[Hook: Trademark] Record labels going under artists are broke What you see on TV is just mirrors and smoke It's a Fast Food Nation and they're serving us hope They got us hooked man / this shit is no joke (x2)
[Verse Two: Trademark] Ipods iTunes mp3s Happy meals supersize mickey D's Stunner shades fresh kicks necklaces bling chrome Text G6 for your favorite ringtone Artists, they come and go, one minute hot After your first single pops you get dropped from the label And everybody's trying to get a seat at the table Managers publicists agents / I'm loving it Even household names will drop a new album Make 9 cents on the dollar asking like “how come”? C'mon homie, you knew the outcome This shit's not a rat race, it's more like a mouse hunt Everybody's after the cheese Until you get trapped / now you're dirt broke and you wouldn't believe How those same friends that loved you when you fed them all steak Start flaking and ignoring your calls because they're fake Turn on MTV see the new artist du jour And remember when that fame and fortune used to be yours If that first single doesn't pop, they're won't be a next one They'll look on MySpace and move on to the next one So on and so forth, this industry's dying I'd be lying if I said music's no longer inspiring But do it for the love, not the sales and the digits That's where I fucked up.. now I'm out of the business
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This track was featured as a bonus track on “The Trademark Experience Vol. 4” by The TradeMark Experience. The concept is that the music industry – especially hip hop and pop – consists of recycled backstories for artists, to the point that they can literally be “ordered” to meet a demand, like fast food.
The track serves as B-Baz’s first recorded single, and the return to the mic by The TradeMark Experience after his hiatus.
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