U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim) (Explicit Album Version)-Nas

[ti:U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography] [ar:Nas] [al:Street's Disciple] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim) (Explicit Album Version) - Nas [00:01.47]The unauthorized copy Dedication to my children my child [00:07.34]Destiny Jones To my niece and nephews Suree Malik Jabari [00:14.42]The world is yours Acknowledgements: First off I wanna [00:19.91]Thank God And I wanna thank everybody for helping me out [00:22.72]With this 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 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 to the stan smiths to Dapper Dan kicks [01:21.14]First million-dollar deal ever in rap 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 dopest [01:49.35]Tension spread and I quote "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 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 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 before similar voices were King Son [02:21.00]A few others but sooner or later 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 Epilogue: Mother was [02:39.45] [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 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 "