Vapors

Marley Marl, Biz Markie

About Vapors

"Vapors" is a song co-written and performed by American hip hop musician Biz Markie, issued as the fifth single from his debut studio album Goin' Off. The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1988.


Year:
1995
4:35
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Can you feel it, nothing can save ya
For this is the season of catching the vapors
And since I got time, what I'm gonna do
Is tell you how this spreaded throughout my crew
Well you all know TJ Swan who sang on my records
"Make the Music", "Nobody Beats the Biz", well, check it
Back in the days before this began
He used to try to talk to this girl name Fran
The type of female with fly Gucci wear
With big truck jewelry and extensions in her hair
When Swan tried to kick it, she always fessed
Talking about "Nigga please, you work for UPS"
Since he wasn't no type of big drug dealer
My man TJ Swan didn't appeal to her
But now he trucks gold and wear fly Bally boots
Rough leather fashion and tough silk suits
Now she stop fronting and wants to speak and
Be coming to all the shows every single weekend
To get his beeper number, she'd be begging please
Dying for the day to get skeezed

She caught the vapors

I got another partner that's calm and plain
He goes by the name of the Big Daddy Kane
A mellow type of fellow that's laid back
Back in the days he was nothing like that
I remember when he used to fight every day
What grown-ups would tell him he would never obey
He wore his pants hanging down and his sneakers untied
And a rasta-type Kangol tilted to the side
Around his neighborhood people treated him bad
And said he was the worst thing his moms ever had
They said that he will grow up to be nothing but a hoodlum
Or either in jail, or someone would shoot him
But now he's grown up, to their surprise
Big Daddy got a hit record selling worldwide
Now the same people that didn't like him as a child
Be saying can I borrow a dollar, ooh, you're a star now

They caught the vapors

Now I got a cousin by the name of Vaughan Lee
Better known to y'all as Cutmaster Cool V
He cuts, scratch, transform with finesse
{imitates cuts and scratches} and all that mess
Well I remember when he first started to rock
And tried to get this job in a record shop
He was in it to win it but the boss fronted
Said, "Sorry Mr. Lee, but there's no help wanted"
Now my cuz Vaughan still tried on and on and on
'Til the like break of dawn
To put this j-o-b in effect
But they'd look right past him and be like, "Next"
Now for the year of '88
Cool V is making dollars so my cousin's like straight
He walks into the same record shop as before
And the boss be like, "Vaughan, welcome to my store"
Offering him a job but naw, he don't want it
Damn it feels good to see people up on it
Cause I remember when at first they wasn't
Now guess what they caught from my cousin
The vapors

They caught the vapors

Last subject of the story is about Biz Mark
I had to work for mine to put your body in park
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be down
With a lot of MC-DJ'ing crews in town
So in school on Nobel Street, I say "Can I be down, champ"
They said no and treated me like a wet food stamp
After getting rejected I was very depressed
Sat and wrote some def doo-doo rhymes at my rest
When I used to come to parties they'd make me pay
I would have to beg to get on the mic and rap that day
I was never into girls, I was just into my music
They acted like I wanted to keep it instead of trying to use it
But now things switched, without belief
"Yo, Biz, do you remember me from Noble Street, chief?
We used to be down back in the days"
It happens all the time and never cease to amaze

They caught the vapors

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Biz Markie

Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964,Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey) better known by his stage name, Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his single "Just a Friend", an American Top 10 hit in 1989. In 2008, "Just a Friend" made #100 on VH1's list of the 100 greatest hip hop songs of all time. more »

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Written by: Antonio M Hardy, Marcel Theo Hall, Marlon Lu'ree Williams, Michael Winfree, Renaldo Greenfield

Lyrics © CAK MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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11 facts about this song

Song Release
"Vapors" was released by Biz Markie in 1988. It was included in his debut studio album "Goin' Off."
Genre Classification
The song falls under the Hip Hop genre, representing the Golden Age of Hip Hop.
Song Legacy
"Vapors" is usually regarded as Biz's signature song, even though his other song "Just a Friend" scored higher in charts.
Lyrics Inspiration
The lyrics of "Vapors" talk about Markie and his friends' struggles before they found success in music. It speaks about people who scorned them before their achievements but later wanted to be associated with their success.
Chart Performance
Despite its popularity, "Vapors" did not chart on Billboard's Hot 100. However, it achieved a respectable status in the Rap and R&B community.
Samples in Music
"Vapors" has been sampled in several other songs from various artists, indicating its wide influence within the music industry.
Music Video
The music video of "Vapors" is renowned for its storytelling, visual representations of the featured artists during their struggling days, and the actualization of their success.
Cover Versions
Rapper Snoop Dogg covered "Vapors" in his 1996 album "Tha Doggfather", and Biz Markie contributed a guest verse to this version.
Social Impact
"Vapors" contributed to the popularization of the slang term "catching vapors," which means to change one's behavior or attitude towards someone after they've become successful.
Producer of the Track
The song was produced by famous record producer Marley Marl, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers.
Biographical Song
This song is notably biographical, featuring the life of TJ Swann, Big Daddy Kane, Cutmaster Cool V, and Biz Markie himself.

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