Thisis50 Interview With Rakim [Talks about Aftermath, his daughter, Eric. B & much more]

[TheBabygirlcrystal]

rakim is so sexy damn look at them juicy lipz

[creeshello]

he needs to fuck with preemo 2011 styles of preemo and the god mc

[creeshello]

@creeshello again i mean.... they probs had there differences aswell as dre

[blackezi3]

1. Rakim

2. Nas

3. Wu-Tang

[jackhavick1]

@blackezi3 nas is 2? dont get me wrong he is great but there are plenty better, same with wutang, Rakim is a good placement though.

[MartiSomozaHipHop]

@blackezi3 what about KRS, BDK or G Rap?

[MrJazzHOP]

let The Rythm Hit 'Em is seriously the dopest, most exemplary joint probably ever penned by an MC - and that means Nas, that means GZA, Immortal technique, even K-Rino - because his flow and erudition eclipses all who dare to step to this brother. Straight up Hip-Hop!!!!

[lordslayer22]

rakims the shit

[Chills327]

THE GOD EMCEE!!!

[BeenaBee]

The real sad thing about Rakim's legacy is that it gets overshadowed by the morons of the present day era of tight jeans, fake swag, autotune, CO's, fake blood music. I mean Rakim should be richer than all these muthafuckas if hip hop was as true today as it was in the 80's and 90's. You really don't need talent anymore...go do what you do wack niggas its time to make money :)

[meandminespro7]

In 1995 i use to produce under the legend DJ Clark kent , threw clark i met the God rakim a few times..That cat is a real dude...its really crazy that todays rappers

dont mind saying the same shit the other dude said or even looking the same.

This swagg thing is so wack , Rakim had real swagg but it never was about him his songs never was about i got this and i got that...you rapp cats need to stop being afraid to be creative..peace

[TheBabygirlcrystal]

rakim is sexy got some sexy lips

[StatisticCitations]

Rakim Still Walkin This earth, So You Can't Say that Rap is Dead, Its Just Not Shining Right Now. This Lil Wayne Shit is Whats In the SpotLight. But Look Underground And you can Find Nas, Rakim, Wu-Tang, AZ. They are all spittin real Hip-Hop.

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

Wow. I can't believe Eric B would do something to Rakim. Both of them made each other rise to the top of Hip Hop, but does that mean you have the hunger for more to take what's not yours like extorting your Man?! What type of drugs Eric B was smoking?!

[MayTheMagnificentHD]

@TEACHYOUTEEWHY furniture dust....im guessing lol

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

@MayTheMagnificentHD (LAUGHING)

[Sirgreaseflick]

Some may follow, but nobody will get ahead, it's that simple. Rakim is impeccable, so fluid he's off-the-hook Dope, liquid Gold! Man, this brother is like opium to the ears; you can free-base The "R" off the speakers, no other MC comes even close: he was at his zenith in 86, and today he's twilight years ahead, both lyrically and philosophically. God said: Let there be Hip-Hop. And there was The "R".

[suledrake]

I love how he talks about his kids, especially his daughter. You can tell he's a good man.

[TrueHopTunes]

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.

*Follow @ ma_THT

[CanvassBlack]

Eric was a thug from Brooklyn who was known for taking production credits from Large Pro as well as threatening Kool G Rap(for speaking up about the Large Pro conversation)He even tried to extort Rakim but RA had his own crew from Wyandach Long Island that would die for him. I met one of RA's boys at a college party in Long Island back then and he told me how they were always ready for Eric B if he ever decided to try and initimidate RA.

[pick8lock]

5:11 look at rakims facial expression when talking about 50s style

[IRONMAN357]

ra is the greatest

[UnforgivableMen]

I kinda feel sorry for him after watching this. He seems like a broke man whose choices led him not exactly where he expected in his career.But still he made a choice not to change for anybody even Dre. Gotta respect that

[eslubin]

@UnforgivableMen very poignant thought

[Armando316]

@UnforgivableMen I personally doubt Ra is broke.  His records still sell today. And yeah he's a true artist.

[pick8lock]

@UnforgivableMen ur obviously confused saying rakim should have gone colledge....dude rakim is rakim....nas dropped out 14 But found knowledge

once school teaches YOU to seek out and learn you are ready for departure

[mastermike4145]

Rakim is the one of most intelligent rappers I seen This is what rappers should be like intelligent and keepin it real. Rakim is a legend!

[evethezealot]

Bangin visuals. Great interview: He seldom gets this personal. I'M SO GLAD I GREW UP DURING THE GOLDEN AGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh. Otherwise I wouldn't have any concept of rap. Don't get me started.

[20906md]

look at them lips! He smokes MAD weed! Eww!

[nonofyall]

haha rakim has had that skin jacket since fucking 97 or something. No disrespect though. Every word from this cat's mouth is fact.

[champ3660]

Damn I so respect Rakim its not even believable. Many many many many many many I mean many many many damn people consider Rakim to be one of the if not the best emcee of all time. Yet he remains so humble. So true to himself never thinking of making big money, never selling out, cuz he could easily do that. If he wanted he would be the biggest thing out on the radio, but thank god he didn't because i love him for that and respect him so much just for that.

[slipknoterman]

he aint no jigga

[MrCbwTV]

@slipknoterman HE's BETTER!!!!

[slipknoterman]

@MrCbwTV i kno :P

[TheRenegadeAssassin]

I wonder what happened to cause such a divide between him and Eric.

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

@TheRenegadeAssassin yeah u and me both

[kboy4oneone]

Smoothest brother to ever flow on the mic !

[thund3rbread]

illest slang of all time

[WeezyDrakeYoungMoney]

Rakim is not the greatest, not even close.

Most influential doesn't mean shit.

It's about song catalogue.

Eminem, Nas, Pac, Jay all shit on Rakim

[THEYahamaDrummer]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney Give me another rapper other than Nas who has wordplay and metaphorical abilities like Ra.

[LONDON1KaZR]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney Are you kidding me? get the fuck out of here, like really, your little homo thug lil wendy will be home soon...and eminem? LMAO

[nonofyall]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney Jay isn't shit on Rakim. Rakim is the fucking nigga who created the concept of flow. Cockafellas know they can't fuck with Rakim. 2pac and Nas are pretty even with him though.

[zbvvc]

rakim looks like a loco with that mustachs

[cormega100]

@zbvvc LOL !!!!!!!

[Jahrass7]

the best album was Don't Sweat the Technique pound for pound...18th letter had like 3 good joints, the Master had like 4 but the new one has NONE! I'm from Chicago, Ra was like Jordan back in the day-not now.

He may be cool, but his edge is lost.

STOP TRYING TO FIT IN RA!!

[nptrock]

@Jahrass7 True words ya speakin' bro!

[Logibear18]

@Jahrass7 Dude, "How to Emcee," "Holy Are You," "Working For You," "Psychic Love," and "Dedicated" where all hot joints. 

[feliponchas100]

real talk. respects everyone and has all 5 elements of hip hop. LEGEND FOREVER

[vidaa22]

if u can find an mc cooler than rakim i'll give u all my money.

[501money]

Was i the only one who noticed the church music while he was talkin bout his current relationship with eric b lol

[89DirtDog]

Without him many rappers didn`t even appeared

[WeezyDrakeYoungMoney]

@89DirtDog

That's pure bullshit. Keep believing that nonsense

[Logibear18]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney Don't talk like you know. If you did any research whatsoever, you would know that Rakim's influence sparked the style and thus careers of some of the dopest lyricists in hip hop like Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, even down to Nas, who was like Ra's protege. Stick to commenting Young Money videos like the rest of the hip pop brainwashed generation.

[WeezyDrakeYoungMoney]

@Logibear18

The Beastie Boys' influence sparked Eminem's career. Does that mean the Beastie Boys are greater than Eminem?

[Logibear18]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney No, but Ra has managed to remain consistently one of the deepest most lyrical rappers in the game and would have remained extremely popular if he didn't split form Eric B. and then not make an album for 5 years. Plus, the only rappers that come close to Rakim's level after him were Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap and Nas. No other rapper has been able to match his wordplay or the depth of his lyrics.

[Juiceish1]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney that's a good question.

[Funkdogg]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney hell yeah they are..

[WeezyDrakeYoungMoney]

@Funkdogg

Yeah, you're a retard.

[Funkdogg]

@WeezyDrakeYoungMoney no i'm not retarded. i've experienced real hip-hop era and your young ass did not! you lil young motherfucker. you're 19 years old...don't tell me shit. you were in kindergarten when eminem came out....go fuck yourself

[WeezyDrakeYoungMoney]

@Funkdogg

Rakim: "Em is nasty man, I don't care what color he is. I tell people to this day…if Em was black…he’d be the next Muhammad Ali man.”

Fuck off

[jeffnfoxylady1]

@Logibear18 true words man true words

[musiqgem]

I love Rah from the beginning, (My all time Favorite) but this new album is real wack! Sorry to say. Wish he would rhyme to those ill break beats again because his lastest sound makes him stoop down to the level of his production & he sounds just as weak as his beats. I am a believer that no matter how ill an emcee is when their beats are wack their output naturally drops & they become mediocre on that track, trust me I've seen it happen to every dope artist from the golden era!

[EJdreamin]

@musiqgem if you love him, don't advertise against him. You posted this same paragraph on another video yo. Let his album sell. Alright, respect.

[musiqgem]

@EJdreamin Hey maybe if enough heads protest & the sales flop that will motivate him to put out a better product. It's called constructive critism!

[EJdreamin]

@musiqgem his doing his thing kid, let em do it. He ain't hearing you.

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

@musiqgem i liked 7th seal ,wasn't as good as the 18th letter or the master but really I don't think any hip hop album is on par with those two

[1spidersymbiotepool]

My favorite Rapper of all time

and Im only a teenager

[wilblizz]

fam ain't lying wtf is up w/ the elevator music lmao!!

[KhalilNajeeKeithMack]

rakim be gettin deep ie always been a huge fan hes just a real dude both in real life and music

[rapaddictsupreme]

Big Up to Rakim for not selling out to Dre trying to be something that he's not....much respect! He never really said why he split up with Eric B just that he said he was going to do him.....seems kinda weird after the success they had together. I heard it was about money, not sure.......

[MegaManZeroV1]

Breh, WTF is up with the elevator piano music? Makin' the interview sound all sad and shit lol.

On some real shit though, I just listened to Don't Sweat the Technique the other day on the train. Album is still flames.

Can't wait for the 7th Seal.

[hustletv]

The GOD! Peace Allah!

[88shottahz]

dam dat album make him look like a grim reeper...but shout out to Dre for showin love to rakim

[nakeist]

WOW! He still looks good:)

[ckhid]

Good post. I'm going to check out Rakim's album. I need some education on the 7th seal and wouldn't mind getting some that wisdom he has

[LPOSLA]

This is the man that's responsible for bringing inner superb lyricism into the game with complete thought process at it's finest...

[TimUnit50]

LEGEND!

[broadwaybv]

GREATEST MC EVERY