It's Been A Long Time-Rakim

[00:01.49]It's been a long time [00:02.68] [00:06.93]It's been a long time [00:08.29] [00:11.75]It's been a long time [00:13.68] [00:17.82]It's been a long time [00:19.10] [00:20.68]Rakim the microphone soloist [00:22.47] [00:23.31]Follow procedures the crowd couldn't wait to see this [00:26.03]Nobody been this long awaited since jesus [00:28.55]Who wouldn't believe this I heard the word on the street is [00:31.56]I'm still one of the deepest on the mic since adidas [00:34.19]They said I changed the times from the rhymes that I thought of [00:36.93]So I made some more to put the new world in order [00:39.48]With mathematics put your status above the average [00:42.22]And help you rappers make paragraphs with graphics [00:44.96]'Cause new days is dawnin' new ways of peformin' [00:47.60]Brain stormin' I write and watch the night turn to mornin' [00:50.40]On and on and I got the whole world respondin' [00:53.04]Rock I keep it hot and blow the spot without warnin' [00:55.72]The emperor well known for inventin' a sentence [00:59.12]Full of adventure turnin' up the temperature [01:01.17]Rush with adrenaline how long has it been again [01:04.00]To be in the state of min'd that rakim is in [01:06.50]It's been a long time [01:07.62] [01:09.52]Rakim the microphone soloist [01:11.90]It's been a long time [01:13.13] [01:14.68]It's been a long time [01:15.93]Rocking [01:16.35] [01:17.15]When I'm out proppin' either hangin' or shoppin' [01:20.20]People see me stop and ask me when the album droppin' [01:22.90]The wait is over information like a soldier [01:25.36]Like I told ya greater stronger now that I'm older [01:28.14]I broke the code of silence with overloads of talents [01:30.85]My only challenge is not to explode in violence [01:33.59]I'm asiatic and blazin' microphones a habit [01:36.24]At least once durin' the course of a day it's automatic [01:39.06]In ghetto apparel mind of a egyptian pharaoh [01:41.63]Far from shallow thoughts travel like an arrow [01:44.34]Allah's monotony so far they can't stop me [01:47.05]You know ra want property like mumar khadafi [01:49.86]More thoughts than bibles recital taught disciples [01:52.59]A sawed off mic so words scatter like a rifle [01:55.30]Thoughts that's trifle I'm bustin' these for you [01:57.67]Aiyyo technical difficulties is through [02:00.64]It's been a long time [02:01.94] [02:03.53]Rakim the microphone soloist [02:05.27] [02:06.04]It's been a long time [02:07.34] [02:08.70]Rakim the microphone soloist [02:10.97] [02:11.47]It's been a long time [02:12.81] [02:14.10]Rakim the microphone soloist [02:16.76]It's been a long time [02:18.00] [02:19.57]It's been a long time [02:20.83] [02:21.96]When I float at night I show 'em new heights I go to write [02:25.07]They know I strike with new prototypes to blow the mic [02:27.65]Critics and biters don't know where my source of light is [02:30.33]Still leave authors and writers with arthritis [02:33.11]Cursed kids like the pyramids when they found the style [02:35.87]First to ever let a rhyme flow down the nile [02:38.50]The rebirth of hip hop'll be dropped now [02:41.00]'Cause the crowd didn't hear the original in a while [02:43.89]So be alarmed what you 'bout to see is the bomb [02:46.70]Like 3D in 'Nam vivid like CD Rom [02:49.34]Info kept like internet com [02:52.01]My notebook's my bond like the Holy Quran [02:54.61]Since I came in the door said it before [02:57.42]But no I ain't down with Eric B. no more [03:00.05]At night the open mic be invitin' me to rhyme [03:02.85]So yo I'm online it's been a long time [03:05.58]It's been a long time [03:06.65] [03:10.80]It's been a long time [03:12.23] [03:13.72]Rakim the microphone soloist [03:15.98]It's been a long time [03:17.61] [03:19.18]Rakim the microphone soloist [03:21.71]It's been a long time [03:22.97] [03:24.52]It's been a long time [03:25.89] [03:35.46]It's been a long time [03:36.48] [03:43.71]It's been a long time [03:44.79] [03:46.45]It's been a long time