allenamento registriamo e poi lo mettiamo su cera

And on campus I heard about a couple rappers from Atlanta (okay)

E nel campus ho sentito parlare di un paio di rapper di Atlanta (okay)

Said them niggas be snappin', maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit

Hanno detto che quei ragazzi sono bravi, forse potremmo far succedere qualcosa e merda

I wasn't serious enough to even be curious

Non ero abbastanza serio da essere curioso

And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious

E perdiamo come ogni partita, quindi ogni giorno sono furioso

So, the spirit of a nigga had changed

Così, lo spirito di un tizio è cambiato

To the point I had to reframe and focus my skills for other things

Al punto che ho dovuto riformulare e concentrare le mie abilità su altre cose

I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes

Ho preso il volante, sto guidando in altre corsie

But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed

Ma il mio carburante è basso e il mio olio ha bisogno di essere cambiato

Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain

Tra tutte le altre cose che stanno succedendo nel mio cervello

My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name

Mio fratello è uscito di prigione, lo conosco solo per nome

He did a nickel and a dime in time, probably be stayin' with my mama

Ha fatto cinque e dieci anni di tempo, probabilmente starà con mia mamma

And dad probably get mad, actin' lame sometimes, uh

E papà probabilmente si arrabbierà, comportandosi a volte da stupido, uh

Look, The Sideline Story came out September of 2011

Guarda, The Sideline Story è uscito a settembre del 2011

Ib said around that time

Ib ha detto che in quel periodo

We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure

Eravamo alla ricerca di un disco, sotto molta pressione

Just combine the leverage with a better effort

Basta combinare la leva con uno sforzo migliore

You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever

Potresti trovare un suono per tirarci fuori dall'underground per sempre

Maybe you can bless a little, brown effervescent kid

Forse puoi benedire un po', un ragazzo effervescente marrone

Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections

Il più giovane di sette dalla sezione sei, otto

Section.80 dropped, yeah, we used to play that shit to death

Section.80 è uscito, sì, lo ascoltavamo fino alla morte

And if I recollect correct, you tried to sign him for yourself

E se ricordo bene, hai cercato di firmarlo per te

All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out

Tutto il tempo ero nel mio college fuori città, facendo il selvaggio

Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out

Ristoranti, cenando a Destin, scappando, chiamandolo cenare fuori

Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class, but I was hidin' out

Scopando ragazze, dovevo essere in classe, ma mi nascondevo

My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis

I miei amici fanno un piccolo tiro, fumano un sacco di cannabis

Coolest nigga on the campus

Il tizio più figo del campus

Now nigga skippin' practices and actin' like a rock star

Ora il tizio salta gli allenamenti e si comporta come una rock star

Goin' from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field

Andando dal dormitorio alla macchina, lasciando il campo da football

But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front

Ma cazzo, siamo ancora scarsi, e i problemi dal fronte domestico

On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer

Sul mio schermo di casa mi chiamano, non voglio rispondere

My brother, Carl, hit me, said my granny had cancer

Mio fratello, Carl, mi ha chiamato, ha detto che mia nonna aveva il cancro

I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta

Dovrei laurearmi e tornare ad Atlanta

No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'

Nessun lavoro, nessun soldo o niente da giocare a pallone

Because between that and school, that was really all

Perché tra quello e la scuola, era davvero tutto

And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw

E forse ecco la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il cammello con la paglia

I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw

Non ero in camera con quegli amatori che hanno visto

But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes

Ma hanno detto che mi hanno comunque beccato io e i miei cani a rubare scatole

Like Craig on his day off

Come Craig nel suo giorno libero

Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh

Ci hanno chiamato in ufficio il giorno prima che dovessimo camminare, uh

Called a squad car, a couple officers

Hanno chiamato una macchina della squadra, un paio di agenti

I know bruh was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous

So che il fratello stava per parlare, sembrava nauseato

Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us

Ora sono seduto in una cella, il tizio ci ha traditi

Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it

Mi hanno tolto dalla lista delle borse di studio perché l'ho persa

No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it

Niente più football, la mia stagione da senior con la maglia rossa, esausto, quindi l'ho lasciato

Then I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed

Poi sono tornato ad Atlanta con mezzo grammo di erba

And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me

E una Pontiac d'oro che mia nonna aveva comprato per me

I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets

Dormivo nel retro, mio padre mi ha cacciato per strada

When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin'

Quando ha visto il mio collo tatuato, poi gli ho detto che stavo rappando

Fuck school, no goin' back, he said

Fanculo la scuola, non torno indietro, ha detto

If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack

Se non posso seguire le sue regole, allora vado e faccio le valigie

Told you he be actin' lame sometimes

Ti ho detto che a volte si comporta da stupido

This my son, he came from these nuts

Questo è mio figlio, è nato da queste noci

This negro come back from school

Questo negro torna da scuola

All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel

Tutto tatuato come la Cappella Sistina

Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more

Parlando di non giocare più a football

Because he know he ain't goin' pro (hey, it's a standard that you left the house)

Perché sa che non diventerà professionista (ehi, è uno standard che hai lasciato la casa)

He left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree

È partito con una borsa di studio completa per andare a scuola e ottenere una laurea

Because we taught education was the number one thing

Perché abbiamo insegnato che l'istruzione era la cosa più importante

(Every one of you, from your oldest brother) anyway

(Ognuno di voi, dal tuo fratello maggiore) comunque

He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do

È tornato, determinato a fare ciò che era determinato a fare

And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him

E lo so perché so che lui, lui è, chi è, gli abbiamo insegnato

Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it

Ehi, qualunque cosa tu faccia, mettici tutto te stesso

(Do it your best, be one hundred, give one hundred) so he did that, anyway

(Fallo al meglio, sii cento per cento, dai cento per cento) quindi ha fatto così, comunque

He's back home, I ain't with that

È tornato a casa, non sono d'accordo con questo

So I'm sayin', "Hey, you got to go to work"

Quindi sto dicendo, "Ehi, devi andare a lavorare"

And he sayin', "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do"

E lui dice, "Ehi, questo è il mio lavoro, quello che sto per fare"

So I'm like, "Hey man, some times you got to work (or don't be a part of it)

Quindi io sono tipo, "Ehi uomo, a volte devi lavorare (o non farne parte)

To do what you really wanna do"

Per fare quello che vuoi veramente fare"

We went through this whole brain wrestle

Abbiamo passato tutto questo scontro mentale

But anyway, he won (I understand why you called me lame because)

Ma comunque, ha vinto (capisco perché mi hai chiamato noioso perché)

He decided that, "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this

Ha deciso che, "Ehi papà, sto mettendo questa cosa, sto facendo questo

This is my job" and he committed to it (that you can do anything that you wanted to do)

Questo è il mio lavoro" e si è impegnato in esso (che puoi fare qualsiasi cosa tu voglia fare)

And hey, the rest is history, I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him

E ehi, il resto è storia, lo sto guardando, credo in lui

I know what was in him

So cosa c'era in lui

All him and his brothers and sisters

Tutti lui e i suoi fratelli e sorelle

They all got the same mindset

Hanno tutti la stessa mentalità

Do your best, give a hundred percent or don't do it at all

Fai del tuo meglio, dai il cento per cento o non farlo affatto

So, I know whatever he put his all into, it was gon' be golden

Quindi, so che qualunque cosa lui metta tutto se stesso, sarebbe d'oro

Anyway

Comunque

Look

Guarda

March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped

10 marzo 2017, The Never Story è uscito

And I'm comin' off of tour with-

E sto tornando dal tour con-

That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul

Era tre anni dopo aver aperto per Ab-Soul

But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song

Ma è il set di EARTHGANG, sono venuto solo per fare una canzone

Doeburger used to say, "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold

Doeburger diceva sempre, "Ayy bro, questo piccolo negro è freddo

Keep on doin' what you doin', you gon' make it, you 'gon blow"

Continua a fare quello che stai facendo, ce la farai, esploderai"

I ain't know that Ced had went ahead and played my shit for Cole

Non sapevo che Ced avesse fatto ascoltare la mia roba a Cole

But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show

Ma sapevo che conosceva il gioco, e si è presentato al suo spettacolo

And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more

E poi è lì che ci siamo incontrati per la prima volta, ma non ci ho pensato più di tanto

'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up for Omen on my own shit, if I wanted

Fino a quando Ced Brown ha detto che avrei dovuto aprire per Omen con la mia roba, se volevo

Only four cities, maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phone and I got to hone in

Solo quattro città, forse riusciamo a mettere Rob Gibbs al telefono e devo affinare

In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin

Nel gioco gli uomini adulti si sentono a disagio nella loro pelle

But all I wanted was a chance

Ma tutto quello che volevo era una possibilità

It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge

Mi sento come se fossi in una sfida di manichini

Still stance, but I'm still standin'

Fermo, ma sto ancora in piedi

'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded

Fino a quando il mio amico mi tende una mano e non sono più bloccato

Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta

Cercando forze nelle strade di East Atlanta

Mama said, "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage"

Mamma diceva, "Non prendere consigli, cercheranno di approfittare"

I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance

Stavo per firmare con Coach K, non ho preso l'anticipo

Cole say, "Hold on, wait, bro, I got a plan"

Cole dice, "Aspetta, aspetta, bro, ho un piano"

So come on, damn, lil' nigga, come on, shit, let's roll, fuck

Quindi dai, dannazione, piccolo negro, dai, cazzo, andiamo, cazzo

Yo, that's crazy

Yo, è pazzesco

That's crazy, yo, JID, I remember

È pazzesco, yo, JID, mi ricordo

I remember you came to the crib

Mi ricordo che sei venuto a casa

You remember this? After we had met and

Ti ricordi questo? Dopo che ci eravamo incontrati e

I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up

Ho detto a te e a EARTHGANG di venire

To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house

A casa mia in Carolina, è la casa studio

I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with, y'all", nah

Non ero su nessuna merda, tipo "Yo, sto cercando di fare qualche roba Dreamville con voi", nah

It wasn't no talkin', no deal, I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas

Non c'era nessuna chiacchiera, nessun accordo, non sapevo nemmeno se volevo firmare dei ragazzi

I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you

Sapevo solo che, voi eravate bravi, mi piacevate

Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work

Basta venire, vediamo com'è il vibe, lavoriamo

In my mind, if something happen, it happen

Nella mia mente, se succede qualcosa, succede

If not, then cool, niggas just got a chance to link and kick it

Se no, allora va bene, i ragazzi hanno avuto l'opportunità di collegarsi e di divertirsi

But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip

Ma mentre eravamo lì, la cosa che ho notato subito

I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it"

Ho detto, "Oh, questo negro lo vuole, lo vuole davvero"

That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look

Quello sguardo nei tuoi occhi, negro, conosco quello sguardo

I know that look too well

Conosco troppo bene quello sguardo

But a lot of niggas want it

Ma molti negri lo vogliono

The thing I noticed about you, my nigga, off rip

La cosa che ho notato di te, mio amico, subito

This nigga don't just want it, he willin' to do the work that it takes to get it

Questo negro non lo vuole solo, è disposto a fare il lavoro necessario per ottenerlo

And that's the difference, that's the separator

E questa è la differenza, è il separatore

That's the difference between the niggas that never get what they want

Questa è la differenza tra i negri che non ottengono mai quello che vogliono

And the niggas whose names ring out forever

E i negri i cui nomi risuonano per sempre

Forever

Per sempre

[Перевод песни JID — «2007»]

[Интро: JID]
Наше нападение потрясающе, наша оборона доминирует
У нас та самая выигрышная комбинация
Для чего? Для контроля
Нападение потрясающе (Навсегда)
Да

[Куплет 1: JID]
2007, Коул выпустил «The Come Up»
Я был в старшей школе, играл за корнербека
Я никогда и не мечтал бормотать слова перед сотнями людей
Изучал игру всё лето
Я попаду в лигу, если будет скачок роста, мамой клянусь
2009, бро выпустил «The Warm Up»
Я на разминках слушал Уизи
И Юкими – Little Dragon, выдыхающий горячую травку
У Патрика была студия в общаге неподалёку
Я фристайлил на его битах
Мой ниггер Киз перевёлся сюда из Теннесси
Он ресивер, я играл в защите, как Акиб
Срывал с ниггеров цепочки – Талиб
Талибом Квали я мог бы быть лирически, но я примерил бутсы
Я набрасывал строчки у себя в голове, как на листе бумаги
Пока покрывал трёшку, будучи никельбеком, следил за сэйфти и восьмью ярдами
Я умею читать рэп, но лучше я соберусь и оттесню эту дело
Меня выберут, когда произойдёт скачок роста (Рост не имеет значения здесь, чувак)
И я стану капитаном, по сути, как в 2010 году, точняк
Тогда я получил «Фрешмена Года» и понял, что я на верном пути
Но Патрик прожужжал мне все уши с этой читкой на треках
Так что после тренировок мы писались и отцифровывали всё
И в кампусе я услышал про какую-то парочку рэперов из Атланты (Earthgang!)
Мол, что эти ребята крутые, что у нас с ними может получиться что-нибудь
Я не был настолько серьёзен, даже чтобы любопытствовать
И мы проигрывали почти каждую игру, каждый день я бесился
Итак, мой юношеский настрой поменялся
До того, что мне нужно было переосмыслить свои навыки и сфокусироваться на других вещах
Я взялся за руль и стал ездить по другим полосам
Но топливо у меня на исходе и пора бы поменять масло
Это не говоря о всём прочем дерьме в моём мозге
Мой брат вышел из тюрьмы, а я только и знаю одного его имя
У него ветер свистел в карманах, наверное, сейчас он живёт у мамы
И отец, наверное, злится, ведя себя гнусно подчас

[Куплет 2: JID & Ибрагим "Иб" Хамад]
Глянь
«The Sideline Story» вышел в сентябре 2011
Иб примерно тогда говорил:
Мы охотились за хитом под большим давлением
Просто соединяя влияние с нашими лучшими усилиями
Найти бы звук, который вывезет нас из андерграунда навсегда
Может, ты поможешь смуглому искромётному поцу
Младшему из семерых, с шестого сектора из восьми
«Section .80» вышел, ага, мы заслушали его до дыр
И, если я правильно помню, вы пытались подписать его к себе
Всё это время я был загородом в колледже, куролесил
В ресторанах Дестин ужинает на бегу, тарелки обчищая
Трахал тёлок, должен был быть на учёбе, но я скрывался
Друзья немного выпивают, курят кучу марихуаны, я самый чёткий тип в кампусе
Теперь этот ниггер прогуливает тренировки и ведёт себя как рок-звезда
Из общаги в тачку – и покидаю футбольное поле
Но хер с ним, нам всё равно жаль, плюс проблемы у меня дома
Мне звонят, а я и не думаю отвечать
Мой брат Карл отыскал меня и сказал, что у моей бабушки рак
Что я должен закончить учёбу и вернуться в Атланту
Ни работы, ни денег, ничего от спорта
Ведь, помимо него и школы, я ни фига не делал
И, может, вот из-за чего спину верблюда сломала соломинка
Я не был на камерах с дилетантами, которых они видели
Но они сказали, что застали меня и моих братанов за кражей коробок
Как Крейга в выходной
Задержали нас в рабочий день перед тем, как мы ушли
Вызвали патрульную машину, пару офицеров
Я знал, что чел нас сдаст, ведь у него был отвратный вид
Теперь я сижу за решёткой, тот ниггер нас обставил
Меня выставили из претендентов на стипендию, ведь я перешёл все границы
Никакого мне футбола, мой выпускной в тюремной одежде, я выдохся, провтыкав
И я возвращаюсь в Атланту с полграмма травки
И золотым «Понтиаком», который купила мне моя бабушка
Я спал на заднем сидении, ведь мой отец выгнал меня на улицу
Когда он увидел у меня татуировку на шее и услышал, что я рэпер
И нахер школу, без шансов. Он сказал
Что если я не могу следовать его правилам, то я должен проваливать
Я ж говорил, что он ведёт себя гнусно подчас

[Интерлюдия: Карл Роут Младший]
Это мой сын, он вышел из моей мошонки
Этот черномазый вернулся из школы
Весь в татуировках, как Сикстинская капелла
Сказал, что он больше не играет в футбол
Потому что уверен, что он не станет профессионалом (Хотя вообще-то ты уезжал с боевым настроем)
Но он на свою стипендию доучился и получил диплом
Ведь мы учили его, что образование – это дело номер один
Ну так вот (Каждый из вас будет похож на своего старшего брата)
Он вернулся, полный решимости сделать то, что он намеревался сделать
И я знаю, так как он такой, какой он есть, как мы и учили его:
Что бы ты ни делал, посвящай всего себя этому
Он так и сделал, ну так вот (Добивайся своего, плевать, чего хотят другие)
Он вернулся домой, я не был согласен с ним
И я сказал: «Эй, ты должен пойти на работу»
Он сказал: «Эй, это и есть моя работа, это то, что я собираюсь делать»
И я такой: «Эй, иногда тебе приходится работать (Самому, а не с партнёром)
Чтобы делать то, что ты хочешь делать»
Мы прошли через всю эту идейную борьбу
Но, как бы то ни было, он победил (Пусть будет по-твоему)
Он решил так: «Эй, отец, я ставлю на это, я делаю это
Вот моя работа», и он посвятил себя этому
Ну, а остальное уже история
Я слежу за ним, я верю в него
Я знаю, что в нём что-то было
Он, его браться и сёстры
У них у всех одинаковое мышление
Делайте всё, что в ваших силах, выкладывайтесь на все сто или не делайте этого вовсе
Так что я знаю, во что бы он не вложил все свои силы, это будет золото
В любом случае

[Куплет 3: JID]
Глянь
10-е марта, 2017, «The Never Story» вышел
И я возвращаюсь из тура с ****
Это спустя три года после выступления на разогреве у Ab-Soul
Хотя там был сет EARTHGANG, и я исполнил только одну песню
DoeBurger сказал: «Эй, бро, этот черномазый просто мощь
Продолжай делать своё дело, и у тебя всё срастётся, ты прогремишь»
Я не знал, что Сед пошёл дальше и включил мои записи Коулу
Но я знал, что он в курсе этого и что он приехал на шоу
На котором мы впервые встретились, но я уж было забыл про это
Пока Сед Браун не предложил мне выступить на разогреве у Omen со своими треками, если я захочу
Всего четыре города, может, мы созвонимся с Робом Гиббсом – мне нужно было сосредоточиться
В этой игре взрослым дядям неуютно в собственной шкуре
А мне нужен был всего лишь шанс
Было чувство, будто я участвую в манекен-челлендже
Я застыл неподвижно, но всё ещё на своих двоих
Пока мой братан не протянет руку и не облегчит мне тяжесть
Набираюсь сил на улицах Восточной Атланты
Мама сказала: «Не слушай их советы, они попытаются использовать тебя»
Я почти подписал контракт с Coach K, но я не взял аванс
И Коул сказал: «Погоди, постой, бро, у меня есть план
Так что давай, эй, негритёнок, давай, ёлы-палы, погнали, ёпта»

[Аутро: J. Cole]
Пфф, йоу, охренеть
Охренеть, йоу JID, я помню
Я помню, когда ты пришёл на хату
Ты помнишь это? После того, как мы встретились
И я сказал тебе с EARTHGANG заехать
На дом в Каролину, в домашнюю студию
Я не думал ни о чём по типу «Йоу, я хочу сделать с вами что-нибудь для Dreamville,» нет
Не было никакого разговора про сделки, я даже не знал, хочу ли я подписывать контракты
Просто я знал, что вы все крутые, вы мне нравились
Просто подъезжайте, давайте оценим настрой, поработаем
Я думал, если что-то будет, то оно и произойдёт
Если нет, то и ладно, зато ниггерам выпал шанс присоединиться
Но пока мы были там, кое-что я заметил тотчас
И сказал: «Оу, он хочет этого, он вправду хочет этого»
Этот твой взгляд, брат, я знаю этот взгляд
Я знаю этот взгляд очень хорошо
Но мало ли кто хочет этого
То, что я заметил про тебя, брат мой, тотчас:
«Он не просто этого хочет, он готов проделать всю необходимую работу, чтобы этого достичь»
Вот и вся разница, вот что тебя отличает
Это разница между теми, кто никогда не получают чего хотят
И теми, чьи имена будут звучать вечно
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