作词 : Griffin, Phillips
Rakim – 18th 
Letter What, uhh, yo 
Just when things seemed the same 
And the whole scene is lame 
I come and reign 
With the unexplained 
For the brains 
Til things change 
They strain 
To sling slang 
I’m trained 
To bring game 
History that 
I arranged 
Been regained 
By King James 
Go to practice 
With tactics 
When the track hits 
Theatrics 
Women that look like actress 
The status 
Of Cleopatra’s 
Stacks of 
Mathematics 
To feed your 
AG addicts 
As I find out, what the facts is 
For geographic 
No time To sip mo’s with hostess 
Never mind 
What the total gross is 
I rip shows 
Stay focused 
And split cheese 
With soldiers 
While you hit trees 
And coast 
I spit flows 
That be ferocious 
And with these explosives 
I split seas 
For Moses 
Shine permanently 
Only my mind’s 
Concernin' me 
Fire burns in me 
Eternally 
Times Eternity 
Followers turn on me 
They’ll be in a mental infirmary 
Determinedly 
Advance technology 
Better than 
Germany Since the first days you know of 
Til the last days is over 
I was always the flower 
I made waves for 
Noah From a compound 
To the anatomy 
To the breakdown 
Of a atom 
Some of my rap patterns 
Still surround 
Saturn From the ancient hieroglyphics 
To graffiti painted pictures 
I study I know the scriptures 
But nowadays ain’t it vicious 
Date back 
I go beyond 
Check the 
Holy Quran 
To speeches at the autobahn 
Now we get our party on 
So being beneficent 
I bless 'em with dialogue 
They expectin' 
The next testament 
By the God 
I blow 'em through battle zones 
With chrome 
For chaperon 
Blast beats with saxophones 
One of the baddest 
Rappers Known 
Every country city 
And borough 
Side street 
And ghetto 
Isle And alley 
And meadow 
Theories fertile 
Enough to echo 
When it was one mass of land 
With one nat'(nationality) of man 
And the whole mass was ran 
Under one master plan 
Since the world’s metamorphosis 
And the plan is kept in orbit 
Turntables we spin off it 
But the needles never skip off it 
Rhythms we expressin' 
Similar to our ancestors 
It’ll answer your questions 
If you understand the message 
From the days of the slave chopping 
To the new age of prophets 
As heavy as hip-hop is 
I’m always ready to drop it 
From the mind 
Which is one of 
Allah’s best designs 
And mines’ll 
Stand the test of time 
When I rhyme [chorus x2] 
The 18th letter 
The prophesy professor 
I stay clever 
Long as the planet stay together 
Bring up praise from 
Mecca Make a phrase for the better 
In new days to remember 
Always and forever 
The R, baby