Lateef, Cut Chemist, Blackalicious - Deception(1999)

[00:02.71] Don't let money change ya!
[00:04.18] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[00:06.15] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)
[00:26.01] This is a story of a kid his name is Cisko (Cisko)
[00:28.33] Who made more money than the Count of Monte Crisco (Crisco)
[00:31.51] He lived a lavish style of life, fast money, women, cars
[00:34.77] And he liked to frequent bars pubs and discos (discos)
[00:37.59] Made his living as a world famous rap star (rap star)
[00:40.79] When he first started mic respect's what he was after (AF-ter)
[00:43.69] And so he got inside his mind, day and night, and he'd write
[00:46.92] Constantly his art and craft he'd try to master (MAS-ter)
[00:49.83] Started winnin local battles and his rep grew (rep grew)
[00:52.68] Gave his crew a reputation as the best crew (best crew)
[00:55.95] And what life would do to him, all the cards that was hard
[00:59.14] Pen and pad, stress relief would be his refuge (RE-fuge)
[01:01.90] Paid his dues, doing shows, now he's on track (ON track)
[01:04.69] In the lab, pumping demos, making songs fat (SONGS fat)
[01:08.02] Then he quit his nine to five, finally his time arrived
[01:11.39] When he signed a major label record contract
[01:14.15] Don't let money change ya!
[01:16.52] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[01:20.71] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)
[01:38.62] His first single was a overnight success hit (success hit)
[01:41.19] And now he went from wearing rags to the best fits (best fits)
[01:44.57] All his new acquitances, gassed his head, takin it
[01:47.65] To the point where he lost proper perspective ('spective)
[01:50.54] Started cuttin off the people he came up wit (up wit)
[01:53.61] Ego blown like his soul had been abducted (ab-ducted)
[01:56.75] Though his heart was once real, now material has filled
[01:59.80] Up his world, and he couldn't get enough of it (get ENOUGH of it)
[02:02.78] Used to wanna be the best of the rap dons (rap dons)
[02:05.56] Now his only one concern is goin platinum (plati-NUM)
[02:09.08] And his skills has since decreased, and the inner hunger ceased
[02:12.14] Now content, just as long as fame and cash come (CASH come)
[02:14.69] He's a Big Willie now, rappin bout cars (bout cars)
[02:18.13] Thousand dollar shoppin sprees, hangin out with stars (out with stars)
[02:21.55] I mean just a year ago, he was broke, bummin money
[02:24.36] Drinkin out the 40 bottle, livin outdoors
[02:26.71] Don't let money change ya!
[02:28.65] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[02:31.75] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)
[02:52.03] Second LP, my rap changes fast (changes fast)
[02:55.08] Here today, gone tomorrow, now his label passed (label passed)
[02:57.84] Now the new poster boy, with the hip now sound
[03:00.89] Second time around everything isn't stable as (stable as)
[03:03.72] It once was, now he's lookin for the same hit (SAME hit)
[03:06.94] But his sound is played, he forget to change wit (CHANGE wit)
[03:10.28] Them old hit rhymes, no one feelin him, his rhymes ain't appealin
[03:13.15] Anymore, and his records ain't sellin shit (ain't sellin SHIT)
[03:15.83] Now he's dropped from his label, and he's goin broke (goin broke)
[03:19.23] Tried the underground return, ghetto pass revoked (pass reVOKED)
[03:22.38] And the same faces that he dissed, on his way, to the top
[03:25.55] Laughed as they watched him do the downstroke (DOWNstroke)
[03:28.45] Now the moral of the story is that some go (some go)
[03:31.27] Why would money make the inner vision crumble? (crumble)
[03:34.32] So if you're blessed with the talent, utilize it to the fullest
[03:37.31] Be true to yourself and stay humble
[03:40.21] Don't let money change ya!
[03:41.54] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[03:46.56] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)
[04:05.02] Don't let money change ya!
[04:06.62] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[04:09.03] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X)
[04:16.82] Don't let money change ya!
[04:18.17] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[04:21.22] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X)
[04:28.43] Don't let money change ya!
[04:30.23] Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
[04:33.68] Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X to fade)
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