Rakim - It's Been A Long Time [DJ Premier - Original Version]

One of the illest joints from the album. Rakim comes really strong on this. This is one of those (rare) joints where the rapper actually outshines DJ Premier, even though the beat is really wicked, sampling Cecil Holmes' song "Call me, come back home". Lyrics: DJ Premier cuts: "It's been a long time" "It's been a long time" "It's been a long time" "It's been a long time" "Rakim, the microphone soloist" [Rakim] Follow procedures, the crowd couldn't wait to see this Nobo

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