Lyrics: Intro Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   [interviewer, possibly harry allen] What are you giving them back? [rakim] Umm, i think what i’m givin them back man is umm… What they been waitin for yaknahmean? umm… Skills

Lyrics: It’s Been A Long Time Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   {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…

Lyrics: The Skit – (dialogue) * Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   * track #3 It feel good, ya knahmean? To uhh, come back and and get embraced That’s that’s like the best part y’know? Bein bein gone for a…

Lyrics: Show Me Love Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   Yeah… check it out… show me love Promise you won’t do me wrong (for sure) If i turn you on (yeah) Promise you’ll stay all night long (on on) Makin…

Lyrics: Skit – (dialogue) * Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   * track #7 Kind of glad i ain’t come out in this y’know the last few years, y’know But umm right now i think everybody want a change Back…

Lyrics: Mystery (who Is God) Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   Intro/chorus: If you can see if you can solve the mystery The answer revolves around your history So carefully, i drop this degree Scientifically, and realistically (who is god?)…

Lyrics: Outro (the 18th Letter) Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   [interviewer, possibly harry allen] What is, the one, main thing that you have That you would want people to remember you by? Or not one but the, those things…

Lyrics: Remember That Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   Remember that? Turn the beat up, i get lost in the mind come across The rhyme kick my feet up, then i find myself in time I was on a train,…

Lyrics: The Saga Begins Album: 18th Letter Artist: Rakim   *singing* ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh… *whistle* "ghetto music" –> krs-one (here we go…) "yo" –> mobb deep "and my name is rakim…" –> the r (repeat 5x) Yo, the saga begins,…