〈延續和決裂〉， beat 的部分非常切題地復刻了 90 年代經典嘻哈，以如 DJ Premier 那樣以刷碟方式，取樣其他歌曲的歌詞來替作曲人或是歌曲本身發聲。這首歌在副歌部份取樣了兩首 90 年代的歌曲： Canibus 的〈Get Retarded〉以及 Mobb Deep 的〈Drop a Gem on 'Em〉。取樣的句子在這首歌中串連起來所表達的意思，或許跟原曲有所差異，但這正是嘻哈取樣有趣、且令眾多愛好者著迷的地方。
0:00 星星之火 A Single Spark 2:52 延續和決裂 Continuity and Rupture 6:02 流言蜚語 Rumors and Slanders 8:56 夢 Dream 11:26 這不是請客吃飯 This Is Not a Dinner Party 14:50 社會主義還是人類滅絕 Socialism or Human Extinction
批判美國的霸權和當今的社會經濟制度等於動搖了非常多人的基本信念，鍾翔宇也深知這一點。然而看到不公不義的事實而站出來發聲，這是讓鍾翔宇之所以愛上嘻哈的浪漫初衷。《星星之火》這張專輯就如同他的偶像，英國嘻哈詩人 Lowkey 的 “Soundtrack to the Struggle” 一樣，是貨真價實的革命之聲，所有真心想衝破世界當今所面對的困境的人，肯定能從鍾翔宇的音樂中得到啟發。
Shortly after his 2018 album "Bombard the Headquarters" was nominated best hip hop album by the Golden Indie Music Awards, Xiangyu, one of the few openly communist rappers in the Sinosphere, together with his comrade Ransom-Notes from the UK, began working on "a Single Spark." In comparison to his previous album, which contains comedic songs like "Paolyta B" and "the Idol's Handbook," "a Single Spark" takes on a more serious tone and delves deeper into Xiangyu's ideology.
Despite the comparatively somber tone, this new album avoids repetitive preaching. Through sharing his personal experiences and the things he saw growing up in the United States, Xiangyu debunks the so-called "American Dream." Using materialist dialectics, he tells us how hip hop has lost its rebellious essence, and also analyzes power dynamics and touches on topics such as the environment. It is difficult to imagine how Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes were able to condense such a vast expanse of knowledge into an album less than 20 minutes in length. You will not be disappointed should you decide to sit down and listen to such a bold album while studying the lyrics. Reminiscent of hip hop's golden age, Ransom-Notes' beatmaking provides the listener with the sugar that makes the pill easier to swallow. Xiangyu's carefully constructed rhymes and the occasional humorous punch line demonstrate his sincere attempt to make his agitprop more accessible to the layperson.
Criticizing US hegemony and the socioeconomic order of today is tantamount to shattering the fundamental beliefs of many, and Xiangyu is acutely aware of this. The fact that hip hop can serve as a platform for pointing out injustices is what attracted Xiangyu to the genre in the first place. "A Single Spark" is similar to "Soundtrack to the Struggle" by Lowkey, one of Xiangyu's influences, in the sense that it is truly revolutionary in content. Those who genuinely seek to transform the predicaments plaguing our world today will certainly find inspiration in Xiangyu's music.
Lyrics by Xiangyu, Beats by Ransom-Notes, Recorded by Xiangyu, Mixed by Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes Mastered by Glenn Schick, Artwork by Bijan Nader Sharifi.
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〈延續和決裂〉， beat 的部分非常切題地復刻了 90 年代經典嘻哈，以如 DJ Premier 那樣以刷碟方式，取樣其他歌曲的歌詞來替作曲人或是歌曲本身發聲。這首歌在副歌部份取樣了兩首 90 年代的歌曲： Canibus 的〈Get Retarded〉以及 Mobb Deep 的〈Drop a Gem on 'Em〉。取樣的句子在這首歌中串連起來所表達的意思，或許跟原曲有所差異，但這正是嘻哈取樣有趣、且令眾多愛好者著迷的地方。
在討論歌詞以前，筆者先稍微解釋仕紳化（Gentrification，或譯作縉紳化）的概念：
「仕紳化」比較常運用在城市發展中，意旨中低收入社區因為某些基礎建設或建築的更新改善，使得房價、地價或社區商業模式改變，逐漸被中間或中上階層遷入居民佔據。這些新遷入的中上階層住戶逐漸占主導地位，展開對原住戶的歧視，甚至用直接或間接的方式（例如土地徵收、收購房地產、或是新商業模式帶來不堪負荷的生活開銷等方式）驅離原中低收入戶，使得社區性質改變。
這種過程猶如現今嘻哈文化的發展一樣，70 年代由少數族裔與中下階層在貧民窟發展的簡易藝術創作形式，似乎象徵著人民把發聲工具拿回來了，卻在 90 年代開始跨國唱片公司所展開的「長島大併購」（開始一系列併購嘻哈音樂獨立廠牌，包含 Def Jam 等），以及 2000 年以後，跨國企業帶著商業嘻哈商品全球化發展，嘻哈逐漸仕紳化，成為中上階層的生活寫照，美國少數族裔的生活條件也並未有任何進展。這首歌，以延續與斷裂表達了鍾翔宇對現今嘻哈的態度：延續美國非裔等少數民族的正義鬥爭精神，並與跨國企業全球化帶來閹割過的「嘻哈」決裂。
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0:00 星星之火 A Single Spark
2:52 延續和決裂 Continuity and Rupture
6:02 流言蜚語 Rumors and Slanders
8:56 夢 Dream
11:26 這不是請客吃飯 This Is Not a Dinner Party
14:50 社會主義還是人類滅絕 Socialism or Human Extinction
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繼 2018 年金音獎入圍的《炮打司令部》後，中文嘻哈界絕無僅有的共產主義饒舌歌手鍾翔宇與英國製作人 Ransom-Notes 馬不停蹄地聯手炮製出六首歌的新專輯《星星之火》，相較於上張專輯還有如〈保力達B〉、〈偶像的手冊〉等比較詼諧幽默的歌曲，這張專輯顯得更加嚴肅而深入的闡述自己的意識形態。
即使如此，這張專輯並沒有流於自我重複的說教，而是透過自己在美國成長過程親眼目睹的（台灣媒體跟好萊塢電影不告訴你的）具體事實，鍾翔宇戳破所謂的「美國夢」，一層一層爬梳嘻哈音樂如何失去最初的反抗精神、分析爭取勞動權益的困境甚至環保議題。很難想像這麼龐大的知識量被鍾翔宇精巧的放在一張不到 20 分鐘的專輯當中，這樣大膽的嘗試絕對值得你靜下心搭配歌詞細細玩味。搭配 Ransom-Notes 充滿黃金年代風格的編曲，讓嚴肅的歌詞不再難以下嚥。而鍾翔宇精心設計的多韻和不時的好笑 punchline，也展現他想讓歌曲直面普羅大眾的誠意。
批判美國的霸權和當今的社會經濟制度等於動搖了非常多人的基本信念，鍾翔宇也深知這一點。然而看到不公不義的事實而站出來發聲，這是讓鍾翔宇之所以愛上嘻哈的浪漫初衷。《星星之火》這張專輯就如同他的偶像，英國嘻哈詩人 Lowkey 的 “Soundtrack to the Struggle” 一樣，是貨真價實的革命之聲，所有真心想衝破世界當今所面對的困境的人，肯定能從鍾翔宇的音樂中得到啟發。
Shortly after his 2018 album "Bombard the Headquarters" was nominated best hip hop album by the Golden Indie Music Awards, Xiangyu, one of the few openly communist rappers in the Sinosphere, together with his comrade Ransom-Notes from the UK, began working on "a Single Spark." In comparison to his previous album, which contains comedic songs like "Paolyta B" and "the Idol's Handbook," "a Single Spark" takes on a more serious tone and delves deeper into Xiangyu's ideology.
Despite the comparatively somber tone, this new album avoids repetitive preaching. Through sharing his personal experiences and the things he saw growing up in the United States, Xiangyu debunks the so-called "American Dream." Using materialist dialectics, he tells us how hip hop has lost its rebellious essence, and also analyzes power dynamics and touches on topics such as the environment. It is difficult to imagine how Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes were able to condense such a vast expanse of knowledge into an album less than 20 minutes in length. You will not be disappointed should you decide to sit down and listen to such a bold album while studying the lyrics. Reminiscent of hip hop's golden age, Ransom-Notes' beatmaking provides the listener with the sugar that makes the pill easier to swallow. Xiangyu's carefully constructed rhymes and the occasional humorous punch line demonstrate his sincere attempt to make his agitprop more accessible to the layperson.
Criticizing US hegemony and the socioeconomic order of today is tantamount to shattering the fundamental beliefs of many, and Xiangyu is acutely aware of this. The fact that hip hop can serve as a platform for pointing out injustices is what attracted Xiangyu to the genre in the first place. "A Single Spark" is similar to "Soundtrack to the Struggle" by Lowkey, one of Xiangyu's influences, in the sense that it is truly revolutionary in content. Those who genuinely seek to transform the predicaments plaguing our world today will certainly find inspiration in Xiangyu's music.
作詞：鍾翔宇
編曲：Ransom-Notes
錄音：鍾翔宇
混音：鍾翔宇、Ransom-Notes
母帶後期製作：Glenn Schick
繪圖：Bijan Nader Sharifi
Lyrics by Xiangyu,
Beats by Ransom-Notes,
Recorded by Xiangyu,
Mixed by Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes
Mastered by Glenn Schick,
Artwork by Bijan Nader Sharifi.
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