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Rakim - It's Been A Long Time [DJ Premier - Original Version]
BackOne of the illest joints from the album. Rakim comes really strong on this. This is one of those (rare) joints where the rapper actually outshines DJ Premier, even though the beat is really wicked, sampling Cecil Holmes' song "Call me, come back home". Lyrics: DJ Premier cuts: "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: "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: "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: "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" "It's been a long time" "It's been a long time"
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Uploaded: July 16th, 2009 @ 9:50 am
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