Rubble Kings : ”戰士聯盟幫” 最經典場景背後的真實故事
Rubble Kings : The Real Story Behind The Most Famous Scenes In ‘The Warriors’
One of the greatest scenes from a cult classic
一齣另類電影的經典場景。
Actually happened
是真實發生的故事。
And ignited one of the biggest cultural movements in our generation
並且在我們這世代引發了偉大的文化運動。
It all started up in the Bronx
一切是從紐約北部布朗克區開始的。
In the Bronx, it was a deep rooted gang culture
布朗克區有著根深蒂固的幫派文化。
There were gangs literally on every corner
幫派遍布在各個角落。
The violence was everywhere
到處充斥著暴力。
You could hear the shouting at nighttime
你可以在晚上聽到槍聲。
It was a lawless time
這是一段沒有法治的時期。
Crime was the major income of the Bronx
犯罪是布朗克區主要的收入來源。
Except from Rubber Kings
但是Rubber Kings並沒有這樣做。
On December 8th, a series of events transpired that rocked the Bronx
在12月8日，一連串的事件震盪了布朗克區。
The outcome would come to change the gang life in New York City forever
就此改變了紐約的幫派生態。
Remember that scene from The Warriors?
記得在電影”戰士聯盟幫”的場景嗎?
That really went down
那是真實事件。
That really happened
真實的發生在實際生活中。
“Yellow” Benji Melendez (Getto Brothers Founder)
“Yellow” Benji Melendez (Getto Brothers創辦人)
Carlos “Karate Charlie” Suarez (Getto Brothers President)
Carlos “Karate Charlie” Suarez (Getto Brothers負責人)
The Bronx was going to be bathed in blood
布朗克區即發生流血事件。
My business at that point was to(影片字幕”the”是錯的) quell down the anger
我的責任是要平息憤怒。
Word of the murder and fear of reprisal spread like wild fire
到處充斥著對復仇的預謀及恐懼。
All the gangs were there at the 174th
所有的幫派都聚集在布朗克區的174街。
They were waiting for the big war, we said
我們認為他們在等待一場紛爭。
We are not going to de anything
我們不會如他們所願。
Representative of over forty of the city’s most notorious gangs
超過四十個以上在這城市中最著名的幫派代表人。
Met at the Hoe Avenue Boys Club in the Bronx
在布朗克區的Hoe Avenue Boys Club見面。
Basically it was just like the movie The Warriors
就如同”戰士聯盟幫”的場景一般。
Everyone was tense because no one knew what was going to jump off
每個人都緊繃神經因為沒人知道會發生甚麼事。
I got them while they were still in revenge mode
我知道他們都還想要報一箭之仇。
They wanted to see war
他們想要發生紛爭。
You look at all the guys that were sitting in front
你看坐在前排的那群人。
Those were all the guys that murdered my boy
他們都是曾經殺掉我夥伴的人。
D.S.R (Warlord/Gestapo, Savage Nomads)
At the end of this historic summit, an intergang peace treaty was signed by every attending leader
在這場具歷史意義的高峰會議當中，各幫派的領導人共同簽訂了一張和平協定。
People were being invited into areas where they used to never step into
人們開始有機會到以往不敢踏入的區域去。
Afrika Bambaataa (Black Spades/ Zulu Nation)
We are having house jams. We were having basement parties. It was different.
我們舉辦House Jams，在地下室開趴，一切都跟以前不一樣了。
Peaceful block parties hosted by the Ghetto Brothers and other local gangs began to multiply
由Ghetto Brothers以及其他幫派所舉辦的街區派對開始急遽增加。
Helping to dissolve the invisible turf boundaries that had dominated for years prior
對於化解存在多年的幫派隔閡有著很大的幫助。
Here’s where the whole thing started to change
並且讓大環境開始轉變。
Kool Herc (Hip Pop Pioneer)
Kool Herc (Hip Pop元老級人物)
We didn’t want to hear what was being played on the radio
我們不想聽電台所撥放的音樂。
What was being played in the clubs
也不想聽俱樂部裡撥放的音樂。
We were trying to reach out for the beats
我們想要多一點節奏的東西。
That raw essence
一些更純粹的東西。
Jazzy Jay (Hip Hop Pioneer)
Jazzy Jay (Hip Hop元老級人物)
Outlaws gangs transformed into DJ crews
幫派開始由亡命之徒轉變為DJ團體。
A major shift in attitude made way for this emerging culture that was taking hold of the youth in the Bronx
幫派間的態度轉變讓新興的文化開始茁壯，並對Bronx區的年經世代有著關鍵性的影響。
There was no closer connection between the gangs of the Bronx and this budding hip hop movement than Afrika Bambaataa who had personally taken it upon himself to convert the fearsome Black Spades into the Zulu Nation.
Afrika Bambaataa是扮演連結幫派文化與嘻哈運動的最關鍵人物，並將人人聞風喪膽Black Spades轉型為Zulu Nation。
The principle of the Zulu Nation at that time was to show that we can turn ourselves around from negative into positive.
Zulu Nation當時的宗旨便是向世人證明我們有能力改邪歸正。
And we was doin’ that through music.
透過音樂的力量使我們改變。
When the gang scene started fading down, it was the DJ’s who started becoming the stars in the community.
當幫派的風氣開始式微，DJ們便成為了社區中的新星。
I believe that we were making a statement to a society that had forgotten about us that we have worth.
我們的聲明是為了想讓人們知道我們有我們的價值。
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