CeeLo Tells Aspiring Emcees The Truth About The Industry (1997)
DJ Muggs’ Soul Assassins album was largely known for Dr. Dre and B-Real’s “Puppet Master” with much of the rest of the album becoming an afterthought. But if you did buy the album and listen to Goodie Mob’s song that comes on right after, you heard perhaps one of CeeLo’s greatest verses. Line for line, ‘Lo describes the rise and fall of the new rapper of the moment who gets caught up in their hype:
What’s said is meant to the fullest extent
No nonsense because my conscience wouldn’t be content
But just a little wealth, a little fame
But your mind-frame will keep you living the same
And it’s a shame that niggas would settle with the ghetto
Huh, hoes and some clothes that ain’t makin what you suppose
Let your eyes close to what your contract shows
And fine print, they gotta get back every cent you spent
You content cuz, you do what everybody does
The industry that change you from the person you was
