Eric B. and Rakim - What's On Your Mind

[Cogi7o]

ERIc B Made my day! Ra the GOD MC!

[lost1homie]

One of the BEST, but Cant play on my Mobile!!!!!

[1223DJP]

Rakim is nothing short of incredible. Amazing song.

[skip1lp]

The best MC period. NOONE can touch Rakim, pass or present. The closest one was Biggie.

[1992lance]

@skip1lp imo, Nas>Biggie, and probably the closest to Rakim is Kane.

[tessie755]

CLASSIC.

[TiSter6]

midnight star whatup

[oraoraora4649]

Classic. Great job with the lyrics.

[templarmoney1]

this is real music, Beatles had I want to hold your hand, and Eric B. & Rakim have Whats on your mind...both songs just want the simple pleasure of female compatibility, just want a girl willing to have a physical and mental connection, which is more noble to me than "making love in a club"

[Legendism360]

Good job with the lyrics on screen, must've taken a lot of time!

[vegeta0621]

respect !!!!

[dinoman6]

Big L and Rakim:Two greatest lyricists of all time.

[fruityblack]

@dinoman6 YES IN DEED!!!!!

[fruityblack]

Respond to this video... There will NEVER EVER EVER Be a duo like Eric B & Rakim!! I could die tonight and say I heard the best in Hip Hop!!I was blessed to be in NY visiting friends . It was my first time in NY, my first time I heard Hip-Hop, the first song was I know you Got soul. like Heroin I was hooked to Eric B & Rakim

[fruityblack]

@fruityblack ERIC b & Rakim for LIFE!!!

[bigbear197708]

lets bring dis shitt bak, i wil not stop sayin dis till we do...only we can do dis.

[LuiB13]

FUCK DRAKE-

MUCH RESPECT FROM THE WESTCOAST

GOD=RAKIM

[1992lance]

@LuiB13 I'm from the west coast too, but....FUCK DRAKE!!!

[LuiB13]

@1992lance what do u mean?

[1992lance]

@LuiB13 I'm from the west coast and find Drake lame....

[odi320]

@1992lance I thought drake was from canada? since he did degrassi lol

[1992lance]

@odi320 he is/

[BIGsmooth1]

he was flow'n on this track.... thats why rakim is gonna go down as one of the best that ever did it cuz he can rap and ain't talk'n about cars , gold chains and how much money he got or some dance ...

[contactphotographer]

“Massage my intellect and stop the pain”

[MsShy2009]

Im married to this man(Rakim) in my head. lol!



[xoxVIPxox]

Damnnnnnn sick sick sick...

[DJRobotek]

I'm surprised Eric B really turned out a very raw sound compared to the very polished sound of the Midnight Star original. I wondered if he wanted to give this one a bit of street cred

[cocochic1]

Rakim is a poet!

[qufinest14]

anybody who doesnt have the god rakim in their top 5 needs to one theyself!

[thasy2n8]

Tha SICKIST PERIOD!!!!!

[cadillactoddd]

the god rakim!!!

[sedcdf]

@LilWayneTheBestMC Damn, you're the most funniest troll I've ever seen.LOL

[Bloodportthugmedic]

True School Hip Hop!!!! The R!!!!!!

[TheHalo74]

been looking forever for this remix. Super dope!

[Mr011070]

Yeah Man!!!

[triple888bx]

Dam this is so hot u could come out with this song today and it dosent sound old school Rakim was really ahead of his time!!! Its so sad there was no money back then like now but i say Rakim deserves 100million dollars for all the Hot ass Songs he came out with!!! These wack ass rappers of today music making Millions and Dont have Skills like The Legend RAKIM!!!

[triple888bx]

Love this song i grew up to this track!!! Rakim could be the Greatest old school Rapper of all times!!! 1

[Williebeamon74]

It's all about the "R"......all day!

[mk741]

Love this song.

Rakim's lyrically untouchable as usual, but Eric B.'s production on this song is especially fantastic.

[TheSpanjaMan]

Incredible song.

[TheDIEGOayala09]

l absolutely have to laugh at those that don't have rakim as their best emcee of all time.

[onehungblackboy]

Theres no greatest MC,but if someone says the R's the greatest I cant argue.

[WhatAboutDaBeatz]

Rakim The God!!

[thePhunktOGraphist]

@WhatAboutDaBeatz .....im with you,all praises due....6 suckers imma find you for disn. the god

[DOPFunk]

Does anyone know the sample?

[evilsquirrel56231]

@DOPFunk

Is this Acuf? :D The sample is Curious - Midnight Star

[DOPFunk]

@evilsquirrel56231 Hah yeah, thats me. Thanks bro

[Vitalaufolauleka]

Yeee yaaaaaah.

[0408084LIFE]

Great Ol' School hit

[lomutt]

It is lost to most of you that music, especially hip hop, is the dominion of youth. Yes, in my mind and time, Rakim is the greatest and his flow unparalleled. But I am sure Lil Wayne's followers will make the same claim in about 15 to 20 years. However, the one thing that's missing from today's hip hop is the art of story telling. This song is a great story with loads of great metaphors. I am so thankful for being part of this era of hip hop.

[SleepNoJutsu]

Anybody know where I can find the "demo" version of this song? I used to have a version of this jam that had a different beat. (A lot less lyrics loops).

I personally liked that beat style better. Anyone know what I'm talking about and/or can help me re-find that version? Thanks!!

[SleepNoJutsu]

@The1200tech Thx. I recently found the track I was looking for on the album "Gold".

[Phazeey]

man. i wish i lived back when hip hop was still real and alive. sickening how fake rappers like lil wayne are getting more views than this

[STLEO1]

@Phazeey  Lil Sissy Wayne shit he will never come close to Eric B

[Phazeey]

@STLEO1 thats what im saying bud..

[KGN121]

@STLEO1 u kno rakim da 1 rappin rite eric b. da dj its lik will smith nd dj jazzy jeff

[LexyAAA]

@STLEO1 A mentally challenged kid could figure that out! :D

[Hotspices39]

Thanks, for giving me the lyrics with this fly song from back in the day. Love it

[mrsgutts]

Simply beautiful. This was the rap song that got me addicted.

[hungtienboi]

yo, who can spit it better?

[atlgeez4]

this is when spitting game was respectful,classy,and polished-1 of the most verbal M.C.s eva

[kedwallader]

the sample is from midnight star "I'm Curious". The song itself is the shit. Bad ass sample and a bad ass rap to boot.

[unnownsoldir1]

The best to ever do it! and not sound corny

[Antonio12130]

THIS IS EXACTLY how a song about a girl should sound. THIS right here. Nothing dissrespectful, nothing nasty.

Just pure feelings put into a a pice of paper and rapped into a mic with a simple chill out beat and great sample.

Rakim -your favorite rappers favorite rapper

[SuperKOrDeR]

@Antonio12130 DAT'S RIGHT!!! ;)

[Valyonga]

painfully deep hip hop :)

[YungstylesMusic3204]

classic old skool hip hop

[lbmetalfacedooom]

Rakim the god! The r is hip hop. Not to framiliar with samples can anyone tell me whos sample this is?

[labratmusic]

@lbmetalfacedooom

curious by midnight star

[lbmetalfacedooom]

@labratmusic thank you sir :)

[philerupper]

these are true lyrics! true artists...none of the crap these days.

[LexyAAA]

This song makes me think about my EX. This song leaves me speechless. Yay Rakim!

[shakeluga]

THE GOD EMCEE RAKIM ALLAH

[KBoogs719]

i dont know who gave u a thumbs down, haha that's life

[qwandiddy]

Todays FAKE MUSIC is PISSIN ME DA F__k OFF BADDD!!!!! I only listen to REAL HIP HOP like this one. This Takes me back to Late 1991/ early 1992 (5th Grade).

GOTTA LOVE E & R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOUSE PARTY 2.

[Brinah]

hell yea!

[mikeisa42]

from a time when i wasnt embarrassed to be seen/heard listening to black music-these new cats couldnt carry his mic with a wheelbarrel

[dougfresch]

this truely is a classic back when artists actually tried

[deltasigmatheta4life]

The lyrics are SICK!!!! Eric B. would beat LL any day of the week!!!

[MonstaRampage]

haha Eric B? Rakim is spittin dude

[deltasigmatheta4life]

@MonstaRampage LOL!!! Rakim is a bad man!!!

[mozessoulchild]

respect for the lyrics.damn intellectual.

[janetmecha]

I f-ing love youtube. B)

[gallantfellow]

Man this joint is so classic when ur jones'n - especially with a new chick..

They should have a video for this, imagine? ...wooo...

[EliteG5]

Rakim bit Erick Sermon's flow at 1:13

[sevenfo306]

nobody can see rakim the best to touch a mic.

[qufinest14]

your favorite rappers favorite rapper

[packers3]

your right man. because my top two favorite rappers of all-time both 2pac and nas got influenced by rakim.

[teknashend]

@qufinest14 "my favorite rapper used to sing, check check out my melody"...

even tho 50 aint even close to bein ma fave

[seandeeyousee]

@teknashend Who is your fav? Speak on it; Let it be known.

[teknashend]

@seandeeyousee my faves are lakim shabazz, jimmi spicer, and half-a-mil.

shootout wit bohemians b !

[kosmad]

@qufinest14

these days, it might be your favourite rappers favourite rappers favourite rapper. making him the grandaddy of rap

[Mrmeat696969]

LL made a cd name THE G-O-A-T! GREATIST OF ALL TIME|???? WHAT A FUCKIN JOKE RAKIM GREATEST OF ALL TIME HANDS DOWN!!!!!

[danthedonHBB]

lets be honest tho the majority of rappers are boastful and many claim to be the best...

[skip1lp]

I remember this jam, I was a sophmore in college, I meet this girl named Eboni, we dated for 3 years. She was a good women. This used to be our song, our first dance.LOL

[teknashend]

@skip1lp probably a whore.

[BygFury]

"Curiousity at a high Velocity - maybe Possibly she got the Hots For Me..."

Are you freakin' kiddin' me???!!! This is what I'm talkin' about. This is the blueprint of Hip-Hop to follow. RAKIM is the sickest emcee, period!!!

[TheMarshall67]

Rakim was waaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the game. NO ONE back in the mid 90's was rapping like this!

[terrell1213]

one of the best classic ever sampled by this song

[anonymous69scorpio]

Never ever ger sick of this song. love it then and now and forever, infact u wud hear it in m coffin eternally (if i ever make it into one!!>>...//) jokes nmaybe in m viking funeral this can be m drift off song b4 d arrows of fire!!

[Leodiaz75]

Yo, Rakim is the truth, Does anybody remember Lyrics of Fury, Nuff said...

[GD3L30N]

chill music right here man, do a BBq, grab a beer. enjoy.

[Imaaze2]

kool

[iyamizansu]

I'm curiouuuuus!!!!

[lFck1Tl]

nice jam

[andyalcantar28]

THis Is A Cruzin JAM!!!

[SIHELL]

hell yeahhhhhhh

[sofocused978]

u gotta love this jam

[rongindamix]

notice how most of his songs are radio play, the true good music is hidden

[nicod0711]

My Top 10 Rap Songs 1.Keep Ya Head Up/2Pac 2.Juicy/Notorious B.I.G. 3.Dear Mama/2Pac 4.Whats On Your mind/EB. And Rakim 5.The Sky Is The Limit/Notorious B.I.G. 6.C.R.E.A.M./Wu Tang Clan 7.Hypnotized/Notorious B.I.G. 8.Hit Em Up/2Pac 9.Thug Passion & California Love/2Pac 10.2 Of Americas Most Wanted And Eric B is President/2Pac And Eric b And Rakim

[Jackstar601]

your list suxs. them songs gah-bage.

[t2shyfromphilly]

I gave you a thumbs down by accident. That list of songs that YYOELS got up is garbage.

[YYOELS]

damn i don't think i could make a list: I love hip-hop depends on how i'm feeling during the day real quick ill make a list Da Bridge is Over/BDP What's on your mind/Eric B. & Rakim Get up Get out Outkast f. Goodie Mob (Cee-Lo verse) New York State of mind/NAs D'evils/Jay-z Still not a playa/Big Pun Pink Cookies in a plastic bag/LL Cool J The Glory/ Kanye West SO Fresh SO Clean/ Outkast Bout it Bout it/MAster P East 1999/ Bone Thugs Just picks some songs i liked I Love u Hip Hop

[walheato]

Legend Rakim rep LONG ISLAND, NY all day

[Jackstar601]

Forget hip-hop. al yall do is complain. They way yall carry on is like

Does hip-hop=complaining about soulja boy now? everybody that says somethin bout some hip-hop is complaining. dang enough is enough. Man We know yall dont like soulja boy. OK! we get it. Dang. If i complain about soulja boy can i be hip-hop too? that the way it is now-a-days

Hip-Hop= Complaining.

Thats all i see.

Peace.

[wade12393]

we complain cause we need change

[Jackstar601]

I wanna win!!

[megatron0357]

rakim..the greatest of all time...no comparisons...period..end of story

[ojemen4ever]

I do sit back relax and listen to tracks like these but I'm very curious. I wanna know where hip hop is heading

Can somebody tell me?

[pacers721]

hey darius

[greendayrw06]

you want hip hop, wu tang. thats as raw as it gets

[tommarjuki]

MC my apologies

[wade12393]

rakim= allah

[eklypzperiod]

'curiosity at a high velocity,maybe possibly she had the hots for me'.what?!?!rakim is a god!!!quit playin...soulja child aint hip hop..he's a rapper...this is an MC....pay attention

[The504EVER]

peek how nas rhyme patterns follow this dude shit

[lumani12]

word nas is sick but can not compare to Ra

[tommarjuki]

hello good lookin is this seat tookin? hahaha. sick lyrics and a smooth instant favorite beat. normally i hate it when a rapper gropes at the air for a rhyme but it's done with style here, just makes me smile.

[wade12393]

now compare this to soulja boy then u will know hip hop is dead

[BassBeatsProductions]

If you think soulja boy is hip hop then obviously you would think its dead.

[wade12393]

i meant compare this classic to soulja boy shit thats out now then u will no its dead

[BassBeatsProductions]

what i meant by that comment was that if you consider soulja boy as an HIP HOP artist then of course hip hop is dead. I dont even think of soulja booy being an artist i only listen to new cats who are actually good so therefore, to me, hip hop is not dead.

[YYOELS]

Rakim is one of the greatest. The reason Lyrics are important. But Soulja boy out of it. He's a kid making money let him do it. Attakk theses other rappers out here bringin out garbage...Gucci, Shawty Lo, Jimmy "the Pussy" Jones and all the sell out rappersmainly another great Lyricist Jay-Z who sells out artistic value 4 record sales

[PrettyBoyx69x]

was there a video for this song? I never saw one for it. This is one of those songs that should a video.Btw, this is one of my favorite songs ever.

[havinthangs55]

this beat is 2 damn smooth, gets me feeling like I'm chilling on the beach, under the midnight sky.

[catolog96]

da beat is so f*ckin smooth!

[willoughby605]

peace to the god

[universallordgator]

I use to run  through Virginia Beach when this came out...USS America CV-66 '91 - '95.

[vanglorioustv]

I couldn't get enough of this song when it came out. Damn I miss true HIP HOP!!! This song reminds me why I fell in love with it!!

[prtmanprtGod]

one of the most underrated hip hop songs of all time, but one of the best of all time

[nappycloud9]

So true!

[dhonez07]

I'm from east B-more aint nobody rollin in bentleys, rockin rolex's or poppin bottles here. How is that kind of music supposed to be for the streets? Who relates to that bullshit? Bill fuckin Gates? TURN OFF YOUR RADIOS!!! HIP-HOP LIVES!!! Look for it.

[rametep100]

Now dayz u would never hear a rapper talk about riding the train! Fuck Rims!!!

[BillionGODSun]

Hip Hop Baby Makin Music!!!

[brazdominicano]

My favorite hip hop songs.

Mvp- Big L

Whats on your mind- Eric B& Rakim

Juicy-Biggie

I get around- Tupac ft digital underground

Lifes a bitch-Nas ft A.Z

C.R.E.A.M- Wu tang

Keep in mindd im 14 years old i hate this nee jacks coming out. im down with the old school shit

Rakim is the G.O.A.T

[tassimo12345]

this is the best i have ever heard

[rametep100]

Rakim is timeless. This could come out 2day and not sound dated. STRONG ISLAND BITCHES!!!!!!

[usgitmo38]

my second favorite 5 rap songs

6 "the most beaurtifullest thing in this world" keith murray

7 "treat 'em right" chubb rock

8 "just a friend" biz markie

9 "sucker mc's" run dmc

10 "breakadawn" de la soul

[usgitmo38]

my top 5 favorite raps songs

1" what's on your mind" eric b & rakim

2. "they reminence over you" pete rock and cl smooth

3 "summertime" will smith

4 "crossover" epmd

5 "jam on it" newcleus

[usgitmo38]

only if rap today would sound like this

[fosu2006]

who orignally sings this song? somebody please tell me!

[mystikal0627]

Eric B and Rakim

[Classic1911]

Well who sampled this then cuz I dnt think this is the original, I've heard it b4 but I cant remember the artists

[Mrbrigante02]

Warren G - This Dj

[bucknasty250]

Midnight Star Curious

[Tarantulisimo]

The original original song is "Curious" by the group Midnight Star...And in turn Eric B & Rakim have been sampled since then, so U have songs that have sampled on a sample LoL

[guntherplease]

Classic from days gone by.....

Also check out LSG 'Curious' w. busta bust, LL, and Lyte

[devynnwoods]

this was the reason that I brought the House Party II soundtrack which was good overall..

[BOX5]

I always liked how they threw that break beat under the curious drums what happened to drums on hip hop albums now it's just claps and 808 kicks and snare don't get me wrong the 808 is hip hop but hard drums is hip hop too I miss the drums!!!!

[rametep100]

I agree! It seems like boom bap has been replaced by woom clap!

[DeenCarrier]

this tune is ....wicked man.....used to listen to this on the train when i used to go from college. I used to see this gyal every time on the train at the same time....it all fell in place...with this tune:) dam good old days....all you wanted to do was to get a look from a girl or smile just to make the day.

[Sup3rM4n786]

who the fuck cares about obama, enjoy the song! for shit sakes your IQ is lower then snails stomach

[gwx1234]

Stop bitching about Obama! This song is sick

[systembust]

is obama a rakim fan? did I miss somethin lol...

[atldream1]

ithought we were talkin about this video

[kdaprince718]

im only 19 but I remember my cousin playin this shit when i was a little kid

[naweb230]

hip hop perfection lyrics beat damn takes me back

[systembust]

yup that's a good way to put it

[millyjeezay]

Oh gosh.........I used to love this song...I use to catch the bart (bay area) train to work every morning and a guy actually told me that every morning when I got on the train he would have this song playing, but never had the guts to step to me...those were the days

[Sunni0311]

where the fuck did obama come into this vid?

Anyways, this song is amazing, Rakim is a Sick MC.

[KingKongKKK]

what about michael jordan and jackson

[ajo1124]

One of my favorite songs of all times.

[akajess]

My Dream is to see Rakim Perform Live.....

[horipinoy]

i liked this song when i was little.

[Classic1911]

Damn shame that most of my generation dont even kno this dude, I play his albums & muthafuckas look @ me like I'm buggin, but they just dont kno.....