Deception - Blackalicious

[00:0.01]don't let money change ya
[00:1.78]laah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
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[00:24.44]this is a story of a kid,his name is cisko
[00:27.91]who made more money than the count of monte crisco
[00:30.86]he lived a lavish style of life-fast money,women,cars
[00:34.31]and he liked to frequent bars, pubs and disco's
[00:37.17]made his livin' as a world famous rap star
[00:39.99]when he first started mic respect's what he was after
[00:42.98]and so he got inside his mind,day and night,and he'd write
[00:46.16]constantly his art and craft,he'd try to master
[00:49.63]started winnin' local battles and his rep grew
[00:52.13]gave his crew a reputation as the best crew
[00:55.18]and what life would do to him,all the cards that was hard
[00:58.2]pen and pad, stress relief would be his refuge
[01:02.52]paid his dues, doing shows,now he's on track
[01:07.37]in the lab,pumping demos,makin' songs fat
[01:12.4]then he quit his nine to five,finally his time arrived
[01:17.92]when he signed a major label record contract
[01:22.97]don't let money change ya
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[01:63.68]his first single was a overnight success hit
[01:69.05]and now he went from wearing rags to the best fits
[01:73.8]all his new acquitances,gassed his head,takin' it
[01:78.8]to the point where he lost proper perspective
[01:83.8]started cuttin' off the people,he came up wit
[01:88.73]ego blown like his soul had been abducted
[01:93.93]though his heart was once real,now material has filled
[01:99.18]up his world,and he couldn't get enough of it
[02:04.62]used to wanna be the best of the rap dons
[02:08.97]now his only one concern is goin' platinum
[02:14.75]and his skills has since decreased and the inner hunger ceased
[02:19.52]now content,just as long as fame and cash come
[02:24.28]he's a big willie now, rappin' 'bout cars
[02:29.03]thousand dollar shoppin' sprees,hangin' out with stars
[02:34.72]i mean just a year ago, he was broke
[02:38.92]bummin' money,drinkin' out the 40 bottle,livin' outdoors
[02:44.78]don't let money change ya
[02:47.73]laah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah
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[02:85.67]second l.p,my rap changes fast
[02:90.78]here today,gone tomorrow,now his label passed
[02:95.73]now the new poster boy with the hip now sound
[03:00.58]second time around everything isn't stable as
[03:05.83]it once was, now he's lookin' for the same hit
[03:10.97]but his sound is played,he forget to change wit
[03:16.3]them old hit rhymes, no one feelin' him
[03:19.48]his rhymes ain't appealin' anymore
[03:22.03]and his records ain't sellin' shit
[03:26.63]now he's dropped from his label and he's goin' broke
[03:30.8]tried the underground return ghetto pass revoked
[03:36.07]and the same faces that he dissed,on his way, to the top
[03:41.75]laughed as they watched him do the downstroke
[03:46.27]now the moral of the story is that some go
[03:51.3]why would money make the inner vision crumble?
[03:56.57]so if you're blessed with the talent,utilize it to the fullest
[03:62.17]be true to yourself and stay humble
[03:66.15]don't let money change ya
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[04:06.23]don't let money change ya!
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