LL COOL J 聲稱自己是歷史上「最重要」的饒舌歌手

Cool James 出現在周四（11 月 28 日）出版的 Apple Music 的 Le Code 節目中，闡述了為什麼他是最重要的。

LL COOL J has boldly declared himself the “most important” rapper in history, even though he doesn’t claim to be the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time). In an appearance on Apple Music’s Le Code, the hip hop legend explained his reasoning behind the grandiose statement.

LL COOL J 大膽宣稱自己是歷史上「最重要」的饒舌歌手，儘管他並不自稱是 GOAT（有史以來最偉大的）。在 Apple Music 的 Le Code 節目中，這位嘻哈傳奇人物解釋了他這一宏大聲明背後的理由。

“I’ma say this humbly but I really mean this,” he began. “I think one day people are going to wake up and realize that LL COOL J is the most important rapper that ever existed. I truly believe one day people are going to say that. They’re gonna look and they’re gonna say, ‘Wow, when it comes to the jewelry – this is the guy who introduced all the diamonds and the ice and the champagne.’ They’re gonna say, ‘When it comes to the love songs, this is the guy who introduced us to love songs and all the love shit.'”

「我只是謙虛地這麼說，但我是認真的，」他開始說道。 「我認為有一天人們會醒來並意識到 LL COOL J 是有史以來最重要的說唱歌手。我堅信有一天人們會這麼說。他們看了之後會說，’哇，說到珠寶，就是這個人引進了所有的鑽石、冰塊和香檳。他們會說，’說到情歌，就是這個人向我們介紹了情歌和所有的愛情狗屎。

He continued: “When it comes to the bad boy vibe, they’re gonna realize, ‘Oh this is the guy who introduced all the rebellious bad boy vibes before it was done.’ When it comes to the G.O.A.T. terminology, they’re gonna say, ‘This is the guy who came up with the G.O.A.T. stuff.’ They’re gonna say when it comes to Def Jam, ‘Wow, this is the first artist that was on Def Jam.’ When it comes to solo [rap] artists, they’re gonna say, ‘Wow, this is the first solo artist to take it all the way around the world.’ I could go on and on and on.

他繼續說：“當談到壞男孩氛圍時，他們會意識到，’哦，這個人在事情完成之前就引入了所有叛逆的壞男孩氛圍。’”當談到“GOAT”術語時，他們會說，“這就是想出“GOAT”東西的人。”當談到 Def Jam 時，他們會說，“哇，這是第一個出現在 Def Jam 上的藝術家。”當談到獨唱[說唱]藝術家時，他們會說，“哇，這是第一個將音樂帶到世界各地的獨唱藝術家。”我可以繼續說下去。

“They’re gonna say when it comes to Fubu, ‘Yo, this guy introduced the whole idea of putting clothing lines. Even before that, he did Troop.’ When it comes to endorsements, ‘Oh this is the guy who did Kangol and made the Kangol popular before people even did that.’ When they talk about television, they gon’ say, ‘Oh this is the guy who did incredible stuff on TV and at the same time was still making incredible records.’ It wasn’t just doing TV and using rap as a launch pad. When it comes to business… I could go on and on and on and on.

「當談到 Fubu 時，他們會說，『喲，這個人引入了放置服裝系列的整個想法。甚至在此之前，他就出演了《部隊》。當談到代言時，“哦，就是這個人製作了 Kangol，並且在人們這樣做之前就讓 Kangol 流行起來了。”當他們談論電視時，他們會說，“哦，這個人在電視上做了令人難以置信的事情，同時仍在創造令人難以置信的唱片。”這不僅僅是做電視並使用說唱作為發射台。說到生意……我可以一直說下去。

The conversation begins around the 49:36 mark below.

對話在下面的 49:36 左右開始。

Later in the conversation, LL addressed why he doesn’t actually claim to be the G.O.A.T. rapper, despite declaring it in his songs.

在後來的談話中，LL 解釋了為什麼他實際上並沒有聲稱自己是 GOAT 說唱歌手，儘管他在歌曲中聲明了這一點。

“No, [I’m not saying I’m the greatest rapper of all time] because that’s still subjective,” he explained. “Because there’s still a kid that the 2Pac album is the most important album to them and that changed their life. There’s still a kid that thinks Snoop made the records that changed their life. There’s still a kid that loves Biggie or loves Nas for their music and they should and have the right to do that.

「不，[我並不是說我是有史以來最偉大的說唱歌手]因為這仍然是主觀的，」他解釋道。 「因為仍然有一個孩子認為 2Pac 專輯對他們來說是最重要的專輯，這改變了他們的生活。仍然有一個孩子認為史努比創造的唱片改變了他們的生活。仍然有一個孩子喜歡 Biggie 或喜歡 Nas 的音樂，他們應該也有權利這樣做。

“Do I call myself G.O.A.T. on the record? Of course, yes. I will say a lot of things on a record. But outside of being on the mic as an MC, there are too many rappers who have done too many important things for me to try to claim that I’m the one.”

「我公開稱自己為『GOAT』嗎？當然，是的。我會把很多話記錄下來。但除了作為主持人之外，還有太多的說唱歌手為我做了太多重要的事情，以至於我無法聲稱自己就是那個人。

Although he didn’t include this in his list of reasons for considering himself the most important rapper, LL also recently claimed that he’s partly responsible for Air Jordans becoming a staple in the Hip Hop uniform.

儘管他沒有將這一點列入他認為自己是最重要的說唱歌手的原因清單中，但 LL 最近還聲稱，他​​對 Air Jordan 成為嘻哈制服中的主打產品負有部分責任。

During an extensive interview with Big Boy earlier this month, the legendary rapper revealed he was the first rapper to wear Michael Jordan’s iconic basketball sneakers in the mid 1980s, before they became a fixture in Hip Hop culture.

在本月稍早接受Big Boy 採訪時，這位傳奇說唱歌手透露，他是20 世紀80 年代中期第一位穿著邁克爾喬丹標誌性籃球鞋的說唱歌手，當時這雙鞋還沒有成為嘻哈文化的固定元素。

“My first album cover, I had the Jordan sneakers on when he was a rookie,” he said, referencing the image of him on the back of the 1985 LP Radio wearing black and red Air Jordan 1s.

「我的第一張專輯封面是喬丹新秀時穿的運動鞋，」他說，指的是 1985 年 LP Radio 背面他穿著黑色和紅色 Air Jordan 1 的照片。

“I was the first person with the Jordans on in the Radio album cover. Michael Jordan was a rookie when I did that. Everybody was wearing Adidas and Puma, bro. I put the Jordans on. He ain’t even have no championships. He was just a rookie. I liked the sneakers.”

「我是第一個在 Radio 專輯封面上穿上喬丹鞋的人。當我這樣做時，麥可喬丹還是個新秀。每個人都穿著阿迪達斯和彪馬，兄弟。我穿上了喬丹鞋。他連冠軍都沒有。他只是一個菜鳥。我喜歡這雙運動鞋。

The “Rock the Bells” rapper previously admitted he was never paid for wearing the now-iconic sneakers in his Radio artwork. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2019, LL said: “He never cut me a check. But you know what? I just loved it. When that album came out, Michael Jordan was a rookie. Those were the first Jordans the first year that they came out.”

這位“Rock the Bells”說唱歌手此前承認，他從未因在他的廣播藝術作品中穿著現在標誌性的運動鞋而獲得報酬。出現在吉米·坎摩爾現場！ 2019 年，LL 說：「他從來沒有給我開過支票。但你知道嗎？我只是喜歡它。當這張專輯發行時，麥可喬丹還是個新秀。這些是喬丹鞋問世第一年的第一款。