[erick As the wind sets the mood, it's to let off A sucker tried to me, the e I'm not soft I'm very hardcore, droppin like warsaw It reminds me, in 1984 I went to a party with the master plan To up, and put the mic in my hand Everybody was there, junior high to high schools Dyin to get busy, because I knew I had the Then I got the and went by the set I said, "yo, I wanna the set" "yeah no sweat" Kickin rhymes in the place, people take it The style I flowed, the way I shaked and it Later on I made a record, and got Everybody's jockin, now dissin Written and by the new rap duo Yes epmd, now I'm in school I see the backstabbers, and the elderly creature That used to diss me, I was tryin to reach the Tip and I won't stop 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 ain't the same Oh a shame, I diss em Who to blame? it me it was the .. "fame!"
[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"
smith] Before I cut records I had dreams of large Earnin crazy cash flow, the whole nine But when I told my college friends they kicked back and Said, "you better grab your books and take your to class" They said, "you couldn't make a record and to get paid Cause there's too 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 when you heard my record playin, your mouth was wide Your head was tilted back you was almost chokin But I just lounge, and cool the fellas Like my roomie d-wade, top notch, and ellis I never hung with girls, only one and she was First name was terry, last name My records started sellin then p From the 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 They wanna feel my gold and my rolex But p reply it's nothin, and don't like to flex And when I step up on the I always hear them whisper "yo p's not the same, did you see him diss " I go deep into my thoughts, I questioned my brain It me, the money, or the fortune, it was the .. "fame!"
[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"
sermon] Oh! Now you know me, before you wasn't speakin Now you yo! mtv raps every weekend to see me, the e and the p Coolin out on the scene, fab 5 freddy then you didn't know, that I was determined To be a def rapper with the erick sermon To be a crowd mover, someone cause trouble I thought, and came up with e double I forget, how they used to diss Sayin he can't rap, because he talks with a But I got paid, now you stupid Amazed by the the sound and how we looped it Now I g's, trunk jewels, and star trims around town, and flex my black benz Definitely hooked up, with the system cranks well off, with the ? in the bank Epmd, is parrish makin dollars Always on tour, so you can call us roads/rhodes You saw me in eighty-seven, where have you been because we you I you, it wasn't me who dissed you, it was the .. "fame!"
[e] it me it was the .. "fame!"
[parrish As I freak a style, to a funky fresh rhythm I use my crazy def talent, that God has Me to flow slow, and live large To drop a def lp, and catch off guard Because my friends started buggin, we used to cool at the 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 watch the one crumble" My father always me to wisen up son Cause if you with nine broke friends, you're bound to be the 10th one So I cut my friends off, and p for self Me and erick sermon, and no one Strictly writin def lyrics to my best With the crazy imagination as my only mc's around my way brag how def they are But now workin full time, and sharin their mom's cars Always to the girls, how hard you can rock But you out how you carpin to go punch the clock we came hittin hard, so all the talkin had to halt But blame us, blame 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 next you see me coolin, bite your lip and respect Between me and you sonny, straight up, I'm like I cooled on the run tour, flavor and chuck Jazzy jeff and the fresh but I guess that was luck I did shows in crazy countries, europe and france Copenhagen, denmark, and I even been to our country, that they call Keep your eyes on your girl, cause p'll be watchin the Tick tick'n, yo check out p A new way to sway, brothers keep vickin Flows and echoes, that exact But rhymin in circles, and you ain't sayin jack So take it in stride, by the way I'm still the First name is still parrish, sue's my girl, changed You insist I act funny, but to blame? It wasn't yo! mtv raps, the money, or soul It was the .. "fame!"
[p] it me it was the .. "fame!"
* dj k. la boss up "fame!" *
and parrish talk to outro]