Rakim - The 18th Letter Lyrics
What, uhh, yoJust when things seemed the same, and the whole scene is lameI come and reign with the unexplained for the brains till things changeThey strain to slang sling, i'm trained to bring gameHistory that i arranged been regained by king jamesGo to practice, with tactics, when the track hits, theatricsWomen that look like actress the status of cleopatra'sStacks of mathematics took the ?ego-a-geatics?As i find out, what the facts is, for geographicNo time to sip mo's with hostess, never mind what the total gross isI rip shows, stay focused, and split cheese, with soldiersWhile you hit trees and coast i spit flows that be ferociousAnd with these explosives, i split seas for mosesShine permanently only my mind's concernin meFire burns in me eternally time's eternityFollowers turn on me they'll be in a mental infirmaryDeterminely advance technology better than germanySince the first days you know of, till the last days is overI was always the flow-er, i made waves for noahFrom a compound, to the anatomy, to the breakdown of a atomSome of my rap patterns, still surround saturnFrom the ancient hieroglyphics, to graffiti painted picturesI study i know the scriptures but nowaday ain't it viciousDate back i go beyond check the holy qu'ranTo speeches at the altar on, now we get our party onSo being benificent, i bless em with dialogueThey expectin, the next testament by the godI blow em through battlezones with chrome for chaperoneBlast beats with saxophones one of the baddest rapper's knownEvery country city and borough, sidestreet and ghettoIsle and alley and meadow theories ferile enough to echoWhen it was one mass of land, with one nash' of manAnd the whole mass was ran under one master planSince the world's metamorphis, and the plan is kept in orbitTurntables we spin off but the needles never skip off itRhythms we expressin similar to our ancestorsIt'll answer your questions if you understand the messageFrom the days of the slave choppers?, to the new age of prophetsAs heavy as hip-hop is i'm always ready to drop itFrom the mind which is one of allah's best designsAnd mines'll stand the test of time, when i rhymeThe 18th letter, the prophesy professorI stay clever, long as the planet stay togetherBring up praise from mecca, make a phrase for the betterIn new days to remember, always and forever(repeat 2x)The r baby
