Rakim - New York to Cali

[StevenTalks1]

word to niggers, motherfucker

niggers ain't got nuthing on us tru G'z

from johannesberg to nairobi

niggers never fail to act like a dummy

[DOUBLEWARLORDXX]

rakim REAL TALK

[hiphop4life24678]

Truly one of the greatest ever.

[redskinscaps]

@hiphop4life24678 *The greatest ever!! ahaha

[yankessnperu]

the god son

[cursealoud]

Nice sample. SOS BAND "Tell me if you still care"

[MANTLEBERG]

OXYGEN THEIF....

[KUBLOOM]

its something only a few have been choosen ta-do 21, (-: 7 M.SEES) choose vary carefully. My Friend, Lord HAVE!!!! Better Open yo EYES.

[rjvernesto]

Rakim's Verbal Smoothness blessed Clark Kent's Soulful Sampling ...

Golden Age ! What Else ?

[KUBLOOM]

Forgive my speelin never said i could speel, Just cause i cant!!!! LoL

[KUBLOOM]

these new rappers so thersty, not haten on them, but its a skill, a gift, an art, its you at that moment, a creation of magnifacents, yo own sytle put on paper, dont disresected you self, cause when you sit down and think about it, No disrespect intended!!! but it ant all good?

[KUBLOOM]

Stop Thinken Bout Dem Dolla Bills, And Start Develo(pen) YO Skills, Kuase people Know whats REAL!!!!! Watch me its gonna be Nessary too keep you eye pilled!!!!

[MrJazzHOP]

Rakim just rips this joint - absolutely faultless jam, this is a burner!!!

[esewill]

Much Luv From COMPTON 2 NEW YORK 

[twixx754]

'Please God, tell me WHY & HOW people dislike this song.'

Thump up if you think the same.

[REELHIPHOP420]

I miss real music

[TheKarateAnt]

how can there be any dislikes. these guys are so deep to hip hop!!!

[stoneycaldwell]

Rakim number 1 MIC MURDERER of all time! PERIOD!

[TheKarateAnt]

@stoneycaldwell so difficult to say. there has been so many epic mic holders. without a doubt hes a GOAT!!

[stoneycaldwell]

@TheKarateAnt I feel you. Grew up on him along with so many but he is on a level to ME at least that others couldn't get too. "I take 7 MC's put em in a line And add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine

And that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time." I'll put that verse against any verse PAST or PRESENT. Another Mic MURDERER is that cat Jay Electronica. I love HIP HOP!

[YoungViz]

this instrumental is from LL Cool J album (if LL didnt get the instrumental from somewhere else or if this isnt older than LLs album). Its from 'Hip Hop - LL Cool J'

Mr. Smith Album

[westsideridaz6]

That's y hes da god mc

[Jackstar769]

turn the bass up a lil bit g

[KitchenerBombSquad]

V what he said V

[skate211]

fuck you with your how to rap spam

[danynumero6]

@skate211 Its a dope book tho.

[JJB622]

clark kent is a beast on the boards

[bolder2009]

I'm guessing this was an outtake from 'The 18th Letter'.

[colouriots]

respect from germany. rakim is too sick

[mclovin435190]

i like this rakim a lot better than with eric b. he was great back then as well but i hate those types of eric b beats, i would rather listen to the stuff hes done with dj premier

[kbg187]

yo this is the shit

/watch?v=33B7VA1w7kY

[SoccertBeatZ]

yeaah ..

<< check this

[MRABDALLAH2012]

tupac for ever

[musiqgem]

That dude "fresno93703" means RIP to Rakim's career cause he's straight up wack nowadays! Y'all can stick to the millennium Rakim & I will stick to my Eric B. & Rakim!!!

[Mrprincejannisg]

50 Cent is new school!

[roterstern972]

You say Rick Ross- i say 50 Cent You say Justin Bieber-I say Tupac You say Lil Wayne-I say Biggie Smalls You say Drake-I say Ice Cube You say Soulja Boy-I say Big Pun You say Gucci Mane-I say Rakim You say New school-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Hip Hop! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 92% of teenagers have turned to New school and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 videos.

[saladoua]

@roterstern972 people listen to what they wan't..

[Mrprincejannisg]

Which a

[Esmitts07]

R. A. K. I. M.

Revolutionary

Architectual

Kabbalistic

Iamatology

Music

[point1caponedubbent]

‎"This Is Me, My Life, And My Music Get@Me, Capone Dub Entertainment On Google And Youtube,Point One On Jango And DatPiff.Com, With PointOne On Itunes,CaponeDubbEnt@Yahoo.Com­, Get At Me"Justin D. Myers/Point One/Capone Dub Entertainment(Ascap)

[7wiiskate]

@fullyfunked  lol

[NapoliXBleedsXBlue]

Hes not dead you dumb fucks

[FearsomexXx]

Can u guyz plz chekout rea1assasin youtube channel giv him a chance n plz if u find somthn wrong plz criticize dis is to help improve if u like da songs den plz spread da word Ty!!!

Rea1assasin

[jhnevans751]

illest hiphop book came

out with the greats of

emceeing puttin down

how all the techniques work, titled-

..H :.O:.W ....::.T0 :::.....R .:A,P

reaaally amazin'

book that came-out...

[rileytaylor1211]

@LowryderKid I dont fux with kweli..i was talkin bout the rapper i used lisen to...But that nigga cool.

[MrHolma82]

Nice



[fresno93703]

R.I.P. Rakim, you will always be forever in our hearts just like Tupac. You are known as a legend in the top ten rapper industry. Fuck lil wayne and fuck rick ross. Those bitches cant touch rap in the time when ya were still alive. Thumbs Up RIP Rakim, Tupac, Biggie, EzyE, Eminem, Paul Wall

[MrHolma82]

@fresno93703 What he is not dead retard

[TrulyAppleStudios]

@fresno93703 He's not dead?...

[neuronaut77]

@fresno93703 do you know what RIP means lol

[TheWoze33]

@neuronaut77 Rip-In-Pipes? haha

[billibob313]

@fresno93703 Rakim is alive --'

[SkassProductions]

@fresno93703 you fail at life, rakim and eminem are not dead you nugget

[verbaltrauma]

@fresno93703 OMFG LMAOOOO

[rileytaylor1211]

the only rapper who has stayed real till now...Respect

[LowryderKid]

@rileytaylor1211 what about Kweli?

[WTFSTRIKEZ3]

@rileytaylor1211 Ice Cube, Method Man, GZA , RZA, ...

[Andre30001968222]

My first time hearing this i like why didnt he release this instead of the one he did with Maino

[teejai0]

How could anybody dislike this?! That leaves me dumbfounded.

[MrCommenterguy]

@xhoni123456 he's had one good album and his voice gets annoying. Lyrical genius though.

[21makinmoves]

Supreme Rakim Allah. Word!

[thejuiceboy]

can this guy knock it out or what!

[ProFecY17]

glad i heard this, Ra is the man !!

[xhoni123456]

canibus is the G.O.A.T

[jdotc95]

rip 2pac

[CwalkPiotreq]

@jdotc95

wypierdalaj to rakima jest

[MrKandamo]

@Thedarkheritage1 ppl thinks they are going to learn how to rap by reading it. lol

[Eazyroger]

@MrKandamo it actually will help you, but I get what you mean, you gotta have the 'skills' / feeling if you want to rap like rakim.. you have the flow or you don't have it I guess

[MrDaku94]

@MrKandamo lol u right

[HJProjects]

didnt big pun used this

[seehound619]

@Chisile23 gonna have to disagree.... in my mind.... em aint nothing but Dre's gimmick...... to mention eminem in the same breathe as Rakim is blashpemy...... but u and I are coming from different places.... ya dig?..... peace.

[madboxing]

Touch the Third Rail, I'm The Pain and Remedy.. Why Try and "Bar" me..You could'nt F-U-C-K around with "Ra" with a Army.. He talking about Trying to see Him Bar for Bar .. It's only One Capable, Breaks-the Unbreakable, Melodies-Unmakable, Pattern-Unescapable, I Haunt if u want the Style I Possess , I Bless the Child, the Earth, the gods and Bomb the Rest.. So "Follow Me" and were you Thinkin' you were first? Let's travel at "Magnificent Speeds" around the Universe. "Follow The Leader ".

[Kibukaa]

this guy was legendary but you honestly think he is the greatest? ive heard mf doom, 2pac and nas spit iller shit than this....

[MrPassdamike]

@Kibukaa ya i agree he is one of the greatest bt not the greatest in terms of his lyrics because people like immortal techniqe,nas and 2 pac and even black thought from the roots spit some heavy meaning rymes. but in terms of flow he is mos def at the top of my list

[FRIGIN05]

@Kibukaa officially he's the best nigga out there, he's the nr.1 rapper of all time

[Jawnuhthin3]

Correction... From JFK to LAX.

[hmanfilms]

Whoever said the beatles suck is fucking stupid. Anyone who gave that guy a thumbs up is fucking stupid as well.

[mclovin435190]

you guys dissing eminem realize that rakim said that eminem is the muhammad ali of rap right?

[DCUnderdog3000]

@mclovin435190 he says that to remain cool with the media. do you realize that right?

[mroboiz]

@mclovin435190 rakim also say he like jadakiss heheheh in my opinion i think many rapper is stupid just because rapper is good is not mean he have good taste himself!

[thelovethemetv]

This was not produced by clark kent.

it was produced by Dominic Owen & Fabian Hamilton.1995 Brookyn,N.Y.

[gtabro1337]

is this from an album?

[TheOnemoagain]

Greatest rapper ever,no the r hasnt sold as many cds as pac,big or jay but like Rakim said I take 7 mcs put em in a line add seven more bros who think they can rhyme but it take 7 more before i go fo mine and thats 21 mcs ate up at the same time. pac biggie and jay is jus three NUFF SAID!

[Denson1508]

'Best to ever rhyme' thats a title that must fit

cos i took the test of time and i stood it

i got a message for you frauds and ill send it on a bullet

rappers nowadays only deal with rnb and crunk stuff

thinking that rapping on a hook ought to be enough

hip hop is dead the industry is getting worse

lil' shorties are named rappers just for singing a verse

theres only one god i worship and hes among us i bet ya

cos its the god rakim the 18th letter

[rjvernesto]

God Mc & God's Own Dj !

Ra is Godly as Allways :) &

Clark Kent killed in Production here ... His Best after "Guess Who's Back"

[holdupdown]

Rakim is good, but way overated

[TheRiobezerko]

@holdupdown clown

[holdupdown]

@TheRiobezerko Clown

[captainkrewk]

on a lighter note, this song is the shit!

[captainkrewk]

@seehound619 you call people sheep like and clueless for buying fleet wood mac, Eminem, and the Beatles? how can you say the Beatles suck, you are a total poser and sheep like for such stupid comments, shut the fuck up. Because you may not like the artist doesn't mean they suck; only in your little narrow-shit mind, do they "suck"

[iseankimi]

@captainkrewk cosign on that. fleetwood mac, billy joel, garth brooks all do suck but the fuckin beatles? lol..that's some ignorance

[deeMEk21]

Respect from Cali !

[BENJAMINPUCHERT]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS REAL RAP FUCK NEW SKOOL / STEAZA CBF CREW

[eumm11]

KING RAKIM ON THE MIC!

BIG RESPECT FROM PORTUGAL!

[ZeOgrobe]

This is one of the greatest rap song ever recorded!!! 4 real!!!

It's so sad to see how The GOD is an underrated rapper.

[firekp12345]

Po prostu mistrz w swojej klasie... Komentarze sa zbedne..

[REELHIPHOP420]

FROM NEW YORK TO CALI.....RAKIM IZ GOD......

[oOViperrrr6Oo]

My Top 5: Biggie, Rakim, KRS-ONE, Guru and Nas. 

[slam2dunkz63]

Big L, Big pun, B.i.g., tupac, guru, original snoop dogg, rakim. THEY DONT MAKE RAPPERS LIKE THESE ANYMORE. peace

[CwalkThugLife]

There is no such thing as "best rapper" we all have different opinions and thoughts.Peace to the old school cats :)

[Mx5322]

There are 4 MC's better then Rakim: The Notorious B.I.G, Tupac, Nas & Big L.

That's the truth.

[PFCMThomas]

@Mx5322 I've never disagreed but to real. These cats you mentioned were influenced by Rakim. When these cats were still wet behind the ears, Rakim was mapping out the blueprint for 'em to follow.

[TheRiobezerko]

@Mx5322 Get the FUCK out of here with that garbage. None of those rappers could hold a candle to the Ra. ESPECIALLY Tupac. Give me a break. lol

[wolverine668]

@TheRiobezerko Actually Tupac can compare

[TheRiobezerko]

@wolverine668 lol...No he cannot. Tupac does not belong in the top 15 greatest rappers. If he were alive he'd probably laugh at being considered as good as Rakim. C'mon, son! Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit.

[Jermiahisntmaname]

@TheRiobezerko for sure man I doubt Pac even cared if people thought his music was good. He is personally my favorite rapper (not the best, favorite) because of the emotion he put into his rhymes I remember talking to Pac a bit at a party in L.A. and he said that his talent is what god gave him and he doesnt care what other people think of him only god. just like in his song Only God Can Judge Me.

[holdupdown]

@Jermiahisntmaname And Tupac only took a couple minutes to write all eyes on me and

don killimunati so he wasnt really searching for metaphors. I like his emotion mostly too.

[Jermiahisntmaname]

@holdupdown mhmm Pacs got the most emotion ive ever heard in rap

[holdupdown]

@TheRiobezerko Dear Mama Is the greatest Hip-Hop song ever created to date and since Tupac made it means he made the greates Hip-Hop song ever.

[TheRiobezerko]

@holdupdown lol...idiot

[holdupdown]

@TheRiobezerko lol...idiot

[wolverine668]

@Mx5322 Oh please. Notorious B.I.G is one of the most over rated rappers of all time. Sure he was amazing but if he hadn't died, people wouldn't be dickriding him so much. Trust me, there are quite a few rappers better than BIG. He would barely make my top 10.

[TheRiobezerko]

@wolverine668 B.I.G. wasn't overrated, dude. His flow was pretty sick, although at times I detect a bit of "biting" of G. Rap's style. B.I.G., Big Daddy Kane, and Jay Z are the three greatest rappers to come out of Brooklyn.

[wolverine668]

@TheRiobezerko Yeah they're the greatest to come out of Brooklyn but there's no way Jay Z or B.I.G are better than Rakim. Big Daddy Kane is possible but not the other 2. And by saying Biggie is over rated, I meant that if he hadn't died so early than he wouldn't be put on such a high perch like he is today. I'm not disputing his skills or anything.

[ardithe1]

@Mx5322 if it wasn't rakim,those 4 mc-s you up listed would rap like run dmc or the juice crew at the starts,every style,every flow of rap that u hear now,it comes from RAKIM!

[SMJeOma]

@ardithe1 true?

[Typhus2009]

guro>>>>>>>rakim

thx

[TheRiobezerko]

@Typhus2009 Guru greater than Rakim??? lol HELL no. He bit Rakim's style when he first came out, but his flow was never as intricate as Rakim. And I was a big Gang Starr fan.

C'mon, son! You kids need to learn how to hear true lyrical creativity and what separates the great from the very good.

[sensai67]

the brother was smart enough not to sell his soul for the corporate satanist industry. and his talent still carries him to this day. em who??

Thats hip hop!!

hip hop 4eva

[DoggyDog335]

rakim best song

[themerchant2]

22 people need to get there shine box

[mottyOGS]

the only reason Rakim isn't as big as he should be is because he hasn't gone mainstream like Eminem, 2pac, biggie, jay z, ... but he is still a bad ass on the mic

[mottyOGS]

the only reason Rakim isn't as big as he should be is because he hasn't gone mainstream like Eminem, 2pac, biggie, jay z, ... but he is still a bad ass on the mic

[HoomanFlavour]

Rakim is the best...

Haters suck my dick ! ;)

[Rakim1sGod]

rakim is God a generous god that tells us in his rhymes to be ourselves and to grow up.

[TheHumanBallsack]

Another classic Rakim/Clark Kent collabo from the greatest year in hip hop: 1995.

[estanuk]

Rakim = G.O.A.T

[bigbear197708]

we want RAKIM!!

[TheBadnewzgodz]

Word!!!!!Who ever said " God said let there be hip hop, and he created Rakim....You should submit that to the god and let him create an antidote for it.........naw...he never takes from other thoughts....but that was the dope.

[Donal111]

What album is this song from?

[wmadoro]

@Donal111

Legends, Vol. 1. This CD came out in 2007, but this song was originally released in 1995.

[TheBennyBerlin]

do you know makaveli records... 2pac plans 4 his own record label . and do you know that eric b and rakim should be on it ???

[freedomeaning03]

I'm listening to this in Japan.

Can't disrespect Hip Hop from Black Music!

Feel his soul and cool.

Let me stand up again and again.

[garnelsingh]

How good is this??!!!! Damn the passion for hiphop is pouring out with every verse and note. Pity our youngsters who weren't brought up on this shit. Their soul would be joyful in the process

[PavsYo1]

Wow this is a really awesome song. It should have more views. One of Rakim's best songs for sure!

[Sirgreaseflick]

Stick the R on your dome and you've just increased your I.Q by 170%. This brother is the First Wonder of The World in Hip-Hop - the Grand Canyon has nothing on this Legend, just echo! His fluidity of style can be freebased off the speakers (as Rakim spits: "Try mix any kind of dope with me you O.D.") God said, Let there be Hip-Hop, and he created Rakim. He's the church - difference is, you don't have to wait till Sunday to hear him. Many may follow but the leader leads.

[HOUSTONTEXASSCREW]

the only reason i came to listen to listen rakim videos to listen how good music is but rakim still can't touch k lyrical

[QueensbridgeCrew]

Just left me speechless......

[migeezel]

Coast to coast i been rippen coliseums and clubs rhymin over dubs for thugs girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs..... HOLY SHIT

[Blaast1st]

@migeezel You bet !

[xhoni123456]

RAKIM IS THE BEST ARTIST EVER(MUSIC)

[xhoni123456]

RA THE G.O.A.T

[R0NOPOLY]

i opened up for rakim but i'm not him....

[migeezel]

mmhmm.. so Rakim is the God MC, and Nas is God's Son. cool

[davaspac]

@migeezel 2pac is God himself about rap...best ever....R.I.P

[intent100]

@davaspac his not even close

[davaspac]

@intent100 aaaaaaaaaaahhahahahahhaahahaa ok

[Kamikaz3Cak3]

@migeezel kill yourself.

[migeezel]

@Kamikaz3Cak3 my ass.

[Kamikaz3Cak3]

@migeezel ?

[migee]

@Kamikaz3Cak3 tellin me to kill myself true. what for?