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Não vale ser em cima do muro; tem que escolher um time: do lado da mudança ou do lado da situação?
A hora que o bicho pegar de verdade e uma ou outra coisa mais séria acontecer você tem ter definido seus ideais e o que você quer fazer.


Can’t play both sides or go neutral, you’ll have to pick a team: are you on the side of Change or on the side of Staus Quo?
The time this whole fight stops being only verbal and escalates into something bigger, you must have your ideals set and figure out what you want to do.

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Ok, ok. Vamos tirar a ênfase do rap. Qualquer música pode se tornar arma de mudança. Estando no Brasil, que melhor ritmo que o samba para ser a arma do povo?
Aliás, porque não uma fusão entre rap e samba…

Opa. Esse album inteiro é uma fusão de rap e samba… Desculpa pela distração.

E não vai ser o Marcelo D2 que vai sair se os ventos da mudança te incomodam. Saia você, que no mínimo é um conformado; ele tá aqui é pra mudar tudo mesmo.


Ok, ok. Let’s take the emphasis out of rap for a bit. Any kind of music can become a weapon for change. Being in Brazil, is there any rhythm better than samba to be the weapon of the people?
Actually, why not a fusion between rap and samba …

Well. This whole album is a fusion of rap and samba … My bad, guys.

And it will not be Marcelo D2 that will leave if the winds of change bother you, he’s here to change it all. You get out, since you are probably one of the roots of the problem, considering you don’t want to change.

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Mantendo o foco da música, Marcelo D2 chama o ouvinte a agir. Tem que se pensar o que precisa mudar pra que as coisas evoluam, que problemas precisam ser enfrentados para que aqueles que estão por baixo possam chegar ao topo.

Bom ver que essa música não é apenas uma reflexão; é uma chamada. Como o próprio já disse antes na música, a arma da mudança é o rap. Começando por esse mesmo.


Keeping the main focus of the song, Marcelo D2 calls the listener to act. It’s time to think about what needs to change for things to evolve, what problems need to be addressed so those who are on the bottom can make it to the top.

The highlight here is that this song is not just a reflection, it is a call to action. As he himself said before in the track, rap is quite a weapon. Rap can kick start changes. It starts already in this song.

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Como já diriam Thaide e DJ Hum – uma das duplas dos primórdios do rap brasileiro – “Humildade e Coragem são nossas armas para lutar”. Esse foi o título do álbum de 1992 da dupla.

E esse é o conceito resgatado aqui. Com coragem e humildade para agir como homem na hora que for preciso, não tem erro. Não vai ter como a vida te derrubar.


As said before by Thaíde and DJ Hum – a great duo from early Brazilian rap – “Humildade e Coragem são nossas armas para lutar” (translated “Humility and Courage are our weapons to fight.”) That was the title of the duo’s 1992 album.

And that’s the concept that’s being showcased here. With courage and humility to act like a man at the time that such an action is required, you can’t go wrong. There’s nothing that life can throw at you to put you down.

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Contra aquele que tenta mudar os homens batalhadores, ou contra aquele que não quer nada com nada e se deixa levar pela maré, o remédio do D2 é simples… Papel, caneta e um microfone: rap. Música.
A música tem o poder de passar mensagens e mudar ideias, e também de mexer com seu humor e falar com você… É uma arma poderosa.


Against anyone who tries to change the true hustler, or against one who doesn’t think by oneself, being one hell of a pushover, the remedy is simple according to D2 … Paper, pen and a microphone. Rap. Music.
Music has the power to pass messages, change ideas, and also to alter moods and talk with you … It is a powerful weapon.

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O bom malandro sempre dá seu jeito pra continuar por cima, para continuar se dando bem.
Então, mesmo se alguém tentar impor um padrão, uma ideia, uma vida, não vai adiantar.
Ninguém muda uma cabeça feita e forte assim.


A good hustler always finds his way to stay on top, to keep doing his thing as good as possible.
So, even if someone tries to force a pattern, an idea, a lifestyle, it is not going to work…
Nobody messes around that easily with such a strong minded person.

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Tá afim de subir na vida?
A boa é ir devagar e sempre, fazendo o seu e ficando na sua.


Do you want to climb the ladder of life until you reach the top? Accomplish whatever you consider a life goal?
Best thing to keep it low profile, do your own thing and keep it going.

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Referência à música Voz Ativa, do album “Escolha seu Caminho”, dos Racionais Mc’s

Na verdade, a referência vai até o verso seguinte, com pequenas alterações. O verso original dos Racionais é

Eu tenho algo a dizer
E explicar pra você
Mas não garanto porém
Que engraçado eu serei dessa vez
Para os manos daqui!
Para os manos de lá!"

Claro que isso se encaixa no contexto da música, de ser um assunto relativamente sério, sobre a vida de um modo geral e de como ser batalhador. A música é uma explicação sobre esses assuntos, de modo que D2 não garante que vai ser engraçada e cheia de piadas.


Reference to the song Voz Ativa (translated Active Voice), from the album “Escolha Seu Caminho” (translated “Choose Your Path”),from brazilian rap group Racionais Mc’s

Actually the reference goes up to the next line, with minor changes. The original version on the Racionais Mc’s song is (translated):

I have something to say
And explain to you
But can’t guarantee, however
What will I be funny this time
To the homies from here!
To the homies from there!"

Of course this fits in the context of D2’s song, being a fairly serious matter, about life in general; how to fight through it, and put up with the crap it sends your way. This song is an explanation of these deep issues, so D2 does not guarantee that it will be funny and filled with jokes.

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Não adianta tentar tirar onda se não fizer nada para merecer ser chamado de homem. Não vai conseguir botar banca pra cima de ninguém.
Então, qual é? Vai fazer alguma coisa ou vai ficar de moleza vendo a vida passar?

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Vai tirar onda de quê? De moleque ou de homem?
Não adianta botar marra, fingir que é homem se for só um menininho acuado num canto.

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