Paparazzi
Intro 1996, the Disfunctional member of the Alkohaliks family It's XZIBIT, Bring it live, one time, like this Verse One Sometimes I wonder if it's all worth my while Xzibit stay versitile with Million Dollar lifestyle and I can feel it as a child growin' up the niggaz that were real and the niggaz that were scared as f**k that's why Xzibit only roll with a chosen few You ain't really real, I can tell when I look at you So ease off the trigga talk, you ain't killin shit it's not affecting me or the niggaz that I'm chillin with I don't believe the hype or buy a Woof ticket Nigga you make a gang of noise and never seem like a cricket I guess that's why we never kick it a lot of niggaz are soft and get tossed tryin to f**k with the liquid How many niggaz do you know like this? Also claimin that they're riding but they really turn bitch It don't make sense Either you're a soldier from the start or an actor with a record deal tryin to play the part like dat Chorus: It's a shame niggaz in the rap game only for the money and the fame EXTRA LARGE It's a shame niggaz in the rap game only for the money and the fame Paparazzi (2x) Verse Two I don't need no lights no cameras just action god dammit never no superstar I'm more like a planet so my composure is kept while others start to sweat A merchant from the fog with my f**ked up dialogue try to live high on the hog leaves you bankrupt and niggaz you spent it on, would not give a f**k now that's deep, how deep, It's deeper than Atlantis Home of the scandalous Big Bad Los Angeles Dangerous, Vandelous Yo, not to be trusted so how the f**k is you hard not being scared by the boulevard I'm pulling that card and sayin Gin muthaf**kar flowin like liquid, soak it in muthaf**kar I'm breakin it down, my sounds, so crowds are like deaf from the West puttin whole counties to the test it's all in perspective Breaker one-nine copy this is for the niggaz gettin caught up in the Paparazzi Chorus Verse Three Niggaz smoke stress and cross dress but I just play the back others going through schemes and pipe dreams for a contract real tightly rolled, f**k 'em all how I feel I made a cool half mil before I had a record deal there for you look and stare like it's magic too much of anything can make you an addict when devils be startin static, forgot the automatic I set it off straight, I spread hate, then I vacate, but wait who dare to cross this path yo, I do ya like math cut with gla*s, make a blood bath so on behalf of all niggaz I get drunk with smoke a lot of blunts with I dispose of your punk shit keep it all in perspective Carbon Copies gettin caught up in the Paparazzi Chorus
At the Speed of Life
Aug 1999
- Grand Opening (Interlude)
- At The Speed Of Life
- Just Maintain
- Eyes May Shine
- Positively Negative
- Don't Hate Me (Interlude)
- Paparazzi
- The Foundation
- Mrs. Crabtree (Interlude)
- Bird's Eye View
- Hit & Run (Part II)
- Carry The Weight
- Plastic Surgery
- Enemies & Friends
- Last Words (Interlude)