What a way to begin an album! This joint is the measuring stick as far as method and content co-existing so perfectly together. Damn, Rakim is a sick brother. His flow and lyrical patterns are untouchable. Forget Nas, this cat blends words and phrases with surgical precision. Fucking bananas!!!
@DaDeadboy you're talking like nas is not a lyrics genius !! will i think nas wrote illmatic when he was younger than 20 ,is that right ! i know rakim influenced on nas , but nas is a legend baby , he dropped more joints than rakim even rakim starts before him in 5 years
THE RA IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE ILLEST HARD CORE RAPPER 4 EVER--I'M SO GLAD THAT I WAS AROUND BACK IN THESE DAYZ,,,I WISH LIL BITCH MADE WAYNE WOULD DISS RAKIM(LMFAO)
@kaoss0515 Yes but hip hop is no longer on this type of shit. A kid like Soulja Boy would not even understand these rhymes, let alone possess the skill to flow like water over a beat like this. And today's rap stars have NO RESPECT for the hip hop pioneers who made their careers possible.
Also, notice the beat: rhythmic low end, powerful kicks, resounding snares and soulful samples that work together to build a mood. This type of beat is no longer appreciated in the mainstream.
SHIIITTTTT nigga R jus keep flowin
theyoungcitybandit 3 weeks ago
A blackman, a hip hop pioneer, a traveler of rhymes, the god of rap, one of the most origiNAL MCs, the heavywieght champion, R-A-K-I-M
machineguncity 2 months ago
The God MC
hustlathug100 3 months ago
What a way to begin an album! This joint is the measuring stick as far as method and content co-existing so perfectly together. Damn, Rakim is a sick brother. His flow and lyrical patterns are untouchable. Forget Nas, this cat blends words and phrases with surgical precision. Fucking bananas!!!
MrJazzHOP 3 months ago
77 likes
GreatMochaChino 4 months ago
I love that picture.
KrfNYC2 6 months ago
Nas wanna talk bout lyrics? Let him go to Rakim's school of Hip Hop!
DaDeadboy 7 months ago
@DaDeadboy you're talking like nas is not a lyrics genius !! will i think nas wrote illmatic when he was younger than 20 ,is that right ! i know rakim influenced on nas , but nas is a legend baby , he dropped more joints than rakim even rakim starts before him in 5 years
Haider94Ali 6 months ago
@DaDeadboy You know Nas has respect for Rakim right?
JBrooks161 5 months ago
How has this only got 7,000 views!!! WTF Man!
TheRossCarter 8 months ago
top
KlemnTanja 8 months ago
if it wasnt for RA i'dhave blown my brains out
rexrubensteinstudios 8 months ago
I love this Man........still.
Shaolin325 9 months ago
THE RA IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE ILLEST HARD CORE RAPPER 4 EVER--I'M SO GLAD THAT I WAS AROUND BACK IN THESE DAYZ,,,I WISH LIL BITCH MADE WAYNE WOULD DISS RAKIM(LMFAO)
MrRUDEBWOY111 9 months ago
ALL U CAN SAY IS WOW !
1bitchmagnet 10 months ago
i love him hes a real rapper old school bitch
222elbernhardo222 11 months ago
Hip Hop Power
BillionGODSun 11 months ago
mad skillls
sporeking5 11 months ago
because of joints like this, i laugh when these new dudes proclaim themselves to be the best ever! LMFAO fake ass puppets!!!
kaoss0515 1 year ago 28
@kaoss0515 Yes but hip hop is no longer on this type of shit. A kid like Soulja Boy would not even understand these rhymes, let alone possess the skill to flow like water over a beat like this. And today's rap stars have NO RESPECT for the hip hop pioneers who made their careers possible.
Also, notice the beat: rhythmic low end, powerful kicks, resounding snares and soulful samples that work together to build a mood. This type of beat is no longer appreciated in the mainstream.
GozerTheGozerian 1 month ago
the R BABY
dacrookedi 1 year ago 9
WOW. HE A BEAST....GOSH!!!!
tamiera627 1 year ago
Classic
MistaHughes83 1 year ago
uh uh uh!!! I can't say any more than that!!
fulani23 1 year ago
its fucked up niggas don't support d real
80shun 1 year ago