LL COOL J 声称自己是历史上“最重要”的说唱歌手

Cool James 出现在周四（11 月 28 日）出版的 Apple Music 的 Le Code 节目中，阐述了为什么他是最重要的。

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 大胆宣称自己是历史上“最重要”的说唱歌手，尽管他并不自称是 GOAT（有史以来最伟大的）。在 Apple Music 的 Le Code 节目中，这位嘻哈传奇人物解释了他这一宏大声明背后的理由。

“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.'”

“我只是谦虚地这么说，但我是认真的，”他开始说道。 “我认为有一天人们会醒来并意识到 LL COOL J 是有史以来最重要的说唱歌手。我坚信有一天人们会这么说。他们看了之后会说，‘哇，说到珠宝，就是这个人引进了所有的钻石、冰块和香槟。’他们会说，‘说到情歌，是这个人向我们介绍了情歌和所有的爱情狗屎。’”

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.

他继续说道：“当谈到坏男孩氛围时，他们会意识到，‘哦，这个人在事情完成之前就引入了所有叛逆的坏男孩氛围。’”当谈到“GOAT”术语时，他们会说，“这就是想出“GOAT”东西的人。”当谈到 Def Jam 时，他们会说，“哇，这是第一个出现在 Def Jam 上的艺术家。”当谈到独唱[说唱]艺术家时，他们会说，“哇，这是第一个将音乐带到世界各地的独唱艺术家。”我可以继续说下去。

“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.

“当谈到 Fubu 时，他们会说，‘哟，这个人引入了放置服装系列的整个想法。甚至在此之前，他就出演了《部队》。当谈到代言时，“哦，就是这个人制作了 Kangol，并且在人们这样做之前就让 Kangol 流行起来了。”当他们谈论电视时，他们会说，“哦，这个人在电视上做了令人难以置信的事情，同时仍在创造令人难以置信的唱片。”这不仅仅是做电视并使用说唱作为发射台。说到生意……我可以一直说下去。

The conversation begins around the 49:36 mark below.

对话在下面的 49:36 左右开始。

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.

在后来的谈话中，LL 解释了为什么他实际上并没有声称自己是 GOAT 说唱歌手，尽管他在歌曲中声明了这一点。

“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，[我并不是说我是有史以来最伟大的说唱歌手]因为这仍然是主观的，”他解释道。 “因为仍然有一个孩子认为 2Pac 专辑对他们来说是最重要的专辑，这改变了他们的生活。仍然有一个孩子认为史努比创造的唱片改变了他们的生活。仍然有一个孩子喜欢 Biggie 或喜欢 Nas 的音乐，他们应该也有权利这样做。

“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.”

“我公开称自己为‘GOAT’吗？当然，是的。我会把很多话记录下来。但除了作为主持人之外，还有太多的说唱歌手为我做了太多重要的事情，以至于我无法声称自己就是那个人。”

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.

尽管他没有将这一点列入他认为自己是最重要的说唱歌手的原因清单中，但 LL 最近还声称，他对 Air Jordan 成为嘻哈制服中的主打产品负有部分责任。

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.

在本月早些时候接受 Big Boy 采访时，这位传奇说唱歌手透露，他是 20 世纪 80 年代中期第一位穿着迈克尔·乔丹标志性篮球鞋的说唱歌手，当时这双鞋还没有成为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.

“我的第一张专辑封面是乔丹新秀时穿的运动鞋，”他说，指的是 1985 年 LP Radio 背面他穿着黑色和红色 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.”

“我是第一个在 Radio 专辑封面上穿上乔丹鞋的人。当我这样做时，迈克尔·乔丹还是个新秀。每个人都穿着阿迪达斯和彪马，兄弟。我穿上了乔丹鞋。他连冠军都没有。他只是一个菜鸟。我喜欢这双运动鞋。”

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.”

这位“Rock the Bells”说唱歌手此前承认，他从未因在他的广播艺术作品中穿着现在标志性的运动鞋而获得报酬。出现在吉米·坎摩尔现场！ 2019 年，LL 说：“他从来没有给我开过支票。但你知道吗？我只是喜欢它。当这张专辑发行时，迈克尔·乔丹还是个新秀。这些是乔丹鞋问世第一年的第一款。”