【搬运】【译】NME评Cardi B 2018年出道专辑《Invasion of Privacy》（4星）
翻译：Lily-Liu
校正：Ryan-Chopin
From stripper to chart-topper via reality TV stardom, Cardi B‘s story is enthralling and she knows it. “This some real-life fairytale Binderella shit,” she informs us on ‘Best Life’. It would be impossible to divorce her story from this debut album, because in a way, the story is the album. The Bronx rapper’s incredible ascent fuels every fabulously braggadocious bar.
从脱衣舞女到著名电视真人秀明星，连Cardi B本人都知道自己的故事颇有趣味性。“This some real-life fairytale Binderella shit（这简直是现实版灰姑娘的故事）”，她在歌曲“Best Life”中这样说到。她的故事和这张专辑密不可分，而在某种程度上，这张专辑就是在讲述她的故事。于是这位来自布朗克斯的饶舌歌手那意想不到的成长历程在每一个人们喜欢夸夸其谈的酒吧里被吟唱着。
After her breakthrough single ‘Bodak Yellow’ dethroned Taylor Swift from the Billboard Hot 100 summit in September, the woman born Belcalis Almanzar could presumably have opted for a pop pivot. But though she guested on Bruno Mars‘ recent R&B hit ‘Finesse’, she’s kept ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ hip-hop. It’s filled with taut, trap-influenced midtempo beats over which Cardi celebrates the trappings of her hard-earned lifestyle and generally asserts her superiority. “You in the club just to party,” she sneers on ‘Bodak Yellow’. “I’m there, I get paid a fee.” There are more melodic moments, such as ‘I Like It’, whose sample from ’60s boogaloo hit ‘I Like It Like That’ salutes her Latin heritage, and ‘Ring’, a dreamy collaboration with Kehlani. But mostly this album succeeds on attrition and attitude, much like ‘Bodak Yellow’ did.
她的突破性单曲“Bodak Yellow”在9月份公告牌百强单曲排行榜上击败了霉霉，成功登顶。在这之后，这位出生在Belcalis Almanzar的女性则选择了继续将她的音乐推广到全世界。尽管她与火星哥最近合作了R&B风格曲“Finesse”，她还是坚持使这张专辑有自己的嘻哈风格。她的歌中使用了很多紧凑且带有些许trap风格的中速节拍，来向人们宣告她来之不易的生活，告诉天下她的新时代已经来临。“You in the club just to party（你在俱乐部只是为了参加聚会）”，她在“Bodak Yellow”中嘲笑到那些人，“I’m there, I get paid a fee（我在那里，是来赚钱的）”。专辑中还有更多精彩的旋律，比如“I like it”，而Cardi B与Kehlani的合作曲“Ring”则充满梦幻。不过这张专辑的胜利，在很大程度上是因为其不断的磨和及强硬的个人态度， “Bodak Yellow”的大获成功也在于此。
Cardi B’s rapping may not be as elastic as some of her peers’, but she’s endlessly daring, comparing her breasts to Beyoncé‘s twins on ‘Money Bag’ and asking Rihanna and Chrissy Teigen for a threesome on ‘She Bad’. She also matches the randiest male rapper with her sexual agency. When she raps “Give him some vag’, I’m gettin’ a bag” on ‘Bickenhead’, it’s one of several ‘Wow, she really went there’ moments. But this doesn’t mean ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ becomes one-note. The way she flips from righteous fury to plaintive desperation on ‘Thru Your Phone’, a track about her partner’s infidelity, is thrilling and palpably emotional.
Cardi B的说唱可能不像一些她的同龄说唱歌手那么灵活，但她却有着无限的勇气，她在单曲“Money Bag”里把自己的乳房比作碧昂斯的双生子，在“She Bad”中表示自己想与蕾哈娜和Chrissy Teigen三人共寻欢。她的歌里也有一些常见说唱中的性暗示。她在“Bickenhead”里大唱“Give him some vag’, I’m gettin’ a bag（给他点刺激，我有的是方法）”，我们能感受到她挺嗨，而且这不止一两处。但这并不意味着《Invasion Of Privacy》的音乐就很老套单一，在“Thru Your Phone”中，她从正义之怒转变为哀伤的绝望，这首歌是关于她伴侣的不忠之举的，激愤之情一听便知。
Sure, she name-drops Fendi so often that she’d better get a discount next time she’s on Fifth Avenue. But overall, this is a remarkably confident and compelling debut from a superstar who’s put in the graft. “My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?” she boasts nonchalantly on final track ‘I Do’. On this evidence, it’s going to last a lot longer yet.
她经常在歌中提及品牌“芬迪”，大概是以便下次她在第五大道购物的时候得以优惠吧。但总的来说，此张专辑可谓Cardi B无比自信且夺人眼球的初次亮相，为她成为超级巨星打好了坚实的基础。她在专辑结束曲“I Do”中可谓骄气十足：“My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?（老娘欢乐的15分钟还算不算持久？）”。但就目前的乐坛来看，Cardi B大火可谓必然，并将持续活跃于当今的音乐界。
