Freddie Foxxx on Rakim with Jonathan Hay

[skaterpotatoe]

I like Rakim as much as i like Bumpy Knuckles, They're the illest mcs out there in my opinion.

[Jahrass7]

It's hard to say who's ever nicer. Rakim and Foxx = apples and chinese food. They're two different animals. Ra spends his focus time on his message and the mathematics of his music...he's more like a prophet or a teacher. I wouldn't even want to see him battle...it's like lowering his level to fight klub or whatever. There's just "shop talk" going on...Ra is one of my 3 favorites YET, just my humble 2 cents. Mad people from my city don't even know Foxx

[bigpotent]

when I heard the king is down I was so disappointed

[bigpotent]

foxx nice but not that nice. I have heard him deliver subpar lines. I have heard ra with a subpar song but never with a subpar rhyme not once

[onblock7]

@bigpotent This, I agree fully there. Rakim is ten times better than Foxxx anyday.

[lanceishiphop]

everyone of those mcs are different and thats why we loved them a battle doesnt mean shit. just make good music. move on!

[Jahrass7]

Bumpy kept it truthful...it's hard to say ANYTHING without somebody getting offended. I agree with Freddie that Ra fell off since Eric B left-that's real to ME.

So what if it sounded crazy to people, he's not the only one who felt like that.

[reggiemunch]

@Jahrass7 

[reggiemunch]

@Jahrass7 BEYOND THAT OBSERVATION-DON'T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE HASN'T AS POWERFUL AS ITS PRIORS WHICH FEATURED BOTH INDIVIDUALS!!! SO TECHNICALLY THTAT'S NOT CONCRETE. WHEN WAS BRO FOXXX EVER HONORED? WHEN AND WHERE DIRECT ME TO THAT POSTING.IT SMELLS LIKE SOME ENVY BECAUSE ON A GREAT DAY IN HIPHOP WITH THE TWO OF THEM PRESENT BUMPY WASN'T CITED AS A GREAT ENTITY!!!(real-talk)

[onblock7]

@Jahrass7 He has an opinion, but lyrically he is still way nicer than Foxxxx, Foxxx is cool but not near Ra's level.

[ackademikthought]

rakim is no battle rapper, he'd get intimidated and run out of things to say if he were to get in a real rap battle, it's that fear and emotion that can get the best of anyone

[visionkingdom]

@ackademikthought I DISAGREE TOTALLY! IF U LISTEN 2 RA'S ALBUMS.ALL HE DEMONSTRATES IS SITUATIONS IN CASE OF A POTENTIAL BATTLE.ANY 1 DOING DA PERIOD OF DA 80'S.IF THEY DECIDED 2 BECUM AN M.C.EITHER RA,KANE,G-RAP,KRS-1 WAS GONNA BE THEIR INSPIRATION 4 RHYMING.NO 1 REALLY KNEW WAT ARSENAL THESE GUYS HAD WIT 'EM OFF DA RECORD.SO 2 SAY RA CAN BEAT KRS OR KANE BEAT G.RAP OR KANE BEAT RA IS UP N DA AIR.ITS A CHALLENGE 4 ANY OF EM IF THEY VS. EACH OTHER.BUT RA.WAS DEFINITELY A BATTLE MC PERIOD.

[reggiemunch]

@visionkingdom I CONCUR- I THINK IS A RESULT OF A JEALOUS UNDERTONE! DESPITE FOXXX'S OPINION IT'S STILL IRRELEVANT! RA IS RA AND FOXXX IS REALLY SUBORDINATE IN COMPARISON! A LOT OF ARTISTS HAVE HAD TO REROUTE =MIKE JACKSON DID IT WITH BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR. ENVY IS AN UGLY NEMESIS. HATE ALWAYS WANTS POSESS GREAT. IT'S ABOUT HONING YOUR CRAFT NOT APPEARING TO A LAUGH!!!

[philscafe]

Big up what Freddy Fox said. He said his relationship with Rakim is bigger than Hip Hop! Nuff said! Hip Hop forever. Now imagine if Big and Pac had united and squashed beef before things had kicked off. The hip hop industry would be another level today. Now it's crowded with wack ass commercial artists that lack lyrical skills. Hindsight is a muthafo.

[RealHipHopTunes]

freddie and rakim are both great lyrical geniuses

[MatadorShifter]

Foxxx recorded a diss toward Rakim. It was called "The King Is Down"

[FLASHBLAK]

Rakim is a true legend, he was crowned king by the people during a time when true MC'S roamed the land, not Kane or anybody else will ever be able to change that! Everyone cant claim that.

[TheHardcoreBastard]

foxxx would smash rakim

[eightysixchef]

@TheHardcoreBastard Yo, really? I love Bumpy, but are you seriously kidding me that he'd smash Ra? He's not even on the same level, honestly.

[TheHardcoreBastard]

@eightysixchef yea rakim has the better flow but foxxxs agression and his ability to intimidate and bully with his lyrics would get the better of ra, bumpy all tha way

[Time2AnteUp]

Does anyone know what song is that loopin in the beginning of this video ? I need that. Good look

[AEG1906]

freddie foxx aka chumpy knuckles can't go lyric for lyric with the GOD MC! As far as Kane he didn't want none back in the day...he tried some sneak sh*t..until rakim threw in 16bars on let the rythm hit' him and he begged for them to take it off the record...TRUE STORY...no Urban Legend....

[djpressure123]

rakim VS freddy fox...battle pay per view lol......i wud pay to see that

[slikdarelic]

legend has it that when Eric B was doin trx, he was supposed to take Freddie Foxxx to Marly Marl's house... either he couldnt find him, he was late, or just didnt show up to go or something, so he took Rakim instead... the rest is HISTORY!!!

da relic

[RealHipHopTunes]

what these guys beefed?? man didnt knew that shit, still like them no matter what

[rottenpoop23]

rakim is #1. freddie foxxx did not have a chance.

[kaleba]

Rakim is a poet...but in a battle i'll go with Bump

[rottenpoop23]

You trynna tell me what my father is? Hes not a poet, hes a Cosmic Conscious HipHop Lyrical God. He sai in his own song that he's not a poet. Freddie has very little lyrical skill compared to other cats. Compared to The God, he's literally nothing. Ahmose

[kaleba]

Ok expert ever been to a live hip hop battle? Ra raps like hes talking,Bump is hype...advantage bump!! Think about it does a "Cosmic Conscious HipHop Lyrical God" sound like a fuckin battle rapper to you? DOES IT?!?!?! Sure on wax this is a landslide for rah,but on stage Bump will wax him just like Kane would have back in the day.

[jruperro]

Rakim's legend comes from drug dealers who made big $ bettin on Ra in battles. Rakim never lost one battle, the famous 7 emcees line came from a battle with Melle Mel, the only rapper that has a chance against him is G.

[minhasc]

@jruperro I would have LOVED to have seen Big go up against Rakim. GOD!

[jruperro]

@minhasc I dont think eminem or any emcee could beat Big in a battle cuz a battle aint about lyrics or rhyme scheme its about wit and punchlines and personality and nobody is better than Big in those arenas

[minhasc]

@jruperro It is about wit n punchlines, but in that arena redman, kane, jay (old), pun, big l and a few others could test him. But where big really shines beyond competition is flow, in which there really is no competitor equipped to handle that man. Not jay, not sauce money, not jada, not rakim, no one. Big will always be top dog.

[jruperro]

@minhasc Red dont really have the punchlines, Kane, although the father of Big cant outshine Big on personality same with old Jay, Big L against Big would be like thrilla in manilla, but Pun aangh if you listen to his music you can hear the punch-ins. As far as flow Ludachris is the King of that div. People credit Big on that song with Bone but he didnt flip that style flawlessly and could you imagine him doin it on the regular. Bigs flow was unique for a new yorker but not superior to all

[visionkingdom]

@jruperro WELL SAID BRO.SOUND LIKE SUMTHIN I WUDA SAID.RA WAS DEFINATELY AN INSPIRATION 2 MOST IF NOT ALL AT 1 POINT N TIME.ESPECIALLY DA HUSTLING STREET CATS OF DA 80S.A LOTT OF DEM WISH DEY CUD RHYME BUT CUDNT.SO RA HAD DA KIND OF APPEAL DAT WON DEM OVA.CUZ HE RAG HIS OFF.WIT DA CUSTOM MADE SWEAT SUITS FRM DAPPER DAN N SUCH.SO UR ABSOLUTELY RITE ABOUT DAT.PEACE CUZ.

[visionkingdom]

@kaleba CHECK DIS OUT BRO.I ASSUME UR A BROTHA SO I'M A SET IT LIKE DIS.LETS SAY UR RITE OK.NOW!RAKIM IS A HIP HOP LIVIN LEGEND.A LYRICAL GOD.FACT IS RA NEVA STEPPED DOWN FRM OFF HIS SQUARE.MEANING HIS LEGENDARY POST.SO MAYBY WE CANT SAY HES DA BEST EVA NOW BECUZ OF DAT.BUT REALLY THO.TRUTHFULLY SPEAKIN.HOW LONG CAN SUM 1 BE DA BEST OR REMAIN UNDEFEATED.ANYTHING PERFEC DUZNT LAST 4 EVA.CUZ 1NCE UR PERFEC UR DEAD.RAKIM DID EXACTLY WUT HE WAS SUPPOSE 2 DO.CUM IN DA GAME AND BECUM A LEGEND PEACE.

[7thJewelProductions]

I'm glad this was somewhat cleared up because Ra blew the hell up on hearing that Freddie may have said something sideways about him wanting to battle Ra.

[nevawrong]

WOW, when did this beef happen??, i love both these niggas, i hope that they can squash it :(