I'm rollin' in a nine-oh van. california, that's my plan
Got memories mixalot left in limbo, first stop sacremento
Here we go, hit a club called bentleys
Want a skirt to git wit' me, hit me
There's a girl with a back like a cadillac
I walked up and got pushed back
Her boyfriend tell her i'm a play-a
Dropped salt on a shit rhyme say-
My reputation offends this man
Next day hit williamland park
Creepin' like a shark
Spot a bad freak and i swoop like a hawk
"what up?", "howya like to roll wit' a champ?"
"please! all ya'll rappers is tramps"
My reputation is stoppin' my mission
Every freak in sac is dissin'
Back on the four lane freeway
Next stop, the two-one-three, l.a.
The two-one-three is rough
But the mixalot game is tough
Spot a young girl and i start that gamin'
Baby girl asks what set am i claimin'
"just cuz i rap, i gotta be in gang?"
It ain't a black thang, it's a rap thang
Censorship is sweepin' the nation
Messin' up a rap stars reputation
A rappers reputation, that's what i got
So i'm finished with the two-one-three
I knock, baby, but it's time to leave
Two days on the hard rock, boys is cruisin'
Interstate ten, straight to houston
They tell me 'bout the girls in the fifth ward
You know the boys must score
So we hit a fly club called guchies
Lookin' for the skirts with the largest booties
Girlies in the club wasn't takin' no shorts
Showin' no remorse
For a brother like mix, lookin' for the smooth
Didn't need a houston skirt to get with me
But the nights still young
And the hunk ain't done
So we stepped to the van
Attitude's out of it
The next club, the main event
We never think about a dress code
Just step up in the club and let the game roll
But as soon as my boy maharaji pulls up
Some punk starts runnin' up
He said you don't wanna be with a rap star
They play you for your money and your car
Well my boy got crushed but the girl stepped off
With a rap stars rep, the girls are lost
"hey yo, what's up, this is mix i had to make a run
Right quick, but leave your name and number 'n i'll
Getcha right back, peace."
So the posse left houston texas
All the girls keep callin' us sexis
Houston media is givin' us rappers no pity
So we all hit kansas city
In k.c. we go the gates and suns
Gotta get grub 'fore we run
Met a little freak named stacy
I said i'm not just here for the barbecue baby
She gave me that look, like pebbles
I'm acked with bass not treble
So i say, oogley-goo oogley-doo-goo-doo
"what'd you say?" i ain't tellin' you
You see the mix game is laced with riddles
It ain't moaney, it's mix in the middle
In walked my ex named wendy
She got a fresh dooney bag
'cause she's tired of fendi
Oooh, could a brother be busted
Because wendy trusted, me?
An' ah told a lit'l lie 'n
Said i was a loyal guy
Wendy got mad and she wants to dis me
In kansas city
Wendy starts to groovin'
Hands on her hips and her hair starts movin'
She said the mixalot game is phony
Just 'cause i said i'm runnin' girls like ponies
But talkin' that stuff is my occupation
That's how i got this reputation
A rappers reputation, got a rappers reputation
Bring it on down. a rappers reputation, bring it back
A rappers reputation, that's what i got. a rappers
Reputation, peace.
A Rapper's Reputation - 譚維維
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[00:00.00]作詞 : Anthony L. Ray / Prince Rogers Nelson
[00:01.00]作曲 : Anthony L. Ray / Prince Rogers Nelson
[00:43.17]I'm rollin' in a nine-oh van. california, that's my plan
[00:47.25]Got memories mixalot left in limbo, first stop sacremento
[00:51.57]Here we go, hit a club called bentleys
[00:53.73]Want a skirt to git wit' me, hit me
[00:55.83]There's a girl with a back like a cadillac
[00:57.78]I walked up and got pushed back
[00:59.46]Her boyfriend tell her i'm a play-a
[01:01.44]Dropped salt on a shit rhyme say-
[01:03.42]My reputation offends this man
[01:05.85]Next day hit williamland park
[01:08.64]Creepin' like a shark
[01:09.60]Spot a bad freak and i swoop like a hawk
[01:11.49]"what up?", "howya like to roll wit' a champ?"
[01:13.62]"please! all ya'll rappers is tramps"
[01:15.57]My reputation is stoppin' my mission
[01:18.00]Every freak in sac is dissin'
[01:19.80]Back on the four lane freeway
[01:21.48]Next stop, the two-one-three, l.a.
[01:23.76]The two-one-three is rough
[01:25.62]But the mixalot game is tough
[01:27.21]Spot a young girl and i start that gamin'
[01:29.88]Baby girl asks what set am i claimin'
[01:31.83]"just cuz i rap, i gotta be in gang?"
[01:33.63]It ain't a black thang, it's a rap thang
[01:35.97]Censorship is sweepin' the nation
[01:37.92]Messin' up a rap stars reputation
[01:42.81]A rappers reputation, that's what i got
[01:47.73]So i'm finished with the two-one-three
[01:57.81]I knock, baby, but it's time to leave
[01:59.82]Two days on the hard rock, boys is cruisin'
[02:02.16]Interstate ten, straight to houston
[02:04.35]They tell me 'bout the girls in the fifth ward
[02:06.36]You know the boys must score
[02:07.92]So we hit a fly club called guchies
[02:10.05]Lookin' for the skirts with the largest booties
[02:12.24]Girlies in the club wasn't takin' no shorts
[02:14.37]Showin' no remorse
[02:15.99]For a brother like mix, lookin' for the smooth
[02:18.33]Didn't need a houston skirt to get with me
[02:21.03]But the nights still young
[02:22.53]And the hunk ain't done
[02:24.03]So we stepped to the van
[02:25.29]Attitude's out of it
[02:26.40]The next club, the main event
[02:28.44]We never think about a dress code
[02:30.12]Just step up in the club and let the game roll
[02:32.70]But as soon as my boy maharaji pulls up
[02:34.68]Some punk starts runnin' up
[02:36.06]He said you don't wanna be with a rap star
[02:38.31]They play you for your money and your car
[02:40.56]Well my boy got crushed but the girl stepped off
[02:42.78]With a rap stars rep, the girls are lost
[02:45.06]"hey yo, what's up, this is mix i had to make a run
[02:47.67]Right quick, but leave your name and number 'n i'll
[02:49.62]Getcha right back, peace."
[03:16.44]So the posse left houston texas
[03:18.51]All the girls keep callin' us sexis
[03:20.28]Houston media is givin' us rappers no pity
[03:22.56]So we all hit kansas city
[03:24.57]In k.c. we go the gates and suns
[03:26.82]Gotta get grub 'fore we run
[03:28.68]Met a little freak named stacy
[03:30.54]I said i'm not just here for the barbecue baby
[03:33.00]She gave me that look, like pebbles
[03:34.89]I'm acked with bass not treble
[03:36.63]So i say, oogley-goo oogley-doo-goo-doo
[03:38.67]"what'd you say?" i ain't tellin' you
[03:40.53]You see the mix game is laced with riddles
[03:42.63]It ain't moaney, it's mix in the middle
[03:44.73]In walked my ex named wendy
[03:46.62]She got a fresh dooney bag
[03:47.76]'cause she's tired of fendi
[03:48.99]Oooh, could a brother be busted
[03:51.21]Because wendy trusted, me?
[03:52.59]An' ah told a lit'l lie 'n
[03:55.08]Said i was a loyal guy
[03:57.06]Wendy got mad and she wants to dis me
[03:59.34]In kansas city
[04:01.08]Wendy starts to groovin'
[04:03.09]Hands on her hips and her hair starts movin'
[04:05.19]She said the mixalot game is phony
[04:07.17]Just 'cause i said i'm runnin' girls like ponies
[04:09.15]But talkin' that stuff is my occupation
[04:11.22]That's how i got this reputation
[04:16.11]A rappers reputation, got a rappers reputation
[04:28.65]Bring it on down. a rappers reputation, bring it back
[04:48.36]A rappers reputation, that's what i got. a rappers
[04:57.09]Reputation, peace.
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歌詞解析
一句話主旨
透過敘事性的巡演旅程，探討饒舌歌手因公眾形象與外界刻板印象，而在情感與社交互動中遭遇的種種誤解與挫折。
主題
公眾形象與個人真實身分之衝突、饒舌文化在不同地域的刻板印象、情感關係中的信任危機。
情緒
自信、無奈、戲謔、坦率。
意象與手法
本曲採用公路電影式的敘事結構，將不同城市（加州、洛杉磯、休士頓、堪薩斯城）視為檢視「饒舌歌手」標籤的實驗場。運用第一人稱視角，以直接的對話與衝突情境，精確描繪出外界對饒舌歌手「玩世不恭」、「幫派分子」或「追求物質」的刻板偏見。
重點句解讀
１、「My reputation offends this man」：一句話點出敘事者的無奈，僅僅因為「饒舌歌手」的身分，即便沒有做出實質冒犯，亦會無端引發他人的排斥與敵意。
２、「It ain't a black thang, it's a rap thang」：強調偏見並非單純源於種族，而是源於大眾對饒舌文化的負面標籤，反映出當時社會對該類型音樂的體制性誤解。
３、「But talkin' that stuff is my occupation / That's how i got this reputation」：誠實地揭露饒舌歌手的表演本質，說明歌詞中的狂傲言詞不過是職業需求，卻被外界誤認為真實的人格特質。
適合情境
適合在反思公眾形象與真實自我差異時聆聽，或是在探討流行文化標籤對個人生活影響時作為討論素材。
魔鏡站長解析
魔鏡站長
這首歌聽起來很有意思，譚維維用她那極具辨識度的嗓音，把原本充滿美式街頭感的節奏，詮釋得格外有個性。作為老樂迷，我很享受聽她處理這種敘事感強烈的作品，歌詞裡不斷描繪著在不同城市穿梭，面對人們對說唱歌手的刻板印象與誤解，那種「明明只是想展現魅力，卻處處碰壁」的無奈，在她的詮釋下顯得格外生動。
這不是那種追求華麗修飾的音樂，反而更像是一場公路電影的配樂，紀錄著旅途中的各種碰撞與荒謬。我特別喜歡她在處理那些關於社會眼光與自我辯解的段落，那種帶點倔強、不願被標籤定義的態度，其實很能引起共鳴。如果你正一個人開車在路上，或是想找點有節奏感、能讓人跟著點頭的音樂，這首歌會是很棒的選擇。它提醒著我們，無論外界賦予你什麼樣的標籤，最重要的始終是你如何看待自己的初衷。
歌曲冷知識
・歌詞透過公路旅行的形式，將沙加緬度、洛杉磯、休士頓與堪薩斯市的城市特色與見聞串聯起來。
・文中多次強調饒舌歌手身分帶來的刻板印象，反映出大眾對藝人名聲的偏見與標籤化。
・歌曲以充滿節奏感的敘事風格，巧妙地將「饒舌歌手的聲譽」轉化為一種既是職業需求、又是人際交往阻礙的雙重矛盾。
・結尾處透過與舊愛溫蒂的對質，將虛構的舞台形象與真實的感情生活對比，增添了戲劇性的轉折。