GZA - Fame lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 Reeds a map that marks the spot showin On his left George Burns a blunt William's Holdin Tyra Banked the money that Chaka Khaned the poor Alicia Keyed his car for givin Melba 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 Parked the truck on the farm that Kim Fields Linda Tripped for tryna to walk in Lauryn's Hills Water dripped outta Farrah's Fawcett in the gla** She was "Superfly", Curtis Mayfield her a** Chris Tucker to a show, Ted Turner to a ho Robert Diggs the beat, but ain't feelin the flow But he signed it fast, for half of Johnny's Cash Nia Longed for the album to drop, cameras flashed Tom Sawyer at the Lucielle Ball up at the foyer He confronted Richard Pryor 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" [Verse 2] The saints marched in, Kurtis Blowing his horn Tom Cruised the boulevard, Chris Rocked 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 buckwild Like the kids in the yard who play with Jane's Child A beautician laced Erykah's Badu Sean Combed through the evidence, just to get a clue The needle in the haystack, from outta Eartha's Kitt The Tiger would k** him once thrown in Brad's Pitt Jesse Owen the money from the weed Bubba Sparxxx'd They was journeys seen far as he walked in Dick's Clarks Jeffery Lyons stuck with a thorn from George's Bush Paul Pierced 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 Coled The producer, threw the bu*ter on Esther's Rolle Nipsey Russeled him down, got his jaw wide In a instant, Brooke Shields him from the gunfire Angie Stoned him to d**h, with those vocals Keith Sweat from the workout, just from runnin local " Wettin cream, I ain't wettin fame " "Fame is the measure" "Rap celebs" "The place where stars are born" [Verse 3] 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 " Wettin cream, I ain't wettin fame " "Fame is the measure" "Rap celebs" "The place where stars are born" " Wettin cream, I ain't wettin fame " "Fame is the measure" "Rap celebs" "The place where stars are born"