Fame

They was told not to ride in Patty's Hearse

And stay out of Charles' Manson

Took Abraham's Lincoln through the Todd Bridges expansion

Willis Reid s a map that marks the spot showin'

On his left George Burns a blunt William's holdin'

Tara Bank ed the money that Chaka Khan ed the poor

Alicia Key ed his car for givin' Melbourne Moore

For the Redd Foxx who bought off the block, but though twice

As Debora Cox the gun 'cuz she beat Kelly's Price

When Rosa Park ed the truck on the farm that Kim Fields

Linda Tripp ed for tryna to walk in Lauryn's Hills

Water dripped outta Farrah's Fawcett in the glass

She was superfly, Curtis Mayfield her ass

Chris Tucker to a show, Ted Turner to a hoe

Robert Diggs the beat, but ain't feelin' the flow

But he signed it fast, for half of Johnny's Cash

Nia Long ed for the album to drop, cameras flashed

Tom Sawyer at the Lucille Ball up at the foyer

He confronted Richard Prior to hiring his lawyer

Suge's Knight removed the rook off the board

Donna King was checked and Al Sharpton the sword

Wettin' cream, I ain't wettin' fame

Fame is the measure, rap celebs

The place where stars are born

The saints marched in, Kurtis Blowing his horn

Tom Cruise D the boulevard, Chris Rock ed the song

For the hundredth time, they pressed rewind to the beginning

They toast to the rhyme, the juice spilt from John's Lennon

They took her to Elizabeth Taylor to dry clean

The lone seamstress, who was schemin' on Al's Green

You know they shoot for the stars and buck wild

Like the kids in the yard who play with Jane's Child

A beautician laced Erykah's Badu

Sean Comb ed through the evidence, just to get a clue

The needle in the haystack, from outta earth this kid

The tiger would kill him once thrown in Brad's Pitt

Jesse Owen the money from the weed Bubba Sparxxx

They was journeys seen far as he walked in Dick's Clark

Jeffery Lyons stuck with a thorn from George's Bush

Paul Pierce d in the heart as the crowd pushed

Acting alone, Drew Barrymore bones

Of the victims, three blocks from Jim's Brownstone

They shared the same bowl, he caught Natalie's Cole d

The producer, threw the butter on Esther's Rolle

Dempsey Russel ed him down, got his jaw wide

In a instant, Brooke Shields him from the gunfire

Angie Stone D him to death, with those vocals

Keith Sweat from the workout, just from runnin' local

With cream, I ain't with the fame

Fame is the measure, rap celebs

The place where stars are born

Larry's Bird flew outta Nicholas' Cage

Joe Tex messages from Satchel's Paige

Betty Wright letters with ink from Sean's Penn

Infinite bars, you couldn't tell where the song end

Glenn Close enough to quickly duck the tapes

Richard Gere ripped while he was climbin' Bill Gates

He was a southerner, posing as a native New Yorker

The Jason Kidd took his first steps in Jimmy's Walker

He stayed on line chattin' with rap celebs

Used Bernie's Mack to search Veronica's Webb

It cost them their life for the advice you gave

Now Pete Rose lay on Vanessa's Redgrave

With cream, I ain't with the fame

Fame is the measure, rap celebs

The place where stars are born

With cream, I ain't with the fame

Fame is the measure, rap celebs

The place where stars are born