So you wanna be a rap superstar And live large Your big house, five cars You’re in charge Comin’ up in the world don’t trust nobody Gotta look over your shoulder constantly
I remember the days when I was a young kid, growin’ up Lookin’ in the mirror, dreamin’ about blowin’ up
The rock crowds, make money Chill with the honeys Sign autographs or whatever the people want from me S____ funny
How impossible dreams manifest And the games that be comin’ with it, nevertheless
You gotta go for the gusto But you don’t know
About the blood sweat and tears And losin’ some of your peers
And losin’ some of yourself through the years past, gone by Hopefully it don’t manifest for the wrong guy
Egomaniac in the brainiac Don’t know how to act ___t’s deep, 48 tracks Studio gangsta max
Signed the deal thinks he’s gonna make a mil But never will ‘til he crosses over, still
Fillin’ your head with fantasies Come with me Show the sacrifice it takes to make the cheese
You wanna be a rap superstar, in the biz And take ____ from people who don’t know what it is
I wish it was all fun and games But the price of fame is high and some can’t pay the way
Feel trapped in what you rappin’ about Tell me what happened when you lost clout
What route you took started collapsin’
No fans, no fame No respect, no change, No women and everybody _____ on your name
So you wanna be a rap superstar And live large Your big house, five cars You’re in charge Comin’ up in the world don’t trust nobody Gotta look over your shoulder constantly To be a rap superstar And live large Your big house, five cars You’re in charge Comin’ up in the world don’t trust nobody Gotta look over your shoulder constantly
When you sign to a record label, you don't know you sign your life over and these white boys don't care about you 'cause the minute you fall off they'll find another Noreaga and they'll find another Capone-N-Noreaga and they'll find another B-Real so you need to just keep, stack your chips up, do what you gotta do while you hot and mother ______ get out the game just just like the drug game it's even worse because in the drug game if somebody jerk you, you can _____ 'em and __ll 'em and if you in this game if somebody jerk you, you gotta be humble
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My own son don’t know me I’m chillin’ in the hotel room lonely But I thank God I’m with my holmies But sometimes I wish I was back home But only no radio or video’s gonna show me No love, they’re phony Gotta hit the road solely So the record gets pushed by Sony I’m in the middle like mony And the press say that My own people disown me And the best way back
Is to keep your head straight, never inflate the cranium You’re too worried about them honeys at the Peladium
Who just wanna cling on, swing on And so on, go on, fall off, the hoes roll on
To the next rap superstar, with no shame Give him a year and they’ll be right out the game
The same as the last one who came before him Gained fame started gettin’ ignored, I warned him Assured him
This ain’t easy Take it from Reazy Sleazy people wanna be so cheesy They’re ______ evil
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