He’s not lying. Once u open that notebook n grab a pen n start thinking it’s just like this voice comes in n starts goin n u start writing. Love Rakim. One of the dudes that made me wanna be apart of HipHop so bad
CALL HIM .... GOD MC , 18TH LETTER , RAKIM ALLAH , WILLIAM , RAHIM , SKILLED MC , MICROPHONE FIEND .... JUST PUT SOME RESPEK ON THE MASTER TEACHER NAME❗❗❗
Great interview, very rarely have I seen Rakim talk In depth about his creative process. A very thought provoking and profound creative formula " I have my Ancestors help me " very powerful.
If I was an interviewer interviewing Rakim the God. I would ask him what happened to your spirituality that allowed your music to change so much when you separated from Eric B. compared to the music that used to make with him? I know questions like this generate nasty comments and all that, like I'm trying to insult somebody. But I'm not. It's a question, a legitimate one at that.
Overstanding God THIS right here!...... is what we all need to do with LIFE itself! Question everything, and you just may discover what illusions/ limiting lies you've been telling yourself!
I don't Think RA could have made "LYRICS OF FURY" any better.And now that I Think about it.I wouldn't want Him to mess with it all.In other words! Leave it as it is.But For Myself! It instantaneously became a Classic The Moment I First Heard it.Salute To The GOD KING MC LORD RAKIM ALLAH.PEACE!!!
frank M. Appreciate that My Man.But check it out though.On RUclips right! Type in LYRICS OF FURY'S Video and scroll down to The Video with The Lyrics to The Song on it.It's Uploaded by "GOLDEN AGE HIP-HOP LYRICS".Go to My Comments about RAKIM and The Song.You'll love it.
"Cause My Mic's About To SELF DESTRUCT, The Stage Will BLOW UP, When My Rhymes ERUPT. So Leave The Building, Make Sure It's ABANDONED, Cause Minutes From Now It Won't Be STANDING. SO Send Out an A.P.B., ALL POETS BEWARE Of A Brother Like ME" RAKIM: RUN FOR COVER
Till this day, I still listen to juice know the ledge, and iam glad the camera man zoomed in some cause he had my man looking like he had stains on his jacket
Touré , !Rakim! , Vlad . Bringing greatness , freshness , to the culture ! Would have never seen these Clips of the Rakim Interview, if not 4 VladTV. Or Knew my G Touré had a show. Don't like everything Vlad do ! But he be trying . Peace . Respect.
Jatrell Williams they are an ass.plan and simple they are mad because hes not wearing tight pants and shirts orkissing another man or shaking his ass like a girl.hes a real brother man
Kim also comes from kimball meaning chief of war and that comes from cyn meaning before Also rakim is the dog who guards the 7 sleepers in the cave of 7 sleepers
Rakim got me through the hard times when you couldn't go anywhere without hearing fucking MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Boyz ll Men etc. I grew up in L.A. & everyone thought I was the lame for listening to New York rap artists that didn't get radio play there.
You a step away from frozen, stiff as if you're posin' Dig into my brain as the rhyme gets chosen So follow me, and while you're thinking you were first Let's travel adventitious at speeds around the universe What could you say as the earth gets further and further away Planets as small as balls of clay? Astray into the Milky Way, world's out of sight As far as the eye can see, not even a satellite Now stop and turn around and look As you stare into the darkness, your knowledge: took! So keep starin', soon you suddenly see a star You better follow it 'cause it's the "R". Rakim Allah from Follow The Leader
While Watchin', All I Kept Hearin' Was What He Said On "Eric B. Is President" "I came in the door, I said it before I never let the mic magnetize me no more But it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme I can't hold it back, I'm looking for the line" Respect To The Pillars Of My Childhood, Like Rakim, Who Gave US Ghetto Kids Reasons To Think, Have A Good Time AND Dream! ✊🏾
Vlad is hate proof for a while, considering he interviewed Rakim the master. Since he uploaded a series of interviews, the rules are: upon each upload of a Rakim interview video, Vlad shall received no hate for a full 48 hours after that. The first of the 48 hours has begun. People can keep track of the hours based on the time of my comment.
Eric B and Rakim are on tour I went to the first show got backstage pass and got to meet the God and his oldest son. Got a lot of pictures and videos and the fist two albums on vinyl signed by Eric and Rakim
"I Elevate On A High IQ, And In Time You'll Find Im True. Cause Once I START, On A Piece of ART , From Sun To Rain, To Light To DARK, I Build an ARK" RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
I dont play records the same way anymore cause all i do is skipp thru the bullshit but i can say for a fact that rakim is the greatest of all time because he can get thru all the bullshit 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
"Cause If I Go To Jaill, It Won't Be For Selling KEYS, It Would BE For Murdering MC'S. The Beat Would Take Over Your HEART, And I'd START, To Cut Him In Half, Cause Rhymes Are Razor SHARP. Secure The Exits, All Mc's REMAIN, Cause We Got A Crowd To ENTERTAIN" RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
":Jet For The Exit, Why Hang AROUND? Words That Are FOUND Make The Mic Melt DOWN. If You Stay, Better COOPERATE, or Cuts Will AMPUTATE, And Whoever Don't BREAK, I Will SUFFOCATE". RAKIM: RUN FOR COVER
Too much weight for a brain to take, try to concentrate, maintain and elevate. From gram to ounces from ounces to pound, the amount of weight cant hold my mind down - No Competition- Follow the Leader -1988
"In Other WORDS, What The Brother HEARD, He Tried To Catch It, But What OCCURRED. Was To Much WEIGHT, For One Brain To TAKE, Tried To CONCENTRATE, Maintain, And ELEVATE" RAKIM: NO COMPETITION
"Competition is NONE, I Remain At The Top Like The SUN, And I'll Burn Any ONE Who Comes In The Chambers Of TORTURE, You Should of BROUGHT YA, Neighborhood to SUPPORT YA" RAKIM: NO COMPETITION
This is the most open I’ve ever seen Rakim in an interview. Don’t know if it’s Tourè cracking the shell or if Ra has chosen to finally share more of himself. In every other interview, Ra seems stuck in a cool pose and comes off as guarded and inarticulate - stark contrast to Rakim in the booth. The extent to which he’s guarded, in my opinion, has hurt him as an emcee. It has kept him from developing as a live performer and delivering live performances on par with BDK, PE, KRS, Busta, De La, LL, Moe Dee and other contemporaries.
"Cause Here's The Inside Scoop On The FIEND, They Wanna Know Why Im SELDOM SEEN. Cause Who Needs The T.v. SCREENS And MAGAZINES, A Shoot Through The City, Fly LIMOUSINES. Cause One Thing I Don't LIKE Is A SPOTLIGHT, Cause I Aready Got LIGHT. RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
I would pay some serious money to listen to Rakim teach a class on Hip-Hop.
NaS has now a Masterclass.
@@eduardmanecuta5350 Word! Do you have a link to where I could find it?
@@poeticnation6251 On there site of Masterclass. But I think it's preety expensive.
Buy his book sweat the technique. It's memoir and he gives insight into his writing technique
Rakim is such a humble dude and so artistic with his mind.
He’s not lying. Once u open that notebook n grab a pen n start thinking it’s just like this voice comes in n starts goin n u start writing. Love Rakim. One of the dudes that made me wanna be apart of HipHop so bad
A DJ Premier produced album for Rakim will be a dream ..
maDeiNtHe80s It would regenerate Hip-hop from the sad state it is in now
maDeiNtHe80s Yes
i I hip hop is not at a sad state , it never was , you don’t even listen to hip hop do you
The greatest of all time.
Soda Popinksi tell em they dont know
He literally invented the rap we all know
no
@@g-skwizzy yes
Rakim has the knowledge, wisdom and brings the jewels 💎 to the rap game #OG #GOAT
Look at what you said and look 👀 again
Rakim is always going to be a G.O.A.T 🐐
"Since the moon separated from earth, that's why they they say I'm the greatest that ever orchestrated a verse, it's the R "
He’s very spiritual, raps from the mental 🧠 & has a style that makes him legendary
He not just the lyrical GOAT, as far as flow and rhythm, he's the GOAT. He be riding those beats like a instrument.
There are so many dope samples in this interview. Rakim speaks with such slow. You can tell rhyming and music are in his DNA.
CALL HIM .... GOD MC , 18TH LETTER , RAKIM ALLAH , WILLIAM , RAHIM , SKILLED MC , MICROPHONE FIEND .... JUST PUT SOME RESPEK ON THE MASTER TEACHER NAME❗❗❗
The 18th Letter, The R, The Microphone Fiend, God MC, Respect
The 18th Letter is one of my Fav's!
Jovan Hardy The 18th Letter and Who is God. The music on The 18th Letter, especially the Lyn Collins sample - crazy!
This is AMAZING! Joey Bada$$ says something similar about channelling ancestors.
Yep. I thought the same thing. Especially his lyric from "Land of the Free"
He could murder a song with 0 curse words
Joe Cashmere he could murder people too but he's just a rapper...
Joe Cashmere that’s not really impressive Mc hammer did that fattal Hussein did that lots of rappers do that big daddy Kane did that
Nuttso did that
Joe Cashmere FAXTS📠
Joe Cashmere Other rappers can, too. I'm just saying.
Great interview, very rarely have I seen Rakim talk In depth about his creative process. A very thought provoking and profound creative formula " I have my Ancestors help me " very powerful.
Even Jay, Nas be bitin Ra's verbal cadence, pauses, and stutter step techniques.
Ol Skool Trey And difference with those two and Rakim is he never sold out
Best rapper ever. Period.
Ali Mirza we have the same surname
Follow the leader
Brandonian3030 you're a duck..
Spida Spirals 💯
We need a Rakim album asap
Zenobie Ruff with Premo on production
Love this really insightful thanks Rakim and everyone else for this!
You had to actually think. He is the difference with music now. You can't tell me there isn't am agenda to encourage less thinking.
What Rakim was explaining at the end was the effects of consuming passion for what you love.
If I was an interviewer interviewing Rakim the God. I would ask him what happened to your spirituality that allowed your music to change so much when you separated from Eric B. compared to the music that used to make with him? I know questions like this generate nasty comments and all that, like I'm trying to insult somebody. But I'm not. It's a question, a legitimate one at that.
Overstanding God human
Fernando Alonso No doubt
Fernando Alonso I just want to hear his explanation.
Fernando Alonso and I'm hoping that the question will promt him to get back to his spiritual side of doing things.
Overstanding God THIS right here!...... is what we all need to do with LIFE itself! Question everything, and you just may discover what illusions/ limiting lies you've been telling yourself!
All so Tru from a poet well spoken...life behind the pen!
A Rakim and Kane calabo would be crazy.....especially if Dj Premier is on the track!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
warren Conner That would work should have been on classic with.Nas.And KRs Kane instead of wack kanye west
I always believe the music tells you what to match it with 1LUV
A fiend for a microphone, I'm the microphone fiend...
I don't Think RA could have made "LYRICS OF FURY" any better.And now that I Think about it.I wouldn't want Him to mess with it all.In other words! Leave it as it is.But For Myself! It instantaneously became a Classic The Moment I First Heard it.Salute To The GOD KING MC LORD RAKIM ALLAH.PEACE!!!
frank M. Appreciate that My Man.But check it out though.On RUclips right! Type in LYRICS OF FURY'S Video and scroll down to The Video with The Lyrics to The Song on it.It's Uploaded by "GOLDEN AGE HIP-HOP LYRICS".Go to My Comments about RAKIM and The Song.You'll love it.
"Cause My Mic's About To SELF DESTRUCT, The Stage Will BLOW UP, When My Rhymes ERUPT. So Leave The Building, Make Sure It's ABANDONED, Cause Minutes From Now It Won't Be STANDING. SO Send Out an A.P.B., ALL POETS BEWARE Of A Brother Like ME"
RAKIM: RUN FOR COVER
Till this day, I still listen to juice know the ledge, and iam glad the camera man zoomed in some cause he had my man looking like he had stains on his jacket
Touré , !Rakim! , Vlad . Bringing greatness , freshness , to the culture ! Would have never seen these Clips of the Rakim Interview, if not 4 VladTV. Or Knew my G Touré had a show. Don't like everything Vlad do ! But he be trying . Peace . Respect.
How can someone actually dislike this video? Lol
Jatrell Williams they are an ass.plan and simple they are mad because hes not wearing tight pants and shirts orkissing another man or shaking his ass like a girl.hes a real brother man
"Ra" = Sun God, "Kim" = Kimet = Egypt
Kim also comes from kimball meaning chief of war and that comes from cyn meaning before
Also rakim is the dog who guards the 7 sleepers in the cave of 7 sleepers
Rakim and LL my first inspiration as a M.C from 88 on out 1LUV
First record I ever purchased. Microphone fiend.. 12 inch single.
Video still gives me chills.. you youngsters, if you never seen it check it out.
HE is a spiritual man….THE UNI-VERSE …….INSPIRED
He even holds the mic in an interview like he's ready for war.
Rakim got me through the hard times when you couldn't go anywhere without hearing fucking MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Boyz ll Men etc. I grew up in L.A. & everyone thought I was the lame for listening to New York rap artists that didn't get radio play there.
"You are now watching a master at work."
Sercet talent, Ra' can beat box .
You can just keep these comin.
Yo Ra we need another album💯
The G.O.A.T himself
The Goat!! 👑
Him and Nas talk and explain things in a similar way
Omar Scruggs Nas learnt from Rakim he even called one of his albums Gods son
Wow Real Rapper.
You a step away from frozen, stiff as if you're posin'
Dig into my brain as the rhyme gets chosen
So follow me, and while you're thinking you were first
Let's travel adventitious at speeds around the universe
What could you say as the earth gets further and further away
Planets as small as balls of clay?
Astray into the Milky Way, world's out of sight
As far as the eye can see, not even a satellite
Now stop and turn around and look
As you stare into the darkness, your knowledge: took!
So keep starin', soon you suddenly see a star
You better follow it 'cause it's the "R".
Rakim Allah from Follow The Leader
Rey Cruz 305 it’s “travel at magnificent speeds around the universe”.
SuperOldschool1994 👍🏽
I'm the R the A to the K.I.M. and if I wasn't then why would I say I am! Simple but mad powerful. He was and always will be the 1st God Mcee.
I wanted a Gucci suit so bad back in '86.
Harder to find but it's all in the mental!!!!!!!
He and Lord Jamar have alot of the same mannerisms
Alan Hagan teachings of 5% nation
"Hook Him Up To A RESPIRATOR , Cause It's The Mr. SUFFOCATOR, What I WRITE Is LIKE Shoving a MIC Down your WINDPIPE "
RAKIM: RUN FOR COVER
While Watchin', All I Kept Hearin' Was What He Said On "Eric B. Is President"
"I came in the door, I said it before
I never let the mic magnetize me no more
But it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme
I can't hold it back, I'm looking for the line"
Respect To The Pillars Of My Childhood, Like Rakim, Who Gave US Ghetto Kids Reasons To Think, Have A Good Time AND Dream! ✊🏾
If you want to understand Rakim writing process at his hungriest listen to.. "Set em Straight".
A true genius.
these guys ask the stupidest questions...ask him why he always felt he had to have a message in the rhyme? that is what makes rakim great
Thulsa Doom Ra made sure and let him know tho
Vlad is hate proof for a while, considering he interviewed Rakim the master. Since he uploaded a series of interviews, the rules are: upon each upload of a Rakim interview video, Vlad shall received no hate for a full 48 hours after that. The first of the 48 hours has begun. People can keep track of the hours based on the time of my comment.
That's a true artist
Eric B and Rakim are on tour
I went to the first show got backstage pass and got to meet the God and his oldest son. Got a lot of pictures and videos and the fist two albums on vinyl signed by Eric and Rakim
"I Elevate On A High IQ, And In Time You'll Find Im True. Cause Once I START, On A Piece of ART , From Sun To Rain, To Light To DARK, I Build an ARK"
RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
I dont play records the same way anymore cause all i do is skipp thru the bullshit but i can say for a fact that rakim is the greatest of all time because he can get thru all the bullshit 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Rakim the God
Outta respect I'll keep my suspicions to myself..
Why write it. Just let what on your mind flow.
Pot holes are left in my path then I crash and bruise whoever refuse then cruise right past them.......
Funny thing is I grew up a couple of towns where Rakim started.
James Gaine hilarious
How could ANYBODY think Jay-Z or any of these other cats are the G.O.A.T. over Ra after seeing this right here??? Smdh...
frank M. Wasn't jay influenced by big daddy kane or krs one?
all of those 80s greats influenced cats like Jay, BIG, Nas, OK, Ras, and the Wu
If Rah had access to Google back then could you imagine!!!
FROM THE BRONX !!! RAKIM ONE OF THE LAZT ONEZ TO REP RAP DIG!!!
"Cause If I Go To Jaill, It Won't Be For Selling KEYS, It Would BE For Murdering MC'S. The Beat Would Take Over Your HEART, And I'd START, To Cut Him In Half, Cause Rhymes Are Razor SHARP. Secure The Exits, All Mc's REMAIN, Cause We Got A Crowd To ENTERTAIN"
RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
":Jet For The Exit, Why Hang AROUND? Words That Are FOUND Make The Mic Melt DOWN. If You Stay, Better COOPERATE, or Cuts Will AMPUTATE, And Whoever Don't BREAK, I Will SUFFOCATE".
RAKIM: RUN FOR COVER
Too much weight for a brain to take, try to concentrate, maintain and elevate. From gram to ounces from ounces to pound, the amount of weight cant hold my mind down - No Competition- Follow the Leader -1988
GOAT
"I guess didn't know the ledge!!"
Yooo I feel the same way, why music us so nature for us
"In Other WORDS, What The Brother HEARD, He Tried To Catch It, But What OCCURRED. Was To Much WEIGHT, For One Brain To TAKE, Tried To CONCENTRATE, Maintain, And ELEVATE"
RAKIM: NO COMPETITION
real dope
"Competition is NONE, I Remain At The Top Like The SUN, And I'll Burn Any ONE Who Comes In The Chambers Of TORTURE, You Should of BROUGHT YA, Neighborhood to SUPPORT YA"
RAKIM: NO COMPETITION
This is the most open I’ve ever seen Rakim in an interview. Don’t know if it’s Tourè cracking the shell or if Ra has chosen to finally share more of himself. In every other interview, Ra seems stuck in a cool pose and comes off as guarded and inarticulate - stark contrast to Rakim in the booth. The extent to which he’s guarded, in my opinion, has hurt him as an emcee. It has kept him from developing as a live performer and delivering live performances on par with BDK, PE, KRS, Busta, De La, LL, Moe Dee and other contemporaries.
If he was talking like this about baggin groceries... lmao
Those voices are demons!!!
would you guys mind seeing the music video to my song "Depression"?? i'd appreciate it, thanks guys!
The god emcee
It's interesting that Rakim is struggling to communicate his thought process when writing rhymes.
Why all the ads before these videos be in Spanish? I only understand the basics
"Who tf is this?"
- Kids
Peace to the god rakim Allah!
RAKIM NEVER SMILES
orlanduce Does he need to
YES not smiling is unhealthy. everybody need to smile bruh.
God Mc....
Cold hard Facts Son!! #LoT19Satellites #GodBlessDaSon
"Cause Here's The Inside Scoop On The FIEND, They Wanna Know Why Im SELDOM SEEN. Cause Who Needs The T.v. SCREENS And MAGAZINES, A Shoot Through The City, Fly LIMOUSINES. Cause One Thing I Don't LIKE Is A SPOTLIGHT, Cause I Aready Got LIGHT.
RAKIM: SET EM STRAIGHT
I CAN TAKE A PHRASE THATS RARELY HEARRRD.. FLIP IT.. NOW ITS A DEADLY WORRRD".. ~#RAKIM #ALLAH~ #BANG
#GodOfKemet
gotta hear it from the horses mouth
The R
Google? Nah G.O.A.T.!! ;)
AMBERT ALERT: Vlad
Only the one true God has the name Allah, we shouldn't associate partners with him or his name...
Allah says “be and it is “
Lol rakim Your not Allah Allah Is all knowing
First shout me out💪💪
EpicGamer naw... Shoutouts are gay