[Nas:] "This ain't for everybody. Y'all know who y'all are [纳斯： ]“这是不是对每个人你们都知道你们是谁。

Yeah you, y'all know who y'all are. These are our heroes." 是的，你，你们都知道你们是谁。这些都是我们的英雄。 “

   

[Chorus: Nas] [合唱：纳斯]

Let's hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB 让我们来听听，一个是昆斯在UPN 9和世界银行

Who 'Yes Massa' on TV, what ever happened to Wheezy? The Red Fox's? 谁“是马萨在电视上，什么都发生了喘息？红狐狸的？

Never got Emmy's but were real to me 从来没有得到艾美奖的却是真正的我

Let's hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels 让我们来听听，两项谁做侧手翻的间谍

'Cause they said they played they parts well 因为他们说他们打他们的部分以及

Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail 现在，他们声称鱼子酱，恨牛尾

Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel 在襟拉姆达西格玛披徽章

Whitey always tell him, "Ooh, he speak so well" 惠特尼总是告诉他，“哦，他这么好说话”

Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro? 您是不是我们期待，在体面的黑人？

The acceptable Negro -- hell nah 可接受的黑人 - 地狱罗

But they say, "These are our heroes" 但他们说， “这是我们的英雄”

   

[Verse 1: Nas] [诗歌1 ：纳斯]

Uh, Massa used to breed us to be bigger to go play 呃，马萨用来繁殖我们成为更大的去发挥

Athletes of today in the NBA, make me proud 今天在NBA的运动员，都让我感到自豪

But there's somethin' they don't say 但有事端，他们不说

Keep gettin' accused for abusin' White pussay 保持刚开了被告的凌辱“白pussay

From OJ to Kobe, uh let's call him Tobe 从辛普森神户，嗯，让我们叫他砥

First he played his life cool just like Michael 首先，他打出了自己的生活很酷，就像迈克尔·

Now he rock ice too just like I do 现在他的冰岩也只是像我这样做

Yo, you can't do better than that? 哟，你不能这样做比这更好的？

The hotel clerk who adjusts the bathroom mat? 酒店职员谁调整的浴室防滑垫？

Now you lose sponsorships that you thought had your back 现在你输了，你有想过你的背部赞助

Yeah, you beat the rap jiggaboo, fake nigga you 是啊，你福大命大jiggaboo ，假黑鬼你

You turn around then you shit on Shaq 你转身，然后你就拉屎沙克

Who woulda knew, Mr. Goodie-Two-Shoes 谁的woulda知道，先生礼包 - 双球鞋

He love a little butt crack, got enough cash 他爱的小屁股裂缝，有足够的现金

Little kids with they bus pass who look up to you 小孩与他们通客车谁看你的

To do something for the youth, stupid spoof 做东西的青年，愚蠢的恶搞

But you let them use you as an example 但是你让他们用你为榜样

They would rep, but our heroes got they hands full 他们会代表，但我们的英雄们得到了他们满手

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse 2: Nas] [诗2：纳斯]

You Homey The Clown, bowtie, apple pie, Bo Jangles 您家一样的小丑，蝴蝶结，苹果派，博Jangles

But we love Bo Jangles, we know what he came through 但是，我们爱博Jangles ，我们知道他都挺过来了

But what's your excuse, duke? You talk Black 但是，什么是你的借口，公爵？你跟黑

but your album sound like you give your nuts for a plaque 但你的专辑听起来像是你给你的坚果牌匾

You don't ride for the facts like um, say Scarface 你不骑象​​庵的事实，说疤面煞星

You don't know what you feel, y'all too safe 你不知道你的感觉，你们都太安全

Election done came and went, y'all worked so hard for it 选举做来来去去，你们辛辛苦苦为它

Huh, and in the end we all got dicked 呵呵，并且在最后我们都得到干过

These are our heroes, thanks a lot public school systems still rot 这些都是我们的英雄，非常感谢公立学校系统仍然腐烂

Still harassed by cops, snitches on blocks 由警察还在骚扰，打小报告的块

Sellin they peoples out - some real folks with clout 塞林他们的人民了 - 一些真正的人与影响力

Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson 塔维斯笑脸，迈克尔·埃里克·戴森

Stokely Carmichael, let's try to be like them 斯托克利卡迈克尔，让我们试着像他们一样

Nicky Giovanni poetical black female 尼基·乔瓦尼·诗意的黑人女

Jim Brown to the people who sing well from 吉姆·布朗从谁唱得好市民

Fela to Miriam Makeba 费拉来仪马凯巴

The mirror says you are the next American leader 镜子说你是下一个美国领导人

So don't be, acceptin new 'We are the World' records 所以不要， acceptin新的“我们是世界”记录

These pickaninnies get with anything to sell records 这些pickaninnies得到任何东西卖给记录

Cause it's trendy to be the conscious MC 因为它的时尚是有意识的MC

But next year, who knows what we'll see? 但明年，谁知道我们会看到什么？

Ha-Ha, these are our heroes 哈哈，这是我们的英雄

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Nas:] "Yeah, I wanna give a special shoutout to the -- y'know [纳斯： ] “是啊，我想给一个特殊的shoutout的 - 你知道的

the crew doin' they thing out there reppin' us hard 船员上来的，他们的东西在那里reppin “美国硬

Big up to Tiger Woods. Yeah, ya don't stop. Big up 大到老虎伍兹。是啊，雅不停止。大起来

to Cuba Gooding Jr. Y'know, yeah, y'know. Tay Diggs 古巴·古丁小你知道吗，是的，你知道。泰迪格斯

what up my nigga. Yeah, ha-ha. And you don't quit 什么我的兄弟们。是啊，呵呵。而你不退出

and ya don't quit, and ya don't stop and ya don't quit." 和雅不退出，雅不停止，雅不放弃。 “

   

[Male Heckler:] "Yeah-Yeah, what you doin' for the hood though [男黑克勒： ]“是啊，是啊，你做什么的，虽然引擎盖

homie? What you doin' for the hood, man? Look at 亲密？你做什么的引擎盖，男人呢？看看

all that paper. Drivin' around like a playboy in 所有的纸张。驾乘着周围像一个花花公子

my hood. What type of shit is that?" 我的引擎盖。什么类型的狗屎是什么？“

   

[overlapping dialogue] [重叠对话]

   

[Nas:] "I'm outta here. Please, excuse me, 'xcuse me -- please [纳斯： ]“我走了，请，对不起，” xcuse我 - 请

Let me get to my limousine, I'm outta here. I know, I 让我得到我的豪华轿车，我走了。我知道，我

got a plane to catch. And I love you back. Ha-Ha 有飞机要赶。我爱你。哈哈

yeah yeah -- And I'm outta here. A-ha-ha -- PEACE." 是啊是啊 - 我离开这里。 A- HA- HA - 和平“ 。

   

[Thug Heckler:] "Come on nigga, give back to the hood. Cocky [暴徒黑克勒： ]“来吧兄弟们，回馈罩自大。

motherfucker!" 狗娘养的！ “