The Chimera

A confusion of forms at high speed.

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Rap Lyrics Translated

Rap Lyrics Translated

Oh dear god... I have so many mixed feelings about this, I don't know where to begin. Ebonics... rap... tranlations thereof. I suppose, for me, what makes this worth passing along is the fact that without the aggressive attitude and beats, rap is just as infantile and pathetic as one might suspect. This sad fact is somehow made humorous by the absolute square-ness of the translations. The bottom line, no matter how cool you make something sound... it doesn't change the repulsiveness of the content. It's amazing how you can transform a hard-ass "gangsta" into a degenerate by rewording what he says. Whoever did these translations should be employed fulltime and translate everything these assholes produce... Well, I laughed... enjoy it.