It Wasn't Me It Was The Fame - EPMD

[Erick Sermon] 
As the wind sets the mood  it's time to let off 
A sucker tried to play me  the E I'm not soft 
I'm very hardcore  droppin bombs like Warsaw 
It reminds me  back in 1984 
when I went to a party with the master plan 
to step up  and put the mic in my hand 
Everybody was there  from junior high to high schools 
Dyin to get busy  because I knew I had the tools 
Then I got the heart and went by the set 
I said, "Yo, I wanna rock the set" "Yeah no sweat" 
Kickin rhymes in the place, people couldn't take it 
The style I flowed, the way I shaked and baked it 
Later on I made a record, and got recognition 
Everybody's jockin, now nobody's dissin 
Written and produced by the new rap duo 
Yes EPMD, now I'm known in school 
I see the backstabbers, and the elderly creature features 
that used to diss me, when I was tryin to reach the 
tip tip-top and I won't stop 
To be the master, in the field of hip-hop 
I did that, and got a name for myself 
The image of E, and all of my wealth 
I see my fake friends, but things ain't the same 
Oh what a shame, I diss em 
Who to blame? It wasn't me it was the .. "Fame!" 

[P] It wasn't me it was the .. "Fame!" 

[Parrish Smith] 
Before I cut records I had dreams of livin large 
Earnin crazy cash flow, the whole nine yards 
But when I told my college friends they kicked back and laughed 
Said, "You better grab your books and take your behind to class" 
They said, "You couldn't make a record and expect to get paid 
cause there's too many def rappers in the world today" 
I said, "Yo, my name is M.D. and my style is def" 
They said, "Your name is Pa