Deception - Blackalicious

Then he quit his nine to five, finally his time arrived

when he signed a major label record contract

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)

His first single was a overnight success hit (success hit)

And now he went from wearing rags to the best fits (best fits)

All his new acquitances, gassed his head, takin it to the point where he lost proper perspective ('spective)

Started cuttin off the people he came up wit (up wit)

Ego blown like his soul had been ab-ducted (ab-ducted)

Though his heart was once real, now material has filled

up his world, and he couldn’t get enough of it (get ENOUGH of it)

Used to wanna be the best of the rap dons (rap dons)

Now his only one concern is goin plati-NUM (plati-NUM)

And his skills has since decreased, and the inner hunger ceased

Now content, just as long as fame and cash come (CASH come)

He’s a Big Willie now, rappin bout cars (bout cars)

Thousand dollar shoppin sprees, hangin out with stars (out with stars)

I mean just a year ago, he was broke, bummin money

Drinkin out the 40 bottle, livin outdoors

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)

Second LP, my rap changes fast (changes fast)

Here today, gone tomorrow, now his label passed (label passed)

Now the new poster boy, with the hip now sound

second time around everything isn’t stable as (stable as)

It once was, now he’s lookin for the same hit (SAME hit)

But his sound is played, he forget to change wit (CHANGE wit)

Them old hit rhymes, no one feelin him, his rhymes ain’t appealin

anymore, and his records ain’t sellin shit (ain't sellin SHIT)

Now he’s dropped from his label, and he’s goin broke (goin broke)

Tried the underground return, ghetto pass revoked (pass reVOKED)

And the same faces that he dissed, on his way, to the top

laughed as they watched him do the downstroke (DOWNstroke)

Now the moral of the story is that some go (some go)

Why would money make the inner vision crumble?

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So if you’re blessed with the talent, utilize it to the fullest

be true to yourself and stay humble

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X)

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X)

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X)

Don’t let money change ya!

Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X to fade)