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I once knew a nigga whose real name was William
– Niliwahi kumjua nigga ambaye Jina lake Halisi Lilikuwa William
His primary concern was makin’ a million
– Hangaiko lake kuu lilikuwa kupata dola milioni moja
Bein’ the illest hustler that the world ever seen
– Kuwa ‘ hustler mgonjwa kwamba dunia milele kuonekana
He used to fuck movie stars and sniff coke in his dreams
– Alikuwa akitomba nyota za sinema na kunusa coke katika ndoto zake
A corrupted young mind at the age of 13
– Akili changa iliyoharibika akiwa na umri wa miaka 13
Nigga never had a father and his mom was a fiend
– Nigga hakuwahi kuwa na baba na mama yake alikuwa pepo
She put the pipe down, but for every year she was sober
– Aliweka bomba chini, lakini kwa kila mwaka alikuwa na busara
Her son’s heart simultaneously grew colder
– Moyo wa mtoto wake wakati huo huo ulikua baridi
He started hangin’ out, sellin’ bags in the projects
– Alianza hangin ‘ out, kuuza mifuko katika miradi
Checkin’ the young chicks, lookin’ for hit-and-run prospects
– Checkin ‘vifaranga vijana, kuangalia’ kwa hit-na-kukimbia matarajio
He was fascinated by material objects
– Alivutiwa na vitu vya kimwili
But he understood money never bought respect
– Lakini alielewa fedha kamwe kununuliwa heshima
He built a reputation, ’cause he could hustle and steal
– Alijenga sifa, ‘ kwa sababu angeweza kushindana na kuiba
But got locked once and didn’t hesitate to squeal
– Lakini alifungwa mara moja na hakusita kupiga kelele
So criminals he chilled with didn’t think he was real
– Hivyo wahalifu yeye chilled na hakufikiri alikuwa halisi
You see, me and niggas like this have never been equal
– Unaona, mimi na niggas kama hii hawajawahi kuwa sawa
I don’t project my insecurities on other people
– Sitoi usalama wangu kwa watu wengine
He fiended for props like addicts with pipes and needles
– Yeye fiended kwa props kama addicts na mabomba na sindano
And so he felt he had to prove to everyone he was evil
– Na kwa hivyo alihisi ilibidi athibitishe kwa kila mtu alikuwa mwovu
A feeble-minded young man with infinite potential
– Kijana mwenye akili dhaifu na uwezo usio na kipimo
The product of a ghetto-bred capitalistic mental
– Bidhaa ya akili ya kibepari iliyozalishwa na ghetto
Coincidentally dropped out of school to sell weed
– Kwa bahati mbaya aliacha shule ili kuuza magugu
Dancin’ with the Devil, smoked until his eyes would bleed
– Dancin ‘ na Ibilisi, kuvuta sigara mpaka macho yake ingekuwa damu
But he was sick of sellin’ trees and gave in to his greed
– Lakini alikuwa mgonjwa wa kuuza miti na akakubali pupa yake
Everyone tryin’ to be trife, never face the consequences
– Kila mtu kujaribu kuwa trife, kamwe uso matokeo
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
– Labda ulifanya mwezi mmoja tu kwa makosa madogo
Ask a nigga doin’ life if he had another chance
– Uliza nigga doin ‘ maisha kama alikuwa na nafasi nyingine
But then again, there’s always the wicked that knew in advance
– Lakini tena, daima kuna waovu ambao walijua mapema
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
– Cheza milele na Shetani kwenye kizuizi cha seli baridi
But that’s what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
– Lakini ndivyo inavyotokea wakati unabaka, kuua, na kuuza mwamba
Devils used to be God’s angels that fell from the top
– Pepo walikuwa malaika Wa Mungu walioanguka kutoka juu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Hakuna utofauti kwa sababu tunachoma kwenye sufuria inayoyeyuka
So Billy started robbin’ niggas, anything he could do
– Hivyo Billy alianza robbin ‘ niggas, chochote angeweza kufanya
To get his respect back in the eyes of his crew
– Ili kurudisha heshima yake machoni pa wafanyakazi wake
Startin’ fights over little shit up on the block
– Startin ‘ mapambano juu ya shit kidogo juu ya kuzuia
Stepped up to sellin’ mothers and brothers the crack rock
– Wake up mothers & brothers mwamba wa crack
Workin’ overtime for makin’ money for the crack spot
– Kufanya kazi kwa muda wa ziada kwa kutengeneza pesa kwa eneo la ufa
Hit the jackpot and wanted to move up to cocaine
– Hit jackpot na alitaka kuhamia hadi cocaine
Fulfillin’ the Scarface fantasy stuck in his brain
– Kutimiza Ndoto Ya Scarface kukwama katika ubongo wake
Tired of the block niggas treatin’ him the same
– Uchovu wa block niggas kumtendea sawa
He wanted to be major like the cut throats and the thugs
– Alitaka kuwa mkubwa kama vile cut throats na thugs
But when he tried to step to ’em, niggas showed him no love
– Lakini alipojaribu kukanyaga, niggas hakumwonyesha upendo
They told him any motherfuckin’ coward can sell drugs
– Walimwambia kwamba mwoga yeyote wa motherfuckin anaweza kuuza dawa za kulevya
Any bitch nigga with a gun can bust slugs
– Bitch yoyote nigga na bunduki inaweza kupasuka slugs
Any nigga with a red shirt can front like a Blood
– Nigga yoyote iliyo na shati nyekundu inaweza mbele Kama Damu
Even Puffy smoked a motherfucker up in the club
– Hata Puffy alivuta sigara ya mama kwenye kilabu
But only a real thug can stab someone ’til they die
– Lakini ni mhalifu halisi tu anayeweza kumchoma mtu ‘mpaka afe
Standin’ in front of them, starin’ straight into their eyes
– Simama mbele yao, ukitazama moja kwa moja machoni mwao
Billy realized that these men were well-guarded
– Billy alitambua kwamba wanaume hao walikuwa na ulinzi mzuri
And they wanted to test him before business started
– Na walitaka kumjaribu kabla ya biashara kuanza
Suggested rapin’ a bitch to prove he was cold-hearted
– Alipendekeza rapin ‘ bitch kuthibitisha alikuwa baridi-moyo
So now he had a choice between goin’ back to his life
– Kwa hivyo sasa alikuwa na chaguo kati ya kurudi kwenye maisha yake
Or makin’ money with made men up in the cyph’
– Au kutengeneza ‘pesa na wanaume waliotengenezwa kwenye cyph’
His dreams about cars and ice made him agree
– Ndoto zake kuhusu magari na barafu zilimfanya akubali
A hardcore nigga is all he ever wanted to be
– A hardcore nigga ni wote yeye milele alitaka kuwa
And so he met them Friday night at a quarter to three
– Na kwa hivyo alikutana nao ijumaa usiku kwa robo hadi tatu
Everyone tryin’ to be trife, never face the consequences
– Kila mtu kujaribu kuwa trife, kamwe uso matokeo
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
– Labda ulifanya mwezi mmoja tu kwa makosa madogo
Ask a nigga doin’ life if he had another chance
– Uliza nigga doin ‘ maisha kama alikuwa na nafasi nyingine
But then again, there’s always the wicked that knew in advance
– Lakini tena, daima kuna waovu ambao walijua mapema
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
– Cheza milele na Shetani kwenye kizuizi cha seli baridi
But that’s what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
– Lakini ndivyo inavyotokea wakati unabaka, kuua, na kuuza mwamba
Devils used to be God’s angels that fell from the top
– Pepo walikuwa malaika Wa Mungu walioanguka kutoka juu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Hakuna utofauti kwa sababu tunachoma kwenye sufuria inayoyeyuka
They drove around the projects slow while it was rainin’
– Waliendesha karibu na miradi polepole wakati ilikuwa mvua’
Smokin’ blunts, drinkin’ and jokin’ for entertainment
– Smokin ‘blunts, kunywa’ na jokin ‘ kwa ajili ya burudani
Until they saw a woman on the street, walkin’ alone
– Mpaka walipomwona mwanamke barabarani, akitembea peke yake
Three in the mornin’, comin’ back from work, on her way home
– Tatu asubuhi, kurudi kutoka kazini, njiani kurudi nyumbani
And so they quietly got out the car and followed her
– Na kwa hivyo walitoka kimya kimya kwenye gari na kumfuata
Walkin’ through the projects, the darkness swallowed her
– Kutembea kupitia miradi, giza lilimmeza
They wrapped her shirt around her head and knocked her onto the floor
– Walimfunga shati kichwani na kumpiga sakafuni
“This is it, kid, now you got your chance to be raw”
– “Huyu ndiye, mtoto, sasa umepata nafasi yako ya kuwa mbichi”
So Billy yoked her up and grabbed the chick by the hair
– Kwa Hivyo Billy alimfunga nira na kumshika kifaranga kwa nywele
And dragged her into a lobby that had nobody there
– Na kumvuta ndani ya kushawishi ambayo hakuwa na mtu huko
She struggled hard, but they forced her to go up the stairs
– Alijitahidi sana, lakini walimlazimisha kupanda ngazi
They got to the roof and then held her down on the ground
– Walifika kwenye paa na kisha wakamshika chini
Screamin’, “Shut the fuck up, and stop movin’ around!”
– Kupiga kelele, “Funga fuck up, na kuacha movin’ karibu!”
The shirt covered her face, but she screamed and clawed
– Shati lilifunika uso wake, lakini alipiga kelele na kupiga makofi
So Billy stomped on the bitch until he’d broken her jaw
– Hivyo Billy stomped juu ya bitch mpaka yeye d kuvunjwa taya yake
The dirty bastards knew exactly what they were doin’
– Wahalifu wachafu walijua hasa walichokuwa wakifanya’
They kicked her until they cracked her ribs and she stopped movin’
– Walimpiga mateke hadi walipovunja mbavu zake na akaacha kusonga’
Blood leakin’ through the cloth, she cried silently
– Damu ikivuja kupitia kitambaa, alilia kimya kimya
And then they all proceeded to rape her violently
– Na kisha wote wakaendelea kumbaka kwa nguvu
Billy was made to go first, but each of them took a turn
– Billy alifanywa aende kwanza, lakini kila mmoja wao alichukua zamu
Rippin’ her up and chokin’ her until her throat burned
– Rippin ‘yake juu na chokin’ yake mpaka koo yake kuchomwa
Her broken jaw mumbled for God, but they weren’t concerned
– Taya yake iliyovunjika ilimnung’unikia Mungu, lakini hawakujali
When they were done and she was layin’
– Walipomaliza na alikuwa amelala’
Bloody, broken and bruised
– Umwagaji damu, kuvunjika na michubuko
One of them niggas pulled out a brand new .22
– Mmoja wao niggas alitoa bidhaa mpya .22
They told him that she was a witness of what she’d gone through
– Walimwambia kwamba alikuwa shahidi wa kile alichokuwa amepitia
And if he killed her, he was guaranteed a spot in the crew
– Na ikiwa alimuua, alihakikishiwa nafasi katika wafanyakazi
He thought about it for a minute, she was practically dead
– Alifikiria juu yake kwa dakika, alikuwa amekufa
And so he leaned over and put the gun right to her head
– Na kwa hivyo aliinama na kuweka bunduki kichwani mwake
I’m fallin’ and I can’t turn back
– Ninaanguka na siwezi kurudi nyuma
I’m fallin’ and I can’t turn back
– Ninaanguka na siwezi kurudi nyuma
Right before he pulled the trigger and ended her life
– Kabla tu ya yeye kuvuta trigger na kumaliza maisha yake
He thought about the cocaine with the platinum and ice
– Alifikiria juu ya kokeini na platinamu na barafu
And he felt strong standin’ along with his new brothers
– Na alihisi kusimama imara pamoja na ndugu zake wapya
Cocked the gat to her head and pulled back the shirt cover
– Cocked gat kwa kichwa chake na vunjwa nyuma cover shati
But what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter
– Lakini kile alichokiona kilimfanya aanze kutetemeka na kigugumizi
‘Cause he was starin’ into the eyes of his own mother
– ‘Kwa sababu alikuwa starin’ katika macho ya mama yake mwenyewe
She looked back at him and cried ’cause he had forsaken her
– Alimwangalia nyuma na kulia ‘ kwa sababu alikuwa amemwacha
She cried more painfully than when they were rapin’ her
– Alilia kwa uchungu zaidi kuliko walipokuwa wakimbaka
His whole world stopped, he couldn’t even contemplate
– Ulimwengu wake wote ulisimama, hakuweza hata kutafakari
His corruption had successfully changed his fate
– Ufisadi wake ulikuwa umebadili hatima yake kwa mafanikio
And he remembered how his mom used to come home late
– Na alikumbuka jinsi mama yake alivyokuwa akichelewa kurudi nyumbani
Workin’ hard for nothin’, because now what was he worth?
– Kufanya kazi kwa bidii kwa ajili ya kitu chochote, kwa sababu sasa alikuwa na thamani gani?
He turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
– Aliachana na mwanamke ambaye hapo awali alikuwa amemzaa
And cryin’ out to the sky, ’cause he was lonely and scared
– Na kulia mbinguni, kwa sababu alikuwa mpweke na hofu
But only the Devil responded, ’cause God wasn’t there
– Lakini Ni Ibilisi tu aliyejibu, ‘ kwa Sababu Mungu hakuwapo
And right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
– Na hapo hapo alijua ni nini kuwa tupu na baridi
And so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
– Na kwa hivyo akaruka juu ya paa na akafa bila roho
They say death takes you to a better place, but I doubt it
– Wanasema kifo kinakupeleka mahali pazuri, lakini nina shaka
After that, they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
– Baada ya hapo, walimwua mama yake, na hawakuzungumza kamwe juu yake
And listen, ’cause the story that I’m tellin’ is true
– Na sikiliza, ‘kwa sababu hadithi ninayosema’ ni ya kweli
‘Cause I was there with Billy Jacobs, and I raped his mom too
– ‘Kwa sababu nilikuwa huko Na Billy Jacobs, na mimi kubakwa mama yake pia
And now the Devil follows me everywhere that I go
– Na Sasa Shetani ananifuata kila mahali ninapoenda
In fact, I’m sure he’s standin’ among one of you at my shows
– Kwa kweli, nina hakika amesimama kati ya mmoja wenu kwenye maonyesho yangu
And every street cypher, listenin’ to little thugs flow
– Na kila cypher mitaani, kusikiliza thugs kidogo mtiririko
He could be standin’ right next to you, and you wouldn’t know
– Anaweza kuwa amesimama karibu na wewe, na usingejua
The Devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked
– Ibilisi hukua ndani ya mioyo ya wenye ubinafsi na waovu
White, brown, yellow and black — color is not restricted
– Nyeupe, kahawia, njano na nyeusi-rangi haizuiliwi
You have a self-destructive destiny when you’re inflicted
– Una hatima ya kujiharibu wakati unasababishwa
And you’ll be one of God’s children that fell from the top
– Na utakuwa mmoja wa watoto Wa Mungu walioanguka kutoka juu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Hakuna utofauti kwa sababu tunachoma kwenye sufuria inayoyeyuka
So when the Devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
– Kwa hivyo Wakati Shetani anataka kucheza na wewe, ni bora useme kamwe
Because a dance with the Devil might last you forever
– Kwa sababu ngoma na Shetani inaweza kudumu milele
Oh, y’all motherfuckers thought it was over, huh?
– Oh, y’all motherfuckers walidhani ilikuwa juu, huh?
Well, it’s not, you didn’t count on a fallen angel gettin’ back
– Kweli, sio, haukutegemea malaika aliyeanguka kurudi
Into the grace of God and comin’ after you
– Kwa neema ya Mungu na kuja baada yako
Y’all niggas ain’t shit, your producers ain’t shit
– Y’all niggas si shit, wazalishaji wako si shit
Your fuckin’ A & R ain’t shit
– Yako Fuckin ‘ a &Amp; R si shit
I’ll fuckin’ wipe my ass with your demo deal
– Mimi itabidi fuckin ‘ kuifuta punda wangu na demo mpango wako
Yo, Diabolic, take this motherfucker’s head off
– Yo, Diabolic, ondoa kichwa cha mama huyu
Go ‘head and grip Glocks
– Nenda ‘ Kichwa Na kushika Glocks
I’ll snap your trigger finger in six spots
– Nitapiga kidole chako cha kuchochea katika matangazo sita
You’ll have to lip lock with hypodermic needles to lick shots
– Itabidi ufunge mdomo na sindano za hypodermic ili kulamba risasi
I’ll watch you topple flat
– Nitakuangalia ukianguka gorofa
Put away your rings and holla back
– Weka pete zako na holla nyuma
Can’t freestyle; you’re screwed off the top, like bottle caps
– Haiwezi freestyle; wewe ni screwed mbali juu, kama kofia chupa
Beneath the surface
– Chini ya uso
I’m overheatin’ your receiving circuits
– Mimi ni overheatin ‘ mzunguko wako kupokea
By unleashin’ deeper verses than priests speak in churches
– Kwa kufungua mistari ya kina kuliko makuhani wanavyozungumza kanisani
What you preach is worthless
– Kile unachohubiri hakina thamani
Your worship defeat the purpose
– Ibada yako shinda kusudi
Like President Bush takin’ bullets for the secret service
– Kama Rais Bush kuchukua risasi kwa ajili ya huduma ya siri
Beyond what y’all fathom, I shit on cats and jaw tap ’em
– Zaidi ya kile wewe wote fathom, mimi shit juu ya paka na taya bomba ‘ em
Show no compassion, like havin’ a straight-faced orgasm
– Usionyeshe huruma, kama kuwa na mshindo wa uso ulionyooka
Tour jack ’em, have his half-a-10 bitch suck my friend’s dick
– Ziara jack ‘ em, kuwa nusu yake-a-10 bitch suck dick rafiki yangu
In the meantime, you can french kiss this clenched fist
– Wakati huo huo, unaweza kumbusu kifaransa ngumi hii iliyokunjwa
Diabolic: a one-man brigade spreadin’ cancer plague
– Diabolic: kikosi cha mtu mmoja cha kueneza tauni ya saratani
Fist-fuckin’ a pussy’s face, holdin’ a hand grenade
– Fist-fuckin ‘uso pussy ya, holdin’ grenade mkono
So if I catch you bluffin’, faggot, you’re less than nothin’
– Hivyo kama mimi kupata wewe bluffin’, faggot, wewe ni chini ya nothin’
I just had to get that stress off my chest like breast reduction
– Ilinibidi tu kuondoa mkazo huo kifuani mwangu kama vile kupunguza matiti
You motherfuckers are nothin’, you cannot harm me
– Wewe motherfuckers si kitu, huwezi kunidhuru
I’ll resurrect every aborted baby and start an army
– Nitamfufua kila mtoto aliyetolewa mimba na kuanzisha jeshi
Storm the planet, huntin’ you down, ’cause I’m on a mission
– Dhoruba sayari, kuwinda ‘wewe chini,’ kwa sababu mimi nina juu ya ujumbe
To split your body into a billion one-celled organisms
– Kugawanya mwili wako katika viumbe bilioni moja
Immortal Technique’ll destroy your religion, you stupid bitch
– Mbinu ya kutokufa itaharibu dini yako, wewe mjinga mjinga
You’re faker than blue-eyed crackers nailed to a crucifix
– Wewe ni faker kuliko crackers bluu-eyed misumari kwa msalaba
I’m ’bout to blow up, like NASA Challenger computer chips
– I’m bout to blow up, kama chips za kompyuta Za Nasa Challenger
Arsenic language transmitted revolutionarily
– Lugha ya arseniki iliyopitishwa kwa mapinduzi
I’m like time itself: I’m gonna kill you inevitably
– Mimi ni kama wakati yenyewe: mimi nina gonna kuua wewe inevitably
Chemically bomb you, fuck usin’ a chrome piece
– Kemikali bomu wewe, kutomba usin ‘ kipande chrome
I’m Illmatic, you won’t make it home, like Jerome’s niece
– Mimi Ni Mbaya, huwezi kufanya hivyo nyumbani, kama Mpwa Wa Jerome
I’ll sever your head diagonally for thinkin’ of dissin’ me
– Mimi itabidi kukata kichwa yako diagonally kwa kufikiri ‘ya dissin’ me
And then use your dead body to write my name in calligraphy
– Na kisha tumia maiti yako kuandika jina langu kwa maandishi
This puppet democracy brain-washed your psychology
– Demokrasia hii ya kibaraka ubongo-nikanawa saikolojia yako
So you’re nothin’, like diversity without equality
– Kwa hivyo wewe sio kitu, kama utofauti bila usawa
And your crew is full of more faggots than Greek mythology
– Na wafanyakazi wako wamejaa faggots zaidi kuliko hadithi za uigiriki
Usin’ numerology to count the people I sent to Heaven
– Usin ‘ numerology kuhesabu watu niliowatuma Mbinguni
Produces more digits than 22 divided by seven
– Inazalisha tarakimu zaidi ya 22 kugawanywa na saba
You’re like Kevin Spacey: your style is usually suspect
– Wewe ni Kama Kevin Spacey: mtindo wako kawaida ni mtuhumiwa
You never killed a cop, you, not a motherfuckin’ thug yet
– Wewe kamwe kuuawa askari, wewe, si motherfuckin ‘ thug bado
Your mind is empty and spacious
– Akili yako ni tupu na pana
Like the part of the brain that appreciates culture in a racist
– Kama sehemu ya ubongo ambayo inathamini utamaduni katika ubaguzi wa rangi
Face it, you’re too basic, you’re never gonna make it
– Face it, wewe ni msingi sana, wewe ni kamwe gonna kufanya hivyo
Like children walkin’ through Antarctica, butt-naked
– Kama watoto kutembea Kupitia Antaktika, kitako-uchi
