Respect

Respect

Respect

The alliance is gonna be so funkyL'alliance sera tellement funky
Vinia and Mel-k, make it funkyVinia et Mel-k, make it funky
The spirit of the alliance is funkyL'esprit de l'alliance est funky

Yeah, the topic's open and clearOui le sujet est ouvert de manière claire
No ambiguity, our ties are sincereAucune ambiguïté, nos rapports sont sincères
Yeah, it's clear, I'm talking about respectOui c'est clair, je vous parle de respect
And I'm talking about that value that's fading, you bet!Et je vous parle de cette valeur qui se perd, en effet!
Man, the modern world dissolves true valuesHein, le monde moderne dissout les vraies valeurs
Say man, there's enough to break your heart inSay hein, là il ya de quoi avoir le coeur en
A thousand piecesMille-mille morceaux
'Cause the cities too, Joe!Car les villes-villes aussi Joe!
Are hit by the lack of respect, oh!Sont touchées par le manque de respect ooh!

Come back on a funky trackCome back on a funky track
Once we start, there's no turning backOnce we start no turning back
Feel the groove and you will move to thisFeel the groove and you will move to this
All night longAll night long
When she learns, it starts to goWhen she learns it starts to go
When she grows, it starts to knowWhen she grows it starts to know
Respect yourself, and the rest will flow!Respect yourself, and the rest will flow!

Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)
Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)

I want respect for the bang, bangJe veux du respect pour le bang, bang
Boogie, boogie, hoogie, hoogie, ah! Ah!Boogie, boogie, hoogie, hoogie, ah! Ah!
Respect the old school and its legacyRespecte l'ancienne école et sa descendance
The new school needs that presence in the U.SLa nouvelle école a besoin de cette présence en France
The break is forgotten, and rap's commercializedLe break est oublié, et le rap est commercialisé
The tag disappears, and rap resurfaces in galleriesLe tag disparaît, et le rap resurgit dans les galeries
Specialized A.RD'A.R. t spécialisé
Despite all that, the die-hards remain in every specialty, peace, res-pectMalgré tout ça les acharnés demeurent dans chaque spécialité, paix, res-pect
Also to all the funkies on the planetAussi à tous les funky de la planète
But when I say funkyMais quand je dis funky
Think more about the behavior than the style and all the hype, yeah!Pensez plus au comportement qu'à l'esthétique et tous le vent, oui!
Funky is a state of mindLe funky est un état d'esprit
Know that the number one oriental is part of it!Sachez que l'oriental number one en fait partie!

Malik in the moveMalik in the move
Find yourself inside the grooveFind yourself inside the groove
Music's what we really came here for!Music's what we really came here far!

Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)
Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)

Oh! I'm down with the mia, butOh! Je suis down avec le mia, mais
In our place, it's the peta, that filled those yearsChez nous c'est la peta, qui a comblé ces années-là
Respect also touches the DJs, manLe respect touche aussi les Djs hein
Who made us, manQui nous ont fait hein
And still make us dance, man, ohEt nous font danser hein oh

Oh, yes it's good to be a kingOh, yes it's good to be a king
And yes it's good to be a queenAnd yes it's good to be a queen
Respect yourself, and the rest will flowRespect yourself, and the rest will flow

The diamond, travels on the grooveLe diamond, voyage sur le sillon
With unlimited mileage and transmits the soundEn kilométrage illimité et transmet le son
They tried to stop it from evolvingOn l'a empéché de stopper et d'évoluer
But Vinia in the field, we stayedMais Vinia dans le domaine, nous sommes restés
Hardcore about respect, you live and you know itAcharné du respect, tu vis et tu le sais
Life made it so there's no recognitionLa vie a fait qu'il n'y a aucune reconnaissance
For the role of vinyl, I think like GinaPour le rôle du vinyle, je pense comme Gina

Life's a bitch, and then you die, holaLife the bitch, and then you die, hola

Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)
Respect yourself, respect the funkRespect yourself, respect the funk
Respect the ladiesRespect the ladies
Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)Respect yourself, respect the funk (yeah, ha ha)