There is a reason Rakim has been lauded as "God MC"; it's not a sentimental charity title, it's the real deal. Joints like The 18th Letter, Guess who's back, Follow The leader, lyrics of Fury - they are untouchable jewels. And he's still writing joints that are deep and uncompromising. Nas can't step, GZA can't step...Rakim flows with an effortless dopeness, even his freestyles are damn perfect!! Sick brother!
A story from the Bible tells about Hiob. He had a wife, children & much caddle. He believed in christ & prayed all day. someday satan said to god, that Hiob just prays everyday, cuz he gives him all that stuff. so god took his family & county, but hiob started prayin. Thats an universal story, cuz it's like in todays music:
Hiob = The ppl who never forget how hip hop has to sound
God = The biz & media
Satan = Money & the attention of ppl without any idea bout music
Pretty fuckin' sick. Very much an underrated album, only because I don't believe the production lives up to the lyricism. I'd say 4 or 4.5 out of 5 for the album, only because of the weak spots on the boards. IMO.
I don't think people really understand how prolific this is. I've never heard anything close to this, the amount of information that is rhymed in five minutes is outstanding. Absolutely the best to ever live.
@jpd04 the masses would never appreciate Hip-hop's true art form, thanks to the likes of MTV. nothing is sacred any more, its all about making tons of money, not devotion or the ability to create to such fantastic music and lyrics like Rakim. such a shame when all I hear on the radio is just daft bollocks that is classed Hip-hop. artists like Rakim are overlooked all the time.
This is one of the best songs ever. If you know somebody, who thinks hip hop is nothing but negative, ignorant bullshit. Play this song for them and tell them to shut the hell up. Rakim is one of the best ever, period!
Rakim always kicks the real. Ever since he's been in the game he's been doing right & no hypemen or extra mc's cluddering his messages...always flys solo
rakim is one wise man, which is why he isn't as popular as such mainstream because the world lost touch of wisdom and began to dive into mindlessness giving birth to a new form of life which will end due to stupidity. rakim Allah knows the mind of the human and connection btwn the universe
@Soupkitty101 most of what you said is true but you left out one thing we can change but we the people have to take back what is ours from the Illuminati cause they are the current rulers of our world and society they control what we do, see, and hear
@AfroSamurai42oTHEY D0NT C0NTR0L ANYTHING... THEY JUST PR0VIDE A FAKE PATH... PE0PLE CH00SE T0 GIVE IN T0 IT... THEY CH00000SE ! THEY HAVE N0 C0NTR0L... WE ALL C0NTR0L 0URSELVES
@0fficialjapan yea see they clearly have you confused they do control us until we break out they control our government,they control what we watch on tv and tell me this if they dont control us then why are people still listening to this fake ass rap like gucci n shit after listening to something conscious like this
The best to EVER DO IT !!! Listen to the lyrics other hip hop artists cannot even understand what he is describing to much substance to handle !!! Ti find the truth u have to seek hard !!!
@buddhistichindu....The God Rakim is doing the duty of the original man and thats to civilize the uncivilized...It has nothing to do with social ills, or government man made problems...he's dealing with Justice and equality...you need to know more about the way of life before stating that..who cares about crack, guns, and shit like that, I'm from Brooklyn Bed stuy to be exact and I been to prison, etc. and I still dont wanna hear about shit I lived cause half these cats lying...Peace to the GODS
@buddhistichindu yo man lol u been commentin on bare rakim music man just, admit he the best. tupac was sick nd he will always b remembered but this man started it all
I didn't even mention pac for one lol, I'm just saying that it's good but nowhere near the best. you don't know hip hop obviously and It's cool. he didn't start it all, he slightly "advanced it" along with krs 1. listen to rappers delight, the flow sounds identical to all of his earliest flow, and that's no coincidence, so this guy's fans need to stop giving him all this undeserved credit.. it's sad
@buddhistichindu first of all, if u claiming i dont know hip hop makes u feel like a man then by all means say what u want but when i sed startd i meant the complex lyrical flow, then no1 yet has advanced. rakim deserves more credit then any rapper alive or dead and he aint ever my favourite, i'm sayin it cos its real. 'when i b on the mic' name me any track that is even comparable to his lyrical content on that track. and btw its kwl if u wana hate, not everyones gna hav the same opinion.
I'm not even gonna argue with you..to answer your question, check out panther power, scared straight, got my mind made up, and pretty much the whole makaveli, 2pacalypse now, all eyes on me, and better days albums, anything by big pun or aesop rock. eminem-I just don't give a fuck, etc. just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I'm "hating" I'm just telling the truth. maybe your hating on me cuz you don't like that I'm right..
@buddhistichindu , nah bruv i aint hatin.. there all sick tracks u just named lol simplistic lyrics but if dat works for u then thats all gud . . but if u aint deep enuff for rakim tracks then it aint ur fault. this the last message ima send cos i dont spend my life on youtube (not sayin u do , jus sayin) peace out p.s big puns ma fav rapper
well first off, they're not half as simplistic as people think, you have to listen to the lyrics, they may sound straightforward but many of them have deeper/double meanings, as for rakim, his lyrics aren't half as deep or "complex" as you give them credit for, I just think you're dick riding a little too hard tbh. he may incorporate some history and science in some of his songs, but they're even more straightforward then the songs I named. be open minded when listening in the future
I think it all comes down to how each individual defines rap and hip hop. and i disagree with ur theory that the tracks u named r 'deep' or complex in comparison. i think your the one dick riding here, over rating mc's. 2pac was emotional not deep. and as for flow his flow was pretty shit.. he cudnt freestyle tht well either (in comparison) and to top it off he was a fake. started good turned gangster and then turned bk to good? if a person is fake at heart, his lyrics cant b deep
1. you don't know what deep means obviously. 2. rakim's never been to jail, took a bullet, or sold drugs, or stood up to any social injustices, yet you know who has. tupac was about as fake as lil wayne is to real hip hop, and that's an oxymoron.. if you talk about uplifting your people, speaking on the blasphemy of the church, dying a real man, and the things that go on in the worst parts of the usa, that to me is meaningful and deep. I see tht your from england so you can't possibly understand
surface level knowledge about science and history does not equate to depth. being deep would be linking that to real world problems or issues, but rakim just uses it to hype himself mostly. now I like rakim, but nobody will admit to this so I will. plus I thought that was your last reply lol.
@buddhistichindu u cant make that claim that im from the uk i dont understand. i cud say u a hindu or whatever u r. what wud u know bout hip hop. rakim never tlks about nething he cant do. tupac lied sayin he sold crack when he was a kid n dat bull shit. deep down he was just a studio gangsta. not that he aint got some decent shit just dat u cant compare him. but i guess we have a hater here so no point arguing. peace
rakim did have a song actually where he talked about shooting someone and pushing someone's eyeballs into their head. I don't think he did that. tupac had songs where he talked of selling drugs as a kid but he explained that when he got into the industry, they made him make songs just for the entertainment value but he did start selling drugs when he moved to cali and grew up poor, was a crip etc, so most of the stuff he said was truth. I could care less if you think im a hater. im not.
funny thing is the song I'm talking about, I'm pretty sure he meant literally that he shot someone in the head, it wasn't a metaphor. and if I made a mistake, that doesn't make me an idiot, ya childish "idiot".
Funny thing is that occult organizations such as the Nation of Gods and Earth, Nation of Islam, & others, actually are programmed to maliciously plot the harm & murder of others (the white race) to become initiated into higher degrees & authority in the order.
@seedofbug1088 like it says in proverbs a man who preserves his mouth preserves his own life and a fool is percieved to be wise if he keeps his mouth shut
@love187punk no the point of music is to have talent and to be a better musician lift the spirit of people, no doubt Tupac did that better then anyone in Hip Hop, but Rakim is the god, pure skill & talent, Rap manifested, the Master of the art of MCing, this song has a deep and beautiful message it's just more complex then anything Tupac has put out seriously, close minded, and simple minded folks won't get it, this is plain and simple the biggest mystery/? of them all Who Is God?
i read about exactly what he talking about in this song. the fallen angels who lost their identity and therefore stuck in mortal human bodies. this is the same theory of Atlantis
This song and I Gave You Power by Nas are the two most creative songs I've ever heard ..... but this one right heres on a whooole different level.......plain and simple Rakim is the god emcee................btw good looks on actually putting the title up.
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The mystery is why so many people are arguing who is God instead of listening to him!
MrJazzHOP 1 day ago
would any one know by chance the name of the song that this beat was sampled from?????????
ElBashaTay 2 months ago
THE LYRICIST.
WGWBOOKER 2 months ago
There is a reason Rakim has been lauded as "God MC"; it's not a sentimental charity title, it's the real deal. Joints like The 18th Letter, Guess who's back, Follow The leader, lyrics of Fury - they are untouchable jewels. And he's still writing joints that are deep and uncompromising. Nas can't step, GZA can't step...Rakim flows with an effortless dopeness, even his freestyles are damn perfect!! Sick brother!
MrJazzHOP 3 months ago
one of my favourite tracks eva. DOPE iz an understatement praise the god RAKIM.
dirtydockerz 5 months ago
i wonder if the one person that disliked this was athiest....just curious
plutonium251 6 months ago
Peace to the GODS
superfresh2323 7 months ago
HOW DO YOU STOP TYPING IN UPPERCASE LETTERS.
bob47brown 7 months ago
Im 15 listening to this
barnhillboyfly 8 months ago
that's college knowledge on a beat
YoungTee1994 9 months ago
the god
mighty9100 9 months ago
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ryan23100 9 months ago
this by far, has ALWAYS BEEN THE JOINT!
rsronetube16 9 months ago
Now who is GOD!!!
fhfs 10 months ago
A story from the Bible tells about Hiob. He had a wife, children & much caddle. He believed in christ & prayed all day. someday satan said to god, that Hiob just prays everyday, cuz he gives him all that stuff. so god took his family & county, but hiob started prayin. Thats an universal story, cuz it's like in todays music:
Hiob = The ppl who never forget how hip hop has to sound
God = The biz & media
Satan = Money & the attention of ppl without any idea bout music
ThisIsVice 1 year ago
The real best rapper Aalive
TheTheC2MC 1 year ago
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, Don't let the real hip hop die!
592760 1 year ago
97 to 1 fucking faggot
TheAsrK 1 year ago
@TheAsrK +11 more soldiers !
RIPhiphop00sly 1 year ago
Pretty fuckin' sick. Very much an underrated album, only because I don't believe the production lives up to the lyricism. I'd say 4 or 4.5 out of 5 for the album, only because of the weak spots on the boards. IMO.
96Z24 1 year ago
I don't think people really understand how prolific this is. I've never heard anything close to this, the amount of information that is rhymed in five minutes is outstanding. Absolutely the best to ever live.
jpd04 1 year ago
@jpd04 of course no one understands, or at least the mass who have been misled by MTV.
xXBLAKEY87Xx 1 year ago
@jpd04 the masses would never appreciate Hip-hop's true art form, thanks to the likes of MTV. nothing is sacred any more, its all about making tons of money, not devotion or the ability to create to such fantastic music and lyrics like Rakim. such a shame when all I hear on the radio is just daft bollocks that is classed Hip-hop. artists like Rakim are overlooked all the time.
xXBLAKEY87Xx 1 year ago
An athiest was here :(
beast28274 1 year ago
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This is one of the best songs ever. If you know somebody, who thinks hip hop is nothing but negative, ignorant bullshit. Play this song for them and tell them to shut the hell up. Rakim is one of the best ever, period!
JRebel206 1 year ago
oh my bad, its 76-0 and still countin' ( :
beast28274 1 year ago
Rakim always kicks the real. Ever since he's been in the game he's been doing right & no hypemen or extra mc's cluddering his messages...always flys solo
ruz2g 1 year ago
66-0 Rakim has no haterz. Yes.
beast28274 1 year ago
flow,worpdlay,storytelling-what this man dont got
MaggTutch 1 year ago
listening to this makes a man dizzy lol-Rakim is ridiculous
CarsRapTrack 1 year ago
DEFINATELY NEED T0 GET M0RE VIEWS 0N THIS...
0fficialjapan 1 year ago
@0fficialjapan ST0P T4LKING L1KE TH1S. Please and thank you.
Chinchyhalo 1 year ago
@Chinchyhalo WHO DA FUCK IS THIS ASSHOLE... DONT TYPE TO ME.
NUMBER ONE... NOONE IS TALKING...WERE TYPING...
AND NUMBER TWO... ILL TYPE HOW I WANT :/ WTF
NUMBER 3... IM NOT TYPING LIKE YOU JUST DID WITH NUMBERS ALL IN YOUR TEXT...
5.... WHO DA FUCK IS THIS ASSHOLE ?
0fficialjapan 1 year ago
@Chinchyhalo OH YEA... I FORGOT TO SAY... SUCK MY DICK.. PLEASE & THANKYOU :)
0fficialjapan 1 year ago
@0fficialjapan Your a homo i dont care who you are, nice list by the way.
And its 1-2-3-4 not 1-2-3-5. Your stupid as hell.
Chinchyhalo 1 year ago
this song is amazing. more than music.
Bhousm76 1 year ago
jus listen......flawless
jaytolbert9 1 year ago
R.I.P.
D3LL3T3D 1 year ago
@D3LL3T3D Rakim is still alive?...
CodysMahName 1 year ago
@CodysMahName YEAH HE IS LMDA0
0fficialjapan 1 year ago
@D3LL3T3D WHY????
greenlanded 1 year ago
The GOAT... always has been.... always will be. Untouchable.
lb55blitz 1 year ago
rakim is one wise man, which is why he isn't as popular as such mainstream because the world lost touch of wisdom and began to dive into mindlessness giving birth to a new form of life which will end due to stupidity. rakim Allah knows the mind of the human and connection btwn the universe
Soupkitty101 1 year ago
@Soupkitty101 most of what you said is true but you left out one thing we can change but we the people have to take back what is ours from the Illuminati cause they are the current rulers of our world and society they control what we do, see, and hear
AfroSamurai42o 1 year ago
@AfroSamurai42oTHEY D0NT C0NTR0L ANYTHING... THEY JUST PR0VIDE A FAKE PATH... PE0PLE CH00SE T0 GIVE IN T0 IT... THEY CH00000SE ! THEY HAVE N0 C0NTR0L... WE ALL C0NTR0L 0URSELVES
0fficialjapan 1 year ago
@0fficialjapan yea see they clearly have you confused they do control us until we break out they control our government,they control what we watch on tv and tell me this if they dont control us then why are people still listening to this fake ass rap like gucci n shit after listening to something conscious like this
AfroSamurai42o 1 year ago
The best to EVER DO IT !!! Listen to the lyrics other hip hop artists cannot even understand what he is describing to much substance to handle !!! Ti find the truth u have to seek hard !!!
SvetamIKogaNemaSonce 1 year ago
incredible rhyming but i dont believe in god, no disrespect.
ThatIncredibleJordan 1 year ago
From what album is this track?
Oztastick 1 year ago
I was born in 82...and this man is my favorite rapper.
nolo430 1 year ago
@nolo430 yes and the whole time hes describing himself
ThatIncredibleJordan 1 year ago
the signs of a true mc are trace elements of the pioneers thyats the best way to spot fake mcs out there who talk of lifestyles they dont live
saintcharles1000 1 year ago
I love music that teaches you
kfro4 1 year ago
this brings back painfull memories of the past damn.....
TerrifyingCaptive 1 year ago
peace and love nice lyrics
silent0303 1 year ago
Rakim speaks truth, love his flows....
LiLMerc88 1 year ago 2
classic rakim,how many emcees can make you really study the lyrics,well rakim is one of em
HipHopHead15 1 year ago 2
rakim ist der beste ! ( rakim is the best rapper i've heard)
TheIBTchannel 2 years ago 2
@TheIBTchannel
das kann man nie bestätigen wer der beste mc ist,,,
gibt immer welche die besser sind.......
HipHopmyculture 1 year ago 2
@buddhistichindu....The God Rakim is doing the duty of the original man and thats to civilize the uncivilized...It has nothing to do with social ills, or government man made problems...he's dealing with Justice and equality...you need to know more about the way of life before stating that..who cares about crack, guns, and shit like that, I'm from Brooklyn Bed stuy to be exact and I been to prison, etc. and I still dont wanna hear about shit I lived cause half these cats lying...Peace to the GODS
coldwaxanig 2 years ago 31
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AfroSamurai42o 1 year ago
@coldwaxanig PEEEAAACE!!!!!
001WHOELSE 6 months ago
siiiiik track. rakim is tha shiznit!!! could listen to his tracks all day!!!!
BUD5MOKA1 2 years ago 3
Rakim is a legend!
ruz2g 2 years ago 9
great song, interesting message but not the most creative song I've ever heard
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu yo man lol u been commentin on bare rakim music man just, admit he the best. tupac was sick nd he will always b remembered but this man started it all
k213lbc 2 years ago
I didn't even mention pac for one lol, I'm just saying that it's good but nowhere near the best. you don't know hip hop obviously and It's cool. he didn't start it all, he slightly "advanced it" along with krs 1. listen to rappers delight, the flow sounds identical to all of his earliest flow, and that's no coincidence, so this guy's fans need to stop giving him all this undeserved credit.. it's sad
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu first of all, if u claiming i dont know hip hop makes u feel like a man then by all means say what u want but when i sed startd i meant the complex lyrical flow, then no1 yet has advanced. rakim deserves more credit then any rapper alive or dead and he aint ever my favourite, i'm sayin it cos its real. 'when i b on the mic' name me any track that is even comparable to his lyrical content on that track. and btw its kwl if u wana hate, not everyones gna hav the same opinion.
k213lbc 2 years ago
I'm not even gonna argue with you..to answer your question, check out panther power, scared straight, got my mind made up, and pretty much the whole makaveli, 2pacalypse now, all eyes on me, and better days albums, anything by big pun or aesop rock. eminem-I just don't give a fuck, etc. just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I'm "hating" I'm just telling the truth. maybe your hating on me cuz you don't like that I'm right..
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu , nah bruv i aint hatin.. there all sick tracks u just named lol simplistic lyrics but if dat works for u then thats all gud . . but if u aint deep enuff for rakim tracks then it aint ur fault. this the last message ima send cos i dont spend my life on youtube (not sayin u do , jus sayin) peace out p.s big puns ma fav rapper
k213lbc 2 years ago
well first off, they're not half as simplistic as people think, you have to listen to the lyrics, they may sound straightforward but many of them have deeper/double meanings, as for rakim, his lyrics aren't half as deep or "complex" as you give them credit for, I just think you're dick riding a little too hard tbh. he may incorporate some history and science in some of his songs, but they're even more straightforward then the songs I named. be open minded when listening in the future
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
I think it all comes down to how each individual defines rap and hip hop. and i disagree with ur theory that the tracks u named r 'deep' or complex in comparison. i think your the one dick riding here, over rating mc's. 2pac was emotional not deep. and as for flow his flow was pretty shit.. he cudnt freestyle tht well either (in comparison) and to top it off he was a fake. started good turned gangster and then turned bk to good? if a person is fake at heart, his lyrics cant b deep
k213lbc 2 years ago
1. you don't know what deep means obviously. 2. rakim's never been to jail, took a bullet, or sold drugs, or stood up to any social injustices, yet you know who has. tupac was about as fake as lil wayne is to real hip hop, and that's an oxymoron.. if you talk about uplifting your people, speaking on the blasphemy of the church, dying a real man, and the things that go on in the worst parts of the usa, that to me is meaningful and deep. I see tht your from england so you can't possibly understand
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
surface level knowledge about science and history does not equate to depth. being deep would be linking that to real world problems or issues, but rakim just uses it to hype himself mostly. now I like rakim, but nobody will admit to this so I will. plus I thought that was your last reply lol.
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu u cant make that claim that im from the uk i dont understand. i cud say u a hindu or whatever u r. what wud u know bout hip hop. rakim never tlks about nething he cant do. tupac lied sayin he sold crack when he was a kid n dat bull shit. deep down he was just a studio gangsta. not that he aint got some decent shit just dat u cant compare him. but i guess we have a hater here so no point arguing. peace
k213lbc 2 years ago
rakim did have a song actually where he talked about shooting someone and pushing someone's eyeballs into their head. I don't think he did that. tupac had songs where he talked of selling drugs as a kid but he explained that when he got into the industry, they made him make songs just for the entertainment value but he did start selling drugs when he moved to cali and grew up poor, was a crip etc, so most of the stuff he said was truth. I could care less if you think im a hater. im not.
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
yh shooting someone in the head with a rhyme u idiot . it was a metaphor. LOL u know what dw bout it. peace man
k213lbc 2 years ago
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buddhistichindu 2 years ago
funny thing is the song I'm talking about, I'm pretty sure he meant literally that he shot someone in the head, it wasn't a metaphor. and if I made a mistake, that doesn't make me an idiot, ya childish "idiot".
buddhistichindu 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu
Funny thing is that occult organizations such as the Nation of Gods and Earth, Nation of Islam, & others, actually are programmed to maliciously plot the harm & murder of others (the white race) to become initiated into higher degrees & authority in the order.
seedofbug1088 1 year ago
@seedofbug1088 like it says in proverbs a man who preserves his mouth preserves his own life and a fool is percieved to be wise if he keeps his mouth shut
saintcharles1000 1 year ago
tupac was never a crip, or gangbanger
RelaxednCaIm 2 years ago
@buddhistichindu If tupac is better then Rakim how the fuck is it that Tupac listed Rakim as an influence there both ill but Rakim is better no doubt
BackwordsHipHop 6 months ago 3
@BackwordsHipHop no doubt to you, the point of music is to send a message, and say something, nobody did that better than tupac!
love187punk 5 months ago
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RAthaPunisher 1 week ago
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@love187punk no the point of music is to have talent and to be a better musician lift the spirit of people, no doubt Tupac did that better then anyone in Hip Hop, but Rakim is the god, pure skill & talent, Rap manifested, the Master of the art of MCing, this song has a deep and beautiful message it's just more complex then anything Tupac has put out seriously, close minded, and simple minded folks won't get it, this is plain and simple the biggest mystery/? of them all Who Is God?
RAthaPunisher 1 week ago
@BackwordsHipHop Rakim baisically was one of them who started this while rap movement
ComboNational 4 months ago
try to dispute it....hotep
sevenfo306 2 years ago
i read about exactly what he talking about in this song. the fallen angels who lost their identity and therefore stuck in mortal human bodies. this is the same theory of Atlantis
youngvito262 2 years ago
nice n chill.....
SneakerHustler 2 years ago
This song and I Gave You Power by Nas are the two most creative songs I've ever heard ..... but this one right heres on a whooole different level.......plain and simple Rakim is the god emcee................btw good looks on actually putting the title up.
LAVALLEE1991 2 years ago 2
dis shit raw as hell dis shit makes me think????????????????? real talk rakim lyrical genouse
youngsm0ke 2 years ago
This definitely needs to have more views. Rakim is great.
dexter111344 2 years ago 27
well yeah, it's only been up for like a month.
XxshogunxX 2 years ago
@XxshogunxX STLL BRO! fucking wack ass wayne and justin bieber be gettin like 2 million views in a fucking day which is so fucking sad!
repkillaqueens 1 year ago
@dexter111344 true my friend but do u understand what hes trying to say??
lumberjak1984 1 year ago
Shit's Legit
XxshogunxX 2 years ago 9
@XxshogunxX fag
JuGgaScruBBa 6 months ago