[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 "