(MONEY Magazine) – She's a pop diva and a movie star--and she sports a 6.1-carat Harry Winston pink diamond engagement ring. But the future Mrs. Ben Affleck--a.k.a. Jennifer Lopez--insists she's still just a humble girl from the Bronx. As these examples show, J. Lo isn't the first pop star to feel a tad defensive about the trappings of success. --DAVID FUTRELLE

JENNIFER LOPEZ Song: "Jenny from the Block" Sample lyric: "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got /I'm still... Jenny from the block." Keeping it real--or surreal? Ms. Lo may be confusing herself with her Maid in Manhattan role. How many maids have a 100-person entourage?

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Song: "Better Days" Sample lyric: "Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss/It's like eatin' caviar in the dirt/It's a sad funny ending when you find yourself pretending/A rich man in a poor man's shirt." Keeping it real--or surreal? Tough call. Bruce has been a millionaire longer than many of his fans have been alive. But at least he don't put on airs.

SHERYL CROW Song: "Soak Up the Sun" Sample lyric: "My friend the communist/Holds meetings in his RV/I can't afford his gas/So I'm stuck here watching TV." Keeping it real--or surreal? C'mon! Sheryl's sunny lament was featured in an American Express ad. Can't she put the gas on her charge card?

EMINEM Song: "Marshall Mathers" Sample lyric: "I'm just a regular guy, I don't know why/All the fuss about me... /Nobody ever gave a [bleep] before." Keeping it real--or surreal? Real. You can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of this boy.