Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader - A Reaction

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 124

  • @dareal05
    @dareal05 9 месяцев назад +22

    Textbook example of why imho Rakim is the GOAT.

    • @bartellender6782
      @bartellender6782 2 месяца назад +1

      Brother, I'm 51, white, and this is my altimeter favorite rap song. Paid in Full is high on my list also.

  • @smokezilla13.
    @smokezilla13. 9 месяцев назад +17

    He changed the way emcees flowed forever

    • @OnlyOriginalSongs
      @OnlyOriginalSongs 9 месяцев назад +1

      today no one flow like rakim and never be

    • @martymar1964
      @martymar1964 8 месяцев назад

      If you can compare the first Public Enemy album vs their second album, you can hear the influence Eric B and Rakim had on the style of hip-hop at the time.

    • @unrhu
      @unrhu 4 месяца назад +1

      Facts he is the grandfather of today's Rap flow

  • @thunderstruck5484
    @thunderstruck5484 7 месяцев назад +7

    In my 60s and my favorite song of this genre, thanks!

  • @mobettaone7795
    @mobettaone7795 5 месяцев назад +4

    Rakim... Sheez.... He literally took it to another galaxy. You see a star 💫, you better follow because, The R.

  • @sonictails9041
    @sonictails9041 3 месяца назад +2

    When Rakim came out he was head of his time his song I ain’t No Joke let others Rapper know what type of Mc he was no a Rapper an MC with Bars that no one could go against …Every Song He Wrote The Getto - Follow the leader- Let the Rythem hit ‘em -Microphone fin - juice -My Melody I can keep going this Artist set his legacy as the KING OF MC the Great Rakim

  • @xXxXx-----xXxXx
    @xXxXx-----xXxXx 9 месяцев назад +16

    "I can take a phrase that's rarely heard, flip it - now it's a daily word"
    That line is cold as ice

  • @paynecooper360
    @paynecooper360 5 месяцев назад +4

    Rakim is a musician. He could also play a few musical instruments .

  • @davysaltcoats
    @davysaltcoats 8 месяцев назад +3

    19 years old when he done that,the master

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад +1

      It seems to me that hip hop is the genre where artists find success much younger than in any other genre.

  • @ClaytonMacleod
    @ClaytonMacleod 9 месяцев назад +7

    Nice. I don’t remember seeing you grin through a whole song like that. When these guys reunited for a 30th anniversary tour I was so stoked that I’d actually be able to go see them. Went down to Seattle from Vancouver Island and saw a great show. Even met the guys. Was pretty cool. Glad you enjoyed that. Great tune.

  • @maxawilli7
    @maxawilli7 3 месяца назад +1

    I wasn’t even 10 when this was made. Classic

  • @40EastTrill
    @40EastTrill 9 месяцев назад +6

    One of the many reasons why he THE GOD MC!

  • @jeffreyharvey9919
    @jeffreyharvey9919 9 месяцев назад +6

    This was definitely a statement record. After Rakim came out in '86, every MC started imitating his style. By '88 there was the sense that a few were catching up to him. This was him taking it up another level to remind everyone he was still the leader and challenging them to follow. Funny you mention the spy movie feel... the video is more gangster movie (think The Untouchables) than spy movie, but I think it kind captures the feel you were noting.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, I get what you're saying. I looked up the samples used in the song and none of them sound like the Mission Impossible theme I was hearing. Do you know the part I'm talking about? It's right at the start of the song after the scratching and then you hear it throughout the song.

    • @jeffreyharvey9919
      @jeffreyharvey9919 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes. That was the part that locked me in as a kid precisely because it felt like something from a movie. Then when the video matched vibe that it just made it even better.@@ABoomerReacts

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 8 месяцев назад +4

    MASTERCLASS! GOAT! Ungodly poetic lyrics with the sickest flow ever! In my book, the best Rap/Hip Hop song ever, and NO expletives, bitches, or hoes! PURE TALENT!

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад

      I'm happy that I got to react to your fav song!

  • @xandermarley8552
    @xandermarley8552 9 месяцев назад +10

    That first verse was described as The Greatest Verse in Hip Hop History…..back then I didn’t agree but as I grew older and really understood what he was saying?!?…and some say this was aimed at Big Daddy Kane….crazy

    • @slappyslapstick4045
      @slappyslapstick4045 9 месяцев назад +2

      And he went at EPMD in the third verse.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      What was his beef with Big Daddy Kane?

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +2

      Someone just told me. I had no idea.@@slappyslapstick4045

    • @xandermarley8552
      @xandermarley8552 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts All about who was the best. When Kane dropped a year after Ra the comparisons began. Thus the title, “Follow The Leader”….. because when Rakim premiered in ‘86 he changed hip hop and was considered the “leader of the new school” so to speak.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      So Kane started it?@@xandermarley8552

  • @uamini
    @uamini 9 месяцев назад +8

    The EPMD diss was a classic case of misinterpretated lyrics, a common cause for beefs back in those days.
    On I Ain't No Joke, Rakim raps "You could get a smack for this, I ain't no joke".
    A year later, EPMD released You're A Customer which included the lines "It’s like a Dig'em Smack / Smack me and I’ll smack you back" which was a reference to the Sugar Smacks cereals.
    However with both acts being from Long Island it didn't take long for certain people to believe this was a dig at Rakim.
    This is why Follow The Leader has the lines "Stop buggin', a brother said dig him, I never dug him. / He couldn't follow the leader long enough, so I drugged him."
    EPMD were actually big fans of Rakim.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Couldn't they have had a conversation amongst themselves about the misconstrued lyrics?

    • @uamini
      @uamini 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts Easier said than done in the days before the internet.
      There was a second incident where EPMD's Erick Sermon privately told a friend he didn't like Rakim's third album and somehow word got back to Rakim. According to Erick, one day he got called to a room at his accountant's office and was suddenly face to face with Rakim and his entourage (which included the kind of people you didn't want problems with). Thankfully Rakim only let him know verbally how he felt.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Erick could have denied it. That's what I would have done.@@uamini

    • @jayyarbrough9902
      @jayyarbrough9902 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@ABoomerReacts Conversation stopped the problems with Kane and EPMD. Even Kane backed off. Prime Rakim seemed eager for challengers. Another problem was the fans pressure.

  • @SJQNYC
    @SJQNYC 9 месяцев назад +2

    So Nice You Doin All The Other Eric B & Rakim Songs Before You Get To Kiss Most Iconic Song Ever!!!
    "My Melody" is The Song That Changed Hip Hop FOREVER. To only Think He Was 17 😮🎉
    But, Great Reaction 💥

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks! My Melody is def on my list.

    • @SJQNYC
      @SJQNYC 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts Happy To Hear it 😁..
      No Big Rush ik you will like it whenever you do 💥 🤣

  • @StreetNative
    @StreetNative 9 месяцев назад +6

    Ahead of his time. Definitely!

  • @kennycooper294
    @kennycooper294 7 месяцев назад +2

    rap is rhythm and poetry R. A. P

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  7 месяцев назад

      Ah. I never heard that before.

  • @kennycooper294
    @kennycooper294 9 месяцев назад +1

    This song was his first release after the first album. I have fond memories of them playing this all day on the rap station when it dropped. the imagery and rhyme flow was outstanding. After rakim came out his lines were sampled so much in other tracks this song makes sense. that one line when he takes you into space...so good

    • @sjb3240
      @sjb3240 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yep. I remember it being released in the summer of 88 and it was mind blowing hearing it on college radio.

  • @tomcahill3931
    @tomcahill3931 7 месяцев назад

    I remember this song stopping my in my tracks on my first listen as a kid and (without knowing the concept at the time) somehow already understanding it was way ahead of its time...My first favorite rap song

  • @andrzejsokola
    @andrzejsokola 9 месяцев назад +2

    After listening to Rakim over and over I guess this is at least TOP3 pick. His flow is outstanding and combined with this beat is simply perfect. Absolute classic ❤️ Glad you also see it this way 😄

  • @JEStheUniversual
    @JEStheUniversual 9 месяцев назад +1

    Classic! One of my favorite flips of the Bob James - Nautilus sample ever composed!

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Is that the sample I think sounds like the beginning of the Mission Impossible theme?

    • @xandermarley8552
      @xandermarley8552 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts there’s a whole mini documentary on RUclips about that nautilus sample and it’s unassuming yet HUGE impact on the genre

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@xandermarley8552 Wow, thanks for the tip!

  • @Dean-k6p
    @Dean-k6p 6 месяцев назад +2

    Rakim has an IQ of a 1000!

  • @CrowdPleeza
    @CrowdPleeza 9 месяцев назад +1

    That "James Bond sound" was sampled from Nautilus by Bob James.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks! People have told me so I listened to it.

  • @strictlycasuals2260
    @strictlycasuals2260 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rakim's lyricism on this record has never been eclipsed (or even approached) by other emcees. Period. When I put this tape in my Walkman in 1988, I thought I had been visited by a time traveler from the future. Hemingway-level writing. Sagan-esque imagery. There was NO ONE in Rakim's lane, lyrically or vocally. Production-wise, conventional wisdom points to Paul C. (RIP) making this beat. By the by, that eerie sound in the back is sampled from "Nautilus" by Bob James, one of the most heavily used pieces of source material in hip hop from one of the most beloved musicians among beatmakers. I mean this as the highest compliment when I say that I have always thought you resembled Bob James 😂🙏

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for the info! I listened to Nautilus and looked at Bob James. I can see the resemblance.

    • @strictlycasuals2260
      @strictlycasuals2260 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts That's awesome, Brian! Bob is the best :) He also wrote "Angela," which was the theme from the show Taxi...and you happened to post this Rakim vid on Andy Kaufman's birthday 💔

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@strictlycasuals2260 That was my plan all along. 😜

    • @AudiophileTubes
      @AudiophileTubes 8 месяцев назад +1

      YES! Agreed, GOAT! Pure lyrical talent, with an ungodly 'flow'! MASTERCLASS!

  • @gpproductionz
    @gpproductionz 20 дней назад

    Rakim was so ahead of his time in lyricism, flow technique and depth. Rappers like Nas and many others took after his blueprint. He literally changed the standard of rhyming when he came out

  • @ChicagoStyles23
    @ChicagoStyles23 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rakim coming out in the 80s was like Jordan shaking up the league, doing things that have never been seen before and still trying to catch up till this day

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      The title of the song is good advice.

  • @kurtadams3021
    @kurtadams3021 11 дней назад

    The God ❤

  • @bryanstoudenmire
    @bryanstoudenmire 9 месяцев назад

    Classic

  • @damonjones1291
    @damonjones1291 9 месяцев назад +2

    "Eric B. Is President" , by
    Eric B & Rakim
    🔥
    Peace to the God!Rakim
    L7

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Damon! That song is def on my list.

  • @heathertea2704
    @heathertea2704 9 месяцев назад

    The Intro is STILL 🔥.
    Shakes your Soul.

  • @Phuriusstilez
    @Phuriusstilez 9 месяцев назад +3

    That last verse goes at EPMD who were being compared to Rakim at the time.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      EPMD were not making the comparison? Other people were and they still got dissed?

    • @Phuriusstilez
      @Phuriusstilez 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@ABoomerReacts yup! The 80s were brutal. 🤣

  • @John-ik5vw
    @John-ik5vw 5 дней назад

    The music goes with the theme of a journey through space and time, listen to the lyrics. In this journey he's embedding his ideas and art on to you the listener as you try to keep up. Part of keeping up is noticing not just the theme or the surface word meaning in this journey, but the writing skills- alliteration, perfect alignment of stressing on syllables, perfect rhyming in the various rhyme schemes or patterns (and he switches to over a half dozen schemes which become more complex through the song which he makes note of). Metonymy, synecdoche... it's all there. He says something about his use of enjambment and line breaks while doing it- he's actually noting his use of devices so that the savvy listener can note what he's doing. You're hearing internal and end rhyme, with the beginning of words and sounds placed in repetition or scheme and not just for the sake of doing so but for the rhythm and to accentuate meaning or theme... Also, he took a few subliminal shots at competitors (exp. EPMD ""dig him I never dug him..." referencing lines from their songs, and he "shouts out" Big Daddy Kane with the line "word to Daddy, indeed". Then there are his references to the "5%ers" and Nation of Islam ideology which also intersects with the theme.. It's funny because a very small portion of listeners will fully appreciate his art- he's a student of poetry who in some ways writes for students of poetry but somehow was still commercially successful as a musician and writer.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  5 дней назад

      Thanks for the detailed comment, John! I appreciate it. I wish I had more time to hear it several times before I talk about it but unfortunately, that's not what reaction channels do.

  • @MrRasheed7
    @MrRasheed7 9 месяцев назад

    3:17 I love Rakim because he puts your mind in a space to consider things you would never think of otherwise. When he talks about floating away from the Earth, you think about what it would be like to be ALONE in outer space with no direction. You see a star and follow it because it is the only chance you will ever have any direction in this vast nothingness of space
    Thats an incredible thought to consider

  • @smokezilla13.
    @smokezilla13. 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thee G.O.A.T … the godEmcee

  • @ceepatton7172
    @ceepatton7172 7 месяцев назад +1

    Rakim, Big daddy kane and KRS one the gods of hip hop, imo

  • @vincentwilliams71
    @vincentwilliams71 9 месяцев назад

    👍👍👍👍❤️👍👍👍👍

  • @themightyfp
    @themightyfp 9 месяцев назад +1

    You actually retain the info that’s cool on my channel I’ve done over 500 reaction other than Black Sabbath idk remember many of the songs 😢🤷‍♂️✌️

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Are you referencing the Audio Two comment?

    • @themightyfp
      @themightyfp 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts that’s among many other times you made a call back to other artist. Great memory 👍✌️

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@themightyfp Thanks! Audio Two was really memorable because their publicist emailed me to say that they liked my reaction to Top Billin'.

    • @themightyfp
      @themightyfp 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts oh wow ok that’s cool. You have a good energy thanks for the company on my ride to work 😆 ✌️

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I'm honored!@@themightyfp

  • @jayfanes1125
    @jayfanes1125 9 месяцев назад +1

    A good follow up to this would be Lyrics of Fury. Another menacing beat. Rakim is one of the best to ever do it

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, Jay. That song is def a contender to be my next Eric B & Rakim reaction.

  • @garyscott9364
    @garyscott9364 9 месяцев назад

    Great review as usual! Check out "What's on your mind" by them as well. It's a smooth, laid back hood classic with more a story telling aspect to it.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, Gary! I'll add it to my list.

  • @BrianMacsMusicArchives
    @BrianMacsMusicArchives 8 месяцев назад

    The Masterpiece by the 🐐 Rakim

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Brian! Are you saying that Follow the Leader is a masterpiece? Or are you requesting a song by Rakim called The Masterpiece?

    • @BrianMacsMusicArchives
      @BrianMacsMusicArchives 8 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts I meant this song Sir

  • @jamie3093
    @jamie3093 9 месяцев назад

    Happy New Year Booms! If you like this you neeeeeeeed to listen to ‘Lyrics of Fury’ - it’s even more intense. Have a great day

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Jamie! Happy 2024! That song is def high on my list.

  • @rpsibley73
    @rpsibley73 9 месяцев назад

    in my opinion this is the best HipHop track in HipHop history!

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      It was awesome. And it only took me 3 years to get to it. 😉😉

  • @thatstheguy07
    @thatstheguy07 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love how you’re just nonchalantly throwing out Audio Two references 😂
    Hopefully you get to Don’t Sweat The Technique. One of their best songs/beats.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      That song is def on my list. It's funny - the reason I remember Audio Two and Top Billin' is because their publicist sent me an email saying that they enjoyed my reaction.

    • @thatstheguy07
      @thatstheguy07 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABoomerReacts Ohh yeah I think I remember you saying that. That’s awesome haha.

  • @teeblack06
    @teeblack06 9 месяцев назад +1

    Straight classic! The God MC!

  • @auntoneyofuntease6704
    @auntoneyofuntease6704 9 месяцев назад

    Nice, I thought this song was super cool when I first heard it. It sounded way different than most rap songs at the time. That time was turning point in rap, alot of different cool stuff was coming out. Cool C's I Gotta Habit or Glamorous Life would be a cool 80s reaction.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks! Those are my first Cool C requests.

  • @erickford1624
    @erickford1624 9 месяцев назад +1

    Bob James Nautilus is the sample

  • @Tariq0826
    @Tariq0826 8 месяцев назад

    Would be perfect to follow this up with "Lyrics of Fury" by eric b and Rakim, that would be the perfect follow up after this song

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад

      Lyrics of Fury is definitely going to be my next Eric B & Rakim reaction but I have to space them out a little bit.

  • @Tariq0826
    @Tariq0826 8 месяцев назад

    Crazy thing is with all he said, he rarely curse in his raps. Well he has said one bad word in 2 or 3 of his songs through out his career, but 99% of his songs he never curses. He just paints vivid pictures it never clicks that he never curse in his songs

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I'll have to pay more attention next time.

  • @OnlyOriginalSongs
    @OnlyOriginalSongs 9 месяцев назад

    next time do eric b and rakim lyrics of fury 🎉❤

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks! That song is def on my list. Competition is fierce on what my next reaction to them should be.

  • @jonathankidd7215
    @jonathankidd7215 8 месяцев назад

    You should do a reaction to The Mystery by Rakim

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Jonathan! It's def on my list.

  • @jonathankidd7215
    @jonathankidd7215 8 месяцев назад

    The music was Baby Huey Listen to me.

  • @rogerpace3749
    @rogerpace3749 9 месяцев назад

    please listen to the song no competition from the same album.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, Roger! That song is def on my list.

  • @jamalrauf9462
    @jamalrauf9462 6 месяцев назад

    YES YES YES..."FOLLOW" IS OF SUPREME ILK, HOWEVER.....LYRICS OF FURY REMAINS A VANGUARD OF LYRICAL DEMAND, CREATIVE CONTENT, SHIFTING RYHME SCHEMES, PATTERNS THAT LEAD TO A VISUALIZATION FOR THE LISTENER... I COULD GO ON.
    THE POINT IS "FURY " FORCED THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOW CONSIDERED GREATS. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER COMPOSITION LIKE IT.

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  6 месяцев назад

      You're in luck! Lyrics of Fury is going to be my next Eric B & Rakim reaction.

  • @yesdex5996
    @yesdex5996 7 месяцев назад

    It RAH Kim

  • @trocktp
    @trocktp 9 месяцев назад +1

    Boomer I notice you really like when artist “cross the bar”.. Do you think that’s premeditated / a skill or do you just like the outcome of it?

    • @ABoomerReacts
      @ABoomerReacts  9 месяцев назад

      I think it's all of the above.