Gewesen / Been Rappen / Rapping Schon seit / Since
I've been rapping since 1979.
I've been playing drums since I was 7.
I've been keeping journals since I was 13.
I've been 6 ft. 2 ins. since I was 13.
I'm an R.E.M. nerd and have been since I was 14.
I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.
It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring.
I have been playing football since I was 7.