Rakim Lyrics

Album: The 18th Letter

Intro Lyrics

{DJ Premier cuts early Eric B. & Rakim records} 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim the microphone soloist" 

[Rakim] 

Follow procedures the crowd couldn't wait to see this 

Nobody been this long awaited since Jesus 

Who wouldn't believe this I heard the word on the street is 

I'm still one of the deepest on the mic since Adidas 

They said I changed the times from the rhymes that I thought of 

So I made some more to put the New World in Order 

with Mathematics, put your status above the average 

And help you rappers, make paragraphs with graphics 

Cause new days is dawnin, new ways of peformin 

Brainstormin, I write and watch the night turn to mornin 

On and on and, I got the whole world respondin 

Rock, I keep it hot and blow the spot without warnin 

The Emperor, well known for, inventin a sentence 

full of adventure, turnin up the temperature 

Rush with adrenaline, how long has it been again 

to be in the state of mind that Rakim is in? 

{DJ Premier cuts early Eric B. & Rakim records} 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim" 

[Rakim] 

When I'm out proppin - either, hangin or shoppin 

People see me stop and ask me when the album droppin 

The wait is over, in-formation like a soldier 

like I told ya, greater stronger, now that I'm older 

I broke the, code of silence with overloads of talents 

My only challenge, is not to explode in violence 

I'm Asiatic, and blazin microphones a habit 

At least once durin the course of a day, it's automatic 

In ghetto apparel, mind of a Egyptian Pharoah 

Far from shallow, thoughts travel like an arrow 

Allah's monotony, so far they can't stop me 

You know, Ra want property like Mumar Khadafi 

More thoughts than Bibles, recital - taught disciples 

A sawed off mic, so words scatter like a rifle 

Thoughts that's trifle, I'm bustin these for you 

Aiyyo, technical difficulties is through 

{DJ Premier cuts early Eric B. & Rakim records} 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

[Rakim] 

When I float at night, I show em new heights, I go to write 

They know I strike with new prototypes to blow the mic 

Critics and biters, don't know where my source of light is 

Still leave authors and writers with arthritis 

Cursed kids like the Pyramids when they found the style 

First to ever let a rhyme flow down the Nile 

The rebirth of hip-hop'll be dropped now 

cause the crowd didn't hear the original in a while 

So be alarmed, what you bout to see is the bomb 

Like, 3-D in 'Nam, vivid like CD-Rom 

Info kept like "internet.com" 

My note-book's my bond like the Holy Qu'ran 

Since I came in the door, said it before 

But no I ain't down with Eric B. no more 

At night the open mic be invitin me to rhyme 

So yo I'm online, it's been a long time 

{DJ Premier cuts early Eric B. & Rakim records} 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

".. Rakim, the microphone soloist" 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." 

"It's been a long time.." {extended scratch} 

"It's been a long time.." {extended scratch} 

"It's been a long time.."