Verse 1
[q-tip]
Let me tell you 'bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies
The highs at all of these industry shing-dings
Where you see the pretty girls
In the high animated world
Checkin' for a rapper with all the dough
If you take a shit they want to know
And if you're gonna fall, they won't be around, y'all
So you still wanna do the show business?
And you think that you got what it takes?
I mean you really gotta rap and be all that
And prepare yourself for the breaks
Check it out!
Do you wanna be in the business? (the business)
The ups and downs with the hoes (the business)
Always gettin' fronted on at shows (the business)
People gotta stick their nose (in the business)
Verse 2
[q-tip]
Yo, i gotta speak on the cesspool
It's the rap industry and it ain't that cool
Only if you're on stage or if you're speakin' to your people
Ain't no-one your equal
Especially on the industry side
Don't let the games just glide
Right through your fingers, you gotta know the deal
So lord jamar speak, because you're real...
[lord jamar]
They're givin' you the business and puttin' on a show
You're a million dollar man that ain't got no dough
But you got a ho tickets backstage to a show
Sedated and at that fact they elated
Time pass and your ass say where's my loot?
The reply is a kick in the ass from a leg and a boot
All you wanna do is taste the fruit
But in the back they're makin' fruit juice
You ask for slack and wanna get cut loose from the label
Not able cos you signed at the table
For a pretty cash advance, now they got a song and dance
That you didn't recoup, more soup wit' ya meal?
Cos this is the real when you get a record deal
And i say...
[phife]
Aw....shucks, look what the cat hauled in
It's phife dawg from a tribe called quest, let me begin
Like chuck d, i got so much trouble on my mind
'bout these no-talent artists gettin' signed, they can't rhyme
And if that ain't bad, you got bootleggers
Goin' out like suckers, motherfuckers
Feel it's time that i let loose the lion
And if not that then i'll commence to head flyin'
Seems in '91 everybody want a rhyme
And then you go and sell my tape for only $5.99?
Please nigga, i've worked too hard for this
No more will i take the booty end of the stick
Bogus brothers makin' albums when they know they can't hack it
Cos they lyrics is played like 8-ball jackets
Now tell me i can't tear it up
Go get yourself some toilet paper cos your lyrics is butt
Do you wanna be in the business? (the business)
People can't walk a straight line in (the business)
Some of these brothers can't rhyme in (the business)
A-yo, i'm tryna get mine (the business)
Verse 3
[sadat x]
The party scene is cool, but then again it's all the same
You see the same faces, but at different places
When you're up and ridin' high everything is palsy-palsy
Get a million pounds and all the skins give you hugs
Well that's cool, i can dig it, it really ain't my bag
Prefer to max on the side and let my pants sag
oh, he's a cutie, yeah, real cute
But i wasn't that cute when i didn't have no loot
Although i hit a pound of herbs i'm still nice with the verbs
So fuck what you heard
The born cipher, cipher master makes me think much faster
But critics still continue to plaster
My name and discredit my fame
All that shit is game
And i don't really give a damn
Eat from the tree of life and throw away the verbal ham
[diamond d]
Well, excuse me, i gotta add my two cents in
Don't be alarmed, the rhyme was condensed in
A matter of minutes so it must be told
All that glitters' not gold
Everybody wants a deal, help me make a demo
See my name in bright lights, ride around in a limo
My moms keeps beefin' (boy, get a job)
But i wanna make jams, damn, i know i'll slam
Huh, well it's not that easy
You gotta get a label that's willin' and able
To market and promote, and you better hope
(for what?) that the product is dope
Take it from diamond, it's like mountain climbin'
When it comes to rhymin' you gotta put your time in
Get a good lawyer so problems won't pile
You don't wanna make a pitch that's wild.
Show Buisness
A Tribe Called Quest
Purchase "Show Buisness"
Purchase Entire Album
Email Video to Friends Play Youtube "Show Buisness" Video
Play Spotify "Show Buisness" Song
View Wikipedia "Show Buisness"
Entry
Receive Emails for Future A Tribe Called Quest Lyrics
Link to "Show Buisness"
Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
See Recommended Lyrics For You
Share:
Copied!
Loading...
Lyrics by A Tribe Called Quest
1nce Again 4 Moms 8 Million Stories After Hours Against The World Asses Don't Want This Award Tour Award Tour [Instrumental] Award Tour [LP Version] Award Tour [Radio Version] Baby Phife's Return Black Spasmodic Bonita Applebum Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix) Bonita Applebum (Pharrell Remix) Bonita Applebum [Hootie Mix] Buggin Out Buggin' Out Buggin' Out Busta's Lament Butter Can I Kick It Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix) Can I Kick It? Chase, Pt 2 Check The Rhime Check The Rhyme Clap Your Hands Common Ground Common Ground (Get It Goin' On) Common Ground (get It Going On) Conrad Tokyo Crew Da Booty Description of a Fool Electric Relaxation Electric Relaxation [Properly Related Mix] Enough!! Everything Is Fair Excursions Find a Way Find a Way [Instrumental] Find Away Find My Way Footprint Footprints Footprints (Remix) Get a Hold Give Me Glamour & Glitz Glamour And Glitz Glamour and Glitz [From the Show Is on] Go Ahead In the Rain God Lives Through Ham 'N' Eggs Ham N' Eggs Hey His Name Is Mutty Ranks Hot 4 U Hot Sex Hot Sex [*] Hot Sex [Instrumental] I Left My Wallet in El Segundo I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Feature Length) If the Papes Come It's Yours Jam Jazz Jazz Jazz (we Got The...) Jazz (We've Got...)(Re-recording) Jazz (We've Got) Jazz (We've Got) (Re-recording) Jazz (We've Got) [Re-Recording][Version] Jazz [Re-Recorded] Keep It Moving Keep It Rollin' Keeping It Moving Kids Left My Wallet In El Segundo Like It Like That Luck of Lucien Lyrics to Go Lyrics To Go (Tumblin' Dice Remix) Lyrics to Go [Tumblin' Dice Remix] Mardi Gras At Midnight Melatonin Midnight Midnight Marauders Tour Guide Mind Power Money Maker Money Maker [*] Motivators Movin Backwards Mr Incognito Mr. Incognito Mr. Muhammad Obey Your Thirst/underground Oh My God Oh My God (Remix) Oh My God [Remix] Oh My God [Remix][*] Once Again One Two S**t One Two S**t [*] One Two Shit One, Two, Shit (Featuring Busta Rhymes) Pad & Pen Pad & Pen (album Version) (feat. D-Life) Pad & Pen Pad and Pen Pad Pen Peace, Prosperity & Paper Peace, Prosperity And Paper Phony Rappers Pubic Enemy Public Enemy Push It Along Rap Promoter Rhythm Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts) Rock Rock Y'all Rumble In The Jungle Same Ol' Thing Scenario Scenario (Remix) Scenario [LP Version] Scenario [Remix][*] Separate/Together Seperate/together Seperate\/together SeperateTogether Shaheed Shaheed : Shaheed: Show Business Skypager Solid Wall Of Sound Start It Up Steppin' It Up Steve Biko Steve Biko (Stir It Up) Stressed Out Stressed Out - Bjork's Say Dip Mix Stressed Out [Baby Phife Version: Full] Sucka N***A Sucka Nigga The Chase Pt. Ii The Chase, Part II The Donald The Hop The Infamous Date Rape The Killing Season The Love The Low End Theory The Night He Got Caught The Pressure The Remedy To Go Verses from the Abstract Vibes and Stuff Vivrant Thing We Can Get Down We The People What Really Goes On What? Wild Hot Word Play Youthful Expression
Related Songs
Get Up - Unwritten Law
Between You And I - Blue
Between Me & You - Brandy
Spotlight - Ryan Pugal
Hanging - Demi Lovato
Hangin' - Demi Lovato
Unfinished Buisness - Chynna Phillips
Misery Buisness - Paramore
No Buisness - Bonnie Raitt
What The Buisness Is - Ya Boy
The Church Of 606 Is Now Open For Buisness...
He Said, She Said - After 7
Religion, Religion - Randy
In-Da-Street - Remy Ma
Tough Shit Society - Above This
Good Buisness Moves - The Felix Culpa
Retouch My Body - Jackie Beat
Imaginandote - J Balvin
If God Will Send His Angels (city Of Angels Ost)...
My Dog - Saigon Kick
Question And Answer - T Ice
A Threat to the World - The Westside Connection
A Threat to the World (Intro)...
Roll Out(my Buisness) - Ludacris
A Threat To The World - Westside Connection
Look @ Me - Soulja Boy
Survial Of The Fittest - Maino
Tangerine - First Aid Kit
Look At Me - Soulja Boy
Close Escape - Madness
Show Show Show - SNSD
Show Show Show - Girls' Generation
Show! Show! Show! - Girls Generation
Record Company Pimpin' - Ice Cube
Record Company Pimpin' - Ice Cube
Did You Hear About Us - Lalaine
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Show Show - Daphne Loves Derby
Tree'd Up - Deemi
Suicide Freestyle - Ja Rule
Murda Call - Young Buck
Exilarating Sadness - Saw Doctors
The Blues Is My Buisness - Etta James
Diamonds Are For Forever - Kanye West
Shut Ya Mouth, Bitch - Project Pat
Diamonds - Kanye West
The Worst Seat On The Plane - Arrogant Worms
Down On The Street - Adam Green
the passion of the action - One Way Letter
Dive! Dive! Dive! - Dickinson Bruce
Jail Freestyle #2 - Tony Yayo
Be My Girl - Yung Berg
I'm Not Just A Girl - School Gyrls
Dreamin' - Young Jeezy
IDK - Closed Heart Surgery
Strictly Business - Capdown
Dirt - Baby Jail
Baggage Claim (Single) - Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert Baggage Claim is the lead single f...
Fuck You - Ying Yang Twins
I Don\'t Hang - Method Man % The Rock
Paper Planes Remix - Lil' Wayne
Turn My Swag On - Cher Lloyd
Wild And Crazy - Kelly Family
Just The 2 Of Us - Dr. Evil
Show - Andy Hunter
Show - Portishead
Show - Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Show - Titiyo
Show - Steve Hackett
Show - Method Man
Show - Girls Aloud
Show - Beth Gibbons
Show - Neon Trees
Show - Live
Show - Click-B
Show - Hallo Venray
Show - Kelly Rowland
Gangstafied - Ja Rule
Talk - Ja Rule
Gun Talk - Ja Rule
Donkey Butt - 69 Boyz
Crack A Bottle (Freestyle) - Rick Ross
Love - Sterling Simms
This Is Your Life - Casualties
Backstabber - Dnh
Backstabber - Drop 'n Harmony
The Ropes - Atmosphere
Mind Your Own Business - Richard Thompson
Face - Dizzee Rascal
Mind Your Own Business - Hank Williams, Jr.
Face (feat. Caramel) - Dizzee Rascal
One Love - Sterling Simms
You're Gonna Pay - Wrestling
La Connecta Pt.2 - Q-Tip
La Connecta Pt. 2 - Psycho Realm
Snake In The Grass - Wacka Flocka Flame
Show Me Show Me - Pony Pony Run Run
Show After The Show - Ginuwine
Aqua Tv Show Show - Flying Lotus
Head Of My Class - Chris Brown
Lil\' Miss Swagger - Cymphonique Miller
Paper Planes (Remix) - Lil Wayne
Lil' Miss Swagger - Cymphonique Miller
The Perfect Plan - Camu Tao
Manifest\/Ex Factor - Lauryn Hill
Manifest/Ex Factor - Lauryn Hill
Walls Come Down - Wig Wam
Red Shoes By The Drugstore - Waits Tom
Lil' Miss Swaggar - Cymphonique
Stay - Teairra Mari
Booty Call - G. Love & Special Sauce
People Comepeople Go - Kottonmouth Kings
Booty Call - G. Love & Special Sauce
Walk You Home (This Day) - Horror Show
Hide - Talk Show
John - Talk Show
Wash Me Down - Talk Show
Ring Twice - Talk Show
Peeling An Orange - Talk Show
So Long - Talk Show
Behind - Talk Show
Everybody Loves My Car - Talk Show
Hello Hello - Talk Show
End Of The World - Talk Show
Hello Hello - Talk Show
Fill The Fields - Talk Show
Fill The Fields - Talk Show
Morning Girl - Talk Show
He Say, She Say - Show & A.G.
Represent - Show & A.G.
Hard to Kill - Show & A.G.
Hold Ya Head - Show & A.G.
40 Acres and My Props - Show & A.G.
Runaway Slave - Show & A.G.
Silence of the Lambs - Show & A.G.
Party Groove [Instrumental] - Show & A.G.
Fat Pockets - Show & A.G.
Got the Flava - Show & A.G.
Got Ya Back - Show & A.G.
Next Level - Show & A.G.
You Want It - Show & A.G.
Next Level [Original/RMX] - Show & A.G.
Nuestro Amor - Dark Show
Sad Time - April Show
I need you - April Show
Rorrim - Horror Show
Boston - Horror Show
Broken Record - Horror Show
The Four Of Us Are Dying - Horror Show
One For The Angels - Horror Show
Holiday - Horror Show
Stay Gold - Horror Show
Seconds To South - Horror Show
Business as Usual [Instrumental] - Show & A.G.
Land of the Free [Instrumental] - Show & A.G.
Live Hard [Instrumental] - Show & A.G.
We Can Be Brave Again - Armoury Show
Waiting For The Floods - Armoury Show
Higher Than The World - Armoury Show
Glory Of Love - Armoury Show
Sleep City Sleep - Armoury Show
Kyrie - Armoury Show
Castles In Spain - Armoury Show
Avalanche - Armoury Show
A Sense Of Freedom - Armoury Show
Jungle Of Cities - Armoury Show
Innocents Abroad - Armoury Show
Catherine - Armoury Show
A Feeling - Armoury Show
Came Up On A Plug - Sincere Show
Genkai Lovers - Show-Ya
Gambling - Show-Ya
Yoru Ga Kuru Made Nemuretai - Show-Ya
Show-Ya Rock! - Show-Ya
Look at Me! - Show-Ya
Make It Up - Dounikashite Yo - - Show-Ya
Chikasuidou no Tsuki - Show-Ya
Souutsu na Ballerina - Show-Ya
'Shitagokoro' Ga Tomaranai - Show-Ya
Touch the Sun - Show-Ya
Sakebi - Show-Ya
Bloody Rose~薔薇の紋章~ - Show-Ya
Fairy - Show-Ya
Inori - Show-Ya
Everybody Someday - Show-Ya
Blowin' You Tonight - Show-Ya
Switch Blade St. - Show-Ya
Somebody - Show-Ya
Don't Wanna Talk about It - Show-Ya
Who Are You? - Show-Ya
Watashi Wa Arashi - Show-Ya
Mou Friend Wa Iranai - Show-Ya
Echo thru the Night - Show-Ya
Thermostat no Hitomi - Show-Ya
Dream - Show-Ya
Visconti no Shouzou - Show-Ya
Little Miss Dangerous - Show-Ya
Kaigenrei no Machi - Cry for the Freedom - Show-Ya
流星少女~Shooting Star 196X~ - Show-Ya
