Paroles et traduction Karpe - Sminke (med Masta Ace)

Sminke (med Masta Ace)

Magdi:
Vi selger alt for mange skiver til å kalles undergrunn/
Alt for dårlig image til at alle synes det er kult/
Akkurat for lite kjent til å kalles kjendis/
Med akkurat for lite spenn, til at jeg kan spend it/
På et image som er kjøpbart, jeg har hørt at/
Det er binizz i et image og de synes at du bør ha et/
Image eller finn ut at du gjør noe annet/
Jeg veit om plateselskap som gir deg image på sølvfat/
Ahh, så hva med Karpe da/
Alt for lite kontroversiell for Natt & Dag/
Men alt for skilla til å oversees rapmessig/
Så hva skjer når rapperene skal kommentere placksa vi har/
Troppa opp på ifpi med pistol/
Og fant kassa full av imager de delte ut til artister/
Og please, bror, jeg tar hva som helst som finnes/
Etter at noen stjal jovial som image/
Ref:
Lille Thomas hadde en drøm om å få spille gitar/
Og syntes Frank Bakke virka som en hyggelig kar/
Så nå har han sminke på seg/ nå har han sminke på seg/
Lille Frode bodde i boden sin med trommer en stund/
Til han møtte Emi-Bjørn og fikke en royaltysum/
Så nå har han sminke på seg/ nå har han sminke på seg/
Lille Eirik spilte keyboard og var heldig som faen/
Da Terje Pedersen fikk Eirik til å signere med han/
Men nå har han sminke på seg/ nå har han sminke på seg/
Lille Kristian var busy med å spille på bass/
Til Yngve Næss sa det var best for han å binde seg fast/
Så nå har han sminke på seg/ nå har han sminke på seg/
Chirag:
Ey, la meg starte me no′ barnslig, sminke er for jenter/
Jeg bruker ikke sminke, sminke er for jenter/
Ikke smigret av at Sigrid Hvidsten synes at jeg er fet/
Jeg scatter skibidibop-shit så lenge penga ruller inn/
Deler blåveisen ut som Mike Tyson up in this/
Så jeg er for gammel til å bry meg om hva en 16-åring synes/
Dette er en norsk rap-classic/
Takin'ova, Barcelona, Live fra jævla Passit/
Ingenting er døllere enn imaget til et indieband/
Som bøyer imaget etter tiden for å få seg fans/
Ser dem oppi stolen oppe hos Asbjørn oppå Lydverket/
Kunstnersjel som er for fet til å svare, og nå smiler jeg ikke/
Chirag har sett de spille skuespill me leppestift/
Toys oppå loftet som på coveret til Aerosmith/
Jeg må si, ingen i det landet her rimer som meg/
Det over 10 år i gamet, boy og imaget er meg/
Ref.
Masta Ace:
Eyo the label owe me cheese and a bunch of royalties/
Cause I ain′t seen a dime, they a bunch of royal thieves/
Cause they don't pay their fees, really I should bring 'em to their knees/
If their bank account, I could put a freeze/
My first album dropped, they said that I should get a job/
I took a look around and saw that I was getting robbed/
I came up in the era of sodomy and rape/
I know you probably wondering how do we escape/
Most didn′t, most still getting exploited/
Everywhere our music′s still getting exported/
Getting reissued, repackaged, then getting re-released/
Cause we the ones who wrote it and we're tired of getting greased/
Like a squeaky axel, frustration gonna keep me at you/
If I don′t get what I deserve, ya heard/
Now this goes out to the labels everywhere/
Learn how to care and keep it fair, aight/
Lille Eirik spilte keyboard og var heldig som faen
Da Terje Pedersen fikk Eirik til å signere med
Han / men nå har han sminke på seg / nå har han
Sminke på seg /
Little Tommy started out he was the king of the b's
Then he sold a record deal and I sing on the streets
So he got makeup on, yea, he got makeup on,
Lille Frode bodde i boden sin med trommer en stund
Til han møtte Emi-Bjørn og fikk en royaltysum
Så nå har han sminke på seg
Nå har han sminke på seg
Little point started out he had a serious flow
Then he sold a record deal for some serious dough,
Now he got makeup on, now he got makeup on
Damn...

Makeup (with Masta Ace)

Magdi:
We sell way too many records to be called underground/
Our image is too flawed for everyone to think it's cool/
Just a bit too unknown to be called a celebrity/
With just a bit too little cash, to actually spend it/
On an image that's for sale, I've heard that/
There's business in an image, and they think you should have one/
An image, or figure out something else to do/
I know record companies that hand you an image on a silver platter/
Ahh, so what about Karpe then/
Not controversial enough for Natt & Dag/
But way too skilled to be overlooked rap-wise/
So what happens when rappers comment on the plaques we have/
Showed up at IFPI with a pistol/
And found the box full of images they were handing out to artists/
And please, girl, I'll take whatever's available/
After someone stole 'jovial' as an image/
Chorus:
Little Thomas had a dream of playing guitar/
And thought Frank Bakke seemed like a nice guy/
So now he's wearing makeup/ now he's wearing makeup/
Little Frode lived in his basement with drums for a while/
Until he met Emi-Bjørn and got a royalty sum/
So now he's wearing makeup/ now he's wearing makeup/
Little Eirik played keyboard and was lucky as hell/
When Terje Pedersen got Eirik to sign with him/
But now he's wearing makeup/ now he's wearing makeup/
Little Kristian was busy playing bass/
Until Yngve Næss said it was best for him to get tied down/
So now he's wearing makeup/ now he's wearing makeup/
Chirag:
Ey, let me start with something childish, makeup is for girls/
I don't wear makeup, makeup is for girls/
Not flattered that Sigrid Hvidsten thinks I'm cool/
I scatter skibidibop-shit as long as the money rolls in/
Handing out black eyes like Mike Tyson up in this/
So I'm too old to care what a 16-year-old thinks/
This is a Norwegian rap classic/
Takin'ova, Barcelona, Live from damn Passit/
Nothing is duller than the image of an indie band/
That bends its image according to the times to get fans/
See them in the chair with Asbjørn on Lydverket/
An artistic soul that's too cool to answer, and now I'm not smiling/
Chirag has seen them play-acting with lipstick/
Toys in the attic like on the cover of Aerosmith/
I gotta say, nobody in this country rhymes like me/
It's over 10 years in the game, girl, and the image is me/
Chorus.
Masta Ace:
Eyo the label owe me cheese and a bunch of royalties/
Cause I ain′t seen a dime, they a bunch of royal thieves/
Cause they don't pay their fees, really I should bring 'em to their knees/
If their bank account, I could put a freeze/
My first album dropped, they said that I should get a job/
I took a look around and saw that I was getting robbed/
I came up in the era of sodomy and rape/
I know you probably wondering how do we escape/
Most didn′t, most still getting exploited/
Everywhere our music′s still getting exported/
Getting reissued, repackaged, then getting re-released/
Cause we the ones who wrote it and we're tired of getting greased/
Like a squeaky axel, frustration gonna keep me at you/
If I don′t get what I deserve, ya heard/
Now this goes out to the labels everywhere/
Learn how to care and keep it fair, aight/
Little Eirik played keyboard and was lucky as hell
When Terje Pedersen got Eirik to sign with
Him / but now he's wearing makeup / now he's
Wearing makeup /
Little Tommy started out he was the king of the b's
Then he sold a record deal and I sing on the streets
So he got makeup on, yea, he got makeup on,
Little Frode lived in his basement with drums for a while
Until he met Emi-Bjørn and got a royalty sum
So now he's wearing makeup
Now he's wearing makeup
Little point started out he had a serious flow
Then he sold a record deal for some serious dough,
Now he got makeup on, now he got makeup on
Damn...