Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
I once knew a nigga whose real name was William
– Ngake ngazi umuntu omnyama Ogama lakhe langempela Kwakunguwilliam
His primary concern was makin’ a million
– Ukukhathazeka kwakhe okuyinhloko kwakuwukwenza isigidi
Bein’ the illest hustler that the world ever seen
– Ukuba ‘ umshushumbisi omubi kunabo bonke owake wabonwa emhlabeni
He used to fuck movie stars and sniff coke in his dreams
– Wayevame ukuhlekisa ngezinkanyezi zamabhayisikobho futhi ahogele i coke emaphusheni akhe
A corrupted young mind at the age of 13
– Ingqondo esencane eyonakele eneminyaka engu-13
Nigga never had a father and his mom was a fiend
– Uniga wayengakaze abe nobaba futhi unina wayeyisidemoni
She put the pipe down, but for every year she was sober
– Wabeka ipayipi phansi, kodwa unyaka ngamunye wayephuza
Her son’s heart simultaneously grew colder
– Inhliziyo yendodana yakhe yabanda ngesikhathi esifanayo
He started hangin’ out, sellin’ bags in the projects
– Waqala ukuchitha isikhathi, ethengisa izikhwama emisebenzini
Checkin’ the young chicks, lookin’ for hit-and-run prospects
– Ukuhlola amaphuphu amancane, ukufuna amathuba okushaya nokugijima
He was fascinated by material objects
– Wayehlabeke umxhwele ngezinto ezibonakalayo
But he understood money never bought respect
– Kodwa wayeqonda ukuthi imali ayikaze ithenge inhlonipho
He built a reputation, ’cause he could hustle and steal
– Wakha idumela ,ngoba wayengashesha futhi entshontshe
But got locked once and didn’t hesitate to squeal
– Kodwa wavalwa kanye futhi akazange anqikaze ukukhala
So criminals he chilled with didn’t think he was real
– Ngakho izigebengu ayezithanda zazingacabangi ukuthi zingokoqobo
You see, me and niggas like this have never been equal
– Uyabona, mina nama-nigga likeengalawa asikaze silingane
I don’t project my insecurities on other people
– Angikhulumi ngokungazethembi kwami kwabanye abantu
He fiended for props like addicts with pipes and needles
– Wayedelela izesekeli ezinjengezilutha ezinamapayipi nezinaliti
And so he felt he had to prove to everyone he was evil
– Ngakho waba nomuzwa wokuthi kwakumelwe afakazele wonke umuntu ukuthi wayemubi
A feeble-minded young man with infinite potential
– Insizwa enengqondo ebuthakathaka enekhono elingenamkhawulo
The product of a ghetto-bred capitalistic mental
– Umkhiqizo wengqondo yobukapitali ekhuliswe eghetto
Coincidentally dropped out of school to sell weed
– Ngokuqondene wayeka isikole ukuze athengise ukhula
Dancin’ with the Devil, smoked until his eyes would bleed
– Ukudansa Nodeveli, ukubhema kuze kube yilapho amehlo akhe ephuma igazi
But he was sick of sellin’ trees and gave in to his greed
– Kodwa wayegula ngokuthengisa izihlahla futhi wanikezela ekuhaheni kwakhe
Everyone tryin’ to be trife, never face the consequences
– Wonke umuntu ozama ukuba ongenacala, akalokothi abhekane nemiphumela
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
– Cishe wenza inyanga eyodwa kuphela ngenxa yamacala amancane
Ask a nigga doin’ life if he had another chance
– Buza umuntu omnyama owenza ukuphila uma enelinye ithuba
But then again, there’s always the wicked that knew in advance
– Kodwa futhi, kukhona njalo ababi ababazi kusengaphambili
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
– Dansaeverade Nodeveli esitokisini esibandayo
But that’s what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
– Kodwa yilokho okwenzekayo lapho udlwengula, ubulala, futhi uthengisa i-rock
Devils used to be God’s angels that fell from the top
– Amademoni ayeyizingelosi Zikankulunkulu ezawa phezulu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Akukho ukwehluka ngoba sishisa endaweni yokuncibilika
So Billy started robbin’ niggas, anything he could do
– Ngakho Ubilly waqala ukuphanga amanigga, noma yini ayengayenza
To get his respect back in the eyes of his crew
– Ukuze abuyisele inhlonipho yakhe emehlweni abasebenzi bakhe
Startin’ fights over little shit up on the block
– Ukuqala ukulwa ngenxa yokungcola okuncane ebhlokini
Stepped up to sellin’ mothers and brothers the crack rock
– Wathengisa omama nabafowabo i-crack rock
Workin’ overtime for makin’ money for the crack spot
– Ukusebenza isikhathi esengeziwe ukuze wenze imali ye-crack spot
Hit the jackpot and wanted to move up to cocaine
– Hit the jackpot futhi wayefuna ukuthuthela cocaine
Fulfillin’ the Scarface fantasy stuck in his brain
– Ukugcwalisa i-Scarface fantasy ebambeke ebuchosheni bakhe
Tired of the block niggas treatin’ him the same
– Tired of the block niggas ukumphatha okufanayo
He wanted to be major like the cut throats and the thugs
– Wayefuna ukuba umajor njengamacut throats namathugs
But when he tried to step to ’em, niggas showed him no love
– Kodwa lapho ezama ukubasekela, amanigga awazange ambonise uthando
They told him any motherfuckin’ coward can sell drugs
– Bamtshela ukuthi noma yimuphi umama oyisigwala angathengisa izidakamizwa
Any bitch nigga with a gun can bust slugs
– Noma yimuphi unigga oyisifebe onesibhamu angabamba ama slug
Any nigga with a red shirt can front like a Blood
– Noma yimuphi umuntu omnyama onehembe elibomvu angahamba phambili njengegazi
Even Puffy smoked a motherfucker up in the club
– Ngisho Nopuffy wayebhema i motherfucker eqenjini
But only a real thug can stab someone ’til they die
– Kodwa yisigebengu sangempela kuphela esingagwaza umuntu ‘aze afe
Standin’ in front of them, starin’ straight into their eyes
– Ngimi phambi kwabo, ngigqolozele emehlweni abo
Billy realized that these men were well-guarded
– Ubilly waqaphela ukuthi la madoda ayeqaphe kahle
And they wanted to test him before business started
– Futhi babefuna ukumvivinya ngaphambi kokuba ibhizinisi liqale
Suggested rapin’ a bitch to prove he was cold-hearted
– Wasikisela ukuba kudlwengulwe indlovukazi ukuze kufakazelwe ukuthi yayinenhliziyo ebandayo
So now he had a choice between goin’ back to his life
– Ngakho manje wayesenokukhetha phakathi kokubuyela ekuphileni kwakhe
Or makin’ money with made men up in the cyph’
– Noma ukwenza imali nabantu abenziwe nge-cyph’
His dreams about cars and ice made him agree
– Amaphupho akhe ngezimoto neqhwa amenza wavuma
A hardcore nigga is all he ever wanted to be
– I nigga enenkani yikho kuphela ayefuna ukuba yikho
And so he met them Friday night at a quarter to three
– Ngakho wahlangana nabo ngolwesihlanu ebusuku ngekota kuya kwezintathu
Everyone tryin’ to be trife, never face the consequences
– Wonke umuntu ozama ukuba ongenacala, akalokothi abhekane nemiphumela
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
– Cishe wenza inyanga eyodwa kuphela ngenxa yamacala amancane
Ask a nigga doin’ life if he had another chance
– Buza umuntu omnyama owenza ukuphila uma enelinye ithuba
But then again, there’s always the wicked that knew in advance
– Kodwa futhi, kukhona njalo ababi ababazi kusengaphambili
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
– Dansaeverade Nodeveli esitokisini esibandayo
But that’s what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
– Kodwa yilokho okwenzekayo lapho udlwengula, ubulala, futhi uthengisa i-rock
Devils used to be God’s angels that fell from the top
– Amademoni ayeyizingelosi Zikankulunkulu ezawa phezulu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Akukho ukwehluka ngoba sishisa endaweni yokuncibilika
They drove around the projects slow while it was rainin’
– Babehamba kancane emisebenzini ngesikhathi lina
Smokin’ blunts, drinkin’ and jokin’ for entertainment
– Ukubhema, ukuphuza nokudlala ukuze uzijabulise
Until they saw a woman on the street, walkin’ alone
– Kuze kube yilapho bebona owesifazane emgwaqweni, ehamba yedwa
Three in the mornin’, comin’ back from work, on her way home
– Abathathu ekuseni, babuya emsebenzini, besendleleni eya ekhaya
And so they quietly got out the car and followed her
– Ngakho baphuma buthule emotweni bamlandela
Walkin’ through the projects, the darkness swallowed her
– Njengoba ayehamba phakathi kwamaphrojekthi, ubumnyama bamgwinya
They wrapped her shirt around her head and knocked her onto the floor
– Bagoqa ihembe lakhe ekhanda futhi bamshaya phansi
“This is it, kid, now you got your chance to be raw”
– “Yilokhu, mfana, manje usuthole ithuba lakho lokuba ongahluziwe”
So Billy yoked her up and grabbed the chick by the hair
– Ngakho Ubilly wamfaka ejokeni futhi wabamba intombazane ngezinwele
And dragged her into a lobby that had nobody there
– Futhi wamdonsa wamyisa endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi eyayingenamuntu lapho
She struggled hard, but they forced her to go up the stairs
– Walwa kanzima, kodwa bamphoqa ukuba akhuphuke izitebhisi
They got to the roof and then held her down on the ground
– Bafika ophahleni base bemgcina phansi
Screamin’, “Shut the fuck up, and stop movin’ around!”
– Ukumemeza, ” Thula, futhi uyeke ukuhamba!”
The shirt covered her face, but she screamed and clawed
– Le ngubo yayimboza ubuso bakhe, kodwa wayememeza futhi enemikhono
So Billy stomped on the bitch until he’d broken her jaw
– Ngakho Ubilly wanyathela le ntombazane waze waphuka umhlathi
The dirty bastards knew exactly what they were doin’
– Ama-dirty bastards ayazi kahle ukuthi ayenzani’
They kicked her until they cracked her ribs and she stopped movin’
– Bamkhahlela baze baphula izimbambo zakhe futhi wayeka ukunyakaza’
Blood leakin’ through the cloth, she cried silently
– Igazi livuza ngendwangu, wakhala buthule
And then they all proceeded to rape her violently
– Futhi bonke baqhubeka nokumdlwengula ngobudlova
Billy was made to go first, but each of them took a turn
– Ubilly kwadingeka ukuba ahambe kuqala, kodwa ngamunye wabo waphenduka
Rippin’ her up and chokin’ her until her throat burned
– Wamkhipha futhi wamshaya kwaze kwaba yilapho umphimbo wakhe usha
Her broken jaw mumbled for God, but they weren’t concerned
– Umhlathi wakhe owaphukile wawukhononda Ngonkulunkulu, kodwa babengakhathazekile
When they were done and she was layin’
– Lapho sebeqedile futhi elele
Bloody, broken and bruised
– Igazi, liphukile futhi linamabala
One of them niggas pulled out a brand new .22
– Omunye wabo amanigga wakhipha okusha sha .22
They told him that she was a witness of what she’d gone through
– Bamtshela ukuthi wayengufakazi walokho ayebhekane nakho
And if he killed her, he was guaranteed a spot in the crew
– Futhi uma embulala, wayeqinisekiswa indawo emkhunjini
He thought about it for a minute, she was practically dead
– Wacabanga ngakho umzuzu owodwa, cishe wayesefile
And so he leaned over and put the gun right to her head
– Ngakho wancika wabeka isibhamu ekhanda lakhe
I’m fallin’ and I can’t turn back
– Ngiyawa futhi angikwazi ukubuyela emuva
I’m fallin’ and I can’t turn back
– Ngiyawa futhi angikwazi ukubuyela emuva
Right before he pulled the trigger and ended her life
– Ngaphambi nje kokuba adonse inhlamvu futhi aqede ukuphila kwakhe
He thought about the cocaine with the platinum and ice
– Wacabanga nge cocaine ne platinum neqhwa
And he felt strong standin’ along with his new brothers
– Futhi wazizwa emile kanye nabafowabo abasha
Cocked the gat to her head and pulled back the shirt cover
– Wafaka isango ekhanda lakhe futhi wakhipha isembozo sehembe
But what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter
– Kodwa lokho akubona kwamenza waqala ukukhononda nokugomela
‘Cause he was starin’ into the eyes of his own mother
– Ngoba wayegqolozele amehlo kanina
She looked back at him and cried ’cause he had forsaken her
– Wambheka emuva futhi wamemeza ngoba wayemshiyile
She cried more painfully than when they were rapin’ her
– Wakhala kabuhlungu kakhulu kunangesikhathi bemdlwengula
His whole world stopped, he couldn’t even contemplate
– Izwe lakhe lonke laphela, wayengakwazi ngisho nokucabanga
His corruption had successfully changed his fate
– Inkohlakalo yakhe yayishintshe isiphetho sakhe ngokuphumelelayo
And he remembered how his mom used to come home late
– Futhi wakhumbula indlela unina ayevame ukubuyela ngayo ekhaya sekwephuzile
Workin’ hard for nothin’, because now what was he worth?
– Ukusebenza kanzima ngeze, ngoba manje wayebiza malini?
He turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
– Wafulathela owesifazane owake wamzala
And cryin’ out to the sky, ’cause he was lonely and scared
– Futhi wamemeza esibhakabhakeni, ngoba wayenesizungu futhi esaba
But only the Devil responded, ’cause God wasn’t there
– Kodwa Udeveli kuphela owaphendula, ‘ ngoba Unkulunkulu wayengekho
And right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
– Futhi khona ke wayazi ukuthi kwakuzoba okungenalutho nokubandayo
And so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
– Ngakho wagxuma waphuma ophahleni wafa engenamphefumulo
They say death takes you to a better place, but I doubt it
– Bathi ukufa kukuyisa endaweni engcono, kodwa ngiyakungabaza
After that, they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
– Ngemva kwalokho, babulala unina, futhi abazange bakhulume ngakho
And listen, ’cause the story that I’m tellin’ is true
– Futhi lalela, ‘ ngoba indaba engiyitshelayo iyiqiniso
‘Cause I was there with Billy Jacobs, and I raped his mom too
– Ngoba ngangikhona nobilly jacobs, futhi nami ngadlwengula unina
And now the Devil follows me everywhere that I go
– Futhi manje Udeveli uyangilandela yonke indawo engiya kuyo
In fact, I’m sure he’s standin’ among one of you at my shows
– Eqinisweni, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi umi phakathi kwenu emibonisweni yami
And every street cypher, listenin’ to little thugs flow
– Futhi yonke imibhalo yasemgwaqweni, ukulalela izigebengu ezincane kugeleza
He could be standin’ right next to you, and you wouldn’t know
– Wayengase ame eduze kwakho, futhi ubungeke wazi
The Devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked
– Udeveli ukhula ezinhliziyweni zabantu abanobugovu nababi
White, brown, yellow and black — color is not restricted
– Umbala omhlophe, onsundu, ophuzi nomnyama awunqunyelwe
You have a self-destructive destiny when you’re inflicted
– Unesiphetho esizibhubhisayo lapho wenziwa
And you’ll be one of God’s children that fell from the top
– Futhi uyoba omunye wabantwana Bakankulunkulu abawa phezulu
There’s no diversity because we’re burnin’ in the melting pot
– Akukho ukwehluka ngoba sishisa endaweni yokuncibilika
So when the Devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
– Ngakho lapho Udeveli efuna ukudansa nawe, kungcono uthi ungalokothi
Because a dance with the Devil might last you forever
– Ngoba umdanso Nodeveli ungase uhlale kuze kubeeverade
Oh, y’all motherfuckers thought it was over, huh?
– Oh, nonke nina ma-motherfuckers nacabanga ukuthi sekuphelile, huh?
Well, it’s not, you didn’t count on a fallen angel gettin’ back
– Yebo, akunjalo, awuzange uthembele ekubuyiselweni kwengelosi ewile
Into the grace of God and comin’ after you
– Emseni Kankulunkulu futhi uyeza ngemva kwakho
Y’all niggas ain’t shit, your producers ain’t shit
– Nonke nina bantu abamnyama akulona iqiniso, abakhiqizi benu abayona iqiniso
Your fuckin’ A & R ain’t shit
– I-fuckin’ a &Amp; R yakho ayiyona into embi
I’ll fuckin’ wipe my ass with your demo deal
– Ngizosula umhlane wami ngesivumelwano sakho sedemo
Yo, Diabolic, take this motherfucker’s head off
– Yo, Diabolic, khumula ikhanda lalo mama
Go ‘head and grip Glocks
– Hamba ‘ ikhanda futhi ubambe Glocks
I’ll snap your trigger finger in six spots
– Ngizokwenza snap inhlamvu yakho umunwe ezindaweni eziyisithupha
You’ll have to lip lock with hypodermic needles to lick shots
– Uzoba ukuvala izindebe nge izinaliti hypodermic ukukhotha isibhamu
I’ll watch you topple flat
– Ngizokubuka ugumbuqela phansi
Put away your rings and holla back
– Beka izindandatho zakho futhi holla emuva
Can’t freestyle; you’re screwed off the top, like bottle caps
– Awukwazi ukugijima ngesitayela samahhala; usuke ususwe phezulu, njengamabhodlela
Beneath the surface
– Ngaphansi komhlaba
I’m overheatin’ your receiving circuits
– Ngishisa ngokweqile izifunda zakho zokwamukela
By unleashin’ deeper verses than priests speak in churches
– Ngokukhipha amavesi ajulile kunabapristi abakhuluma emasontweni
What you preach is worthless
– Lokho okushumayelayo akusizi ngalutho
Your worship defeat the purpose
– Ukukhulekela kwakho kunqoba injongo
Like President Bush takin’ bullets for the secret service
– Njengomongameli Ubush uthatha izinhlamvu ze-secret service
Beyond what y’all fathom, I shit on cats and jaw tap ’em
– Ngaphandle kwalokho enikuqondayo, ngiyahlanya emakati nasemhlathini ngiyabathinta
Show no compassion, like havin’ a straight-faced orgasm
– Ungabonisi uzwela, njengokuba ne-orgasm eqondile
Tour jack ’em, have his half-a-10 bitch suck my friend’s dick
– Tour jack ‘ em, babe isigamu-a-10 bitch wakhe suck umngane wami dick
In the meantime, you can french kiss this clenched fist
– Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ungakwazi french kiss lokhu isibhakela clenched
Diabolic: a one-man brigade spreadin’ cancer plague
– I-Diabolic: ibutho lomuntu oyedwa elisakaza isifo somdlavuza
Fist-fuckin’ a pussy’s face, holdin’ a hand grenade
– Isibhakela-fuckin ‘ubuso pussy sika, ephethe’ ibhomu lesandla
So if I catch you bluffin’, faggot, you’re less than nothin’
– Ngakho uma ngikubamba u-bluffin, faggot, awunalutho
I just had to get that stress off my chest like breast reduction
– Kwadingeka ngisuse lokho kucindezeleka esifubeni sami njengokunciphisa amabele
You motherfuckers are nothin’, you cannot harm me
– Wena mama-fuckers awulutho, awukwazi ukungilimaza
I’ll resurrect every aborted baby and start an army
– Ngizovusa zonke izingane ezikhishwe isisu bese ngiqala ibutho
Storm the planet, huntin’ you down, ’cause I’m on a mission
– Stor iplanethi, uzingele, ngoba ngisemkhankasweni
To split your body into a billion one-celled organisms
– Ukuhlukanisa umzimba wakho ube yizigidigidi zezinto eziphilayo ezineseli elilodwa
Immortal Technique’ll destroy your religion, you stupid bitch
– Amasu angafi ayobhubhisa inkolo yakho, wena ntombi eyisiphukuphuku
You’re faker than blue-eyed crackers nailed to a crucifix
– Ungumbombayi kunama-cracker anamehlo aluhlaza abethelwe esiphambanweni
I’m ’bout to blow up, like NASA Challenger computer chips
– Ngizoqhuma, njengama-computer e-NASA Challenger
Arsenic language transmitted revolutionarily
– Ulimi lwe-Arsenic lwasakazwa ngendlela eguqukayo
I’m like time itself: I’m gonna kill you inevitably
– Nginjengesikhathi ngokwaso: ngizokubulala ngokungenakugwenywa
Chemically bomb you, fuck usin’ a chrome piece
– Ngikubhubhise ngamakhemikhali, fuck usin ‘ ucezu lwe-chrome
I’m Illmatic, you won’t make it home, like Jerome’s niece
– Ngingumuntu Ongenangqondo, ngeke ufike ekhaya, njengomshana Kajerome
I’ll sever your head diagonally for thinkin’ of dissin’ me
– Ngizonquma ikhanda lakho ngokuphambene ukuze ngicabange ngokungiphikisa
And then use your dead body to write my name in calligraphy
– Bese usebenzisa umzimba wakho ofile ukubhala igama lami ku calligraphy
This puppet democracy brain-washed your psychology
– Lokhu democracy unodoli ubuchopho-washed psychology yakho
So you’re nothin’, like diversity without equality
– Ngakho awulutho, njengokuhlukahluka ngaphandle kokulingana
And your crew is full of more faggots than Greek mythology
– Futhi iqembu lakho ligcwele izimpethu eziningi kunezinganekwane zamagreki
Usin’ numerology to count the people I sent to Heaven
– Usin ‘ ukubhula ukubala abantu ngathumela Ezulwini
Produces more digits than 22 divided by seven
– Ikhiqiza izinombolo ezingaphezu kuka 22 ezihlukaniswe eziyisikhombisa
You’re like Kevin Spacey: your style is usually suspect
– Ufana Nokevin Spacey: isitayela sakho ngokuvamile siyasola
You never killed a cop, you, not a motherfuckin’ thug yet
– Awukaze ubulale iphoyisa, wena, hhayi isigebengu esingumama okwamanje
Your mind is empty and spacious
– Ingqondo yakho ayinalutho futhi ivulekile
Like the part of the brain that appreciates culture in a racist
– Njengengxenye yobuchopho eyazisa isiko ngobandlululo
Face it, you’re too basic, you’re never gonna make it
– Bhekana nakho, uyisisekelo kakhulu, awusoze wakwenza
Like children walkin’ through Antarctica, butt-naked
– Njengezingane ezihamba E-Antarctica, zinqunu
