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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Paparazzi" by the artist "Xzibit"

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In "Paparazzi", Xzibit criticizes rappers who chase fame and fortune, forgetting the true values of hip-hop.

He contrasts himself with them, emphasizing his authenticity and independence. Xzibit doesn't need public attention and doesn't aspire to luxury; he cares more about honesty and staying true to his principles. He despises fake rappers who pretend to be gangsters but are actually empty shells willing to do anything for money and fame.

The metaphor of "paparazzi" is used to describe the intrusive attention on artists, which Xzibit considers detrimental to real art. He believes that the pursuit of fame turns talented people into puppets devoid of individuality.

Intro

1996, the Disfunctional member of the Alkohaliks family

It's XZIBIT, Bring it live, one time, like this

[Verse 1:]

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 ngaz that were real and the ngaz that were scared as fuck

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 ngaz that I'm chillin with

I don't believe the hype or buy a Woof ticket

Nga you make a gang of noise and never seem like a cricket

I guess that's why we never kick it

A lot of ngaz are soft and get tossed tryin to fuck with the liquid

How many ngaz do you know like this?

Also claiming 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 trying to play the part

Like dat

[Chorus:]

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

EXTRA LARGE

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

Paparazzi (2x)

[Verse 2:]

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 fucked up dialogue

Try to live high on the hog leaves you bankrupt

And ngaz you spent it on, would not give a fuck

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 fuck is you hard

Not being scared by the boulevard

I'm pulling that card and sayin Gin muthafuckar

Flowin like liquid, soak it in muthafuckar

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 ngaz gettin caught up in the Paparazzi

[Chorus:]

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

EXTRA LARGE

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

Paparazzi (2x)

[Verse 3:]

Ngaz smoke stress and cross dress

But I just play the back

Others going through schemes and pipe dreams

For a contract

Real tightly rolled, fuck '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 glass, make a blood bath

So on behalf of all ngaz 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:]

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

EXTRA LARGE

It's a shame

Ngaz in the rap game

Only for the money and the fame

Paparazzi (2x)

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