[erick As the sets the mood, it's time to let off A sucker tried to me, the e I'm not soft I'm hardcore, droppin bombs like warsaw It me, back in 1984 When I went to a with the master plan To step up, and put the mic in my was there, from junior high to high schools Dyin to get busy, because I knew I had the Then I got the heart and by the set I said, "yo, I rock the set" "yeah no sweat" Kickin rhymes in the place, people take it The I flowed, the way I shaked and baked it Later on I made a record, and got Everybody's jockin, now dissin and produced by the new rap duo Yes epmd, now I'm in school I see the backstabbers, and the elderly creature That to diss me, when I was tryin to reach the Tip and I won't stop To be the master, in the field of 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 what a shame, I em Who to it wasn't me it was the .. "fame!"
[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"
[parrish Before I cut records I had dreams of livin crazy cash flow, the whole nine yards But when I my college friends they kicked back and laughed Said, "you grab your books and take your behind to class" They said, "you couldn't make a record and expect to get there's too many def rappers in the world today" I said, "yo, my name is m.d. and my is def" They said, "your name is parrish son, you're all the rest Frontin you a contract, but then you 'fess" But you heard my record playin, your mouth was wide open Your head was tilted that you was almost chokin But I just lounge, and with the fellas my roomie d-wade, top notch, and james ellis I hung with girls, only one and she was mellow First was terry, last name romanello My records started sellin p withdrew From the college southern con, known as But when I often go and visit they say, "p a rhyme" I shake my head and chuckle, and throw up the peace sign They wanna feel my and sport my rolex But p reply it's really nothin, and don't to flex And when I step up on the scene I always hear whisper "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!"
sermon] Oh! Now you wanna me, before you wasn't speakin Now you watch yo! mtv raps every 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 with the name erick sermon To be a mover, someone that cause trouble Then I thought, and came up e double I can't forget, how they to diss Sayin he rap, because he talks with a lisp But I got paid, now you feel Amazed by the the sound and how we looped it Now I clock g's, trunk jewels, and trims Cool town, and flex my black benz Definitely hooked up, with the that cranks Livin off, with the ? in the bank Epmd, is parrish makin dollars Always on tour, so you can us roads/rhodes scholars You saw me in eighty-seven, where have you because we miss you I dismissed you, it wasn't me who you, it was the .. "fame!"
[e] it me it was the .. "fame!"
smith] As I freak a funky style, to a funky fresh I use my crazy def talent, God has given Me to slow, and still live large To a def lp, and catch mc's off guard Because my started buggin, we used to cool at the mall But on the s.t., the tip, they prayed for my downfall I used to cruise by in my rock and always hear them "they got on strictly biz but watch the next one crumble" My father told me to wisen up son Cause if you hung with nine broke friends, you're bound to be the one So I cut my friends off, and p for self Me and erick sermon, and no one Strictly writin def lyrics to my ability With the crazy as my only utility Cause mc's around my way how def they are But now workin full time, and sharin their mom's cars Always frontin to the girls, how hard you can But you out how you carpin to go punch the clock Yeah we hittin hard, so all the talkin had to halt But don't blame us, god, it's his fault For assistin us on the 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 funky music, the two the spot So time you see me coolin, bite your lip and respect Between me and you sonny, up, I'm like death I cooled on the run tour, with and chuck Jazzy and the fresh prince but I guess that was luck I did shows in crazy countries, like europe and Copenhagen, denmark, and I even been to our country, that they call Keep your eyes on your girl, p'll be watchin around the Tick tick'n, yo out p rippin A new way to sway, cause brothers vickin Flows and echoes, that exact But you're rhymin in circles, and you sayin jack So it in stride, by the way I'm still the same First name is parrish, sue's my girl, nuttin changed You insist I act funny, but who's to It wasn't yo! mtv raps, the money, or train It was the .. "fame!"
[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"
* dj k. la boss up "fame!" *
and parrish talk to outro]