[瞎聊] Em的 biography 中文解說

看板Eminem (阿姆)作者MoneyNinetin (＊幸＊福＊御＊守＊)時間21年前 (2004/10/04 21:28)推噓3(3推 0噓 0→)

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original from: http://www.eminem.com/frameset.asp?PageName=eminem 說中譯太沉重, 叫中文解說好了. 有錯的地方請多多指教 Em自己的話我就不翻了. The average rapper wouldn't be able to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Source, URB and Stress and go on a national tour months before their major-label debut album is released. Then again, Eminem isn't an average rapper. He's phenomenal. 在首次正式推出專輯之前, 一般 rapper沒辦法讓 Rap Pages, VIBE, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Source, URB 及 Stress 的首頁增添光彩, 然後接著舉行全國巡回表演. 又一次, Em不是一般 rapper, 他是 _____ . * 那些是音樂雜誌 * * 底線處自己填 * The impending release of the The Slim Shady LP, his first set on Aftermath/Interscope Records, already has underground hip-hop heads fiending for Eminem. Chock full of dazzling lyrical escapades that delve into the mind of a violently warped and vulgar yet extremely talented wordsmith, the 14-cut collection contains some of the most memorable and demented lyrics ever recorded. 即將發行的 The Slim Shady LP 早已讓地下hip hop的樂迷們著迷, 而這也是 Eminem在 Aftermath/Interscope Records 的第一張專輯. 這張 14首歌的集合包含了一些有史以來最難忘最瘋狂的歌詞. 而這些歌詞滿滿的都是另人目不暇給的文字惡搞, 讓人能一窺這個暴力異常言語粗俗又極具天份的文字工匠的心靈. For Eminem, his potentially controversial and undoubtedly offensive songs will strike a chord with a multitude of hip-hop loyalists who believe they have little to lose and everything to gain. 對 Eminem來說, 他那些受爭議且具攻擊性的歌會輕易地敲動許多hiphop死忠者的心弦. 由其是那些覺得自己已經沒什麼可以失去的聽眾. * 有點怪怪 * "I'm not alone in feeling the way I feel," he says. "I believe that a lot of people can relate to my sh*t--whether white, black, it doesn't matter. Everybody has been through some sh*t, whether it's drastic or not so drastic. Everybody gets to the point of 'I don't give a f**k.'" Those words are more than just a slogan for the Detroit resident. "I Just Don't Give A f**k" and "Brain Damage" are the two songs comprising Eminem's initial single from The Slim Shady LP. Each tune is sure to paralyze meek listeners with their relentless lyrical assault. Produced primarily by long-time collaborators FBT Productions, the Slim Shady LP also features beatwork from Aftermath CEO Dr. Dre. The N.W.A. alum handled beats for "My Name Is" (the second single), "Guilty Conscience" and "Role Model." 這些字並不只是 detroit居民的口號. "I Just Don't Give A f**k" 跟 "Brain Damage"組成了 Em在 The Slim Shady LP 之前的首張單曲. 裡面的每個音都用殘酷的言語攻擊震撼了聽眾. * 後面兩句講這張有feature Dr.Dre 跟 NWA的一些beatwork * Dr. Dre was so impressed after hearing Eminem freestyling on a Los Angeles radio station that he put out a manhunt for the Michigan rhymer. Shortly thereafter, Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath imprint and the two began working together. Thoroughly impressed with Eminem's previously released independent Slim Shady EP, Dre said they would include many of the EP's tracks on the album. Dr.Dre 聽了 Em 在LA的收音機裡表演的freestyle以後, 就在 Michigan舉辦manhunt. 不久後就把Eminem 簽到他的 Aftermath裡並開始一同工作. Dre還說要把 Slim Shady EP裡的許多歌放到新的專輯裡. "It was an honor to hear the words out of Dre's mouth that he liked my sh*t," Eminem says. "Growing up, I was one of the biggest fans of N.W.A, from putting on the sunglasses and looking in the mirror and lipsinking to wanting to be Dr. Dre, to be Ice Cube. This is the biggest hip-hop producer ever." But like many other rappers, Eminem's rise to stardom was far from easy. After being born in Kansas City and traveling back and forth between KC and the Detroit metropolitan area, Eminem and his mother moved into the Eastside of Detroit when he was 12. Switching schools every two to three months made it difficult to make friends, graduate and to stay out of trouble. 像其他人般, Em 的明星之路不輕鬆. 從 Kansas城出生, 來來回回在 KC 及 detroit都會區旅行後, Em 跟他的母親搬到 detroit東邊. 每兩三個月換一次學校讓他很難交朋友, 很難畢業, 也很難不惹麻煩. Rap, however, became Eminem's solace. Battling schoolmates in the lunchroom brought joy to what was otherwise a painful existence. Although he would later drop out of school and land several minimum-wage-paying, full-time jobs, his musical focus remained constant. 在學校的午餐室裡跟同學 battling 成了 Em唯一的慰藉. 雖然不久後就得到學校外面作很差的工作, 他還是一直保持對音樂的專注. Eminem released his debut album, Infinite, in 1996. Desperate to be embraced by the Motor City's hip-hop scene, Eminem rapped in such a manner that he was accused of sounding like Nas and AZ. Em 在 1996年發行了首張專輯 "Infinite". 在極渴望被 detroit的 hip-hop舞台接受之餘, Em的rap方式被說聽起來很像 Nas 跟AZ. "Infinite was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself," he recalls. "It was a growing stage. I felt like Infinite was like a demo that just got pressed up." After being thoroughly disappointed and hurt by the response Infinite received, Eminem began working on what would later become the Slim Shady EP -- a project he made for himself. Featuring several scathing lines about local music industry personalities as well as devious rants about life in general, the set quickly caught the ear of hip-hop's difficult-to-please underground. Infinite賣得很慘, Em很失望也很傷心. 然後 Em開始做一些東西, 這些後來變成 Slim Shady EP -- 他為自己打造的專案. Feature了一些對當地音樂的貶損跟對生活不尋常的嚷嚷之後, 這張很快地抓到了那些難取悅的耳朵. * Infinite 好像真的不好聽 * "I had nothing to lose, but something to gain," Eminem says of that point in his life. "If I made an album for me and it was to my satisfaction, then I succeeded. If I didn't, then my producers were going to give up on the whole rap thing we were doing. I made some sh*t that I wanted to hear. The Slim Shady EP, I lashed out on everybody who talked sh*t about me." By presenting himself as himself, Eminem and his career took off. Soon after giving the Rap Coalition's Wendy Day a copy of the Infinite album at a chance meeting, she helped the aspiring lyrical gymnast secure a spot at the Coalition旧 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won second place in the freestyle competition. During the trip, Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, gave a few people from Interscope Records his demo and he made his major radio debut on the world famous Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech. Realizing that this was the opportunity of his lifetime, Eminem delivered a furious medley of lyrics that wowed his hosts and radio audience alike. Em 靠著像自己起飛了. 在一次會面中給了 Rap Coalition's Wendy Day 一張"Infinite"之後, Em 得到 Coalition 1997 Rap Olympics的參加機會, 並拿到 freestyle比賽的第二名. 而在這躺旅行中, Em跟他的經紀人 Paul Rosenberg 給了一些人他在 Interscope Records 的demo, 而後跟 Sway跟 Tech在有名的 Wake Up Show 作了他在收機音的首次演出. 在瞭解到這是他一生當中少有的機會之後, Em 作了一個狂暴的歌詞集錦表演, 嚇到了他的主持人及觀眾們. "I felt like it's my time to shine," Eminem says of that performance. "I have to rip this. At that time, I felt that it was a life or death situation." Eminem would soon record the underground classic "5 Star Generals." This record helped establish him in Japan, New York and Los Angeles. It also helped him earn a spot on the inaugural Lyricist Lounge tour, which took him to stages from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Em 接下來加入了地下經典 "5 Star Generals" 的製作, 這張建立了他在日本紐約及洛城的地位. 這也讓他得到 Lyricist Lounge巡迴的開幕工作, 讓他有了從費城到LA的表演機會. Set to take the hip-hop world by storm with his unique lyrical approach and punishing production, Eminem and his The Slim Shady LP are sure to have listeners captivated. 靠著他具有獨特情感且富批判性的作品來襲捲hiphop世界, Eminem跟他的 The Slim Shady LP 早就讓聽眾為之瘋狂了. "I do say things that I think will shock people," he says. "But I don't do things to shock people. I'm not trying to be the next Tupac, but I don't know how long I'm going to be on this planet. So while I'm here, I might as well make the most of it." * 翻完了...* -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.119.164.62