Sometimes, lyrics can get lost in translation, or there are parts of them that for people who aren't skilled in vernacular or coloquial speech might miss. I thought I'd create this thread to shed as much light on some of the rap songs that have been composed.
I've decided to start with "Big" by Mack 10, who took part in the rap song version of the Big Show's theme song back in 2000.
Here we go...
Uhh..
I gas-hop when I hit my six-fo' pedal
(I go on my ride at full throttle)
I rock and got fans from ghetto to heavy metal
(I party and gather fans from ghetto to heavy metal)
I took it to the next level - guard gated estates
And marble floors with the the slight bezel
(I went further than I'd gone before. I swung by estates and swiped the walls and floors with my bezel.
Aiyyo I hit the freeways to keep my guns tonin
(I roam the freewaysto keep my engines roaving.)
Get high, start zonin, get paranoid and leave my pits roamin
(Take drugs, go everywhere and... need help with this one.)
Then gently, slide into the seat of my Bentley
Hit the town and if you hate then you're jealous evidently
I'm full platinum for the millenium, my ice bigger
(I'm all set to take on whatever comes my way when the millenium dawns)
Touch my watch or my chain and get shot at least twice ni'a
(Show off my fancy watch, show others I've got a weapon and get into the worst fire fights at least once.)
I be the brightest star shinin in the show
Now everybody say ho if you love Mack 1-0 (hoeeeeeee!)
And to the female fanbase that consume
You gotta be, willin to give up the womb to see my room
(I want somebody experienced, but for that, you gotta have a hysteroctomy because you might sexually transmit something to me.)
So if you're bout that and in your mouth I can burst
(So if you're willing to have one and I can release in your mouth)
Then meet
me backstage and have some rubbers in your purse
(Meet me where nobody can pry and make sure you put rubbers in your mouth, because I've got a ton of spunk in my big balls.)
Chorus: MC Eiht (repeat 2X)
We get in, where we fit in, y'all know the time
Hoo-Bangin', gettin scrilla, y'all check the rhyme
(Partying, charging party goers)
G's in, 2K, nine-nine's behind
Behold, frontline, it's our time to shine
(We're at the peak of our lives)
[K Mac]
I show psycho, pull the plug and make the mic blow
(I go crazy and make the mic overload)
Show no mercy, these mere mortals can't hurt me
(I've become a god amongst men, they can't stop me.)
It's such a pity, I hit the streets and stalk the city
(Human beings are so feeble, I get a kick out of watching them squirm, because I can.)
I be lookin for Trouble, you better call me if you see that fool
That's the same dude I used to chase around school
And take his lunch money, and laugh cause it's funny
What's happenin loc? My whole crew on hundred spokes
We ain't no jokes, in them Chevies with the 'draulics
My game is so polished cause I got the street knowledge
Flossy flossy - never let nobody boss me
I calls the shots, and I takes the whole pot
Stop, drop down, don't wanna hear a sound
From nobody - we'll straight turn out the party
I stays to myself, I don't mess with nobody
(I prefer my own company. I don't try people.
Spend it all now - save WHAT for later?
(Live now, why wait until later. Everything's ripe for the picking.
Up to my penthouse suite, in my private elevator
(Let's fuck in the elevator / have fun up in my penthouse suite)
Chorus
[Boo Kapone]
It's the B double-O, so act like you know
I'm sippin on Mo' on my way to 'The Show'
What's crackin? All y'all invited
So throw your hands up, act a fool and get excited
I leave you Limp like Bizkits, when I kick it
Ghettoriffic, splendid, money's tremendous
Endless, sippin on Pain mixed with Hennes'
Smashin in the drop-top on them thangs that don't bend is
What y'all tellin me, life's in hell in me
Been doin this since Rakim whistled "My Melody"
I stay calm, blew up spots like Vietnam
And all the kids go crazy for Boo like Pokemon
I'm not sure how to interpret the remaining lyrics, but I did my best with the others. What did you think of my translations? Please feel free to make any amendments.
I've decided to start with "Big" by Mack 10, who took part in the rap song version of the Big Show's theme song back in 2000.
Here we go...
Uhh..
I gas-hop when I hit my six-fo' pedal
(I go on my ride at full throttle)
I rock and got fans from ghetto to heavy metal
(I party and gather fans from ghetto to heavy metal)
I took it to the next level - guard gated estates
And marble floors with the the slight bezel
(I went further than I'd gone before. I swung by estates and swiped the walls and floors with my bezel.
Aiyyo I hit the freeways to keep my guns tonin
(I roam the freewaysto keep my engines roaving.)
Get high, start zonin, get paranoid and leave my pits roamin
(Take drugs, go everywhere and... need help with this one.)
Then gently, slide into the seat of my Bentley
Hit the town and if you hate then you're jealous evidently
I'm full platinum for the millenium, my ice bigger
(I'm all set to take on whatever comes my way when the millenium dawns)
Touch my watch or my chain and get shot at least twice ni'a
(Show off my fancy watch, show others I've got a weapon and get into the worst fire fights at least once.)
I be the brightest star shinin in the show
Now everybody say ho if you love Mack 1-0 (hoeeeeeee!)
And to the female fanbase that consume
You gotta be, willin to give up the womb to see my room
(I want somebody experienced, but for that, you gotta have a hysteroctomy because you might sexually transmit something to me.)
So if you're bout that and in your mouth I can burst
(So if you're willing to have one and I can release in your mouth)
Then meet
me backstage and have some rubbers in your purse
(Meet me where nobody can pry and make sure you put rubbers in your mouth, because I've got a ton of spunk in my big balls.)
Chorus: MC Eiht (repeat 2X)
We get in, where we fit in, y'all know the time
Hoo-Bangin', gettin scrilla, y'all check the rhyme
(Partying, charging party goers)
G's in, 2K, nine-nine's behind
Behold, frontline, it's our time to shine
(We're at the peak of our lives)
[K Mac]
I show psycho, pull the plug and make the mic blow
(I go crazy and make the mic overload)
Show no mercy, these mere mortals can't hurt me
(I've become a god amongst men, they can't stop me.)
It's such a pity, I hit the streets and stalk the city
(Human beings are so feeble, I get a kick out of watching them squirm, because I can.)
I be lookin for Trouble, you better call me if you see that fool
That's the same dude I used to chase around school
And take his lunch money, and laugh cause it's funny
What's happenin loc? My whole crew on hundred spokes
We ain't no jokes, in them Chevies with the 'draulics
My game is so polished cause I got the street knowledge
Flossy flossy - never let nobody boss me
I calls the shots, and I takes the whole pot
Stop, drop down, don't wanna hear a sound
From nobody - we'll straight turn out the party
I stays to myself, I don't mess with nobody
(I prefer my own company. I don't try people.
Spend it all now - save WHAT for later?
(Live now, why wait until later. Everything's ripe for the picking.
Up to my penthouse suite, in my private elevator
(Let's fuck in the elevator / have fun up in my penthouse suite)
Chorus
[Boo Kapone]
It's the B double-O, so act like you know
I'm sippin on Mo' on my way to 'The Show'
What's crackin? All y'all invited
So throw your hands up, act a fool and get excited
I leave you Limp like Bizkits, when I kick it
Ghettoriffic, splendid, money's tremendous
Endless, sippin on Pain mixed with Hennes'
Smashin in the drop-top on them thangs that don't bend is
What y'all tellin me, life's in hell in me
Been doin this since Rakim whistled "My Melody"
I stay calm, blew up spots like Vietnam
And all the kids go crazy for Boo like Pokemon
I'm not sure how to interpret the remaining lyrics, but I did my best with the others. What did you think of my translations? Please feel free to make any amendments.