nas - u.b.r. (the unauthorized biography of rakim) -- going to be on street's disciple. made me buzz with that emotional tingle that i love nas for providing.
he's spitting that read-along flow, breaking it down like he did on last real nigga alive, switching it from just a do your history lecture to a really amazing track. taking that reactionary bullshit seriously but making it dope. beat heard through cold steel alley door of club, filtered out to just hard bass and handclaps on top. (i'm sure i fucked some things up when i wrote it out but i think i got it close)

the unauthorized copy
dedication, to my children, my child, destiny jones
to my niece and nephews
shari, malik, jabari
the world is yours
acknowledgments
first off, i wanna thank god
and i wanna thank everybody for helping me with this
couldn't do it without you
chapter one, january 28, 1968,
born into this world, william griffin the great
chapter one, wyandanch, long island
scientific rhymin, 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 kurtis blow sayin it can't get better than this, til
run dmc blew my brains to bits
from leather boots to shelltoes to the stan smiths
to dapper dan kicks
first million dollar deal ever in rap
18th letter did that
from 4th and broadway to uni to mca
we follow the leader to harlem's apollo theatre
supreme rap and the fifty that don't rap
brought queen dream, strong island, wolf pack
paid in full, hot, they was on
and rakim had his first born
with the next line i'ma be easy
his wisdom's name is fifi
epmd put a record out that was dope
tensions spread, and i quote:
SMACK ME AND I'LL SMACK YOU BACK
sounded like the answer to the i ain't no joke track
for a second they ain't look good
little tension buzzing from wyandanch to brentwood
misunderstood, all forgot at sixteen when i met freddie foxx
toting burners, the whole coast's most concern was
how was rakim flows made christian convert with muslim ways
let the rhythm hit em was the third lp
a sophisticated, mean one
before similar voices with kings son
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 onstage with lasers in his eyes
walk with me now, 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 off on solo
dropped the r, to 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
until the new beginning
yeah
next book: krs-one