Nas — U.B.R. Unauthorized Biography of Rakim

[Intro] 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 it without you. Chapter 1 [Verse] January 28, 1968 Born into this world, William Griffin The Great Chapter 1, Wyandanch, Long Island Scientific rhyming 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 facts is the tracklist 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 given 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 hearing Kurtis Blow saying "It can't get better than this" 'Til 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 & Broadway to Uni to MCA We followed the leader to Harlem's Apollo Theatre Supreme, Rap and the 50 that don't rap Fort Greene, Queens, Strong Island wolfpack Paid In Full posse, hot they was on And Ra had his firstborn 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 Toting 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 watching him, mesmerized Respect, not jocking him, was so amazing, besides He came on the stage with lasers in his eyes Walk with me now [Outro] Unauthorized Biography of Rakim Epilogue: Mother was a jazz singer Nephew to R & B legend Ruth Brown Discography: Paid In Full, Follow The Leader, Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em, Don't Sweat The Technique That's the end of the group, went on for solo Dropped "The R", then The 18th Letter, then I think something, The Master Was signed to Aftermath Scheduled to release an 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