The 18th Letter (Always And Forever) - Rakim

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[00:00.35]What, uhh, yo
[00:02.23]Just when things seemed the same and the whole scene is lame
[00:05.38]I come and reign with the unexplained, for the brains 'til things change
[00:08.19]They strain to sling slang, I'm trained to bring game
[00:11.13]History that I arranged, been regained by King James
[00:13.96]Go to practice with tactics, when the track hits, theatrics
[00:17.40]Women that look like actress, the status of Cleopatra's
[00:20.80]Stacks of mathematics to feed your A G a geatics
[00:22.83]As I find out, what the facts is, for geographic
[00:25.96]No time to sip Mo's with hostess, never mind what the total gross is
[00:28.92]I rip shows, stay focused and split cheese with soldiers
[00:31.85]While you hit trees and coast, I spit flows that be ferocious
[00:34.68]And with these explosives, I split seas for Moses
[00:37.54]Shine permanently, only my mind's concernin' me
[00:40.35]Fire burns in me eternally, time's eternity
[00:43.27]Followers turn on me, they'll be in a mental infirmary
[00:46.24]Determinely advance technology, better than Germany
[00:49.24]Since the first days you know of, till the last days is over
[00:52.20]I was always the flower, I made waves for Noah
[00:55.13]From a compound to the anatomy, to the breakdown of a atom
[00:58.29]Some of my rap patterns still surround Saturn
[01:01.50]From the ancient hieroglyphics to graffiti painted pictures
[01:03.95]I study, I know the scriptures but nowaday ain't it vicious
[01:06.89]Date back I go beyond, check the holy Quran
[01:09.54]To speeches at the autobahn, now we get our party on
[01:12.57]So being benificent, I bless 'em with dialogue
[01:15.50]They expectin' the next testament, by the God
[01:18.49]I roam through battlezones with chrome for chaperone
[01:21.46]Blast beat with saxophones, one of the baddest rappers known
[01:24.33]Every country, city and borough, sidestreet and ghetto
[01:27.48]Isle and alley and meadow, theories thorough, enough to echo
[01:30.16]When it was one mass of land with one nash' of man
[01:32.98]And the whole mass was ran, under one master plan
[01:35.88]Since the world's metamorphis and the plan is kept in orbit
[01:39.70]Turntables we spin, awkward but needles never skip off it
[01:41.92]Rhythms we expressin', similar to our ancestors
[01:44.93]It'll answer your questions if you understand the message
[01:47.86]From the days of the slave choppers to the new age of prophets
[01:50.80]As heavy as hip hop is, I'm always ready to drop it
[01:53.71]From the mind which is one of Allah's best designs
[01:56.58]And mines'll stand the test of time when I rhyme
[01:59.40]The 18th Letter, the prophecy professor
[02:02.45]I stay clever, long as the planet stay together
[02:05.31]Bring up praise from Mecca, make a phrase for the better
[02:08.29]In new days to remember, always and forever
[02:11.28]The 18th Letter, the prophecy professor
[02:14.16]I stay clever, long as the planet stay together
[02:17.16]Bring up praise from Mecca, make a phrase for the better
[02:20.70]In new days to remember, always and forever
[02:22.99]The R baby~
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