Show Business

Song Show Business
Artist A Tribe Called Quest
Album The Low End Theory

Lyrics

[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

Pinyin

[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