RAKIM - The Saga Begins

[rakimtheking]

AND MY NAMES RAKIM ITS TRUE MY NAME IS RAKIM

[MrJazzHOP]

Dope joint..and probably the best photo taken of brother Rakim, too. Man, this dude is lyrically and fluidly unbeatable. Dope as it gets.

[sportyjoe08]

MIND-BLOWING BEAT!!!

[Loctondan2]

Rakim is incredible

[Loctondan2]

This song is fucking amazing!!!!

[Sirgreaseflick]

Off- the-dome DOPE-MATIC....Rakim is empirically-minded, unmatched, undefeated, the most fluid MC on the planet. Listen to this! There is no other MC who can infuse their rap with this level of depth and perception; his flow is enviably peerless. And God said: Let there be Hip-Hop, and there was The "R". Many will follow, but the leader leads.

[slvr415]

amazing man,,,this iz it

[ScenarioHipHop]

3 people dont know shit 

[GashisDX]

heavy one

[ThaGod420]

um why have i been sleepin on somethin to not be slept on. wow

[GinNJuiceMusic]

im new here and i like this man; could u tell me the best songs of rakim please. respect!

[OJYC]

@GinNJuiceMusic this is the god mc just pick one, but mine is when i be one the mic prod. by premo

[BartolBartol11]

kurwa padam na pysk.. pzdr FROM P[OLAND CZESTOCHOWA

[jpXoX0]

one of my fav rakim songs. love this man

[BartolBartol11]

mega miazdzy czache

[MariBuds]

fucking sick

[CarsRapTrack]

"in a 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's blown-i'm internationally known"-DAMN

[lilwhoopy]

the best rappers of all time tupac and rakim

eminem sell alots of albums becose he is whit and like you and me now its a whit men world

[nastynas373]

@lilwhoopy i wouldnt argue that. everybody has their opinions, and its acceptable to disagree btwn say rakim and nas, buts its unacceptable to argue btwn rakim and wayne. and ppl saying pac was over rated and had no mic skills are wrong. he was the realest, most emotional mc ever, and died b/c of it. his flow/lyrics weren't like rakim but they were good in my opinion.

[kstatefreak42]

@lilwhoopy Or............. He sells those records because he's a great rapper. Just the logical answer. But go ahead say "cuz he's white". lol dumbass.

[nastynas373]

@kstatefreak42 actually he's mostly right. eminem was a great mc but ppl over rate him for all the wrong reasons. he's the highest selling rap artist of all time and most of his fans only listen to him because he's white and his style is easy to understand, white listeners don't have to try hard to feel the groove. his first 2 albums were dope but when you look at an artist for who they are and not whats easiest to understand and most popular, pac is better than em. also, recovery is wack

[leonmccollum1994]

i can name every track that the dj sampled,each one is the definition of real hip hop,about to listen to the infamous right now as matter of fact.

[Snipes7777]

NOONE GOT ANYTHING ON RAKIM !!! HE IS A TRUE MASTER AND LEGEND !! REAL HIP HOP !!! CLASSIC !!!!

[kstatefreak42]

@Snipes7777 Ever heard of this guy named Tupac Amaru Shakur. Arguement over.

[PaulFearow]

@kstatefreak42 Rakim is one of the pioneers to create what we now know as hip hop tupac doesn't have shit on Rakim

[Kelenno]

@kstatefreak42

your a faggot

[lilwhoopy]

rakim is 10 times better then eminem

eminem is a peace off shit compared to rakim

[nastynas373]

@lilwhoopy agreed. eminem got me into rap 5 years ago. he's great but he's over rated, its just not the same after hearing rakim (and g rap/nas)

[SakeofART]

haha it sounds like 007 Golden Eye in the beginning. imo

[catlaqkizify]

hammer..

[FreshtoDeath90]

who ever disliked this vid is a transexual

[Tsunami00000000]

fuck all idiot's remixing real shit fuck all of ya ! bitcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss­ssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[projectmayhem79]

addicted to this dope......dope hip-hop that is....

Rakim

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[NathSale]

Ahhh man, when everything drops out of this beat, leaving just the drums, that horn and Ra, at about 3.18, I get maaaaaaaaaad shivers! Rakim is too raw and this beat by Pete is too ill ha ha ha. Peace

[mariusbleek]

Pete rock on the boards

[Tha6l9]

This beat is fucking bananas!!!! Old School feel to it.

[beatsandrhymes79]

*what

[beatsandrhymes79]

Since '88 Rakim been one of the all time greats/With Eric B and Primo diggin' in tha crates/While other rappers follow trends and one hit wonders/Rakim blazes new trails holdin the mic like Thor God of Thunder/So it's only natural he remains connected/To the core of the rhyme like mic cables/Respected by masters of the flow and turntables/I'll tell my grandkids the Legend of Rakim before bed instead of fairy tale fables/Rakim is goin' down in history/As the definition of it means to be an MC

[NtellEct888MMM]

yo jedi i fuck wit peace to the earth but cant deny that rakim alla strait masons his shit.. fuk the FAM yo

[rocklobstarr333]

hes a 5 percenter like nas i think

[Syrues]

yea i agree i think vinnie is just annoying.

[jedimind39]

Yo god it's cool.lol jus my own opinion... Peace 2 da nations of godz n earth....

[jedimind39]

Rakim is god, Da Wu-tang r a group of godz, Vinnie Paz is da father of christ, Peace 2 da nations of godz n earth...

[lomineroenbk]

I find Vinnie Paz to be plain wack. In my opinion he's only punchline artist, so please don't put in the same sentence as Rakim. :)

[tokealldayeveryday]

no doubt, thats why i FUCKING cant listen to all this new ageshit, non stop metaphors with no  rymes

[fatskipatatski]

godlike rhymes

[NateTheSkater13]

fuck, he is the best lyricist in the world. he invented modern day east coast underground rap. it is physically impossible to name a rapper who is on the same level. even the wu, god bless them, all of them plus their wu fam would have to form together to be on the same level. but the wu is impecable as well.

[cl0ckw0rx]

shit is so raw

[SixShottaJ]

Saga Begins off the 18th letter is 100x better than this version! But dis shit aight!

[Ntibs]

When the gos is on the mic

expect that hot shit

Rakim one of my avo rappers

[blazer4328]

i wanna listen to the album version

and im lookin for the instrumental also but i cant find it

[98stwarmachine]

any one got the album 18th letter/ the book of life... can you tell me the name at the end of the booklet? it says something like ennonundo baptiste

[Faisalistic]

'' REAL HIP-HOP''

[cbey77]

Saying Rakim can rap is like saying Monet can paint. True definition of an understatement. Rakim is the definitive lyricist. Period

[QottonMouth]

hot great shyt!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[BasePlug]

the album version of the song is better but this mix isn't too bad

[illmaticnastynas]

Album version on my profile.

[l0lz3rz]

i'm suprised rakim isn't more famous than he is. he definently knows how to rap

[cbey77]

Saying Rakim knows how to rap is like saying Monet knows how to paint. True definition of an understatement. Rakim is the definitive Lyricist. Period

[6V92TA]

nice!! Never heard this version before.

[Beirutsandniqq4]

awesome track..

GAZA GAZA GAZA

[STr33TZDiSCiPle27]

gaza gaza gaza

[soulsistah100]

Great post.