Hey man, drop this talk about Hip-Hop books! The most fluid, most erudite brothers and sisters to spit dopeness on wax never needed a book to teach them how to be an enduring, articulate, conscious artist in this industry! I comes from an inner gift that is given life through experience, not to mention an ear to the streets, to the world, whatever - but not a How-To- Rap Book!!! If you wanna learn how to Rap, listen to Rakim, K-Rino, Black Thought, Immortal, just for starters
@MrJazzHOP the book "HOW TO RAP" isn't acutally a "how to" book. it's a book that just talks about some of the greatest lyricists, it's more of a history of rapping techniques than an actual manual.
I'm surprised Busta Rhymes and Reggie Noble a.k.a. Redman is not up on somebody's list. Whoever mentioned AZ they know lil more than the average cat about real "hustle & flow"...........hint- he ghostwriters for your favorite rappers out today.
at :51 when that beat dropped it sent chills up my spine! his line "timbs brown no hat/ jim brown throwback/ walk the deadliest streets in town wit no gat" was crazy and sounded good o the beat. i wish they played stuff like this on the radio instead of all this garbage.
Man, I want a whole album like this! I'm just saying that "never a letdown" is not true, even The God can drop a wack album. In fact, he did. But Ra is my all time favorite.
Rakim {THE GOD} Why?... in his own words.. "When the topic is topic-less, than I'm writing the APOCALYPSE"... Nuff Said!!
Nas {GOD'S SON} Why?... in his own words.. "Before the christ after the death the last one left"... Nuff Said!!
Rakim and Nas are surpass any rapper in the hip hop industry those lyrics prove it. Just ask Jay Z how that burnt felt after ETHER! Yet a lot of people out their don't know, all they know is brainwashing, bubble gum, club bullshit RADIO PLAY HITS!
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!
3303milehigh ur probly sum dumbass from Denver dat dnt kno shit about DA GOD EMCEE RAKIM..... R.I.P. 2 TUPAC but he'd ride on yo ass 4 disrespectin DA R like dat!
hes not a legend because he's in the game for so long, he is a legend because his flow/lyrics/realness couldn't/can't be touched and if people keep promoting him he will live on forever. amen.
Hey youngins....stop confusing lyracists and battle rappers....
Ain't a man on this earth that can touch Rakim when it comes to puttin' the pen to the paper....Rakim's not a battle rapper and I think he would agree....but if you need a verse.....he's the GOD!
1) Rakim 2) Nas 3) Big Pun 4) Big L 5) Big Daddy Kane 6) Slick Rick 7) KRS-One 8) Kool G Rap 9) Reakwon 10) Notorious B.I.G Them rappers on my list are the best, ain't 'em. Do u feel me on this one
Danm strait. Doom aint better and eminem even stole a couple of lines from The God. "the R the A to the K I M/ if I wasn't, then why would I say I am"
is that zaakir i hear in that song at the end? i thought it sounded like the peter piper beat from run dmc a bit. Can somebody please tell me what song it is?
Rakim is number one , no discussion. No "what about so and so". THere is no "wait what about so and so". Hes number one. listen to lyrics of fury. that was a freestyle turned into a song
that first rap was fukin amazing rakim is still not at the forefront of my mind when i list top rappers or artists but i respect his legacy and maybe the new album will make me go back and chek out everything
eminem, DOOM, nas, common, mos def, talib kweli, gza, black thought, pharoahe monch, lupe, budden, ll cool j, vinnie paz. i aint saying rakim aint good jus aint got round to him yet ohh and krs one and b real, whos ur top players in the game
alot of who u said...except i wouldnt put joe budden vinnie paz common or even early ll cool j. eminem maybe but krs one is definitely not btter than rakim. on top of that i would put manchild from mars ill...and myself haha jk
nah im not sayin ne one is better than rakim kos i kow hes legend and a very good lyricist, but eminem and DOOM i think are best ever, i dont even rate tupac or biggie that high and i aint got into big l yet either, but i think paz common are better and ll cool j is there jus for pure legendary status, but i will get round to rakim once im past my dillaDOOM phase oh ans eminem
know this youngster... all those great emcees you just named....got inspiration from rakim!!!! he's the alpha and omega of any cat that calls themselves lyrical!!! nuf said!!!!!!
right ok old guy, i aint never said they didnt get inspiration from him. i dont know why u saying this to me, and plus krs one was doing the whole concious lyricism thing to back then so he aint the only one to start it, any way, i like rakim and i will get to him
yes krs was concious back then and still is. Rakim was never a concious emcee. his lyrical charisma made him seem like one but he was just as gutta as the next cat. He just freaked it in a way where the masses payed attention to him (no homo)
well he isa concious rapper i think, depends on ur definition of it, but i think he talks about the street dont make him gangsta he tell about the problems and wat shud hapen to get away from it as far as i can see but i aint an authority on him, he is some rapper one of the best, but i aint got all his album yet or nufin
yea rakim u talking bout, i got the paid in full album and he isa monster on that but i will get his albums i would already bea fan via dre if he done the aftermath record
Ya'll seeds need to fuckin learn that theres a difference between your fav rapper and the greatest rapper. Pac can be your fav and thats cool. However, Rakim is the greatest and thats been a fact since he told ya'll " I aint no joke". Besides the God Rakim could straight demolish a cat without any purfanity lol. Peace God.
fuck the 2pac stans. they're almost as bad as Lil Wayne stans. however, unlike Wayne, Pac was at least decent. besides, WTF do his stans have to do with him. 2pac constantly paid homage to Rakim. i'm only 20. i got put on to Rakim BECAUSE OF 2pac and his constant praise of Rakim, whom he regarded as 10X better than him (unlike these new guys who claim to be the "best rapper alive"). don't say fuck Pac because his stans are wack, because the artist himself never associated with his stans.
have u ever met a Lil Wayne stan? and what is wrong with me having been a huge Pac fan leading me to Rakim and others? i still like Pac BTW but hes way lower on my list (top 15 or 25 somewhere). he does deserve that though. it wasnt about his wordplay but his truthful message. sure artists like Common can do both but you seem to be under the delusion that you NEED wordplay to be a hip hop artist. on the contrary Lil Wayne has wordplay for days but it doesnt change the fact that hes wack as fuck.
when he's just a bum in this shit.. and that shows that you were one of those satns, thats why its bad, the first time i heard pac i was like, lol this guy is not that special many other artist do it better, and i couldn't care less bout wayne,
how the fuck are you going to call me a Pac stan? i liked Pac a lot back then because i knew very little about hip hop, but 1. i never pushed my opinions about Pac on anyone who wasn't being a total overboard dickhead like yourself and 2. i grew out of it. how was i a Pac stan?
and on another note, every Wayne stan i've come across has thought Wayne was God too, only worse than the Pac stans, and i can't even try to change their opinion or else i become a "hater." Pac stans rarely, or at least a lot less than Wayne stans, throw the hater card out there. besides, at least 2pac says shit some people can relate to. Wayne says some of the dumbest shit i've ever heard in every track and calls HIMSELF the best rapper alive. Pac never did that.
they say i'm the only person that doesnt like pac, they say they want to know were i live so they can come kill me lol
they say he is the best and when i say RA is better, they say rakim is trash, trash????? what the fuck!!!!, belive me you dont know pac satns lol they the fuckin dumbest! brainless muthafuckers fo real, lol
i've seen those types of comments from Pac stans. i've seen worse from Wayne stans. it is the way you deal with them, not them alone. i have talked to many openly about my opinions and worded it differently and most of them don't get hostile. of course there are the TRUE stans that, no matter what you say, they are right and want to kill you. on the other side of the coin, there are the haters; the people who will talk shit about an artist no matter what...
i hate using either term, but there are these kinds of people. i don't want to, but i am on the border of classifying you as a hater, and as i said, i despise that term. just chill a bit. i despise Lil Wayne's music, but it is because he is constantly saying dumb shit and i openly admit it when i like a Lil Wayne song (i so far like about 5), but i get wrongfully classified a hater when i am only being honest. point is, you are far from a stan, but make sure not to be a hater either. be honest.
but pac songs damn, i just dont like the guy, i just dont understand what's so special about him, he's a fuckin joke in my eyes,
but i dont think i hate him cause i truly dont, i hate the stans, i can safely say the only rapper i hate is the game, lol i hate the guy 100 tymes more than i hate soljaboy, hell i dont even hate soljaboy, i dont even pay atectino to him, well fuck this i'm never going o like pac.
thats understandable. ill never like Wayne myself. the thing i hate so much about him is 4m a writing standpoint. yes hip hop artists in general use poor syntax but there is a way 2 rite a hip hop trak 2 make it in a weird way well written. Nas has it Ra has it and yes even pac had it. Wayne just rites so poorly that it screws shit up. theres a rite way and a rong way 2 rite a meta4. saying "i'm a sinus minus the nose/i'm a cold" is the wrong way to say you're ill. that's just plain bad writing.
lvs i feel u man pac was ight people act like he flowed with mad heat to me pig pun big l shyhiem raekwon ghost face methman laid it down way better than pac. pac was just one of them niggaz that i guess related to some street niggaz hearts
no doubt!!!! pac was the faceperson for the west. before him, outside of ice cube, no one from the west had lyrical dominance that the east respected...
Anybody who denies that Rakim is the greatest is a fool, period. If I ask any 'average joe' on the street to rap for me, he'd rap 'like' Rakim. Thats right there exemplify's Rakim influence on the world and the art of rhyming. Pay homage to the GOD and keep it movin.
Rakim is originally from Brooklyn then his family moved to Long Island, he also had a crib in manhattan too, so dont speak unless you know his foundation of his life. It aint where you from, "but where you at mentally" in your thought process and Eye-Que.
Come'on Lord, where you getting this info that Rakim is originally from BK? Rakim is from Long Island man. You guys are nuts man. I'll put babys new shoes on that man.
yeah smoking that real kush in la la land, you should try this shit here, its da bomb get you hook'd. lol real talk he was born in LI but I heard him claim the Bronx where he learn his street science from. I may be wrong. jus sayin!
Its not where you come from its what you do in the booth, on stage, and of the top. Anyone who doubts the true skill and talent of the all time greatest MC, and i mean MC not a ring tone rapper going for one big hit. He was there at the beginning and he is here now we all ow something to this man whether you like the radio play crap or the true musical poetry. Nether would be alive without Rakim.
Rakim is the supreme all time god emcee,and you talkin like you can even stand on the same stage with him let alone rhyme even 1 percent as dope as the 18th letter!! lmbao you'se a clown!!
What the fuck is problem 3303milehigh? How you going to disrespect the GOD Rakim Mfucka are you stupid get the fuck out here with that punk ass comment!
What are you talking about 3303milehigh? If 2pac was still alive Rakim wouldve killed him. Nobody and I mean nobody cant fuck with RaKING. Its good for you health, Rakim the god.
im not gonna take anything you say about hip hop legitimately when youve been watchin UFO recovery videos you bubble gum rap listenin muhfucka...oh yeah and get your pac story correct before you step, kid. im from tx and can count more flaws in your shit
3303milehigh you dont know shit. You a TV, video watching, hip hop mag reading faggot. You don't know Pac, Big, Puff or none of dem nigga personnaly so dont speak upon they affairs. They dont giva fuk about you, nor does the West Coast.
You're a fuckin idiot. Dont knock it cuz you cant relate to intelligent, complex rhyming. You probly aint puttin in work anyway, so you probly cant even relate to most of Pac's shit. You just wish you could relate. Shit Pac couldnt even relate to his own shit. He wasnt hard as he portrayed himself to be.
lol I wonder if u really believe the bullshit u saying bitch and u callin me a whiteboy is like you calling yourself a g lol it's ridiculous and o yea I aint gon dis the west coast I aint never been to the there so I can't really say shit about there but I no the EAST COAST is not to fuck with and west coast hip hop will always be 2nd and yall just bitchin about it so stop crying bitch :') EAST COOOAST
get da fuck out of here bitch 2pac? 2pac aint shit compared to rakim 2pac is a bitch that betrayed his coast and also a rapper that never used any punchlines and had lame lyrics rakim is the g.o.a.t
To be honest....He didnt get to prove himself altough his "No One Can Do It Better" album is 5 Mic (The Source), and I'm not really into the West coast thing, Just a few NWA (Just because they originated the Shit), Compton's Most Wanted......The D.O.C - Obviously from Texas and moved to LA, I Strongly agree with most of your top 10 list, But i could'nt possibly but them in an Order, All of them have there Weak points and Strong points.....
Yeah Em, and Nas are gifted, but one thing that the "new school" rappers have as a tremendous advantage is multiple producers. They can hook up with Dre, Timbaland, and the hottest new producers to virtually guarantee hit songs. Many "old school" artists had usually one primary producer i.e. Rakim/Eric B., Chuck D./Bomb Squad. As a result, when their producers "sound" got stale, the rapper suffered. Today all a rapper has to do is hook up with the "in producer" and they can remain contemporary.
I respect Rakim a lot, but I'll have to say Eminem is the only MC better than Rakim. Eminem is the best MC to have ever lived. Rakim and Canibus come in as close seconds. After these 3 giants comes the rest of the pack. These 3 dudes are head and shoulders above everyone else. By the way, Rakim himself acknowledges that Em is a great MC.
fucking crazy mad ppl i mean mad ppl are better then em u need to see some oringnators of rap and u cant say he's the best out rite now either cause saigon is new and hes better papoose is ill too and of course dead prez and canibus are mad ill dont forget ras kass
To me writer's block is a good block to write on....
kin357 1 month ago 2
nobody will ever come close.
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MrJazzHOP 2 months ago
Peace to the God MC
hakik372 2 months ago
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MrJazzHOP 2 months ago
@MrJazzHOP the book "HOW TO RAP" isn't acutally a "how to" book. it's a book that just talks about some of the greatest lyricists, it's more of a history of rapping techniques than an actual manual.
CustomMagnumFilms 2 months ago
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MrJazzHOP 2 months ago
His flow and word patterns in this joint is so ill.
earlmccormick88 2 months ago
i picked up a dope book
where the grandmasters of
emceeing wrote down their techniques
to have them saved... name is -
...H'OW ...'TO ... R'AP...
excellent
boook to see if you a true hiphop head
Thedarkheritage1 5 months ago
Rakim, Ph.D (Lyricist)
olskoolrich 5 months ago
top 5 worthy greatest rapper he has similar rapping style to biggie but different flow
jayd4ever 5 months ago
@jayd4ever Rakim and Big Daddy Kane was Biggie Smalls favorite rappers and influences, so biggie smalls sounded like him because he idolized him.
boystop369 5 months ago
@boystop369 probably was because he aws from the east but biggie never spoke about them so i dont know
jayd4ever 5 months ago
@jayd4ever There was some interviews i saw on tv when he just started getting famous and he stated that they was his favorite rappers.
boystop369 5 months ago
its the "r" baby!!
Gazeroo71 5 months ago
My Next Door Neighbor Listens To Souja Boy. Im Still Hopin They Dont Find the Body.
StatCitez 6 months ago
prodigy copped his style
boywnderr 7 months ago
@boywnderr technically any mc that uses flow copied Rakim's style lol
nastynas373 5 months ago in playlist Rakim
I'm surprised Busta Rhymes and Reggie Noble a.k.a. Redman is not up on somebody's list. Whoever mentioned AZ they know lil more than the average cat about real "hustle & flow"...........hint- he ghostwriters for your favorite rappers out today.
mokkeen 10 months ago
at :51 when that beat dropped it sent chills up my spine! his line "timbs brown no hat/ jim brown throwback/ walk the deadliest streets in town wit no gat" was crazy and sounded good o the beat. i wish they played stuff like this on the radio instead of all this garbage.
vidaa82 1 year ago 5
WORD!!!!
ryanismym 1 year ago 3
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MrFrankolicious 1 year ago
I hate to say it, but to the dude who said "never a letdown" - have you heard Ra's latest album? It was not good. At all.
MrFrankolicious 1 year ago
@MrFrankolicious If he was rappin like this on the album it would be dope.
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Man, I want a whole album like this! I'm just saying that "never a letdown" is not true, even The God can drop a wack album. In fact, he did. But Ra is my all time favorite.
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MrFrankolicious 1 year ago
@MrFrankolicious Fuck You.
TheUntouchableOutlaw 1 year ago
oh my god never a let down...
InsomniusPFA 1 year ago
The God Rakim Allah is the lyrical master!
MrFrankolicious 1 year ago
Rakim {THE GOD} Why?... in his own words.. "When the topic is topic-less, than I'm writing the APOCALYPSE"... Nuff Said!!
Nas {GOD'S SON} Why?... in his own words.. "Before the christ after the death the last one left"... Nuff Said!!
Rakim and Nas are surpass any rapper in the hip hop industry those lyrics prove it. Just ask Jay Z how that burnt felt after ETHER! Yet a lot of people out their don't know, all they know is brainwashing, bubble gum, club bullshit RADIO PLAY HITS!
123AFTERMATH 1 year ago 2
Ain't no question this man is a god mc...
olskoolrich 1 year ago
PEACE TO RARENATURE................
wizeallah 1 year ago
PEACE TO THE GODZ! I SHOOK ALLAH's HAND. THIS IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST JOINTZ FREESTYLE WIZE EVA...........
wizeallah 1 year ago
@3303milehigh STFU ... You crazy ? Pac looked up to Rakim .
JayChyllin09 1 year ago
PEACE TO ALLAH!
wizeallah 1 year ago
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!
musiqgem 1 year ago
lyrics 4 days
Blackjesus3 2 years ago
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check out my rakim show i done a few weeks ago its two parts
seedz11 2 years ago
3303milehigh ur probly sum dumbass from Denver dat dnt kno shit about DA GOD EMCEE RAKIM..... R.I.P. 2 TUPAC but he'd ride on yo ass 4 disrespectin DA R like dat!
MrBabz71 2 years ago
can sum1 tell me what beat this is?
vidaa82 2 years ago
this beat is sweet as life
vidaa82 2 years ago
this man is flawless
vidaa82 2 years ago
that flow shoulda been the first song on The Seventh Seal album
niggame 2 years ago 2
that was nasty ..god i hope that be on his cd
str8cain 2 years ago 4
gosh his flow iss soo nice :)
SIRnonsense123321 2 years ago 8
The GOD MC!
TheAbdoT 2 years ago 5
lyricist 5
Rakim Allah
GZA
Raekwon
Nas
The Rebel INS/Canibus
Jrich323 2 years ago 7
ra the rugged man?
mcpresso 2 years ago 3
When is he putting out an album?
That beat he was flowin-on was hard and ol skool style, beats today don't bang like those anymore....
Akaalis 2 years ago
Album drops October 20, 2009. So close!
RZ3Productions 2 years ago
hes not a legend because he's in the game for so long, he is a legend because his flow/lyrics/realness couldn't/can't be touched and if people keep promoting him he will live on forever. amen.
jnius222 2 years ago 3
I could rewind this all day. Rakim's lyrics are like scripture. If Rakim is not your favorite emcee, then he is your favorite emcee's favorite emcee.
rarenature 2 years ago 5
Hey youngins....stop confusing lyracists and battle rappers....
Ain't a man on this earth that can touch Rakim when it comes to puttin' the pen to the paper....Rakim's not a battle rapper and I think he would agree....but if you need a verse.....he's the GOD!
olskoolrich 2 years ago 3
first off, #1 is GZA
AssaultKalashnikov 2 years ago
nah nigga, Rakim is #1. GZA will say that
AhmoseRakimReborn 2 years ago
mister kobe.. you got one ugly top ten.. that shit is more beat up than rihanna
AssaultKalashnikov 2 years ago
MisterKobeBryant 2 years ago
RAKIM
whitelacestrange 2 years ago
there is no-one that can touch rakim!!! Period!!!! doom and eminem even said that rakim is there inspiration.. aint no way DOOM is better than Ra...
gmlsee415 2 years ago
Danm strait. Doom aint better and eminem even stole a couple of lines from The God. "the R the A to the K I M/ if I wasn't, then why would I say I am"
MisterKobeBryant 2 years ago
Nas did the same thing in Your the man. "Im the N A to the S I R, if i wasnt, i must've been escobar"
AiYPremo 2 years ago
is that zaakir i hear in that song at the end? i thought it sounded like the peter piper beat from run dmc a bit. Can somebody please tell me what song it is?
MrKuDogg 2 years ago
the god
alwayscheifin 2 years ago
Rakim is number one , no discussion. No "what about so and so". THere is no "wait what about so and so". Hes number one. listen to lyrics of fury. that was a freestyle turned into a song
rottenpoop23 2 years ago 2
that first rap was fukin amazing rakim is still not at the forefront of my mind when i list top rappers or artists but i respect his legacy and maybe the new album will make me go back and chek out everything
Davemo69 2 years ago
then who is
JnGDmK 2 years ago
eminem, DOOM, nas, common, mos def, talib kweli, gza, black thought, pharoahe monch, lupe, budden, ll cool j, vinnie paz. i aint saying rakim aint good jus aint got round to him yet ohh and krs one and b real, whos ur top players in the game
Davemo69 2 years ago
alot of who u said...except i wouldnt put joe budden vinnie paz common or even early ll cool j. eminem maybe but krs one is definitely not btter than rakim. on top of that i would put manchild from mars ill...and myself haha jk
JnGDmK 2 years ago
nah im not sayin ne one is better than rakim kos i kow hes legend and a very good lyricist, but eminem and DOOM i think are best ever, i dont even rate tupac or biggie that high and i aint got into big l yet either, but i think paz common are better and ll cool j is there jus for pure legendary status, but i will get round to rakim once im past my dillaDOOM phase oh ans eminem
Davemo69 2 years ago
know this youngster... all those great emcees you just named....got inspiration from rakim!!!! he's the alpha and omega of any cat that calls themselves lyrical!!! nuf said!!!!!!
ryanismym 2 years ago
right ok old guy, i aint never said they didnt get inspiration from him. i dont know why u saying this to me, and plus krs one was doing the whole concious lyricism thing to back then so he aint the only one to start it, any way, i like rakim and i will get to him
Davemo69 2 years ago
yes krs was concious back then and still is. Rakim was never a concious emcee. his lyrical charisma made him seem like one but he was just as gutta as the next cat. He just freaked it in a way where the masses payed attention to him (no homo)
ryanismym 2 years ago
Ofcourse Rakim was conscious but alot of his meanings were hidden.
periechontology 2 years ago 3
well he isa concious rapper i think, depends on ur definition of it, but i think he talks about the street dont make him gangsta he tell about the problems and wat shud hapen to get away from it as far as i can see but i aint an authority on him, he is some rapper one of the best, but i aint got all his album yet or nufin
Davemo69 2 years ago
exactly,man. It truly takes time to really appreciate how his style of rhyme has open doors for EVERYBODY else's style of rhyme in hip-hop.
dablesser10 2 years ago
yea rakim u talking bout, i got the paid in full album and he isa monster on that but i will get his albums i would already bea fan via dre if he done the aftermath record
Davemo69 2 years ago
That Realness
Rakim Untouched
XxBLEUBEASTxX 2 years ago 2
Dont sweat the technique !!!!!
quantumdude 2 years ago
Rakim, simply the greatest
if you don't believe me ask your favourite rapper who's the greatest
Zander971 2 years ago 3
alot of base
buckie0201 3 years ago
"for me, writer's block is a good block to write on"
G.O.A.T. NIGGAZZZ
BassBeatsProductions 3 years ago 2
Ya'll seeds need to fuckin learn that theres a difference between your fav rapper and the greatest rapper. Pac can be your fav and thats cool. However, Rakim is the greatest and thats been a fact since he told ya'll " I aint no joke". Besides the God Rakim could straight demolish a cat without any purfanity lol. Peace God.
asiaticthaprophet 3 years ago
the best that ever did it hands down
teeosupreme 3 years ago
Line up the top 10 "rappers" right now....and Rakim will give them the FUCKIN business.....Real Talk
step2meNYC 3 years ago 3
god damn hes dope
Zmw192 3 years ago 4
if he's not your favorite rapper he's your favorite rapper's favorite rapper
TheDedGuy 3 years ago 29
He's my favorite rapper but you got a point
MisterKobeBryant 2 years ago
"hotter than cayenne spit fire when the mic on and to me writer's block is a good block to write on"
I got two words .. THE GOD
rarenature 3 years ago 13
did that line give you chills too
duranward 3 years ago 2
dam right!!!
Guerilla333 3 years ago
This was written. I heard it before on another one of his joints. But it still go hard.
earlmccormick88 3 years ago
no it wasnt. none of his songs got this. i have all his songs. every single one.
rottenpoop23 3 years ago
so what if it was written-this doesnt say 'off the dome freestyle'.
josephfrederick 3 years ago
FUCK BITCH ASS 2PAC
HE'S the only cat with a weak flow
lvskshyne 3 years ago
no need for that at all. Pac was cool, Rakim was 10X better. no need to diss either.
eboyd32 3 years ago
why not
all them pac stans diss the great MC's whn they say pac is the best ever bullshit
lvskshyne 3 years ago
fuck the 2pac stans. they're almost as bad as Lil Wayne stans. however, unlike Wayne, Pac was at least decent. besides, WTF do his stans have to do with him. 2pac constantly paid homage to Rakim. i'm only 20. i got put on to Rakim BECAUSE OF 2pac and his constant praise of Rakim, whom he regarded as 10X better than him (unlike these new guys who claim to be the "best rapper alive"). don't say fuck Pac because his stans are wack, because the artist himself never associated with his stans.
eboyd32 3 years ago
no you ere WRONG nothing is worse than a pac stan NOTHING..
sucks that you were into pac fist
and rakim is 100x BETTER
so fuck pac with his weak wordplya
lvskshyne 3 years ago
have u ever met a Lil Wayne stan? and what is wrong with me having been a huge Pac fan leading me to Rakim and others? i still like Pac BTW but hes way lower on my list (top 15 or 25 somewhere). he does deserve that though. it wasnt about his wordplay but his truthful message. sure artists like Common can do both but you seem to be under the delusion that you NEED wordplay to be a hip hop artist. on the contrary Lil Wayne has wordplay for days but it doesnt change the fact that hes wack as fuck.
eboyd32 3 years ago
i can change lil waynes's stans way of thinking
pac stans are pathetic, they think pac is god
when he's just a bum in this shit.. and that shows that you were one of those satns, thats why its bad, the first time i heard pac i was like, lol this guy is not that special many other artist do it better, and i couldn't care less bout wayne,
lvskshyne 3 years ago
how the fuck are you going to call me a Pac stan? i liked Pac a lot back then because i knew very little about hip hop, but 1. i never pushed my opinions about Pac on anyone who wasn't being a total overboard dickhead like yourself and 2. i grew out of it. how was i a Pac stan?
eboyd32 3 years ago
Yeah but Wayne's wordplay is wack half the time. I never really got what the big deal about Pac was.
Aphoresis 3 years ago
??? yeah, i know. Wayne fucking sucks. where did you read me stating that Wayne was good. i don't see the big deal about Pac either.
eboyd32 3 years ago
pac had a poetic side and a thug side which made him a king on the mic im not saying you have to like him but give him respect
prestonkhll 3 years ago
pac was from the east tho
rottenpoop23 3 years ago
so what does that have to do with anything
prestonkhll 3 years ago
and on another note, every Wayne stan i've come across has thought Wayne was God too, only worse than the Pac stans, and i can't even try to change their opinion or else i become a "hater." Pac stans rarely, or at least a lot less than Wayne stans, throw the hater card out there. besides, at least 2pac says shit some people can relate to. Wayne says some of the dumbest shit i've ever heard in every track and calls HIMSELF the best rapper alive. Pac never did that.
eboyd32 3 years ago
pac fans want to kill me
they want to kill my family
they call me a crack head
they say they going to rape my mom lol
they say i'm the only person that doesnt like pac, they say they want to know were i live so they can come kill me lol
they say he is the best and when i say RA is better, they say rakim is trash, trash????? what the fuck!!!!, belive me you dont know pac satns lol they the fuckin dumbest! brainless muthafuckers fo real, lol
lvskshyne 3 years ago
i've seen those types of comments from Pac stans. i've seen worse from Wayne stans. it is the way you deal with them, not them alone. i have talked to many openly about my opinions and worded it differently and most of them don't get hostile. of course there are the TRUE stans that, no matter what you say, they are right and want to kill you. on the other side of the coin, there are the haters; the people who will talk shit about an artist no matter what...
eboyd32 3 years ago
i truly dont believe that wayne fans are worse than pac's
belive me its not the same
and i forgot to mention, of course not all pac fans are like that
lvskshyne 3 years ago
see, but you act like they are.
eboyd32 3 years ago
i hate using either term, but there are these kinds of people. i don't want to, but i am on the border of classifying you as a hater, and as i said, i despise that term. just chill a bit. i despise Lil Wayne's music, but it is because he is constantly saying dumb shit and i openly admit it when i like a Lil Wayne song (i so far like about 5), but i get wrongfully classified a hater when i am only being honest. point is, you are far from a stan, but make sure not to be a hater either. be honest.
eboyd32 3 years ago
i like about 30 wayne songs
but pac songs damn, i just dont like the guy, i just dont understand what's so special about him, he's a fuckin joke in my eyes,
but i dont think i hate him cause i truly dont, i hate the stans, i can safely say the only rapper i hate is the game, lol i hate the guy 100 tymes more than i hate soljaboy, hell i dont even hate soljaboy, i dont even pay atectino to him, well fuck this i'm never going o like pac.
lvskshyne 3 years ago
thats understandable. ill never like Wayne myself. the thing i hate so much about him is 4m a writing standpoint. yes hip hop artists in general use poor syntax but there is a way 2 rite a hip hop trak 2 make it in a weird way well written. Nas has it Ra has it and yes even pac had it. Wayne just rites so poorly that it screws shit up. theres a rite way and a rong way 2 rite a meta4. saying "i'm a sinus minus the nose/i'm a cold" is the wrong way to say you're ill. that's just plain bad writing.
eboyd32 3 years ago
i get you
lvskshyne 3 years ago
lvs i feel u man pac was ight people act like he flowed with mad heat to me pig pun big l shyhiem raekwon ghost face methman laid it down way better than pac. pac was just one of them niggaz that i guess related to some street niggaz hearts
bz204q 3 years ago
no doubt!!!! pac was the faceperson for the west. before him, outside of ice cube, no one from the west had lyrical dominance that the east respected...
ryanismym 3 years ago
when u like music from Wayne and Souljaboy, u don't know the meanin of hip-hip and rap, cause them suckers are both wack
MisterKobeBryant 2 years ago 2
This Hip Hop along wit mos def
teddy1010987 3 years ago
My man RA is pure hip hop, still fresh still dope. Mad props
xreb2008 3 years ago
what is that beat
duranward 3 years ago
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madboxing 3 years ago
Rakim definatley knows what he is talking about.
Know what you're listening to, don't just like because other people like it.
SuperMafioBrother 3 years ago 2
Rakim definatley knows what he is talking about.
Know what you're listening to, don't just like because other people like it.
SuperMafioBrother 3 years ago
The One and Only...Rakim...The God!!!
nebil219 3 years ago 2
Anybody who denies that Rakim is the greatest is a fool, period. If I ask any 'average joe' on the street to rap for me, he'd rap 'like' Rakim. Thats right there exemplify's Rakim influence on the world and the art of rhyming. Pay homage to the GOD and keep it movin.
asiaticthaprophet 3 years ago 3
word to god!!!!!!
ryanismym 3 years ago
Rakim is originally from Brooklyn then his family moved to Long Island, he also had a crib in manhattan too, so dont speak unless you know his foundation of his life. It aint where you from, "but where you at mentally" in your thought process and Eye-Que.
madboxing 4 years ago
Come'on Lord, where you getting this info that Rakim is originally from BK? Rakim is from Long Island man. You guys are nuts man. I'll put babys new shoes on that man.
rarenature 3 years ago
correction.. Rakim The God from the BRONX. boogiedown town
Jrich323 2 years ago
What are you smoking? Rakim is from L.I.
rarenature 2 years ago 5
yeah smoking that real kush in la la land, you should try this shit here, its da bomb get you hook'd. lol real talk he was born in LI but I heard him claim the Bronx where he learn his street science from. I may be wrong. jus sayin!
Jrich323 2 years ago
he says he's from Long Island.
siwooot 2 years ago
he is
jerbil102 2 years ago
long island man
eVocal15 2 years ago
Its not where you come from its what you do in the booth, on stage, and of the top. Anyone who doubts the true skill and talent of the all time greatest MC, and i mean MC not a ring tone rapper going for one big hit. He was there at the beginning and he is here now we all ow something to this man whether you like the radio play crap or the true musical poetry. Nether would be alive without Rakim.
ADHDoffdawalls 4 years ago 2
He's from uptown
jvalencia4 4 years ago
uptown where? Harlem? Rakim is from Long Island, thats like 40 miles away
rarenature 4 years ago
are you high??? for real are you high??
Rakim is the supreme all time god emcee,and you talkin like you can even stand on the same stage with him let alone rhyme even 1 percent as dope as the 18th letter!! lmbao you'se a clown!!
xkaliber72 4 years ago 2
rakim is from strong island stop trynna act hard....
rottenpoop23 4 years ago
strong island is slang for long island man.
lol, but at least i know you listen to some of his lyrics now.
godbynature 4 years ago 2
rakim is from nyc moron
pinnerx 4 years ago
Nah man, Rakim is from Long Island.
rarenature 4 years ago
Rakim is from wyndachne Long Island. lol
xkaliber72 4 years ago
STRONG
pinnerx 4 years ago
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rakim is SHIT hes from pakistan
BigNostray 4 years ago
keep yo third eye on
rottenpoop23 4 years ago
What the fuck is problem 3303milehigh? How you going to disrespect the GOD Rakim Mfucka are you stupid get the fuck out here with that punk ass comment!
Melhex 4 years ago 2
Rakim the legend. one of the best rappers(and still) from the golden era of hip-hop.
volcanoone 4 years ago
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Even though he is killa, this is not a freestyle. Watch the air 20 yr anniversary and u will hear the same verse.
earlmccormick88 4 years ago
What are you talking about 3303milehigh? If 2pac was still alive Rakim wouldve killed him. Nobody and I mean nobody cant fuck with RaKING. Its good for you health, Rakim the god.
95percentperfect 4 years ago 3
rakim is simply a monster on the open-mic,he's the very best bar none,his flow and lyric's are simply unmatched period.!.Da_Super_Raw
jaiden0103 4 years ago 3
im not gonna take anything you say about hip hop legitimately when youve been watchin UFO recovery videos you bubble gum rap listenin muhfucka...oh yeah and get your pac story correct before you step, kid. im from tx and can count more flaws in your shit
tbizzle1221 4 years ago
Rakim is disgusting. Nobody can fuck with the God.
masir 4 years ago
umm tupac admits rakim is better then him on 2 of his tracks :/ and he respects ra so shutup....retard...
Dinglezero 4 years ago
3303milehigh you dont know shit. You a TV, video watching, hip hop mag reading faggot. You don't know Pac, Big, Puff or none of dem nigga personnaly so dont speak upon they affairs. They dont giva fuk about you, nor does the West Coast.
rarenature 4 years ago
You're a fuckin idiot. Dont knock it cuz you cant relate to intelligent, complex rhyming. You probly aint puttin in work anyway, so you probly cant even relate to most of Pac's shit. You just wish you could relate. Shit Pac couldnt even relate to his own shit. He wasnt hard as he portrayed himself to be.
It must suck to be as dumb as you..
verbatem31 4 years ago
lol I wonder if u really believe the bullshit u saying bitch and u callin me a whiteboy is like you calling yourself a g lol it's ridiculous and o yea I aint gon dis the west coast I aint never been to the there so I can't really say shit about there but I no the EAST COAST is not to fuck with and west coast hip hop will always be 2nd and yall just bitchin about it so stop crying bitch :') EAST COOOAST
dolaishiphop 4 years ago
get da fuck out of here bitch 2pac? 2pac aint shit compared to rakim 2pac is a bitch that betrayed his coast and also a rapper that never used any punchlines and had lame lyrics rakim is the g.o.a.t
dolaishiphop 4 years ago
milehigh cocksucker, go read a fucking hip hop book rakim is hailed as god you fucken herb, tupac was sick, but rakim cant be touched
delasoulsgood 4 years ago
Hey will the owner of this video delete "3303milehigh" comments for disrespecting the GOD.
rarenature 4 years ago
nwa originated nothing they stole the gangsta shit from philadelphias schoolly d. RAKIM IS STILL NUMBER 1. NO COMPETITION
JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm 4 years ago
To be honest....He didnt get to prove himself altough his "No One Can Do It Better" album is 5 Mic (The Source), and I'm not really into the West coast thing, Just a few NWA (Just because they originated the Shit), Compton's Most Wanted......The D.O.C - Obviously from Texas and moved to LA, I Strongly agree with most of your top 10 list, But i could'nt possibly but them in an Order, All of them have there Weak points and Strong points.....
Dottin 4 years ago
oh my god! i almost forgot kool g rap.
eboyd32 4 years ago
Yeah Em, and Nas are gifted, but one thing that the "new school" rappers have as a tremendous advantage is multiple producers. They can hook up with Dre, Timbaland, and the hottest new producers to virtually guarantee hit songs. Many "old school" artists had usually one primary producer i.e. Rakim/Eric B., Chuck D./Bomb Squad. As a result, when their producers "sound" got stale, the rapper suffered. Today all a rapper has to do is hook up with the "in producer" and they can remain contemporary.
DATSWSUP 4 years ago
Rakim did the beat like mike tyson did the punching bag.
emceeL 4 years ago
"and to me writer's block is a good block to write on" RA WILL NEVER LOSE HIS SKILL!!! he seems to just get better with age.
thephreek 4 years ago
I respect Rakim a lot, but I'll have to say Eminem is the only MC better than Rakim. Eminem is the best MC to have ever lived. Rakim and Canibus come in as close seconds. After these 3 giants comes the rest of the pack. These 3 dudes are head and shoulders above everyone else. By the way, Rakim himself acknowledges that Em is a great MC.
mozart20dlubos 5 years ago
fucking crazy mad ppl i mean mad ppl are better then em u need to see some oringnators of rap and u cant say he's the best out rite now either cause saigon is new and hes better papoose is ill too and of course dead prez and canibus are mad ill dont forget ras kass
Canibus285 5 years ago