Luyện nghe bài hát It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame

[erick
As the wind sets the mood, time to let off
A sucker tried to me, the e I'm not soft
I'm very hardcore, droppin bombs like
It reminds me, in 1984
When I went to a with the master plan
To step up, and put the mic in my
Everybody was there, from junior high to schools
Dyin to get busy, because I I had the tools
Then I got the and went by the set
I said, "yo, I rock the set" "yeah no sweat"
Kickin rhymes in the place, people take it
The style I flowed, the way I and baked it
Later on I a record, and got recognition
Everybody's jockin, now nobody's
and produced by the new rap duo
Yes epmd, now I'm known in
I see the backstabbers, and the elderly features
That to diss me, when I was tryin to reach the
Tip tip-top and I won't
To be the master, in the of hip-hop
I did that, and got a for myself
The of e, and all of my wealth
I see my fake friends, but things the same
Oh a shame, I diss em
Who to it wasn't me it was the .. "fame!"

[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"

smith]
Before I cut records I had of livin large
Earnin crazy cash flow, the whole nine
But I told my college friends they kicked back and laughed
Said, "you better grab books and take your behind to class"
They said, "you couldn't a record and expect to get paid
Cause there's too many def in the world today"
I said, "yo, my name is m.d. and my is def"
said, "your name is parrish son, you're like all the rest
Frontin you gettin a contract, but you 'fess"
But when you heard my record playin, mouth was wide open
Your head was tilted back you was almost chokin
But I lounge, and cool with the fellas
my roomie d-wade, top notch, and james ellis
I never hung with girls, one and she was mellow
First name was terry, last name
My records started then p withdrew
the college southern con, known as scsu
But when I go and visit they say, "p bust a rhyme"
I shake my head and then chuckle, and up the peace sign
wanna feel my gold and sport my rolex
But p reply really nothin, and don't like to flex
And when I step up on the scene I always hear them
"yo p's not the same, did you see him you? "
I go deep into my thoughts, then I questioned my
It me, the money, or the fortune, it was the .. "fame!"

[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"

[erick
Oh!
Now you wanna me, before you wasn't speakin
Now you watch yo! mtv raps weekend
to see me, the e and the p
Coolin out on the scene, with fab 5
Back then you didn't know, that I was
To be a def rapper with the erick sermon
To be a crowd mover, someone that cause
Then I thought, and up with e double
I can't forget, how used to diss
Sayin he can't rap, because he talks a lisp
But I got paid, now you stupid
Amazed by the style the and how we looped it
Now I clock g's, jewels, and star trims
Cool around town, and my black benz
Definitely hooked up, with the that cranks
Livin well off, with the ? in the
Epmd, is erick parrish makin
Always on tour, so you can call us scholars
You saw me in eighty-seven, where you been because we miss you
I you, it wasn't me who dissed you, it was the .. "fame!"

[e] it me it was the .. "fame!"

smith]
As I a funky style, to a funky fresh rhythm
I use my crazy def talent, God has given
Me to flow slow, and live large
To drop a def lp, and catch off guard
Because my friends started buggin, we used to at the mall
But on the s.t., the sneak tip, prayed for my downfall
I used to cruise by in my and always hear them mumble
"they got lucky on strictly biz but the next one crumble"
My father always told me to up son
Cause if you hung with nine broke friends, bound to be the 10th one
So I cut my off, and p went for self
Me and sermon, and no one else
Strictly def lyrics to my best ability
With the imagination as my only utility
Cause mc's around my way brag how def are
But now workin full time, and sharin their mom's cars
Always frontin to the girls, how you can rock
But you leave out how you carpin to go the clock
Yeah we hittin hard, so all the talkin had to halt
But don't blame us, blame god, his fault
For us on the mission of a point of no return
To do a crab mc, who did not
Now when you're hot hot, and when you're not you're not
And when it comes to music, the two rock the spot
So next time you see me coolin, bite lip and respect
Between me and you sonny, straight up, I'm death
I on the run tour, with flavor and chuck
Jazzy jeff and the fresh prince but I that was luck
I did shows in countries, like europe and france
Copenhagen, denmark, and
I been to our country, that they call africa
your eyes on your girl, cause p'll be watchin around the
Tick tick'n, yo check out p
A new way to sway, cause keep vickin
Flows and echoes, that sound
But you're rhymin in circles, and you ain't jack
So take it in stride, by the way I'm the same
First name is still parrish, sue's my girl, nuttin
You I act funny, but who's to blame?
It yo! mtv raps, the money, or soul train
It was the .. "fame!"

[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"

* dj k. la cuts up "fame!" *

[erick and talk to outro]