A Tribe Called Quest

Verse 1
[q-tip]
Let me tell you bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies
The highs at all of these industry shing-dings
Where you see the pretty girls
In the high animated world
Checkin for a rapper with all the dough
If you take a shit they want to know
And if youre gonna fall, they wont be around, yall
So you still wanna do the show business?
And you think that you got what it takes?
I mean you really gotta rap and be all that
And prepare yourself for the breaks
Check it out!
Do you wanna be in the business? (the business)
The ups and downs with the hoes (the business)
Always gettin fronted on at shows (the business)
People gotta stick their nose (in the business)
Verse 2
[q-tip]
Yo, I gotta speak on the cesspool
Its the rap industry and it aint that cool
Only if youre on stage or if youre speakin to your people
Aint no-one your equal
Especially on the industry side
Dont let the games just glide
Right through your fingers, you gotta know the deal
So lord jamar speak, because youre real...
[lord jamar]
Theyre givin you the business and puttin on a show
Youre a million dollar man that aint got no dough
But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show
Sedated and at that fact they elated
Time pass and your ass say "wheres my loot? "
The reply is a kick in the ass from a leg and a boot
All you wanna do is taste the fruit
But in the back theyre makin fruit juice
You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label
Not able cos you signed at the table
For a pretty cash advance, now they got a song and dance
That you didnt recoup, more soup wit ya meal?
Cos this is the real when you get a record deal
And I say...
[phife]
Aw....shucks, look what the cat hauled in
Its phife dawg from a tribe called quest, let me begin
Like chuck d, I got so much trouble on my mind
bout these no-talent artists gettin signed, they cant rhyme
And if that aint bad, you got bootleggers
Goin out like suckers, motherfuckers