U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim)

The unauthorized copy

Dedication to my children, my child, Destiny Jones

To my niece and nephews

Suree, Malik, Jabari

The world is yours

Acknowledgements, first off I wanna thank God

And I wanna thank everybody for helping me out with this

Couldn't do without you, chapter one

January 28, 1968

Born into this world, William Griffin the Great

Chapter one, Wyandanch, Long Island

Scientific rhymin' invented a new style when

He met with Eric Barrier from East Elmhurst

The melody they created was the first

Burst on the scene 1986, with clap to this

'87 dropped a classic disc

The fact is the track list was like full

The vocals, the beats, according to Marley Marl

Recorded in my hometown, Queensbridge

That's why it's so relative

This biography was unauthorized

I spit it how it was givin to author Nas

William changed his name at sixteen

To Rakim Allah

'Cause Clarence 13X had New York on lock

Gods on every block, jams in every park

I remember Kurtis Blow sayin'

It can't get better than this

Till Run DMC blew my brains to bits

From leather coats to shell toes to the Stan Smiths to Dapper Dan kicks

First million dollar deal ever in rap

18th Letter did that

From 4th and Broadway to Uni to MCA

We followed the leader to Harlem's Apollo Theatre

Supreme, rap and the fifty that don't rap

Fort Greene, Queens, Long Island wolf pack

Paid in full posse, hot they was on

And Ra has his first born

With the next line I'ma be easy

His wisdom's name is Fifi

EPMD put a record out, was dope

Tension spread, and I quote

Smack me and I smack you back

Sounded like the answer to the I Ain't No Joke track

For a second it ain't look good

Little tension buzzing from Wyandanch to Brentwood

Misunderstood, all forgot

At sixteen when I met Freddie Foxxx

Totin' burners, the whole coast's most concern was

How has Rakim's flow made

Christians convert with Islamic ways

Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em was the third LP

A sophisticated mean one

Before similar voices were King Sun

A few others, but sooner or later

The game was Ra's kingdom

At sixteen, son was watchin' him, mesmerized

Respect, not jockin' him, was so amazin', besides

He came on the stage with lasers in  his eyes

Walk with me now

U.B.R.

F of log

Mother was a jazz singer

Nephew to R and B legend, Ruth Brown

This biography, paid in full

Follow the leader

Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em, Don't Sweat The Technique

That's the end of the group, went off for solo

Dropped the R, then the 18th Letter

Then I think something, the Master was signed to Aftermath

Scheduled to release and album, Oh My God with Dr. Dre

The album was dismantled because of creative differences

The end to the new beginning

Yeah, next book

KRS-One, peace