美國說唱音樂人Jay-Z入選創(chuàng)作人名人堂，成為歷史上第一位獲得這一榮譽(yù)的說唱歌手。Chic樂隊(duì)的尼爾?羅杰斯（Nile Rodgers）通過CBS電視臺的《This Morning》節(jié)目公布了這一消息。他稱，“Jay-Z以說唱音樂的形式發(fā)行了很多受歡迎的唱片，他的音樂影響很大，改變了很多人聽音樂的方式，甚至改變了我們享受快樂的方式。”

Jay-Z has several reasons to be happy right now.
Jay-Z最近可謂“多喜臨門”。

Less than a month after it was announced he and his wife Beyonce are expecting twins - he is to receive a top songwriting honour.
在宣布妻子碧昂斯懷了雙胞胎之后不到一個(gè)月，他又將收獲創(chuàng)作人的最高榮譽(yù)。

Jay-Z is to become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in the US.
Jay-Z將成為首位入選美國創(chuàng)作人名人堂的說唱歌手。

A handful of artists who are considered to have "enriched the world's culture" with their songwriting and music are selected for induction every year.
每年都有一些藝術(shù)家入選創(chuàng)作人名人堂，人們認(rèn)為他們憑借自己的創(chuàng)作和音樂“豐富了世界文化”。

Joining the hall of fame is a huge deal - previous inductees include Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson.
入選名人堂是非常了不起的事情——此前的入選者包括馬文?蓋伊、鮑勃?迪倫、多莉?帕頓、布魯斯?斯普林斯汀以及邁克爾?杰克遜。

But no rapper has ever made the cut before.
但之前從沒有說唱歌手被選中。

Jay-Z will be inducted as part of the hall's class of 2017 alongside Max Martin, who has written songs for Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande.
和Jay-Z一同入選2017年名人堂的還有馬克斯?馬丁，他曾為泰勒?斯威夫特、凱蒂?派瑞以及愛莉安娜?格蘭德創(chuàng)作過歌曲。

Other inductees this year will include Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The duo have written and produced number one singles for Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Usher, among many others.
今年的其他入選者還包括吉米?杰姆和特里?劉易斯。他們曾為珍妮?杰克遜、瑪利亞?凱利以及亞瑟小子等歌手編寫制作過冠軍單曲。

Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit tracks for at least 20 years.
作曲家們至少要擁有20年的熱門歌曲創(chuàng)作經(jīng)歷才有資格入選名人堂。

This explains why Jay-Z is being inducted now - as he recently passed the 20th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, released in 1996.
這就是Jay-z現(xiàn)在被選中的原因，近日J(rèn)ay-Z的首張專輯《合理質(zhì)疑》剛好面世二十周年，該專輯是1996年發(fā)行的。

Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers, who was one of last year's inductees, said Jay-Z had "changed the way we listen to music".
去年的入選者、Chic樂團(tuán)的吉他手尼爾?羅杰斯稱，Jay-Z已經(jīng)“改變了我們聆聽音樂的方式”。

Madonna and George Michael were both nominated this year as well but weren't chosen this time.
今年麥當(dāng)娜和喬治?邁克爾也獲得了提名，但是這次并沒有被選中。

Bonus：巔峰對決——Jay-Z vs 阿姆（Eminem）

Jay-Z和阿姆在《變節(jié)者》（Renegade）中的合作火花四濺，兩位說唱界大神的碰撞讓人熱血沸騰。他們將自己的經(jīng)歷、想法一一道來，展現(xiàn)出真正的王者風(fēng)采，一起來看看這段“有生之年系列”的表演吧↓↓↓

英文來源：BBC
翻譯&編輯：董靜
審校：丹妮