[00:00:00] The Saga Begins - Rakim [00:00:00] Written by:Rakim/Pete Rock/Marlon Williams/Peter Phillips/William Griffin/Eric Barrier/Antonio Hardy [00:00:01] Ahh [00:00:02] Ghetto music [00:00:03] Yo [00:00:05] Here we go [00:00:09] And my name is Rakim [00:00:15] And my name is Rakim [00:00:20] And my name is Rakim [00:00:25] And my name is Rakim [00:00:28] And my name is Rakim Rakim [00:00:31] Yo the saga begins my eyes is the photography lens [00:00:34] Properly push pens and show quality gems [00:00:37] The horrors be grim but yo maybe tomorrow we win [00:00:40] If we follow the trends and keep count of the dollars we spend [00:00:42] I want a mahogany Benz I want lottery ends [00:00:45] I want property friends plus my hobby is skins [00:00:48] If I decide we in sin then my prophecy ends [00:00:50] But the god'll begin watching my odyssey spin [00:00:53] In the place where war be based on a true story [00:00:56] Territory was made for me to pursue glory [00:00:58] Blast alone masses in zones have to be sewn [00:01:01] Every capacity blown I'm internationally known yo [00:01:04] So all hail the honorable microphone phenomenal [00:01:07] Persona is unbombable trust me son [00:01:09] I continue like a saga do bringing you the drama to [00:01:12] Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [00:01:15] The saga begins [00:01:18] The soul controller Rakim [00:01:19] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:01:23] Still say a rhyme after the next one [00:01:26] The saga begins [00:01:28] The soul controller Rakim [00:01:30] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:01:34] You know that I'm the soloist [00:01:35] Yo my never ending epic got the world spinning hectic [00:01:38] I quickly spread it till the whole city's infected [00:01:41] Suspense that I supply intensify [00:01:44] Then commence as my daily events go by [00:01:46] You get involved in this paragraphologist [00:01:49] Narrating novelist market this sound marvelous [00:01:52] I'm the star in this which means the author's authentic [00:01:54] Most definite every episode's a epidemic [00:01:57] So when you research check it here go the evidence [00:01:59] They represent with lyrical negligence for presidents [00:02:02] My science existed without the fiction [00:02:05] Every inscription is a special edition [00:02:08] So all hail the honorable microphone phenomenal [00:02:11] Persona is unbombable trust me son [00:02:13] I continue like a saga do bringing you the drama to [00:02:16] Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [00:02:19] The saga begins [00:02:21] The soul controller Rakim [00:02:23] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:02:27] Still say a rhyme after the next one [00:02:30] The saga begins [00:02:32] The soul controller Rakim [00:02:34] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:02:38] You know that I'm the soloist [00:02:39] Yo the legacy lives let 'em see what the pedigree is [00:02:42] Mega thesis blessing these kids with extra features [00:02:45] The depth's deep as the deepest sea is [00:02:47] Telepathy increases melody gets speakers telekinesis [00:02:51] Ideas appear as clear as pictures in movie theaters [00:02:53] Lyrics you hear it devestating the way you ear it [00:02:56] So stay tuned for sequels part two's and more [00:02:58] So soon you and your peoples can bumrush the store [00:03:01] The names have changed the game remain the same [00:03:04] How one came to reign on his claim to fame [00:03:06] No stopping this I'm dropping this with hip hop in this [00:03:09] And when the topic is topicless then I'm writing the apocalypse [00:03:12] So all hail the honorable microphone phenomenal [00:03:15] Persona is unbombable trust me son [00:03:17] I continue like a saga do bringing you the drama to [00:03:20] Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [00:03:23] The saga begins [00:03:25] The soul controller Rakim [00:03:27] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:03:31] Still say a rhyme after the next one [00:03:34] The saga begins [00:03:36] The soul controller Rakim [00:03:38] Set it off yo the saga begins [00:03:42] You know that I'm the soloist [00:03:44] Rakim set it off