its easy to learn a style from studying a older mc that already did it and run with it, its not easy to create a style from nothing for all the considered best mcs they learned from the ones who created they style, BIG PUN -G=RAP style, Nas- Rakim style, JAY-Z- DADDY KANE STYLE the smooth player cat, so try to create something from nothing and see how hard that is, you wouldnt have these other MCS with them and the styles they created, and most of all MELLE MELL the most credit for an MC
@2:45 I love it when you see the clarity and distinct laying down of the law when he says that he pulled Nas aside and said he's got love for him....BUT: "at the same time it's principle, man." Rakim is just so street, so low-key and hushed about out-of-school-talk, and that's why I love him.
@shagdad76 They did. Check out the song "Classic" by DJ Premier. It got Nas KRS & Rakim. Kanye is on the track but he just says random shit in between verses.
I think its SOOOO sad how literally no one knows who Rakim is. This man, created every lyrical MC out there. From Nas to J Cole to KRS. He CHANGED Hip Hop. Love to my brother Rakim, the GOD MC
@TheJokessss rakim got his first album out in '87 with Eric B called "Paid In Full" and Krs One got his first album out also in '87 with BDP called "Criminal Minded" now idk if its true but Ra is rapping since 85 and Krs since 84..so...i dont tink your right about that..j cole hmm...song with drake..i dont realy like him..and Nas..well Nas(made a song with main source back in 91)but Nas..he is Gods son..Rakim's son
@themstar94: Yes, Rakim is the best MC to bless a mic! But no, Rakim doesn't need to "fix up" - I have seen Rakim is his "evening apparel", and he's impeccably sharp: just one bracelet, one ring, a sick camel-colored button-up jacket, killer-cut dress pants and the best pair of shoes I've seen on a brother! And no, he wasn't going to court, he was attending a Kool G Rap Tribute party. I have met Rakim four times now ; this is his wind-down attire, he looks damn young for his age,he's all swag!
@themstar94 i didnt know clothes had age limits, its hip hop u dress how the fuck u want, what kind of gas as comment is that, this shit about the music who gives a fuck what he wearing
Rakim's the man, no doubt. And nas did emulate his rhyme style, but nas also took it to another level and added more emotion, personality, etc. with it.
@jb4real14 naw man Nas did not take it to another level he aint on Rakims level, its easy to learn someones style but try to create a style from nothing try to create something from nothing and see how hard that is,, trust Nas aint took nothing to another level at all, u might say that cause nas music probably came out for your generation
@LHR90101 not even close Nas whole style is from studying RAKIM, try creating something from nothing, is easy to learn someones style and run with it, but try doing something like RAKIM,G-RAP and create a style from nothing,,,
a great BOOK was published recently, with the best MCs in the game, Rakim, G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Tribe- Pharoahe Monch, all giving amazing insights into being a real MC, its the boook thats called this-
Man, this situation was over a long time ago, Rakim is all cool with it, so is Nas. Thef fact that disputatious dialogue is still happening is damn childish. Rakim is a sick brother - unbeatable lyricist, completely the jewel in Hip-Hop's crown. So chill y'all - if it's cool with the God, all is forgiven, so stop chattering and listen to these wicked brothers spit fire, for real.
@aftermathkayg go away with your words... on the internet. just a reminder, to bring you back to reality. you, all your +1s and your opinions are irrelevant to everything and anything that has every existed and Rakim is the shit! So when he talks, his shit is legit. oh yeah this is like one of those emails DO NOT REPLY.
@aftermathkayg You must also keep in mind that without Rakim there would be no Nas or anybody else. He brought rap to a new era and a lot of these cats now are ruining it. Old school my ass. He will rip any of these new cats a new asshole if they ever try to diss him. You better check his files dude!
@aftermathkayg You must be a teenager or something. Grown men don`t like their business out there like that. Nas and Rakim are 2 of my favorite rappers of all time and Nas should have talked to him first. Just because someone inspires you don`t mean you gotta put their personal shit out there...lol
@aftermathkayg but at the same time, he deserves the right to privacy, and not have another rapper talk about his private life, which is no concern to Nas.
@aftermathkayg no disrespect but this is how new yorkers are.....they beef with each other all the time and if your not form new york your not "hip hop""
@jallenundat what you mean nas catalog is not greater than rakims.Nas has 4 classic albums Illmatic/It was written/i am/and stillmatic....He has countless hit collaborations.Compared to Rakims one mega hit song paid in full .Advantage Nas....
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Hi, im Zack Wells aka Z-Wells im 13 and i rap. Rakim 2pac and B.I.G. inspire me ALOT. check out my songs on my youtube page. THUMBS UP THIS COMMENT so more people will see my music. BRINGIN REAL HIP HOP BACK
Nas is better period ! Look I dig them both Rakim give the world flow, but Nas amplified it. Em's first album sounded like Nas he knows it and so does any other real rap fan. It's no where near the end for either of them though, I smell a battle rap brewing!!!!!!!!
@jallenundat Ether wasn't even at any level where Rakim's joints were...but I mean Rakim's joints up to this haven't been up to par, but he's an old rapper...you just have to take it as it is..
and I'm not disrespecting him, but Rakim is just a smart rapper...Nas comes off as being an upstart, but grew to be if not smarter than Rakimg...just more clever...you can't hold that against him...he's pretty good. he's had some wack albums, but I think Rakim's had some bad direction these days with bitch ass niggas like Dre who know nothin about Rakim and his artistic creativity.
@MPCHustle Excellent response! And I agree about Dre. He could have had been rolling in money and critical acclaim. The NWA reunion, Detox, losing Royce, and Rakim? He's always been overrated in my eyes, lyrically speaking. His producing was top notch, but he screws up way too much.
Rakim's production on his last album was mediocre at best. Lyric for lyric, though, he surpasses Nas, which I have NO right to say. When NAS came out, we were all like "this is the next gen R."
@aftermathkayg the interviewer brought it up and he answered it honestly...I'm a way bigger Nas fan than Rakim, but I do think Nas should've given him a heads up about it. It's just a matter of principle like he said and there is no real beef. Nas did the song from his heart, but he did release a lot of new personal info and some people aren't as comfortable about that. There is no real negativity from him anyway to Nas.
4 u dummies trying to clown Rakim really don't know hip hop period. He was speaking about how Nas put his biz out there without at least asking him if it was o.k. which he didn't. That's what men do before doing it. Seek that persons blessing to see if they cool with it first.
@FLOOD504 for real thats how i would feel, if i was to spend all my time writing a whole track about a man that isn't my father or brother then he turn around and acts like a bitch about it i would be like wtf?
2:54 "I always been a Preserved person" I think he meant "Reserved", the godfather of Rap has gone down in my estimations. Big Daddy Kane was always better anyway.
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@iMusicPromoter He didn't turn it down because he doesn't care about money. Nobody turns down millions of dollars for the fuck of it. If he did that he's mad stupid. He could have supported his family and been good.
@thejokerceso But he will still murrrrrrder most mc's who clame to be hip hop. He's successful and that makes him pop so be it,but he will kill most rappers out.
This. Not everyone likes the publicity, Rakim is one of them. That's the point Rakim was getting at, even if he was a legend he probably doesn't want to put his family through the crazy lifestyles that celebrities get.
@ghiblix2 hmm good point if it goes to sounds quality. BUT - not only album quality is important but concept,lirycs,flo,technic. Ra has got everything!!! Tehcnically Ra takes over above Nas, lirycally? We can discuss..In my opinion these two's are dope as fuck and obviously top5 in rap history. I'd add too Big Daddy Kool G Rap and Biggie.
@sandroeleven He's 15. propz to him for understanding hip-hop at its purest form. Why should he be listening to Wayne. I commend him for not listening to hip-pop maintstream commercial coperate bullshit.
If you value hip-hop you wouldn't be making comments like that.
Rakim is like Michael Jordan...yeah, he may have stepped outta bounds but because he's Jordan...he gets LOVE....ALWAYS...because of what he's done for the game!
Rakim Allah- elevated the bench mark so high in the 80's ..I think very few if ANY have reached his level of insight since. Only Nas has come near- but most artist now are influenced by record sales and not reaching the streets. I'd like to see a Rakim / G rap calabo for old time sakes!
@LuShiitox those guys are shameless...he must be from saturn or something to not know he committed a major fuck up by taking the god´s name in vain...
My brothers and sisters are never forgot Nah Mean Dont wanna hear another soldier drop Nah Mean Another dope addict get shot with the morphine And Feds are indicting my block Nah Mean Theyre wearing Red from they shoes to they top Nah Mean Im wishing that all the violence would stop Nah Mean
Rakim was and still is one of the best that has ever done it, along with the likes of Kool G Rap, Chuck D, KRS-1, Chub Rock and a host of many others. Today's artist such as The Jay-Zs, Nas, Big, 2 PAC, Big L, Big Pun, Grand Puba are the last of the real hip hop era. All these newer artist, are just fly by night rappers. Some are good but not to many of them are going to be talked about as changing anything. Back in the days there were stories being told about the things going on around us. Las
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These corny ass, homosexual, so-called "emcees" like: Lil Wayne, Drake, Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Wocka Flocka, Lil Boosie, etc. had no chance to stand against Rakim Allah! They couldn't survive against: KRS-One, M.C. Lyte, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Kool Moe Dee, Miss Melody, Roxanne Shante, Just Ice, Houdini, and all those real emcees that I didn't name. Real emcess today are like panda bears in China, they're close to extinction!
@TheWackyWorldofO LOL kool moe dee has not put out an album in like almost 20 years, rakim just put out an album after a 12 year hiatus. I Mean phuk really? get off these guys & chicks dicks. I Mean really? Don`t talk shit on those guys u named, lil wayne is the best rapper alive, drake is nice too, soulja boy, waka flocka flame, gucci, and so on make banging music, its not meant o be lyrical. if u recall disco rap was far from lyrical, just fun party music. so jump off their dicks.
@TheWackyWorldofO Jay-z, common, lil wayne, drake, Pharoahe Monch, Tonedeff, and so on could murder most of the 80`s emcees. only about two emcees from the 80`s still drop good stuff, and thats g rap and masta ace. I`m no denying rakim is an originator, but he is outdated, and meh now.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 I don't think it'll be smart for me to debate with someone who isn't old enough to have a driver's license, about music. What you're saying is almost like saying that Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, & Carmelo Anthony are better ball players than Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, & Michael Jordan and anyone with 1/4 of a brain would know that is not true. You wasn't even around when these guys were rapping & probably wouldn't even know who they are now if it wasn't for youtube.
@TheWackyWorldofO my age is irrelvant. if that mattered then u would have be at least 30 something to have an opinion. u must bring up age of course, proves u have no real arguement. Also i`m some of the modern basketball players could slaughter the old skool players.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Your age is relevant b/c you've never experienced real hip hop which is why it doesn't make any sense for me to debate with you. Of course you're going to say that Dwayne Carter is the greatest rapper alive b/c you haven't grown up on Naughty By Nature, Public Enemy, Chub Rock, & D-Nice, you only grew up on Dwayne Carter so you have no other choice but to hop on the Dwayne Carter bandwagon.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 When it comes to skills & talent none of the skinny jean wearing guys you mentioned can come up against Chuck D or Miss Melody. If rappers of today are so better than rappers of the past, how come rappers today sample so much stuff from rappers of the past?
@TheWackyWorldofO thats like saying why does kanye west sample rock music or something, it could be cause they like the music. Stop with ur real hip hop this and that, I used to be a weezy hater, and screaming real hip hop, but then I Actually realized how dope he was when i really listened to him.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 So your answer to the question is, "because they like music"............this is why I usually don't debate with children about this topic b/c their lack of experience cause them to say unintelligent statements like this. If new school rap artists were so better than the old school, they wouldn't use lyrics from old school artists and incorporating it to their music. It's like saying that you're better than someone that you're copying, why copy that person if you're better?
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 One example of this is the whole Nicki Minaj/Lil Kim situation, Nicki Minaj is just a carbon copy of Lil Kim. Kim was the first female rapper to wear the colorful wigs/weaves, the first sexually explicit female rapper, and also the first one to be full of plastic surgery. Nicki Minaj copied that whole style but has the nerve to say the she is better than Lil Kim. You won't copy someone if you think you're better than them.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Jay-Z will never be better than Rakim, you're talking about a rapper that copies lyrics from: Tupac, Biggie Smalls, & Snoop dogg. How can he be better than Rakim?
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 So in conclusion I don't debate with babies, once you get your high school diploma then you'll probably earn enough credit to debate with adults.
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 4 of those emcees you named r dope to super dope (jay mostly from 95/96-03 as the Black Album was his last all around solid album 2 me). Common, Pharoahe Monch/Tonedeff (those last 2 CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, PM for 20 years, tondeff for the last decade have ALWAYS been in my top 7-10 emcees), but 4 u 2 put LIL WAYNE/DRAKE in the same sentence as those other 4 makes ZERO SENSE & shows your age. Had u said Diabolic, Elzhi, Louis Logic, Juice, One Be Lo, Percee-P, Black Thought
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Kool G Rap, Blackstarr, Masta Ace, Copywrite, Apathy, Brother Ali, Blu, RA the Rugged Man, Rhyme Asylum, Crooked I (And the rest of Slaughterhouse), Nas, Em, Cunnin Lynguists, Andre 3000, Jadakiss, Sly Boogie, Slug, Lowkey, Chino Xl, Immortal Tech, Big Pun, Big L, etc etc then maybe you'd have a POSSIBLE argument, but Lil Wayne/Drake? They're not in my top 100
If you don't know the IMPACT that Rakim has on Hip Hop, ask Jay Z, Nas or 50 Cent "My favorite rapper use to say check out my melody" from Hate It Or Love It. Rakim was the first rap artist to use complete and complex sentence structures and coined the phrase "I Ain't No Joke". Half the planet uses it today.
honestly rakim being who he is ....whatever no one takes away what he did in his time...but you wanna compare lyrically rakim isnt touching nas....nas can say what he wants....
What happened to Nas?? dont get mad at me but dont you guys think hes a bit of a hypocrite? please explain
mardinioo 2 weeks ago
its easy to learn a style from studying a older mc that already did it and run with it, its not easy to create a style from nothing for all the considered best mcs they learned from the ones who created they style, BIG PUN -G=RAP style, Nas- Rakim style, JAY-Z- DADDY KANE STYLE the smooth player cat, so try to create something from nothing and see how hard that is, you wouldnt have these other MCS with them and the styles they created, and most of all MELLE MELL the most credit for an MC
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@LIKWITCREW1 One of the most precise comments on Hip Hop Ive read ^ ABOVE ^
snomelc920J 2 weeks ago
@2:45 I love it when you see the clarity and distinct laying down of the law when he says that he pulled Nas aside and said he's got love for him....BUT: "at the same time it's principle, man." Rakim is just so street, so low-key and hushed about out-of-school-talk, and that's why I love him.
MrJazzHOP 1 month ago
you know you know you know :D
Bloodfeatheruploader 1 month ago
man somebody needs to get nas and rakim on an permier production.
shagdad76 1 month ago
@shagdad76 They did. Check out the song "Classic" by DJ Premier. It got Nas KRS & Rakim. Kanye is on the track but he just says random shit in between verses.
NightmareTeeVee 3 weeks ago
Yo..Rakim you need to do another album...whats hip op without you?
Graail7 2 months ago
I think its SOOOO sad how literally no one knows who Rakim is. This man, created every lyrical MC out there. From Nas to J Cole to KRS. He CHANGED Hip Hop. Love to my brother Rakim, the GOD MC
TheJokessss 2 months ago
@TheJokessss rakim got his first album out in '87 with Eric B called "Paid In Full" and Krs One got his first album out also in '87 with BDP called "Criminal Minded" now idk if its true but Ra is rapping since 85 and Krs since 84..so...i dont tink your right about that..j cole hmm...song with drake..i dont realy like him..and Nas..well Nas(made a song with main source back in 91)but Nas..he is Gods son..Rakim's son
Graail7 2 months ago
@Graail7 Not to argue around and all that but Rakim was known as the Kid Wizard back in them days.
TEACHYOUTEEWHY 2 months ago
Wait: He says that Nas wrote a track about Rakim. But Wich track? Somebody tell me?
JRakels 2 months ago
@JRakels U.B.R ((Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim) from streets disciple album
tomekk506 2 months ago
@themstar94: Yes, Rakim is the best MC to bless a mic! But no, Rakim doesn't need to "fix up" - I have seen Rakim is his "evening apparel", and he's impeccably sharp: just one bracelet, one ring, a sick camel-colored button-up jacket, killer-cut dress pants and the best pair of shoes I've seen on a brother! And no, he wasn't going to court, he was attending a Kool G Rap Tribute party. I have met Rakim four times now ; this is his wind-down attire, he looks damn young for his age,he's all swag!
MrJazzHOP 2 months ago
Rakim is thee best rapper, but he needs to fix up, hes nearly 45 and hes dressed like he is 20
themstar94 2 months ago
@themstar94 i didnt know clothes had age limits, its hip hop u dress how the fuck u want, what kind of gas as comment is that, this shit about the music who gives a fuck what he wearing
LIKWITCREW1 3 weeks ago
Rakim's the man, no doubt. And nas did emulate his rhyme style, but nas also took it to another level and added more emotion, personality, etc. with it.
jb4real14 3 months ago
@jb4real14 naw man Nas did not take it to another level he aint on Rakims level, its easy to learn someones style but try to create a style from nothing try to create something from nothing and see how hard that is,, trust Nas aint took nothing to another level at all, u might say that cause nas music probably came out for your generation
LIKWITCREW1 3 weeks ago
rakim is goood but nas is better.. some people find that hard to admit
LHR90101 3 months ago
@LHR90101 really? how the hell is that possible. Nas came from Rakim!
stoenyce 3 months ago
@LHR90101 not even close Nas whole style is from studying RAKIM, try creating something from nothing, is easy to learn someones style and run with it, but try doing something like RAKIM,G-RAP and create a style from nothing,,,
LIKWITCREW1 3 weeks ago
Rakim is hip hop. Still looking like a b- boy. With a b-boy swagga.
buttafinguz 3 months ago
Wtf akuu193?! You want kiss or what?
buttafinguz 3 months ago
damn his lips are so black
akuu193 4 months ago
a great BOOK was published recently, with the best MCs in the game, Rakim, G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Tribe- Pharoahe Monch, all giving amazing insights into being a real MC, its the boook thats called this-
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clarencejones07 4 months ago
Man, this situation was over a long time ago, Rakim is all cool with it, so is Nas. Thef fact that disputatious dialogue is still happening is damn childish. Rakim is a sick brother - unbeatable lyricist, completely the jewel in Hip-Hop's crown. So chill y'all - if it's cool with the God, all is forgiven, so stop chattering and listen to these wicked brothers spit fire, for real.
MrJazzHOP 4 months ago
@aftermathkayg go away with your words... on the internet. just a reminder, to bring you back to reality. you, all your +1s and your opinions are irrelevant to everything and anything that has every existed and Rakim is the shit! So when he talks, his shit is legit. oh yeah this is like one of those emails DO NOT REPLY.
QualityServiced 4 months ago
@aftermathkayg You must also keep in mind that without Rakim there would be no Nas or anybody else. He brought rap to a new era and a lot of these cats now are ruining it. Old school my ass. He will rip any of these new cats a new asshole if they ever try to diss him. You better check his files dude!
saddat1965 5 months ago
@aftermathkayg You must be a teenager or something. Grown men don`t like their business out there like that. Nas and Rakim are 2 of my favorite rappers of all time and Nas should have talked to him first. Just because someone inspires you don`t mean you gotta put their personal shit out there...lol
saddat1965 5 months ago
@aftermathkayg but at the same time, he deserves the right to privacy, and not have another rapper talk about his private life, which is no concern to Nas.
noorur 5 months ago
@aftermathkayg Well said
WecarePackages 5 months ago
God MC
gangstervural 5 months ago
@pagola. Not true. Rakim gave Lupe Much love for preserving hip hop. And this was on Lupe's Freshmen debut.
Levord1980 5 months ago
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jhnevans751 5 months ago
@aftermathkayg no disrespect but this is how new yorkers are.....they beef with each other all the time and if your not form new york your not "hip hop""
pagola 6 months ago
Mighty full of ourselves aren't we?
trinidad318 6 months ago
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@jallenundat what you mean nas catalog is not greater than rakims.Nas has 4 classic albums Illmatic/It was written/i am/and stillmatic....He has countless hit collaborations.Compared to Rakims one mega hit song paid in full .Advantage Nas....
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LEGEND
Hi, im Zack Wells aka Z-Wells im 13 and i rap. Rakim 2pac and B.I.G. inspire me ALOT. check out my songs on my youtube page. THUMBS UP THIS COMMENT so more people will see my music. BRINGIN REAL HIP HOP BACK
peace.
zack4rap 7 months ago
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LEGEND SONG!
Hi, im Zack Wells aka Z-Wells im 13 and i rap. Rakim 2pac and B.I.G. inspire me ALOT. check out my songs on my youtube page. THUMBS UP THIS COMMENT so more people will see my music. BRINGIN REAL HIP HOP BACK
peace.
zack4rap 7 months ago
@rakimthegod1 word!!! rakim can walk on rap water!!! it flows from the mouth of rakim!!
another old school king!!
dabronxbudar 7 months ago
@aftermathkayg When was this interview? i thought rakim was dead..
flare765 7 months ago
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flare765 7 months ago
Nas is better period ! Look I dig them both Rakim give the world flow, but Nas amplified it. Em's first album sounded like Nas he knows it and so does any other real rap fan. It's no where near the end for either of them though, I smell a battle rap brewing!!!!!!!!
rajounmwangi 7 months ago
Nas is "better", eh. Cause his back catalog is so great? Last banger he had was Ether. Talk about being relevant.
I bump Rakim for 10 year olds, and they want me to play it back. THAT'S relevance and longevity. Nas doesn't have the catalog Rakim has.
jallenundat 7 months ago
@jallenundat Ether wasn't even at any level where Rakim's joints were...but I mean Rakim's joints up to this haven't been up to par, but he's an old rapper...you just have to take it as it is..
MPCHustle 7 months ago
and I'm not disrespecting him, but Rakim is just a smart rapper...Nas comes off as being an upstart, but grew to be if not smarter than Rakimg...just more clever...you can't hold that against him...he's pretty good. he's had some wack albums, but I think Rakim's had some bad direction these days with bitch ass niggas like Dre who know nothin about Rakim and his artistic creativity.
MPCHustle 7 months ago
@MPCHustle Excellent response! And I agree about Dre. He could have had been rolling in money and critical acclaim. The NWA reunion, Detox, losing Royce, and Rakim? He's always been overrated in my eyes, lyrically speaking. His producing was top notch, but he screws up way too much.
Rakim's production on his last album was mediocre at best. Lyric for lyric, though, he surpasses Nas, which I have NO right to say. When NAS came out, we were all like "this is the next gen R."
jallenundat 7 months ago
LUV DIS OG MAN
TheChocolateIndian 7 months ago
@aftermathkayg the interviewer brought it up and he answered it honestly...I'm a way bigger Nas fan than Rakim, but I do think Nas should've given him a heads up about it. It's just a matter of principle like he said and there is no real beef. Nas did the song from his heart, but he did release a lot of new personal info and some people aren't as comfortable about that. There is no real negativity from him anyway to Nas.
WakeUp2Love 8 months ago
thumbs up if you think rakim got baked as fuck before this interview
RealisticAdams 8 months ago
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"rakim and nas together would be an instant orgasm" you guys thumbs up the dumbest shit. no orgasm just a great song.
businessim08 8 months ago
God Rakim + Illmatic Nas = Fat Combination
T0nyParker 8 months ago 7
@T0nyParker thats fucking trill
RealisticAdams 8 months ago
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DavidKim251 8 months ago
he looks like a raccoon
kraskata2012 8 months ago
@fadeout2135 look up classic with rakim and nas and kanye and premier and krs one its awesome
michaelmeep 9 months ago 3
Rakim is a legend.
REALGz23 9 months ago 28
4 u dummies trying to clown Rakim really don't know hip hop period. He was speaking about how Nas put his biz out there without at least asking him if it was o.k. which he didn't. That's what men do before doing it. Seek that persons blessing to see if they cool with it first.
hule1186 9 months ago 2
@aftermathkayg He's only talking about it cus they asked him about it. I think he's mature enough to realize everything you said in your comment.
notor1ousguhmz 9 months ago
I bet Nas is like fuck , i wasted my time giving this grumpy old bastard his props.
FLOOD504 9 months ago 3
@FLOOD504 lol
teradac2 8 months ago
@FLOOD504 for real thats how i would feel, if i was to spend all my time writing a whole track about a man that isn't my father or brother then he turn around and acts like a bitch about it i would be like wtf?
Whoizcasper 8 months ago
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sidso1o 10 months ago
co to kurrrr ma byc wpisuje nas i wyskakuje to gowno.. gdzie jest nagly atak spawacza??
zborek0000 10 months ago
This guy is boring. I could listen to tupac talk all day and not fall asleep.
slicksottia 10 months ago
@slicksottia I could listen Ra breathing and not saying a word all day and not fall asleep...
hhorizonn 9 months ago
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2:54 "I always been a Preserved person" I think he meant "Reserved", the godfather of Rap has gone down in my estimations. Big Daddy Kane was always better anyway.
MrBryngloor 10 months ago
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hiphopisVINTAGE 10 months ago
@fadeout2135 Classic :)
KodoLeg 10 months ago
This guy doesn't age
bubz75 10 months ago
haha when the lights went off
CHECK ME OUT 16 YEAR OLD EMCEE, HIP-HOP TO ITS FULLEST.
Andohhh 10 months ago
yhea! thats my nigga rakim allah g.o.d mc me to
0NIVED8 10 months ago
GO CHECK OUT LECRAE! JAY-Z TRIED TO SIGN HIM BUT LECRAE TURNED HIM DOWN BECAUSE LECRAE DOESNT CARE ABOUT MONEY. LECRAE IS THE REALIST. /watch?v=7RWEllqh5J0
iMusicPromoter 10 months ago 9
@iMusicPromoter sick
Andohhh 10 months ago
@iMusicPromoter i actually heard a couple tracks from him, christian rap right? he was actually good
Whoizcasper 8 months ago
@iMusicPromoter He didn't turn it down because he doesn't care about money. Nobody turns down millions of dollars for the fuck of it. If he did that he's mad stupid. He could have supported his family and been good.
RyanLkirk 4 months ago
@fadeout2135 Classic - Kanye W, Nas, Rakim, KRS-one???
MillionAirL 10 months ago
@MillionAirL take kanye out, and you have a classic
kanye is a pop star.
thejokerceso 10 months ago
@thejokerceso But he will still murrrrrrder most mc's who clame to be hip hop. He's successful and that makes him pop so be it,but he will kill most rappers out.
therealtoreal 10 months ago
Rakim needs to fall back, he is old and needs to retire like George Foreman.
Mkpier20 10 months ago
we love u rakim. killuminati
moul777 10 months ago
@Sirgreaseflick
This. Not everyone likes the publicity, Rakim is one of them. That's the point Rakim was getting at, even if he was a legend he probably doesn't want to put his family through the crazy lifestyles that celebrities get.
jickyjickyeah 10 months ago
@fadeout2135 listen to ny state of mind 3 with alicia keys nas and rakim.
mdizzle18700 10 months ago
@aftermathkayg true dat!! could this be a reason as to why nas isnt making the bio of krs1?
alarm991 11 months ago
yeah yeah its mr. coolman
LivinNostalgia 11 months ago
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Handsome dude....God created beauty--tight skin and sharp face,God is Great!....
2000agogo 11 months ago
Handsome dude....God created beauty--tight skin and sharp face,god is Great!....
2000agogo 11 months ago
Rakim ..... Man I am needin you to put the Ali Song out. Show these Lil waynes what REAL hip hop is ...
ShauKenshin 11 months ago
rakim is the real deal.
mikeyalvarado 11 months ago
Rappers take note! THIS IS WHAT AN MC IS
And who said you couldn't have lyrics AND swag?
Rakim had it all, the total package.
So fuk outta here with these lame excuses of why you can't be lyrical no more and you gotta have swag and money to be a nice rapper.
Just a pathetic reason to accept mediocrity and the dumbed down ignorant mentality in our society.
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TrueHopTunes 11 months ago
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kucykvideo 11 months ago
@ghiblix2 hmm good point if it goes to sounds quality. BUT - not only album quality is important but concept,lirycs,flo,technic. Ra has got everything!!! Tehcnically Ra takes over above Nas, lirycally? We can discuss..In my opinion these two's are dope as fuck and obviously top5 in rap history. I'd add too Big Daddy Kool G Rap and Biggie.
NZTA80 11 months ago
@ghiblix2 of coruse Rakim is better and much better.... Nas did basically 2-3 classics album and Ra did 4?
NZTA80 11 months ago
@sandroeleven He's 15. propz to him for understanding hip-hop at its purest form. Why should he be listening to Wayne. I commend him for not listening to hip-pop maintstream commercial coperate bullshit.
If you value hip-hop you wouldn't be making comments like that.
jonnydines 11 months ago
@jonnydines Yeah man im 13 right here but Rakim is one of my all time favorites when my brother turned me onto hip-hop Rakim really stood out.
SkateChannel13 11 months ago
these 2 even got a track? ive heard unauthorized biography, never heard a trach though
foof505 11 months ago
@foof505 classic.......thats the song its nas rakim kanye and krs 1
XeroFailGames 11 months ago
@sandroeleven No :D I hate mainstream. I love rap of the 80s and 90s =)
KeNnYoOsHoX2 11 months ago
Rakim is like Michael Jordan...yeah, he may have stepped outta bounds but because he's Jordan...he gets LOVE....ALWAYS...because of what he's done for the game!
olskoolrich 11 months ago
whats the song in the end??
gueneemc 11 months ago
crazy rap mix...watch?v=VrHzu6ELrtQ
lingerieripper01 11 months ago
I swear, black people will never stop hating on each other...even these sanctimonious "conscious" ones...
BlackThoughtChannel 11 months ago
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dabaystars 1 year ago
Rakim Allah- elevated the bench mark so high in the 80's ..I think very few if ANY have reached his level of insight since. Only Nas has come near- but most artist now are influenced by record sales and not reaching the streets. I'd like to see a Rakim / G rap calabo for old time sakes!
Hallucinator88 1 year ago
@Hallucinator88 rakim is a true poet, dont forget GURU RIP, he never sold out to coporate publicity and greed.
omhat 1 year ago
@Hallucinator88 Throw in there Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick and you will get a sick collabo :-)
jerudoriginal91 1 year ago
yo i've never seen Rakim smile before... like this dude never cracked a smile.....
MrEnZo45 1 year ago
both rakim and nas are really good rappers!
theDemondistrict13 1 year ago
how old is rakiM?
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MuRdaMiCkeL 1 year ago
This man will FOREVER be LOVED and RESPECTED.....HE EARNED THAT
MOCHAMILAN 1 year ago
@MOCHAMILAN respect ;)
ivanov83alin 1 year ago
Rakim should make an album about him, called Ali.
Nuhtin4u 1 year ago
me and STEVEN MARLEY is workin on a joint right now
abrahammer1230 1 year ago
It's all about that knowledge drop style of rap man..... 3rd religion 7=Perfection Peace
SuperAnthonysantos 1 year ago
En'less respeck!
etanielyehuda 1 year ago
WTF WHY IF I PUT RAKIM ON YOUTUBE SEARCH I GET RAKIM & KEN Y VIDEOS!
LuShiitox 1 year ago
@LuShiitox those guys are shameless...he must be from saturn or something to not know he committed a major fuck up by taking the god´s name in vain...
jrpolanco 1 year ago
@LuShiitox That is so damn annoying
quell2140 1 year ago
@fadeout2135 My bad New York State of Mind Pt. 3
gigolo25 1 year ago
@fadeout2135 they got a song called the new new york with alicia keys, go to my page it's on there.
gigolo25 1 year ago
Rahim > Rakim
:D
Sparco1968 1 year ago
God MC
curtisb3000 1 year ago
@fadeout2135 it already exists, checkout 'Classic', w/them two, KRS One, and Kanye
Hieroglyphics4Life 1 year ago
Haha!
A Manney Gangsta!
Ha!ha!
Thugz Zone Enter (2011)
Haha! Haha! Haha!.
amanneygangstaa 1 year ago
That's my dude right there. Gotta love him.
Kimmica20 1 year ago
Very mature way to look at things, full credit goes out to you Rakim, your a true legend..
mronelove 1 year ago
rapcorerocks 1 year ago
That eye lazy as ever. lol
lilhavin 1 year ago
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hotboih 1 year ago
@hotboih -i checked it out-tight
cellophane331 1 year ago
Rakim's got them charred blunt lips no homo lol
Jordanremix21 1 year ago
@Jordanremix21 wtf....
trudon 1 year ago
@trudon dunno if you smoke cuz but you get black lips from smoking too many blunts for a long time...
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MrEpicmodz20 1 year ago
No, he looks like King Tutankhamun. Nah mean?
RecordStr8 1 year ago
he's the best in nyc better than j. its obv that prodigy trys to sound like rakim lol
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RussianDimal 1 year ago
keep ur head ra but kill dat eli jersey shit look like a retro video from 98
jayslay1000 1 year ago
Rakim was and still is one of the best that has ever done it, along with the likes of Kool G Rap, Chuck D, KRS-1, Chub Rock and a host of many others. Today's artist such as The Jay-Zs, Nas, Big, 2 PAC, Big L, Big Pun, Grand Puba are the last of the real hip hop era. All these newer artist, are just fly by night rappers. Some are good but not to many of them are going to be talked about as changing anything. Back in the days there were stories being told about the things going on around us. Las
Pnobronx 1 year ago
@Pnobronx
So Eminem hasn't changed anything and nobody will be talking about him the future? Pretty big omission on your part.
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SupaTyTV 1 year ago
haha what the fuck happened with his voice at 4:23
nonofyall 1 year ago
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Twen27 1 year ago
THANK YOU! Mah dude Rakim, you are not alone as far as that Nas situation, cause business, and personal are not the same thing....
RAWHYDEFOOTAGE 1 year ago
Nobody giveah fuck about yall favored rappers Dam..
Streets7SBP 1 year ago
Rakim looking like Earthworm Jim. Could this nigga look and act anymore stereotypical; ignorant ass negro.
RRJ1 1 year ago
These corny ass, homosexual, so-called "emcees" like: Lil Wayne, Drake, Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Wocka Flocka, Lil Boosie, etc. had no chance to stand against Rakim Allah! They couldn't survive against: KRS-One, M.C. Lyte, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Kool Moe Dee, Miss Melody, Roxanne Shante, Just Ice, Houdini, and all those real emcees that I didn't name. Real emcess today are like panda bears in China, they're close to extinction!
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@TheWackyWorldofO LOL kool moe dee has not put out an album in like almost 20 years, rakim just put out an album after a 12 year hiatus. I Mean phuk really? get off these guys & chicks dicks. I Mean really? Don`t talk shit on those guys u named, lil wayne is the best rapper alive, drake is nice too, soulja boy, waka flocka flame, gucci, and so on make banging music, its not meant o be lyrical. if u recall disco rap was far from lyrical, just fun party music. so jump off their dicks.
WeezyHOVaUryu1994 1 year ago
@TheWackyWorldofO Jay-z, common, lil wayne, drake, Pharoahe Monch, Tonedeff, and so on could murder most of the 80`s emcees. only about two emcees from the 80`s still drop good stuff, and thats g rap and masta ace. I`m no denying rakim is an originator, but he is outdated, and meh now.
WeezyHOVaUryu1994 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 I don't think it'll be smart for me to debate with someone who isn't old enough to have a driver's license, about music. What you're saying is almost like saying that Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, & Carmelo Anthony are better ball players than Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, & Michael Jordan and anyone with 1/4 of a brain would know that is not true. You wasn't even around when these guys were rapping & probably wouldn't even know who they are now if it wasn't for youtube.
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@TheWackyWorldofO my age is irrelvant. if that mattered then u would have be at least 30 something to have an opinion. u must bring up age of course, proves u have no real arguement. Also i`m some of the modern basketball players could slaughter the old skool players.
WeezyHOVaUryu1994 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Your age is relevant b/c you've never experienced real hip hop which is why it doesn't make any sense for me to debate with you. Of course you're going to say that Dwayne Carter is the greatest rapper alive b/c you haven't grown up on Naughty By Nature, Public Enemy, Chub Rock, & D-Nice, you only grew up on Dwayne Carter so you have no other choice but to hop on the Dwayne Carter bandwagon.
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 When it comes to skills & talent none of the skinny jean wearing guys you mentioned can come up against Chuck D or Miss Melody. If rappers of today are so better than rappers of the past, how come rappers today sample so much stuff from rappers of the past?
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@TheWackyWorldofO thats like saying why does kanye west sample rock music or something, it could be cause they like the music. Stop with ur real hip hop this and that, I used to be a weezy hater, and screaming real hip hop, but then I Actually realized how dope he was when i really listened to him.
WeezyHOVaUryu1994 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 ya blo kid.
xKoNvIcTx23 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 So your answer to the question is, "because they like music"............this is why I usually don't debate with children about this topic b/c their lack of experience cause them to say unintelligent statements like this. If new school rap artists were so better than the old school, they wouldn't use lyrics from old school artists and incorporating it to their music. It's like saying that you're better than someone that you're copying, why copy that person if you're better?
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 One example of this is the whole Nicki Minaj/Lil Kim situation, Nicki Minaj is just a carbon copy of Lil Kim. Kim was the first female rapper to wear the colorful wigs/weaves, the first sexually explicit female rapper, and also the first one to be full of plastic surgery. Nicki Minaj copied that whole style but has the nerve to say the she is better than Lil Kim. You won't copy someone if you think you're better than them.
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@TheWackyWorldofO Of course rakim influenced people, but that does not make him better. Rakim influenced Jay-z, but hov is far better.
WeezyHOVaUryu1994 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Jay-Z will never be better than Rakim, you're talking about a rapper that copies lyrics from: Tupac, Biggie Smalls, & Snoop dogg. How can he be better than Rakim?
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 So in conclusion I don't debate with babies, once you get your high school diploma then you'll probably earn enough credit to debate with adults.
TheWackyWorldofO 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 4 of those emcees you named r dope to super dope (jay mostly from 95/96-03 as the Black Album was his last all around solid album 2 me). Common, Pharoahe Monch/Tonedeff (those last 2 CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, PM for 20 years, tondeff for the last decade have ALWAYS been in my top 7-10 emcees), but 4 u 2 put LIL WAYNE/DRAKE in the same sentence as those other 4 makes ZERO SENSE & shows your age. Had u said Diabolic, Elzhi, Louis Logic, Juice, One Be Lo, Percee-P, Black Thought
jthesnake77 1 year ago
@WeezyHOVaUryu1994 Kool G Rap, Blackstarr, Masta Ace, Copywrite, Apathy, Brother Ali, Blu, RA the Rugged Man, Rhyme Asylum, Crooked I (And the rest of Slaughterhouse), Nas, Em, Cunnin Lynguists, Andre 3000, Jadakiss, Sly Boogie, Slug, Lowkey, Chino Xl, Immortal Tech, Big Pun, Big L, etc etc then maybe you'd have a POSSIBLE argument, but Lil Wayne/Drake? They're not in my top 100
jthesnake77 1 year ago
If you don't know the IMPACT that Rakim has on Hip Hop, ask Jay Z, Nas or 50 Cent "My favorite rapper use to say check out my melody" from Hate It Or Love It. Rakim was the first rap artist to use complete and complex sentence structures and coined the phrase "I Ain't No Joke". Half the planet uses it today.
BNBMUSICGROUP 1 year ago
MAN FUCK NAS BITCH ASS.... RAKIM IS A GOD..... end of story kids.
seehound619 1 year ago
I'd have less to say if you said Jay Z surpassed Rakim. But even then, Rakim was about the critical acclaim for the storytelling, not record sales.
jallenundat 1 year ago
honestly rakim being who he is ....whatever no one takes away what he did in his time...but you wanna compare lyrically rakim isnt touching nas....nas can say what he wants....
dannypapeleta 1 year ago
Damn I have so much respect for Rakim. I'm 15 years old and I'm sittin here and listen to em' magnetized like he's a god :D
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