[00:00.000] 作词 : Jones
[00:01.47]The unauthorized copy
[00:03.07]Dedication to my children my child
[00:07.10]Destiny Jones
[00:08.00]To my niece and nephews Suree Malik Jabari
[00:14.42]The world is yours
[00:15.02]Acknowledgements: First off I wanna
[00:18.14]Thank God
[00:19.39]And I wanna thank everybody for helping me out
[00:21.49]With this
[00:22.40]Couldn't do it without you Chapter 1
[00:25.54]January 28 1968
[00:28.05]Born into this world as William Griffin The Great
[00:30.74]Chapter 1 Wyndanch Long Island
[00:33.30]Scientific rhymin' invented a new sound
[00:35.30]When he met with
[00:36.10]Eric Barrier from East Sandhurst
[00:37.97]The melody they created was the first
[00:40.16]Burst on the scene 1986 with Clap To This
[00:43.86]'87 dropped a classic disc
[00:45.67]The facts is the tracklist was like four
[00:48.22]The vocals the beats -- according to Marly Marl
[00:51.10]Recorded in my hometown Queensbridge
[00:53.08]That's why it's so relative
[00:56.33]This biography was unauthorized
[00:59.21]I spit it how it was given to author Nas
[01:02.02]William changed his name at sixteen to Rakim Allah
[01:05.19]'Cause Clarence 13X had New York on lock
[01:08.16]Gods on every block jams in every park
[01:11.15]I remember hearin' Curtis Blow saying
[01:13.71]"It can't get better than this"
[01:15.28]'Til Run DMC blew my brains to bits
[01:17.71]From leather coats to shell toes
[01:19.17]To the stan smiths to Dapper Dan kicks
[01:21.14]First million-dollar deal ever in rap
[01:24.01]18th Letter did that
[01:26.25]From 41st & Broadway to Uni to MCA
[01:28.63]We followed the leader to Harlem's Apollo Theatre
[01:32.12]Supreme rapped and the 50 that don't rap
[01:34.68]Forte Green Queens Long Island wolfpack
[01:37.11]Paid In Full posse hot they was on
[01:39.67]And Ra had his firstborn
[01:42.04]With the next line I'ma be easy
[01:43.98]His wisdom's name is Fifi
[01:46.60]EPMD put a record out was ****
[01:49.35]Tension spread and I quote
[01:51.47]"Smack me and I smack you back"
[01:54.21]Sounded like the answer to the I Ain't No Joke track
[01:56.58]For a second it ain't look good
[01:59.08]Little tension buzzin' from Wyndanch to Brentwood
[02:01.66]Misunderstood all forgot
[02:03.85]By sixteen when I met Freddy Foxx
[02:06.71]Totin' burners the whole coast's most concern was
[02:09.65]How was Rakim's flow
[02:10.91]Made Christians convert with Islamic ways
[02:13.64]Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em was the third LP
[02:16.20]A sophisticated mean one
[02:18.10]Before similar voices were King Son
[02:21.00]A few others but sooner or later
[02:24.01]The game was Ra's kingdom
[02:25.81]At sixteen son was watchin' him mesmorized
[02:29.05]Respect not jockin' him was so amazin' besides
[02:33.31]He came on the stage with lasers in his eyes
[02:36.46]Walk with me now
[02:37.52]"Unauthorized biography of Rakim
[02:39.65]Epilogue: Mother was
[02:42.20]A jazz singer Nephew to R & B legend Ruth Brown
[02:47.52]Discography: Paid In Full Follow The Leader Let
[02:57.38]The Rhythm Hit 'Em Don't Sweat The Technique That's
[03:03.84]The end of the group Went off to solo Dropped the R
[03:08.58]Then the 18th Letter and I think somethin' The
[03:12.01]Master Was signed to Aftermath scheduled to release
[03:16.19]An album Oh My God with Dr Dre The album was
[03:20.56]Dismantled because of creative differences Thee end
[03:29.93]To the new beginning Yeah Next book KRS1 Peace "