It Wasn’t Me, It Was the Fame EPMD

[Intro]
Fame
Fame

[Verse 1: 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