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What does it mean to be UNDERGROUND? 是什么意思在地下？

It means you gotta be free to be UNDERGROUND 这意味着你必须可以自由地在地下

Yo, you got your own key when you're UNDERGROUND 哟，你有你自己的密钥，当你地下

If you're listening to me yo you UNDERGROUND 如果你在听我说话你哟地下

   

It's time that I open with a thunder sound 这时候，我用迅雷打开的声音

Now look around your own town for the UNDERGROUND 现在看看你自己的镇地下

Yo, you rhymin for the TV, or a million CD's? 哟，你rhymin电视机，或者一百万的CD ？

You ain't a MC, you ain't UNDERGROUND 你是不是一个MC ，你是不是地下

You could be platinum or gold, hot or cold 你可能是铂或金，热或冷

But it's the respect you hold that's UNDERGROUND 但它的尊重，你认为地下

When the critics don't get, that for the streets you spit it 当批评者没有得到，对于街头，你吐了

When your lyric they fear, that's UNDERGROUND 当你的歌词，他们担心，这是地下

   

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Yo, white kids, black kids, skinny kids, fat kids 哟，白人孩子，黑人孩子，骨瘦如柴的孩子，胖孩子

Them Asian cats be UNDERGROUND 他们的亚洲猫科动物在地下

Chicanos, Palestinians, Milanos, fuck the Lone Ranger 奇卡诺，巴勒斯坦， Milanos酒店，他妈的独行侠

Where's Tanto? That's UNDERGROUND 哪里是担当？这是地下

Freddie Foxxx, Blackalicious, Kweli 弗雷迪Foxxx ， Blackalicious ， Kweli

M.O.P., GangStarr that's UNDERGROUND M.O.P. ， GangStarr的地下

Mad Lion, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot 疯狂的狮子， SMIF -N- Wessun ，大型铅弹

Armageddeon T.S. that's UNDERGROUND, UHH! Armageddeon T.S。这是在地下，汉堡！

   

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Yo, the t'cha returns, I told y'all I went to Cali to learn 呦，在tcha回报，我告诉你们我去卡利学习

And that shit was UNDERGROUND 那是狗屎地下

If the cops be eyein you, cause survive is what you try to do 如果警察来eyein你，幸存的原因就是你尝试做

Yo I'm wit you, you UNDERGROUND 哟我是你的智慧，你地下

If it's justice you want, and you protest the ice they flaunt 如果这是你想要公正，你们抗议，他们标榜的冰

You want skills that's UNDERGROUND 你想要的技能的地下

Yo it's not about a rugger rapper, or an actor 哟这不是关于一个橄榄球的说唱歌手，还是演员

It's about your subject matter that's UNDERGROUND 这是关于你的主题是地下

LOOK! 瞧！

   

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Chevonne Dean from Ruff Ryders, all the Outsiderz Chevonne院长从拉夫Ryders ，所有的Outsiderz

Young Zee, that's UNDERGROUND 年轻ZEE ，这是地下

When all your money's spent, and you're still hangin on 当你所有的钱是花了，而你还在犹豫不决的

to 50 Cent (get it) you UNDERGROUND 以50分（让它）你地下

When you rep the collective consciousness of hip-hop 当你代表的hip-hop的集体意识

Not hip-pop, you UNDERGROUND 不嘻哈流行，你地下

Yo it ain't about jewels, bitches and cars 哟这不是关于珠宝，母狗和汽车

It's about Nas, that's UNDERGROUND, yo! 这是关于纳斯，那地下，哟！

   

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To be underground simply means that you're down 在地下简单的说就是你失意

for the struggle, get 'em up, that's UNDERGROUND 在斗争中，得到举起手来，这是地下

You could be a classy lady or a whore 你可能是一个优雅的淑女或妓女

But if you protest the war, for sure, you UNDERGROUND 但是，如果你抗议战争，可以肯定，你地下

If the government can't see you, or deceive you 如果政府不能看到你，或者欺骗你

You love your people, believe you UNDERGROUND 你爱你的人，相信你地下

If you refuse to play the game, you go against the grain 如果你拒绝玩游戏，你反其道而行

You ridin the train, you UNDERGROUND - get it! 你坐车火车，你地下 - 得到它！

   

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Yo, yo, that blast from the past, like Grandmaster Caz 哟，哟，是过眼云烟，像宗师CAZ

Bam and Flash, that's UNDERGROUND 巴姆和Flash ，这是地下

Doug E. Fresh, Lord Finesse, KRS 道格大肠杆菌新鲜，主娴熟， KRS

If you listenin to this you UNDERGROUND 如果你listenin到这一点，你地下

Turn it up now KRS about to show you how 把它上升，现在KRS约向您展示如何

They go wow, BLAOW for the UNDERGROUND 他们走哇， BLAOW为地下

Mr. Walt, Evil Dee, KRS, BDP 沃尔特先生，邪恶迪， KRS ， BDP

Kenny P, that's UNDERGROUND - do it! 肯尼磷，这是地下 - 这样做！

   

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(Alright!) Turn it up ah, turn it up ah （好吧！ ）打开它啊，把它上升啊

Turn it up ah, turn it up ah 打开它啊，把它上升啊

Turn it up ah, turn it up ah 打开它啊，把它上升啊

Turn it up if you UNDERGROUND - LISTEN! 打开它，如果你地下 - 听！