搬运译Pitchfork评10年代200首最佳单曲第30名：Cardi B: “Bodak Yellow”

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原文链接：https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/

翻译：Wendy Lee

审译：Whitney.L

推送：Lynn Liu

In early 2017, a few of Cardi B’s songs had landed well enough to lock in BET Awards nominations and a magazine cover, but she needed more music by summer to take full advantage of those looks. So she went to work and came back with a hit that made thoughtful use of its key elements: action-movie intensity, a proven flow courtesy of Florida rapper Kodak Black, and a bottomless array of bars that were easy to parrot and pre-baked for captions. Like Meek Mill’s famously instigating “Dreams and Nightmares (Intro),” it got people going; DJs loved it, and influencers did too.

2017年初，Cardi B的几首歌反响都不错，获得了BET大奖提名，上了杂志封面，但是她需要在夏天结束前发行更多作品，来把握这一大好前景。所以她又投入到创作中，带着新作强势回归。作品迅速走红，精心运用了不少关键元素：动作片般的紧张节奏，佛罗里达说唱歌手Kodak Black 风格的作词，满眼的酒吧场景（很容易被机械模仿），预先设计的字幕。就像Meek Mill 著名的“教唆”神曲 “Dreams and Nightmares (Intro)（梦与梦魇）”， “Bodak Yellow” 激励人们去行动，流行音乐节目的主持人喜欢它，有影响力的大人物也喜欢它。

It was released in June with little initial promotion, while Cardi showed up for culture’s early adopters, at queer parties and Southern clubs. By July, it was in radio rotation. By August, all kinds of fans knew the words. And in September, it was a verified smash, unseating Taylor Swift at No. 1 on the Hot 100, making Cardi B the first woman solo rapper to hit that peak in 19 years. Her victory was genuinely ground-up and people-driven. That it was possible—or inevitable, and a precursor for more success to come—still feels triumphant. –Naomi Zeichner

“Bodak Yellow” 是六月发行的，几乎没有前期推广，但Cardi出现在文化的早期尝试者之中，在同性恋派对上，在南方俱乐部里。七月，它播放于电台播放，八月，所有粉丝就都知道了。九月，“Bodak Yellow” 的走红得到证实，超过Taylor Swift,位列Hot 100 榜单的第一位，由此Cardi B 成为19年来第一位达到此巅峰的女性说唱歌手。她的胜利纯粹是从底层爬起取得的，也得益于大众的支持。这可能或必然成为未来成功的先兆，值得骄傲。