Show Business Lyrics
| Song | Show Business |
| Artist | A Tribe Called Quest |
| Album | The Low End Theory |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:00.00] | 作词 : Anselm, Dechalus, Kirkland ... |
| [00:00.31] | Verse 1 |
| [00:00.32] | Let me tell you 'bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies |
| [00:03.16] | The highs at all of these industry shing-dings |
| [00:05.67] | Where you see the pretty girls |
| [00:07.67] | In the high animated world |
| [00:10.12] | Checkin' for a rapper with all the dough |
| [00:12.37] | If you take a shit they want to know |
| [00:14.88] | And if you're gonna fall, they won't be around, y'all |
| [00:17.39] | So you still wanna do the show business? |
| [00:19.65] | And you think that you got what it takes? |
| [00:22.17] | I mean you really gotta rap and be all that |
| [00:24.69] | And prepare yourself for the breaks |
| [00:26.51] | Check it out! |
| [00:29.60] | Do you wanna be in the business? (The Business) |
| [00:32.11] | The ups and downs with the hoes (The Business) |
| [00:34.12] | Always gettin' fronted on at shows (The Business) |
| [00:36.64] | People gotta stick their nose (In the Business) |
| [00:38.20] | Verse 2 |
| [00:38.45] | (Q-Tip) |
| [00:38.97] | Yo, I gotta speak on the cesspool |
| [00:41.23] | It's the rap industry and it ain't that cool |
| [00:43.48] | Only if you're on stage, but if you're speakin' to your people |
| [00:47.50] | Ain't no-one your equal |
| [00:48.51] | Especially on the industry side |
| [00:50.51] | Don't let the games just glide |
| [00:52.77] | Right through your fingers, you gotta know the deal |
| [00:55.53] | So Lord Jamar speak, because you're real... |
| [00:57.61] | (Lord Jamar) |
| [00:57.86] | They're givin' you the business and puttin' on a show |
| [01:00.09] | You're a million dollar man that ain't got no dough |
| [01:02.60] | But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show |
| [01:04.85] | Sedated and at that fact they elated |
| [01:07.11] | Time pass and your ass say "Where's my loot?" |
| [01:09.62] | The reply is a kick in the ass from a leg and a boot |
| [01:12.14] | All you wanna do is taste the fruit |
| [01:14.15] | But in the back they're makin' fruit juice |
| [01:16.41] | You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label |
| [01:19.17] | Not able cuz you signed at the table |
| [01:21.19] | For a pretty cash advance, now they got a song and dance |
| [01:23.70] | That you didn't recoup, more soup wit' ya meal? |
| [01:26.21] | Cos this is the real when you get a record deal |
| [01:29.47] | And I say... |
| [01:30.31] | (Phife) |
| [01:30.90] | Aw....shucks, look what the cat hauled in |
| [01:32.92] | It's Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, let me begin |
| [01:35.45] | Like Chuck D, I got so much trouble on my mind |
| [01:37.95] | 'bout these no-talent artists gettin' signed, they can't rhyme |
| [01:40.22] | And if that ain't bad, you got bootleggers |
| [01:42.48] | Goin' out like suckers, mother****ers |
| [01:44.99] | Feel it's time that I let loose the lion |
| [01:47.51] | And if not that then I'll commence to head flyin' |
| [01:49.77] | Seems in '91 everybody want a rhyme |
| [01:52.03] | And then you go and sell my tape for only $5.99? |
| [01:54.55] | Please nigga, I've worked too hard for this |
| [01:56.81] | No more will I take the booty end of the stick |
| [01:59.10] | Bogus brothers makin' albums when they know they can't hack it |
| [02:01.36] | Cuz they lyrics is played like 8-Ball jackets |
| [02:04.06] | Now tell me I can't tear it up |
| [02:06.07] | Go get yourself some toilet paper cuz your lyrics is butt |
| [02:08.83] | Do you wanna be in the business? (The Business) |
| [02:10.83] | People can't walk a straight line in (The Business) |
| [02:13.35] | Some of these brothers can't rhyme in (The Business) |
| [02:15.10] | A-yo, I'm tryna get mine (The Business) |
| [02:17.13] | Verse 3 |
| [02:17.38] | (Sadat X) |
| [02:17.88] | The party scene is cool, but then again it's all the same |
| [02:20.39] | You see the same faces, but at different places |
| [02:22.65] | When you're up and ridin' high everything is palsy-palsy |
| [02:25.16] | Get a million pounds and all the skins give you hugs |
| [02:27.43] | Well that's cool, I can dig it, it really ain't my bag |
| [02:29.95] | Prefer to max on the side and let my pants sag |
| [02:32.21] | "Oh, he's a cutie", yeah, real cute |
| [02:34.72] | But I wasn't that cute when I didn't have no loot |
| [02:36.98] | Although I hit a pound of herbs I'm still nice with the verbs |
| [02:40.50] | So **** what you heard |
| [02:41.75] | The born cipher, cipher master makes me think much faster |
| [02:45.02] | But critics still continue to plaster |
| [02:46.54] | My name and discredit my fame |
| [02:48.55] | All that shit is game |
| [02:49.80] | And I don't really give a damn |
| [02:51.07] | Eat from the tree of life and throw away the verbal ham |
| [02:53.65] | (Diamond D) |
| [02:55.66] | Well, excuse me, I gotta add my two cents in |
| [02:58.17] | Don't be alarmed, the rhyme was condensed in |
| [03:00.67] | A matter of minutes so it must be told |
| [03:02.93] | All that glitters' not gold |
| [03:04.94] | Everybody wants a deal, help me make a demo |
| [03:07.45] | See my name in bright lights, ride around in a limo |
| [03:09.96] | My moms keeps beefin' ("Boy, get a job") |
| [03:12.43] | But I wanna make jams, damn, I know I'll slam |
| [03:14.94] | Huh, well it's not that easy |
| [03:17.20] | You gotta get a label that's willin' and able |
| [03:19.46] | To market and promote, and you better hope |
| [03:21.72] | (For what?) That the product is dope |
| [03:24.23] | Take it from Diamond, it's like mountain climbin' |
| [03:26.46] | When it comes to rhymin' you gotta put your time in |
| [03:28.99] | Get a good lawyer so problems won't pile |
| [03:31.25] | You don't wanna make a pitch that's wild |
| [00:00.00] | zuo ci : Anselm, Dechalus, Kirkland ... |
| [00:00.31] | Verse 1 |
| [00:00.32] | Let me tell you ' bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies |
| [00:03.16] | The highs at all of these industry shingdings |
| [00:05.67] | Where you see the pretty girls |
| [00:07.67] | In the high animated world |
| [00:10.12] | Checkin' for a rapper with all the dough |
| [00:12.37] | If you take a shit they want to know |
| [00:14.88] | And if you' re gonna fall, they won' t be around, y' all |
| [00:17.39] | So you still wanna do the show business? |
| [00:19.65] | And you think that you got what it takes? |
| [00:22.17] | I mean you really gotta rap and be all that |
| [00:24.69] | And prepare yourself for the breaks |
| [00:26.51] | Check it out! |
| [00:29.60] | Do you wanna be in the business? The Business |
| [00:32.11] | The ups and downs with the hoes The Business |
| [00:34.12] | Always gettin' fronted on at shows The Business |
| [00:36.64] | People gotta stick their nose In the Business |
| [00:38.20] | Verse 2 |
| [00:38.45] | QTip |
| [00:38.97] | Yo, I gotta speak on the cesspool |
| [00:41.23] | It' s the rap industry and it ain' t that cool |
| [00:43.48] | Only if you' re on stage, but if you' re speakin' to your people |
| [00:47.50] | Ain' t noone your equal |
| [00:48.51] | Especially on the industry side |
| [00:50.51] | Don' t let the games just glide |
| [00:52.77] | Right through your fingers, you gotta know the deal |
| [00:55.53] | So Lord Jamar speak, because you' re real... |
| [00:57.61] | Lord Jamar |
| [00:57.86] | They' re givin' you the business and puttin' on a show |
| [01:00.09] | You' re a million dollar man that ain' t got no dough |
| [01:02.60] | But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show |
| [01:04.85] | Sedated and at that fact they elated |
| [01:07.11] | Time pass and your ass say " Where' s my loot?" |
| [01:09.62] | The reply is a kick in the ass from a leg and a boot |
| [01:12.14] | All you wanna do is taste the fruit |
| [01:14.15] | But in the back they' re makin' fruit juice |
| [01:16.41] | You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label |
| [01:19.17] | Not able cuz you signed at the table |
| [01:21.19] | For a pretty cash advance, now they got a song and dance |
| [01:23.70] | That you didn' t recoup, more soup wit' ya meal? |
| [01:26.21] | Cos this is the real when you get a record deal |
| [01:29.47] | And I say... |
| [01:30.31] | Phife |
| [01:30.90] | Aw.... shucks, look what the cat hauled in |
| [01:32.92] | It' s Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, let me begin |
| [01:35.45] | Like Chuck D, I got so much trouble on my mind |
| [01:37.95] | ' bout these notalent artists gettin' signed, they can' t rhyme |
| [01:40.22] | And if that ain' t bad, you got bootleggers |
| [01:42.48] | Goin' out like suckers, mother ers |
| [01:44.99] | Feel it' s time that I let loose the lion |
| [01:47.51] | And if not that then I' ll commence to head flyin' |
| [01:49.77] | Seems in ' 91 everybody want a rhyme |
| [01:52.03] | And then you go and sell my tape for only 5. 99? |
| [01:54.55] | Please nigga, I' ve worked too hard for this |
| [01:56.81] | No more will I take the booty end of the stick |
| [01:59.10] | Bogus brothers makin' albums when they know they can' t hack it |
| [02:01.36] | Cuz they lyrics is played like 8Ball jackets |
| [02:04.06] | Now tell me I can' t tear it up |
| [02:06.07] | Go get yourself some toilet paper cuz your lyrics is butt |
| [02:08.83] | Do you wanna be in the business? The Business |
| [02:10.83] | People can' t walk a straight line in The Business |
| [02:13.35] | Some of these brothers can' t rhyme in The Business |
| [02:15.10] | Ayo, I' m tryna get mine The Business |
| [02:17.13] | Verse 3 |
| [02:17.38] | Sadat X |
| [02:17.88] | The party scene is cool, but then again it' s all the same |
| [02:20.39] | You see the same faces, but at different places |
| [02:22.65] | When you' re up and ridin' high everything is palsypalsy |
| [02:25.16] | Get a million pounds and all the skins give you hugs |
| [02:27.43] | Well that' s cool, I can dig it, it really ain' t my bag |
| [02:29.95] | Prefer to max on the side and let my pants sag |
| [02:32.21] | " Oh, he' s a cutie", yeah, real cute |
| [02:34.72] | But I wasn' t that cute when I didn' t have no loot |
| [02:36.98] | Although I hit a pound of herbs I' m still nice with the verbs |
| [02:40.50] | So what you heard |
| [02:41.75] | The born cipher, cipher master makes me think much faster |
| [02:45.02] | But critics still continue to plaster |
| [02:46.54] | My name and discredit my fame |
| [02:48.55] | All that shit is game |
| [02:49.80] | And I don' t really give a damn |
| [02:51.07] | Eat from the tree of life and throw away the verbal ham |
| [02:53.65] | Diamond D |
| [02:55.66] | Well, excuse me, I gotta add my two cents in |
| [02:58.17] | Don' t be alarmed, the rhyme was condensed in |
| [03:00.67] | A matter of minutes so it must be told |
| [03:02.93] | All that glitters' not gold |
| [03:04.94] | Everybody wants a deal, help me make a demo |
| [03:07.45] | See my name in bright lights, ride around in a limo |
| [03:09.96] | My moms keeps beefin' " Boy, get a job" |
| [03:12.43] | But I wanna make jams, damn, I know I' ll slam |
| [03:14.94] | Huh, well it' s not that easy |
| [03:17.20] | You gotta get a label that' s willin' and able |
| [03:19.46] | To market and promote, and you better hope |
| [03:21.72] | For what? That the product is dope |
| [03:24.23] | Take it from Diamond, it' s like mountain climbin' |
| [03:26.46] | When it comes to rhymin' you gotta put your time in |
| [03:28.99] | Get a good lawyer so problems won' t pile |
| [03:31.25] | You don' t wanna make a pitch that' s wild |
| [00:00.00] | zuò cí : Anselm, Dechalus, Kirkland ... |
| [00:00.31] | Verse 1 |
| [00:00.32] | Let me tell you ' bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies |
| [00:03.16] | The highs at all of these industry shingdings |
| [00:05.67] | Where you see the pretty girls |
| [00:07.67] | In the high animated world |
| [00:10.12] | Checkin' for a rapper with all the dough |
| [00:12.37] | If you take a shit they want to know |
| [00:14.88] | And if you' re gonna fall, they won' t be around, y' all |
| [00:17.39] | So you still wanna do the show business? |
| [00:19.65] | And you think that you got what it takes? |
| [00:22.17] | I mean you really gotta rap and be all that |
| [00:24.69] | And prepare yourself for the breaks |
| [00:26.51] | Check it out! |
| [00:29.60] | Do you wanna be in the business? The Business |
| [00:32.11] | The ups and downs with the hoes The Business |
| [00:34.12] | Always gettin' fronted on at shows The Business |
| [00:36.64] | People gotta stick their nose In the Business |
| [00:38.20] | Verse 2 |
| [00:38.45] | QTip |
| [00:38.97] | Yo, I gotta speak on the cesspool |
| [00:41.23] | It' s the rap industry and it ain' t that cool |
| [00:43.48] | Only if you' re on stage, but if you' re speakin' to your people |
| [00:47.50] | Ain' t noone your equal |
| [00:48.51] | Especially on the industry side |
| [00:50.51] | Don' t let the games just glide |
| [00:52.77] | Right through your fingers, you gotta know the deal |
| [00:55.53] | So Lord Jamar speak, because you' re real... |
| [00:57.61] | Lord Jamar |
| [00:57.86] | They' re givin' you the business and puttin' on a show |
| [01:00.09] | You' re a million dollar man that ain' t got no dough |
| [01:02.60] | But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show |
| [01:04.85] | Sedated and at that fact they elated |
| [01:07.11] | Time pass and your ass say " Where' s my loot?" |
| [01:09.62] | The reply is a kick in the ass from a leg and a boot |
| [01:12.14] | All you wanna do is taste the fruit |
| [01:14.15] | But in the back they' re makin' fruit juice |
| [01:16.41] | You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label |
| [01:19.17] | Not able cuz you signed at the table |
| [01:21.19] | For a pretty cash advance, now they got a song and dance |
| [01:23.70] | That you didn' t recoup, more soup wit' ya meal? |
| [01:26.21] | Cos this is the real when you get a record deal |
| [01:29.47] | And I say... |
| [01:30.31] | Phife |
| [01:30.90] | Aw.... shucks, look what the cat hauled in |
| [01:32.92] | It' s Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, let me begin |
| [01:35.45] | Like Chuck D, I got so much trouble on my mind |
| [01:37.95] | ' bout these notalent artists gettin' signed, they can' t rhyme |
| [01:40.22] | And if that ain' t bad, you got bootleggers |
| [01:42.48] | Goin' out like suckers, mother ers |
| [01:44.99] | Feel it' s time that I let loose the lion |
| [01:47.51] | And if not that then I' ll commence to head flyin' |
| [01:49.77] | Seems in ' 91 everybody want a rhyme |
| [01:52.03] | And then you go and sell my tape for only 5. 99? |
| [01:54.55] | Please nigga, I' ve worked too hard for this |
| [01:56.81] | No more will I take the booty end of the stick |
| [01:59.10] | Bogus brothers makin' albums when they know they can' t hack it |
| [02:01.36] | Cuz they lyrics is played like 8Ball jackets |
| [02:04.06] | Now tell me I can' t tear it up |
| [02:06.07] | Go get yourself some toilet paper cuz your lyrics is butt |
| [02:08.83] | Do you wanna be in the business? The Business |
| [02:10.83] | People can' t walk a straight line in The Business |
| [02:13.35] | Some of these brothers can' t rhyme in The Business |
| [02:15.10] | Ayo, I' m tryna get mine The Business |
| [02:17.13] | Verse 3 |
| [02:17.38] | Sadat X |
| [02:17.88] | The party scene is cool, but then again it' s all the same |
| [02:20.39] | You see the same faces, but at different places |
| [02:22.65] | When you' re up and ridin' high everything is palsypalsy |
| [02:25.16] | Get a million pounds and all the skins give you hugs |
| [02:27.43] | Well that' s cool, I can dig it, it really ain' t my bag |
| [02:29.95] | Prefer to max on the side and let my pants sag |
| [02:32.21] | " Oh, he' s a cutie", yeah, real cute |
| [02:34.72] | But I wasn' t that cute when I didn' t have no loot |
| [02:36.98] | Although I hit a pound of herbs I' m still nice with the verbs |
| [02:40.50] | So what you heard |
| [02:41.75] | The born cipher, cipher master makes me think much faster |
| [02:45.02] | But critics still continue to plaster |
| [02:46.54] | My name and discredit my fame |
| [02:48.55] | All that shit is game |
| [02:49.80] | And I don' t really give a damn |
| [02:51.07] | Eat from the tree of life and throw away the verbal ham |
| [02:53.65] | Diamond D |
| [02:55.66] | Well, excuse me, I gotta add my two cents in |
| [02:58.17] | Don' t be alarmed, the rhyme was condensed in |
| [03:00.67] | A matter of minutes so it must be told |
| [03:02.93] | All that glitters' not gold |
| [03:04.94] | Everybody wants a deal, help me make a demo |
| [03:07.45] | See my name in bright lights, ride around in a limo |
| [03:09.96] | My moms keeps beefin' " Boy, get a job" |
| [03:12.43] | But I wanna make jams, damn, I know I' ll slam |
| [03:14.94] | Huh, well it' s not that easy |
| [03:17.20] | You gotta get a label that' s willin' and able |
| [03:19.46] | To market and promote, and you better hope |
| [03:21.72] | For what? That the product is dope |
| [03:24.23] | Take it from Diamond, it' s like mountain climbin' |
| [03:26.46] | When it comes to rhymin' you gotta put your time in |
| [03:28.99] | Get a good lawyer so problems won' t pile |
| [03:31.25] | You don' t wanna make a pitch that' s wild |
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