歌手： fort minor ，專輯：《the rising tied》，發行時間：2006年。
歌詞：
You ready?! Let's go!
準備好了？壹起來吧！
Yeah, for those of you that want to know what we’re all about
送給那些想知道我們的人
It’s like this y’all (c’mon!)
（我們）就像這樣
[Chorus]
This is ten percent luck,
10%的運氣
Twenty percent skill
20%的技巧
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
15%的集中註意力
Five percent pleasure,
5%的快樂
Fifty percent pain
50%的痛苦
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!
和100%的理由記住這個名字
Mike
He doesn’t need his name up in lights
他不需要他的名字閃耀光芒
He just wants to be heard whether it’s the beat or the mic
不管是節奏還是麥克風，他只希望他的聲音被人們聽到
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone
他感覺如此不同於其他人，他感到孤獨
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him
盡管事實上有些人仍然自以為了解他
But fuck 'em, he knows the code
但他們錯了 他知道規則
It’s not about the salary
不是關於薪水
It’s all about reality and makin' some noise
都是關於現實 那麽來點歡呼吧
Makin' the story - makin' sure his clique stays up
寫下壹個故事 確信他的團隊還在
That means when he puts it down Tak’s pickin' it up! let’s go!
就是說 當他寫完 Tak接下去
Who the hell is he anyway?
他到底是怎樣的人？
He never really talks much
他從來話都不多
Never concerned with status but still leavin' them star struck
也從不關心什麽身份地位 雖然人們都崇拜他
Humbled through opportunities given despite the fact
他謙遜地等待機會的到來
That many misjudge him because he makes a livin' from writin' raps
盡管很多人都誤解他 因為他以創作rap為生
Put it together himself, now the picture connects
他自己把歌曲組合 於是畫面展現
Never askin for someone’s help, or to get some respect
他從不尋求別人的幫助 或者為了獲得什麽尊重
He’s only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach
他只專註於他的創作 他的意誌超越了極限
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist
現在壹切都呈現出 壹個藝術家的技巧
This is twenty percent skill
這是20%的技巧
Eighty percent beer
80%的啤酒
Be a hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill
100%明顯的Ryu很棒
Who would’ve thought that he’d be the one to set the west in flames
他曾想成為燃燒西部的壹個人物
And I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game"
我聽說他和Crystal Method樂隊創作了歌曲《遊戲之名》
Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church
回來之後發行了專輯《Megadaf》，去教堂祈禱吧
I like bleach man, why you had the stupidest verse?
我喜歡《bleach》這首歌，夥計，妳的歌詞怎麽這麽愚蠢？
This dude is the truth, now everybody givin' him guest spots
這是事實，現在每個人都請他（Ryu）合作
His stock’s through the roof I heard him fuckin' with S. Dot!
他的人氣直線上升 我怎麽聽說他正和Jay-Z壹起工作
[Chorus]
They call him Ryu, he’s sick
他們說 Ryu他很棒
And he’s spittin' fire with Mike
他正和Mike壹起‘噴火’
Got him out the dryer he’s hot
看得出他現在很火
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak
在Fort Minor裏和Tak壹起配合
What a fuckin' nihilist porcupine
什麽他媽的
He’s a prick, he’s a cock
他是個混蛋，是個小屁孩
The type woman want to be with him, rappers hope he get shot
女人才喜歡這種類型，說唱樂手則希望他被槍殺
Eight years in the makin', patiently waitin to blow
8年都在創作，耐心地等待著爆發
Now the record with Shinoda’s takin' over the globe
現在和正Shinoda帶著專輯走向全球
He’s got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope
他和搭檔壹起，做出的東西簡直酷斃了
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid’s throat
妳不會相信這樣(棒)的“爛”歌曲出自他的口中
Tak!
He’s not your everyday on the block
他不像妳們每天在街頭晃悠
He knows how to work with what he’s got
他知道如何利用他所得到的
Makin' his way to the top
用他的方式達到頂峰
He often gets a comment on his name
他常聽到對他名字作出的評論
People keep askin' him was it given at birth
人們不斷地問 是他出生就有
Or does it stand for an acronym?
還是象征壹種簡稱？
No he’s livin' proof, Got him rockin the booth
不，他就是這樣生活，人們都欣賞他的歌曲
He’ll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice
他的語言會讓妳沈醉
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best
他和他的夥計組成眾所周知的最棒的團隊之壹
Dedicated to what they do and give a hundred percent
壹心壹意為他們所做的付出100%的努力
Forget Mike
忘記了Mike
Nobody really knows how or why he works so hard
沒有人真正知道為什麽他如此努力
It seems like he’s never got time
好像他從沒有休息的時間
Because he writes every note and he writes every line
因為他寫下了每壹個音符，寫下了每壹句歌詞
And I’ve seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind
我看到過他工作時靈感閃現的那壹剎那
It’s like a design is written in his head every time
每次在他豁然開朗，或者唱出韻律的時候
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme
就像在腦中預先設計好
And those motherfuckers he runs with,
那些和他壹起的家夥
The kids that he signed?
還有他簽下的歌手
Ridiculous, without even tryin',
天哪，甚至沒有試試
How do they do it?!
他們怎麽就做出了這樣(棒)的東西？
[Chorus - repeat 2x]
Yeah! Fort Minor
Yeah！黑暗堡壘
M. Shinoda - Styles of Beyond
M. Shinoda 的超越自我的版本
Ryu! Takbir!
Ryu! Takbir!
Cheap shot!