Reminisce (feat. BillySouL)

在美國有Billy SouL這樣一個聽Hip Hop長大的華人小孩，拿起紙筆用音樂寫下生活，不知不覺已經過了二十年，嘻哈並沒有讓他功成名就，日子依然要過，身為獨自扶養小孩的單親爸爸，他教武術、當司機、甚至當過清潔工，嘻哈音樂卻成為他心靈的解藥。擅長lo-fi, Chill Vibe的嘻哈製作人Tower da Funkmasta 與東岸街頭風格的Billy SouL 聯手產出《Reminisce》慵懶舒爽的Jazzhop，講述一段長達二十年的旅程。

Billy SouL
Tower Da Funkmasta
Portland to Taipei

Sitting back reminisced the old time,
10 years passed wishing it would slow down,
Now 20 years gone, it seems like it was yesterday,
Time is precious, I can’t let it slip away

Started out 17, just rhyming for fun,
No expectations or what i would become,
And never thought this journey would have gone this long,
Turn life to verses, verses into songs,
500, 600 I have wrote many more,
Stack my rhyme books together about 10 feet tall,
I’ve seen many things but have not seen it all,
From pyramid of Giza, to the streets of Singapore,
Let me go, let me travel see the globe,
Do a couple show, pick up the mic and spit some flow,
Cuz hip hop is worldwide, not just black and white,
We are all working hard, trying to do this thing right,
And it’s sacred, many MC’s misuse it,
And so called DJ’s don’t owe one record,
They do it for the fame and short term profit,
We making history by kicking knowledge

Sitting back reminisced about the old time,
10 years passed wishing it would slow down,
Now 20 years gone, it seems like it was yesterday,
Time is precious, I can’t let it slip away

Sitting back reminisced about the old time,
10 years passed wishing it would slow down,
Now 20 years gone, it seems like it was yesterday,
Time is precious, I can’t let it slip away

If you never try then you never know
sometimes you have to let go and let the rubber meets the road x2

If I could do it again, I won’t change a thing,
All the ups and downs, joy and pain,
Its all part of it, turn a boy to a man
The experiences, made me who I am,
Wishing everyday would never rain like So. Cal
Relationship got me stuck in a timeout
Living in a big house but feel so alone, wow
I didn’t know back then but I do now
I’m still here, this time I’m on a mission,
Creating my own path my own destination,
Somewhere by the coast, secret location,
Enjoying life, laying low with my love ones,
It feels like I’m away but the music keeps coming,
World wide reaching million, press the share button,
Let’s go viral, i know more people need it,
Music is the medicine it uplift the spirt

Sitting back reminisced about the old time,
10 years passed wishing it would slow down,
Now 20 years gone, it seems like it was yesterday,
Time is precious, I can’t let it slip away x2

中文翻譯：
坐下來 話說重頭
10年很快就過 希望時間停留
像是昨日才發生，現在已過了二十個年頭
光陰荏苒 不能讓它溜走

17開始 只為賦新詞強說愁
無法預見未來的我
這趟旅程可以走這麼遠 我也沒想過
把生活寫成詞 把詞編成歌
寫過的早已超過 100首 200首
我的押韻筆記已經疊到10呎高樓
看過再多的風景仍舊無法一覽無遺
從吉薩的金字塔到新加坡的街道
讓我走 讓我去世界環遊
有機會表演 拿起麥克風盡情饒舌
嘻哈遍及全球 不管血統膚色
我們用盡全力 要撥亂反正
許多饒舌歌手消費它的神聖
許多人自稱DJ卻沒買過半張唱片
他們短視近利
我們則開創歷史 傳承知識火炬

坐下來 話說重頭
10年很快就過 希望時間停留
像是昨日才發生，現在已過了二十個年頭
光陰荏苒 不能讓它溜走

沒試過永遠不會懂
有時候就該放下一切 踏上路口

如果能夠重來，我還是會做一樣的事
高峰低谷 歡笑痛苦
都是男孩變成男人的過程
這些歷練造就現在的我
但願沒有一天會下著如南加州傾盆大雨
感情讓我觸礁
孤獨地住在大房子
我當時不知道為什麼 但我現在恍然大悟
我人還在這，但我這一次我身負重任
要開闢自己的道路 立定目標
可能在海岸線上的隱密處
低調地和我愛的人們暢享人生
以為我已退隱但卻不斷有新作品
觸及全天下 他們按讚分享
我的音樂會爆紅 我知道更多人會需要它
因為音樂是心靈解藥

坐下來 話說重頭
10年很快就過 希望時間停留
像是昨日才發生，現在已過了二十個年頭
光陰荏苒 不能讓它溜走