Rakim - It's Been A Long Time [Instrumental] (Produced by DJ Premier)

Classic Premo beat, way too underrated! The song is from Rakim's album "The 18th Letter", samples taken from the song "Call Me, Come Back Home" by Cecil Holmes

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.."

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[AdamLuxTIC]

I'm bigger than this, I've got ambiguous gifts, a pine cone in an igloo that lifts, fixate on my dome but what gets reaped gets sown & you can reach this;

I like talking ascension a gentle swansong, you prevent what you don't get like a mental condom;

Stay on the attack while I'm noddin' & sighin', only cos you know what you're sellin' I'M not buyin', MY art MY craft will always be MINE, so when you tax & I instantly lack it means I'm not tryin';

You're tryna take off for years I'm flyin

[Themilkman666]

Wake up, see what I created when I was sedated, the greatness cant be debated. My fate, all time great, dont make a mistake and think that I aint. Uncle S.A.M With the plan crazier then Iran, Strategic like Barack Hussein Obama, Ima kill ya like Osama, But im peaceful like the Dhali Llama and if want trouble, ya asking for Drama. Or maybe Vince Or Turtle, you just another hurdle to get through, buts it all coo, got 20 blunts and lots of bitches to come through. You know what I do, since highscho

[HustlenCanadianKing]

@AdamLuxTIC thats dope shit 

[sleepingweed420]

@Themilkman666

[ajs61295]

"Continuing everyday with rhymes im always taking up all my time runnin around to sell those dimes rhymin always comin into mind flow so smooth like a river running through im the greatest MC and ill always prove a young rakim one evolved off him steals the spot on the hip hop podium" heres my try at the instrumental

[Themilkman666]

@sleepingweed420 Lol my rhymes were weak back then to.

Uncle Sam with the plan crazier then Iran/ Iraq/ Geting ready to strike back/ for the flak i've taken/' and for the hateing/ your gonna end up worse then a haitican/ post tsunami/ you know who I be/ When I grab the M.I.C/ A real emcee who kicks it funky/ A logical tactition spittin mad ammunation so I suggest ya listen/ I'll Rock ya like Chris ya can't resist this brand new twist so sweet like bliss

[sleepingweed420]

@Themilkman666 "uncle s.a.m with a crazier then iran" dope fucking rhyme

[joseXPOP101]

@motboy2 no rakim has its own like this one



[RevSolTV]

Man im rippin it faster than i can type hyped up rookies take flight pass the pipe incite a fight in ya mind that aint right tryin to help you see what you cant with your sight what'cha tryin to be man im camping tonight out here in the streets just stand for whats right occupy the streets man occupy the city im gonna occupy the protestor shes lookin kinda pretty oops man did i say that lets get back to the point man and talk about pay back

[risingpauler]

look ima teach ya how to rock off the dome, try to diss me wit sum wack ass songs u wrote. how does it feel to know u came here to lose, cause wen ur on stage main all i hear is boos. but you made a couple rymes and for tht im proud of you, i only diss u cause ur bitch ass allows me to. ill work u, ur crew, and ur fake friends. 86 percent of wat u said dont even make sense

[jimmyblade92]

best beat ever

[shahryarization]

@motboy2 No, that sample is of Al Green's "Call Me"