The Saga Begins

Lyrics

[Intro] ("Down") ("Funky") ("Ghetto music") Yo (Here we go) And my name is Rakim (Yo) And my name is Rak—, Rak—, Rak—, Rak— (Yo) And my name is Rakim (Yo) And my name is Rak—, Rak—, Rak—, and my name is Rakim (Yo) Rakim (Yo) [Verse 1] The saga begins, my eyes is the photography lens Properly pushed pens to show quality gems The horrors be grim, but yo, maybe tomorrow we win If we follow the trends and keep count of the dollars we spend I want a mahogany Benz, I want lottery ends I want property, friends, plus my hobby is skins If I get sloppy and sin, then my prophecy ends But the God'll begin, watching my odyssey spin In the place where war be, based on a true story Territory was made for me to pursue glory Blast alone masses in zones have to be sewn Every capacity blown, I'm internationally known, yo [Pre-Chorus] So all hail the honorable, microphone phenomenal Persona is invulnerable, trust me son I continue like a saga do, bringin' you the drama to Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [Chorus] "The saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim'' "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" "Still say a rhyme after the next one" "Yo, the saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim" "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" ''You know that I'm the soloist'' [Verse 2] Yo, my never-endin' epic, got the world spinnin' hectic I quickly spread it 'til the whole city's infected Suspense that I supply intensify, then commence as my daily events go by You get involved in this, paragraphologist Narratin' novelist, market this, sound marvelous I'm the star in this, which means the author's authentic Most definite, every episode's a epidemic So when you research, check it, here go the evidence They represent with lyrical negligence for presidents My science existed, without the fiction Every inscription is a special edition [Pre-Chorus] So all hail the honorable, microphone phenomenal Persona is invulnerable, trust me son I continue like a saga do, bringin' you the drama to Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [Chorus] "The saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim'' "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" "Still say a rhyme after the next one" "Yo, the saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim" "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" ''You know that I'm the soloist'' (Yo) [Verse 3] Yo, the legacy lives, let em see what the pedigree is Mega-thesis, blessin' these kids with extra features The depth's deep as, the deepest sea is Telepathy increases melody gets speakers, telekinesis Ideas appear as clear as, pictures in movie theaters Lyrics you hear it, devastatin' the way you ear it So stay tuned for sequels, part two's and more So soon you and your peoples can bumrush the store The names have changed, the game remain the same How one came to reign on his claim to fame No stoppin' this, I'm droppin' this with hip-hop in this And when the topic is topicless, then I'm writin' the apocalypse [Pre-Chorus] So all hail the honorable, microphone phenomenal Persona is invulnerable, trust me son I continue like a saga do, bringin' you the drama to Allow you that the chronicle has just begun [Chorus] "The saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim'' "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" "Still say a rhyme after the next one" "Yo, the saga begins" "The soul controller, Rakim" "Set it off'' ''Yo, the saga begins" ''You know that I'm the soloist'' [Outro] "Rakim, set it off'' "Rakim, set it off'' "Rakim, set it off'' ''And you know that I'm the soloist'' (Yo) "Rakim, set it off'' "Rakim, set it off'' "Rakim, set it off'' ''And you know that I'm the soloist'' "Rakim'' (Yo) (Yo)