Now everybody wants to have fame
But you'll pay the price if you're not plain' it by the game
Cuz this game is made up of a bunch of crazy rules,
And fools get took if they're not plaing by the rules
Now, the Ice is kickin' it, kickin' it kickin' it like a champ,
But don't try to play me like some wet food stamp
They say that it was a fluke,
cuz I used a fat loop,
But here's the sccop, troop
The Ice is back to make it hoop
An' since it's 94, and now I'm back on the scene,
Escapin from the hell of takin' it to the extreme
It's kind of strange, cuz people say you've changed
But I never changed,
Even though I got Fame,
Yo, I'm still the sameUgh!

Fame, I'm still the same person,
I never ever switch, an' even if I'm rich
But now it's like an itch,
Cuz I love the music
They say I do it for the money,
And it's funny, clockin' all the honeys;
The ones that used to dis - now they wanna kiss
Lookin' at what my troops got,
Now they're getting their boots knocked
Damn it's a shame - do I love 'em
No I don't "G"
A couple of yeas ago, they didn't want me
Now I got these so called friends,
It's down with the Ice,
Cuz they know I'm makin' ends
But my real friends have been friends through the fame
An' since I have fame ain't a damn thing changed,
Yo I'm still the sameUgh!

And let me tell you about the pros and the cons,
Fame only lasts if you keep droppin' them bombs
Now in the public eye - you know I'm havin' to admit it,
You become a target for a whole lot of critics
Reporters stickin' to ya like white on rice
Now everywhere I go they wanna interview the Ice
Before every show it's like I'm steadily surrounded
By all of my fans and the media's houndin'
This is not a dis cuz I love all my fans,
But the media doesn't really understand
They take what ya say, twist it around into lies,
And the next thing ya know,
A bunch of rumors start to fly
Then they try to make you out to be a straight liar,
And next you'll be the front page of hte National Enquirer
Oh what a price to pay to play this crazy game,
You betta' be prepared if you ever reach fame
Yo, I'm still the sameUgh!