Rakim - It's Been A Long Time Lyrics
{dj premier cuts early eric b. & rakim records}Its been a long time..Its been a long time..Its been a long time..Its been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloist[rakim]Follow procedures, the crowd couldnt wait to see thisNobody been this long awaited since jesusWho wouldnt believe this - I heard the word on the street isIm still one of the deepest on the mic since adidasThey said I changed the times from the rhymes that I thought ofSo I made some more to put the new world in orderWith mathematics, put your status above the averageAnd help you rappers, make paragraphs with graphicsCause new days is dawnin, new ways of peforminBrainstormin, I write and watch the night turn to morninOn and on and, I got the whole world respondinRock, I keep it hot and blow the spot without warninThe emperor, well known for, inventin a sentenceFull of adventure, turnin up the temperatureRush with adrenaline, how long has it been againTo be in the state of mind that rakim is in?{dj premier cuts early eric b. & rakim records}Its been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time..Its been a long time.... rakim[rakim]When Im out proppin - either, hangin or shoppinPeople see me stop and ask me when the album droppinThe wait is over, in-formation like a soldierLike I told ya, greater stronger, now that Im olderI broke the, code of silence with overloads of talentsMy only challenge, is not to explode in violenceIm asiatic, and blazin microphones a habitAt least once durin the course of a day, its automaticIn ghetto apparel, mind of a egyptian pharoahFar from shallow, thoughts travel like an arrowAllahs monotony, so far they cant stop meYou know, ra want property like mumar khadafiMore thoughts than bibles, recital - taught disciplesA sawed off mic, so words scatter like a rifleThoughts thats trifle, Im bustin these for youAiyyo, technical difficulties is through{dj premier cuts early eric b. & rakim records}Its been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time..Its been a long time..[rakim]When I float at night, I show em new heights, I go to writeThey know I strike with new prototypes to blow the micCritics and biters, dont know where my source of light isStill leave authors and writers with arthritisCursed kids like the pyramids when they found the styleFirst to ever let a rhyme flow down the nileThe rebirth of hip-hopll be dropped nowCause the crowd didnt hear the original in a whileSo be alarmed, what you bout to see is the bombLike, 3-d in nam, vivid like cd-romInfo kept like internet.comMy note-books my bond like the holy quranSince I came in the door, said it beforeBut no I aint down with eric b. no moreAt night the open mic be invitin me to rhymeSo yo Im online, its been a long time{dj premier cuts early eric b. & rakim records}Its been a long time..Its been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time.... rakim, the microphone soloistIts been a long time..Its been a long time..Its been a long time.. {extended scratch}Its been a long time.. {extended scratch}Its been a long time..
