搬運(yùn)自：微信公眾號(hào)【評(píng)論搬一堆】（在原文基礎(chǔ)上添加了英語原文與排版調(diào)整）?

翻譯：BigFudge

校正：Ryan-Chopin

The rags-to-riches narrative has long been a common trope in hip-hop. Since the genre’s inception, rappers have boasted of their ascent from the streets to the top of the charts, perhaps best embodied by the origin story of Jay-Z, who famously transformed himself from a drug dealer to a multi-platinum mogul. So, Bronx rapper Cardi B’s story beats might sound familiar: Born into poverty to a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother, she became an Instagram celebrity and, finally, an acclaimed rapper whose breakout single, “Bodak Yellow,” established her as an ubiquitous pop-culture presence.

“白手起家”的情節(jié)一直是嘻哈音樂中常有的故事線。在這個(gè)流派誕生之初，說唱歌手們便夸耀自己從街頭混混到榜首霸王的成功經(jīng)歷，其中最具代表性的便是Jay-Z：他從毒販子向多白金唱片天王的轉(zhuǎn)變，可謂典范。因此，這位來自布朗克斯區(qū)的說唱歌手Cardi B，帶來的故事聽起來有些似曾相識(shí)：她出身于貧困家庭，父親是多米尼加人，母親是特立尼達(dá)人；她是Instagram上的網(wǎng)紅，隨后又躋身說唱領(lǐng)域，以“Bodak?Yellow”一炮成名，成為了當(dāng)今流行文化中不可或缺的重要人物之一。

Indeed, Cardi’s debut album,?Invasion of Privacy, is drenched in autobiographical detail, repeatedly drawing a line from her humble beginnings to her current role as an in-demand rapper. But the album also makes a seemingly recognizable arc feel fresh, in part because of her uniquely female perspective and experience: “Look, they gave a bitch two options, strippin’ or lose,” she declares on the album’s opening track, “Get Up 10.”

的確，Cardi B的首張專輯《Invasion of Privacy》充滿自傳性，不斷地強(qiáng)調(diào)自己從不為人知的小卒向當(dāng)紅說唱歌手的轉(zhuǎn)變。但是這張專輯也有獨(dú)特的新元素，這大概是因?yàn)樗谌肓俗约鹤鳛榕元?dú)特的看法與經(jīng)歷：她在本張專輯首支歌曲“Get Up 10”中表示，“你看，他們?nèi)咏o女孩兩個(gè)選擇，要么乖乖脫掉衣服，要么無路可走（Look, they gave a bitch two options, strippin’ or lose）”。

Throughout, Cardi invokes familiar hip-hop imagery of money as a symbol of dominance and against-the-odds ascendency. On “Money Bag,” she flaunts her wealth in a series of luxury name-drops, from Versace to Bentley. Such boasts have been a part of her lyrical style since her earliest mixtape, but?Invasion of Privacy?contextualizes these references with greater self-awareness, specifically of the conflicts that can arise from success: “I been broke my whole life, I have no clue what to do with these racks,” she admits.

在整張專輯中，Cardi抓住了一種耳熟能詳?shù)奈蜗蟆疱X。她用金錢象征權(quán)利與克服萬難后的成功。在“Money?Bag”中，她甩出范思哲、賓利等一連串名牌，來炫耀自己的財(cái)富。從她發(fā)布第一張混音帶開始，這種夸耀的語氣就貫穿于她的歌詞當(dāng)中，但是在《Invasion of Privacy》中，這些夸耀多了一份自知自明，并凸顯了成功可能帶來的矛盾沖突：“從前我一貧如洗，現(xiàn)在我拿著一捆一捆的鈔票，卻不知所措（I been broke my whole life, I have no clue what to do with these racks）”她這樣承認(rèn)道。

The album lays out Cardi’s personal narrative while also proving her to be a deeper, more diverse talent than she’s previously let on. Alongside aggressive club bangers like “Bodak Yellow” and “Bartier Cardi,”?Invasion of Privacy?leaves space for scene-setting epics (“Get Up 10”) and R&B jams (“Ring”). Lyrically, Cardi’s tough swagger is deepened by moments of introspection: “Money Bag” reckons with the side effects of success, while “Best Life,” where Chance the Rapper shows up with his characteristic moral gravitas and down-to-earth spiritualism, interrogates the glamour of extreme wealth.

這張專輯講述了Cardi的個(gè)人故事，同時(shí)展現(xiàn)了比以前更有深度、更加多元的形象。除了像“Bodak Yellow” 和“Bartier Cardi”這樣的酒吧熱曲，《Invasion of Privacy》也有鋪墊造勢(shì)、調(diào)動(dòng)氣氛的“Get Up 10”和R&B風(fēng)格歌曲“Ring”。一些歌曲中自省反思的歌詞為Cardi強(qiáng)硬的女王人格也拓展了人格深度：“Money Bag”探討了成功的黑暗面，而“Best Life”中，Chance The Rapper展示了他獨(dú)特的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)與樸素的唯心論，他與Cardi攜手，共同對(duì)極端斂財(cái)?shù)默F(xiàn)象進(jìn)行了批判。

The standout “Be Careful” has a bubbly, playful lilt that’s totally removed from the aggressive shit-talking on display throughout much of the rest of the album. With its Latin groove, the effervescent “I Like It” is deeply connected to Cardi’s roots; it feels both of a piece with the album and totally different than her career-making singles. Taken together, these songs present Cardi as an artist confident enough to expand her sound but smart—and some might say calculated—enough not to drift too far from her wheelhouse.

“Be Careful”有趣輕快的調(diào)子在這張專輯中顯得非常獨(dú)特，甩掉了專輯其他歌曲中貫穿的強(qiáng)侵略性、常爆粗口的形象。洋溢著熱情的“I Like It”帶有濃重的拉丁色彩，這深深根植于Cardi的家庭背景中，這首歌既和整張專輯融為一體，又和她的那些成名曲完全不同。我們?cè)谶@些歌里能看到一位具有強(qiáng)大自信心的藝術(shù)家。她擴(kuò)展了自己的曲風(fēng)，但是仍然很聰明（有些人也會(huì)說“深熟算計(jì)”）地沒有過遠(yuǎn)偏離說唱風(fēng)格的大本營。

Hip-hop’s rags-to-riches stories resonate because they allow listeners to imagine themselves as scrappers, fighters, and winners. Cardi knows this, and for as much as this album is about her own celebrity, it also seeks to empower her audience, especially women. “’Fore I fixed my teeth, man, those comments used to kill me/But never did I change, never been ashamed,” she raps. In a single line, she expresses a particularly feminine vulnerability, acknowledges her own insecurities, and doubles down on her uncompromising tenacity. Cardi climbed her way up from the bottom, and?Invasion of Privacy?is a soundtrack for anyone who dreams of doing the same.

嘻哈領(lǐng)域白手起家的故事常常使人產(chǎn)生共鳴，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢栽鰪?qiáng)代入感，使聽眾們仿佛自身體驗(yàn)從乞丐的位置奮斗，最終變?yōu)槿松A家的這一切。Cardi也很好的采用了這一點(diǎn)。雖然這張專輯的主題是她出名的經(jīng)歷，但她也想激勵(lì)自己的聽眾們，尤其是她的女性粉絲?！澳切┪乙薷牡难哉摚鴰锥茸屛覛?，改變有多么重要，我已心知肚明。(Fore I fixed my teeth, man, those comments used to kill me/But never did I change, never been ashamed)”她這樣唱到。就這一句短短的詞，她展現(xiàn)了很女性化的脆弱一面，流露出她的不安全感，同時(shí)也突出了她從不妥協(xié)的倔強(qiáng)。Cardi從社會(huì)底層爬到行業(yè)巔峰，她創(chuàng)作出的《Invasion of Privacy》也會(huì)一直激勵(lì)著那些以此為夢(mèng)想的靈魂。