Rakim Breaks Down Hip-Hop History, Talks Dr. Dre Sessions, Eric B, His Book + More

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  • @ThatGuy-gp7tj
    @ThatGuy-gp7tj 4 года назад +765

    "I start to think then I sink into the paper like I was ink, when I'm writing I'm trapped in between the lines I escape when I finish a rhyme." Rakim

  • @abuattah1689
    @abuattah1689 4 года назад +1025

    At 51 and still talking about his parents and the morals they instilled in him? The sure brought him up good. Amazing.

  • @joeschmo8755
    @joeschmo8755 4 года назад +306

    Just listening how quiet everyone was, nobody interrupting him, nobody jumping in while he’s telling a story says a lot. When Rakim is talking, you listen.

    • @mohonaclark
      @mohonaclark Год назад +8

      I noticed that from the beginning. Very respected man

    • @FireStarter2.0
      @FireStarter2.0 7 месяцев назад

      The dude next too envy kept dosing off

    • @el.aye.bee.4477
      @el.aye.bee.4477 3 месяца назад

      @@FireStarter2.0 Nah, it's "to" and "dozing". You're welcome, my man.

    • @FireStarter2.0
      @FireStarter2.0 3 месяца назад

      @@el.aye.bee.4477 thanks bro I’m glad you corrected me all these years i spelled it like that!!!!!

    • @el.aye.bee.4477
      @el.aye.bee.4477 3 месяца назад

      @@FireStarter2.0 No problem, man. "Each one, teach one."

  • @pastoryoda2789
    @pastoryoda2789 4 года назад +517

    Notice how no one is interrupting Rakim while he speaks *#RESPECT*

    • @dianehoughton5555
      @dianehoughton5555 3 года назад +26

      Yeah... And, that’s rare for these three... Especially, Charlamagne the nob... Mr A.D.H.D... He’s extremely laid back & no-doubt in the flesh, his energy most likely effects others & calms them....

    • @andreabobbette825
      @andreabobbette825 3 года назад +11

      Hus voice is intoxicating.. I can't stop listening and I never want it to end.😇

    • @Intellectualwarrior11
      @Intellectualwarrior11 3 года назад +8

      Because when he talks he has something to say, he never played himself out! Like they eluded to in the beginning he was very mysterious. Rakim the God! Spppt the goat for realz

    • @RockerT1000
      @RockerT1000 3 года назад +4

      Vlad need to take notes on that kind of respect

    • @antonkjellman1960
      @antonkjellman1960 3 года назад

      @@RockerT1000 tf u mean? Vlad interrupts people after asking a question? Doubt it

  • @othelliusmaximus
    @othelliusmaximus 4 года назад +522

    Every New York artist has taken a page from this man's book. He's your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

  • @wzup77ify
    @wzup77ify 4 года назад +437

    Rakim doesn’t like to talk a lot he save his words for the bars

  • @TempeSoldier123
    @TempeSoldier123 4 года назад +1011

    This dude is a legend. He's your favorite rapper's, favorite rapper.

    • @lycan2494
      @lycan2494 4 года назад +31

      mf doom: am i a joke to u?

    • @TempeSoldier123
      @TempeSoldier123 4 года назад +3

      Epik Hell Sword jokes on who, me?

    • @greedokenobi3855
      @greedokenobi3855 4 года назад +22

      G Rap is my favorite and of course Rakim is in his top list. My guess is that Rakim is in all my favorite rappers favorite rappers lists. My favorites of all time is (without any order) Rakim, Kool G Rap, Melle Mel, Nas, Prodigy, Jadakiss, Big Pun, AZ, Redman, Ghost and Reakwon, Lauren Hill and Roxanne Shante.

    • @Eli-pl2pi
      @Eli-pl2pi 4 года назад +8

      That’s MF DOOM

    • @warking2734
      @warking2734 4 года назад +3

      FACTS!

  • @charlita25
    @charlita25 4 года назад +343

    He got that old school NY accent 🗽. They don’t make em like this anymore.

  • @sharkkeeper01
    @sharkkeeper01 4 года назад +792

    This man said he didn’t think he was interesting enough...man you’re Rakim...you are hip hop.

  • @KAWTELENUH
    @KAWTELENUH 4 года назад +338

    This is an example of how important it is to keep the black family together. Legends are made.

    • @atnederle
      @atnederle 4 года назад +15

      Agreed...Best comment here so far 💯

    • @KAWTELENUH
      @KAWTELENUH 4 года назад +24

      @@atnederle thanks my brother. It makes sense why the powers that be do everything to keep black men in jail or dead

    • @trickers24
      @trickers24 4 года назад +10

      Rebuild the family by rebuilding the man

    • @triciab612
      @triciab612 4 года назад +2

      @@trickers24 💯 TRUTH

    • @ZachWalkerr
      @ZachWalkerr 3 года назад

      Say word

  • @hakeemkhaaliq6697
    @hakeemkhaaliq6697 4 года назад +381

    The reason this interview was so good is because Rakim demands respect and Charlamagne Angela and DJ Envy gave it to him. I'm buying the book today. #APDTA

    • @shon7425
      @shon7425 4 года назад +9

      Charlemagne will not play with Rakim

    • @antonkjellman1960
      @antonkjellman1960 3 года назад +2

      He didn't demand shit, he's just low energy, u think they gonna wild out when he be like that? 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @alexandertye3244
      @alexandertye3244 3 года назад +13

      @@antonkjellman1960 he's full of energy but u can't feel it, you're the kind of guy who get hyped for nonsense.

    • @antonkjellman1960
      @antonkjellman1960 3 года назад +1

      @@alexandertye3244 nope he just doesn't have pondus

    • @dowhatiwantc7637
      @dowhatiwantc7637 3 года назад +6

      @@antonkjellman1960 pondus? And energy isn’t always someone jumping off the walls, it’s a feeling.

  • @shak9558
    @shak9558 3 года назад +44

    No matter who your favourite rapper is, Rakim inspired them. Game changer and hip-hop connoisseur

  • @MrIncognito2020
    @MrIncognito2020 4 года назад +919

    The fact that all 3 of them just sat in silence listening to the God showed how much respect Rakim holds.

    • @Westside19th
      @Westside19th 4 года назад +17

      Right💯💯💯🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

    • @reggiemunch
      @reggiemunch 4 года назад +10

      FACT

    • @treyjah1
      @treyjah1 4 года назад +23

      Give him is rose while he’s here ... he’s should do supm with jcole

    • @AnoNymous-ek1wr
      @AnoNymous-ek1wr 4 года назад +9

      Closest I've ever heard to Charlamaine to just STFU and respect who is in the room.

    • @RichieB40444
      @RichieB40444 4 года назад +11

      That's a building block of rap. Rakim paved the way for anybody that call themselves hardcore

  • @jerrycovington72
    @jerrycovington72 4 года назад +1644

    This man is not in my top 5 of all time. He's the REASON a top 5 of all time in hip hop music even exists! He's the god mc, you don't put a god in a top 5.

  • @michaelmwendwa5258
    @michaelmwendwa5258 4 года назад +283

    "Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style
    Show her the town, steal her heart, no money down"

  • @djsuspiria7064
    @djsuspiria7064 4 года назад +96

    Confidence, humility, talent, craft, consciousness, morality, and taste. The man is a class act. Top innovator, deep, impactful lyricist, with smooth conversational delivery, and effortless flow that speaks directly to the audience. Not to mention all those unforgettable beats he created. Love you, Rakim, and Breakfast Club for this amazing interview with the Best Of All Time.

    • @DU-Dew-jr
      @DU-Dew-jr 11 месяцев назад +4

      Most don't know he made those fire beats

  • @marioarnold7435
    @marioarnold7435 4 года назад +387

    I love how Rakim has so much respect for his parents and family. He is a standup dude!

    • @keandbrown9195
      @keandbrown9195 4 года назад +7

      I took that to heart aswell my parents wrapped me from birth...

    • @MJM8715
      @MJM8715 4 года назад +6

      Mario Arnold Great interview!!👌🏾

    • @jjxreyes3688
      @jjxreyes3688 4 года назад +1

      The real king of newyork g

  • @therealm2657
    @therealm2657 4 года назад +263

    He seems so patient and peaceful love his overall being

  • @gerald1576
    @gerald1576 4 года назад +93

    "Timeless, so age don't count in the booth..
    When your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth.."
    -Rakim

    • @Vee316
      @Vee316 7 месяцев назад

      🔥❤

  • @woodsoncircle
    @woodsoncircle 4 года назад +70

    Even in this interview, Rakim is a story teller. This was an absolute treat for me. LEGEND in the game.

  • @kevthepoet
    @kevthepoet 4 года назад +369

    When Rakim came out he changed rap music forever.

  • @theoriginalkilox7592
    @theoriginalkilox7592 4 года назад +188

    “Greatness is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has overcome to reach his goals.”

    • @samushunter0048
      @samushunter0048 4 года назад +7

      This quote is legendary

    • @Strobeez
      @Strobeez 4 года назад +4

      Beg to differ. Waiting for the world to end - Rakim

    • @Sp-ck5es
      @Sp-ck5es 4 года назад +2

      The oppostion Rakim faced, competitive wise was in the Self Destruction video>>>KRS and Kane

  • @johnervinjr
    @johnervinjr 4 года назад +131

    I'm glad you had Rakim on the show. He's one of the most down to earth brother's outside of entertainment I had the opportunity meeting back in the day. ICE-T and his entourage were doing a concert in North Carolina, with Dougie Fresh, KRS One, and Eric- B and Rakim. After the show, I stood in the parking lot and saw Rakim walking with his people... I said Peace God to him, and He stopped, and turned to me and greeted me with the mathematics on the spot... He took the time to build with me on degrees and I knew then that he's one of the nicest , realest brother's you'll ever wanna meet. Peace to you Rakim, and to the Breakfast Club. Great interview.

    • @redred9382
      @redred9382 3 года назад +8

      Exactly I met him in 88" in NC on elevator 48min I neva forget🤔

    • @redred9382
      @redred9382 3 года назад +3

      I mer him in Charlotte NC" 88 "best 48 min of my lifetime so humble!

    • @provethioaltum3276
      @provethioaltum3276 2 года назад +2

      Ice t and raking sheet man legends

    • @nzgkilla
      @nzgkilla 2 года назад +1

      What does bulding degrees mean?

    • @ricky5742
      @ricky5742 Год назад +2

      @@nzgkilla degrees deal with supreme mathematics aka knowledge of self different levels but the same body of knowledge.you can write your own degrees of knowledge once you master your 120 which getting to highest level.

  • @squarebizz9781
    @squarebizz9781 4 года назад +108

    Rakim...the man who changed the flow up when emcees were still rhymin' one syllable words (cat,bat,hat,dog,hog,frog). He came about and started rhymin' multi syllable word. "Write a rhyme in graffiti and,every show you see me in / Deep concentration,cause I'm no comedian". Case close.

    • @raerae1283
      @raerae1283 3 года назад +8

      I hold the microphone like a grudge 🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @yackfou2412
      @yackfou2412 3 года назад +2

      I'll come to visit you Rastaman in the jungle and you can cook for me 💁🏼‍♂️

    • @mannytaylor6923
      @mannytaylor6923 3 года назад +1

      💯🤔

    • @myhitta1744
      @myhitta1744 3 года назад +2

      Lesssgooo stop talking weep & 🌬️⛅☄️🌃🌏🌏🌏😄😄😄😘

    • @luyandamngadi3351
      @luyandamngadi3351 3 года назад +3

      That's why he's no joke

  • @rastaman8027
    @rastaman8027 4 года назад +250

    “Then hip hop came out” that’s a statement few can make

    • @rootofthevineurbangardens1823
      @rootofthevineurbangardens1823 4 года назад +2

      rasta man man bro, thats epic.....

    • @finesser2799
      @finesser2799 4 года назад +6

      Any one over 50 can say that what you mean

    • @rastaman8027
      @rastaman8027 4 года назад +7

      fine sser wow you don’t say ?!? I’m referring to actual hip hop fans that were born while hip hop was already around smart man. It seems like nothing until you hear it from a 50 year olds perspective

    • @jideakanji8648
      @jideakanji8648 4 года назад +1

      The greatest should not be stained with that foul flag

    • @uzo9887
      @uzo9887 4 года назад

      @@finesser2799 not so much. Back when the movement was first on the rise it was levels to exposure and being influenced by the culture from where it started.

  • @weakbruteforce
    @weakbruteforce 4 года назад +88

    Hip-Hop will never be like it was when Rakim and Kane were top of the game! Salute those brothers...

    • @OGKWAM
      @OGKWAM 4 года назад

      Lil Riggs Duh

  • @290revolver290
    @290revolver290 3 года назад +15

    You can tell he's got so much respect for others and the respect comes back to him with the way he effortlessly says "Yes Sir". Respect sure is reciprocal.

  • @luumaven
    @luumaven 4 года назад +66

    He shouted out Sadat X, that’s so dope.

  • @Melztweets
    @Melztweets 4 года назад +278

    The fact that he ran with some of the realist gangstas in Brooklyn but never mentioned names, never glorified the lifestyle shows how different times were back then. Real gangstas steered you away from the lifestyle.

    • @RichieB40444
      @RichieB40444 4 года назад +35

      He did shout out Killer Ben in Fort greene but i hear what you're saying. Dudes use street connections for street cred but he had so much respect that he left all that gangsta shit out... and was still the most hardcore rapper out. In that generation we didn't glorify bad activites we kept it hush cause we wanted our elders to respect us more than we wanted the youth to respect us

    • @seekingtruthonly.4299
      @seekingtruthonly.4299 4 года назад +11

      Gangstas don't really exist. Theres two types of people in the street. 1. There are guys who do things for money, but it's really not them. Their plan is to get paid and get out, but sometimes they get shot or locked up/caught up. Outside of getting caught up, they don't want their activities known. Sure they do things people consider gangster, but it's not really who they are. It'sa means to an end. And 2. Is guys who emulate the first group and mimic something that's not them, but they want to be "known" as gangstas. They are real flashy and trying to be seenas something they're not for a reputation. Neither is really a gangster, both will do things square people consider gangster and get labeled as something they're not, but they each have different motivations.

    • @Melztweets
      @Melztweets 4 года назад +8

      Seeking truth only. You just said a bunch of nothing.... And you obviously don’t have a clue about the 80’s Brooklyn.

    • @Melztweets
      @Melztweets 4 года назад +2

      Rich B the thing is , only a few people actually knew who Ben was. If you wasn’t in the life you had no idea. I gained a newfound respect for the R after this interview.

    • @louishollandjr
      @louishollandjr 4 года назад +4

      Real Gangster not let Kids run wild You Had earn Ranks just because you're Rapper and Famous dont mean you call the Shots.

  • @terencedrakes5291
    @terencedrakes5291 4 года назад +316

    This is one of the most fulfilling interviews I've ever heard - like leaving a conversation feeling full. No buffoonery, just love and respect for a Black man who is truly an Elder in the community. Such a prolific artist, great mind, almighty soul... Peace

    • @cazziewilliams8069
      @cazziewilliams8069 4 года назад +4

      Go to Red Music Academy website. He did a better interview with Chairman Mao.

    • @dontexroddy5012
      @dontexroddy5012 4 года назад +1

      Terence Drakes you are so on point and I was feeling and thinking the same thing. Personally I’m having a rough time here at work today and I watched this and I fill fulfilled.

    • @shawnorjiakor
      @shawnorjiakor 4 года назад

      Facts.

    • @am234523
      @am234523 4 года назад +2

      GOD MC

  • @flightklub7740
    @flightklub7740 4 года назад +49

    That's a GROWN ASS GREAT MAN they just interviewed..Respect

  • @amberholloway4444
    @amberholloway4444 4 года назад +158

    PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COST

    • @coolkid845
      @coolkid845 3 года назад

      Why? Ya say anything nowadays

    • @chrisg3493
      @chrisg3493 3 года назад

      @@coolkid845 see ya tryna say sumfin anyway too

    • @chrisg3493
      @chrisg3493 3 года назад

      🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

    • @malcolmskinner3117
      @malcolmskinner3117 3 года назад +1

      Yes yes yes protect this brother.Amen.

  • @Naeem_El
    @Naeem_El 4 года назад +854

    I take seven emcees put ’em in a line And add seven more brothers who think they can rhyme Well, it’ll take seven more before I go for mine Now that’s twenty-one emcees ate up at the same time. RAKIM

  • @stacebell2610
    @stacebell2610 4 года назад +68

    Rakim quotable:
    🔥🔥 “How can I keep my composure, when all sorts of thoughts fought for exposure”🔥🔥

  • @Michael-oq2oq
    @Michael-oq2oq 9 месяцев назад +9

    Rakim such a lyrical genius, he never cursed on a song & was straight gangster, son dropped jewels that were life changing. 😎

    • @EastSideX
      @EastSideX 5 месяцев назад

      Only time I remember him cursing was on Addictive by Truth Hurts

  • @shlomidavid3995
    @shlomidavid3995 4 года назад +41

    Hands down....This man is theee G.O.A.T!! "I'll take 7 mc's put 'em in a line and add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme....well it'll take 7 more before I go for mine now that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time"

  • @tcarter8495
    @tcarter8495 4 года назад +747

    “Timeless, so age don't count in the booth When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth”

    • @3am585
      @3am585 4 года назад +12

      Hell yeah

    • @fmsalle2483
      @fmsalle2483 4 года назад +5

      T Carter my favourite bar of all time

    • @laurencea9932
      @laurencea9932 4 года назад +8

      I just posted this on a clip from his interview with Wendy Williams. Classic line!

    • @quincybrodie2812
      @quincybrodie2812 4 года назад +6

      Crazy

    • @loyaltybradford7685
      @loyaltybradford7685 4 года назад +5

      CLASSIC👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

  • @blualvarez3232
    @blualvarez3232 4 года назад +203

    I’m 44....this is my era, my moment to reminisce over my childhood...Thank you for this. Only the foolish could ever press the dislike button.

    • @TRINAfromNY
      @TRINAfromNY 4 года назад +4

      Giiirrrrrllll...that 80's era was THEEE best!

    • @icondon1400
      @icondon1400 4 года назад +1

      Mimi Alvarez living Icon

    • @bowling4clarity817
      @bowling4clarity817 4 года назад +1

      Same here . I'm 44 from Long Island . I'm so proud of the Breakfast Club . They gave a great interview, all tree of them .

    • @Rtv1ComCHICAGONEWS
      @Rtv1ComCHICAGONEWS 4 года назад

      Bishh plzzz

    • @keepshyt1hundred
      @keepshyt1hundred 4 года назад +2

      I'm 44 as well and I was fortunate enough to witness the golden age of hip hop.

  • @abrahamramirez3980
    @abrahamramirez3980 4 года назад +34

    It's crazy to think that Rakim went from "I ain't no Joke" to "Who is God?"
    Not because one song is better than the other, but b/c both songs are so different stylistically and lyrically! It's the mark of a true lyricist to continue growing throughout the yrs!

  • @Sui_Generis0
    @Sui_Generis0 4 года назад +71

    Charlemagne actually moved the mic towards rakim instead of telling him to move towards the mic

    • @MichaelBrownPastorJITB
      @MichaelBrownPastorJITB 4 года назад +3

      John Turner it’s like ‘how do you tell him anything about the mic’ Ra is just ‘cool’ you gotta let him do him

    • @lexxdiamondz
      @lexxdiamondz 4 года назад +4

      And Yee didn't tell him to spit out his gum..

    • @vineflixthegame978
      @vineflixthegame978 3 года назад +1

      That's respect on the Godmc.. Same with angela

  • @YungHandz706
    @YungHandz706 4 года назад +201

    The type of lyrics he was spitting in the 80's was before his time and separated him from the other party rappers that was rapping simple rhymes and party songs. Rakim is one of the if not the pioneer of lyrical rap.

    • @timkruse9912
      @timkruse9912 4 года назад +9

      facts he was ahead of his time!!! one of a few rappers from the 80s that still gets mentioned in top 10 rappers of all time lists

    • @YungHandz706
      @YungHandz706 4 года назад +4

      "Follow the leader" already set his name in stone and that was in 1988 before the 90's lyrical rap mecca scene hit.

    • @Yawdan
      @Yawdan 4 года назад +3

      ... There were a few lyrical mcs before him. But if I'm not mistaken, wasn't he the one that switched rap from being just breakbeat samples and loops to being more musical?

    • @mostmost1
      @mostmost1 4 года назад +8

      Melle Mel who Rakim studied is the Pioneer of Lyrical rap. He invented the term emcees (not M.C.) also. Kool Moe Dee is also a pioneer of word play and flows, he invented super fast rhyming and thesaurus heavy words. Grandmaster Caz is a lyrical pioneer on the story telling, clever word play, humorous hard core style of rapping. They all had songs before 82 out. They all were rhyming in the 70s. Rakim is the extension of them and he admits that.

    • @masterkbar7
      @masterkbar7 4 года назад +3

      Rakim is not the pioneer of lyrical rap. You have to go to Grandmaster Caz,Melle Mel and MOE Dee. Also lyrics was always at the forefront of emceeing

  • @julian_vision
    @julian_vision 4 года назад +461

    Some people may not listen to this interview but they’re fav rappers fav rapper will be paying attention to this...

    • @alinjo4421
      @alinjo4421 4 года назад +17

      I think a lot of ppl will pay attention to this. Rakim is respected

    • @Erupt212007
      @Erupt212007 4 года назад +8

      @@alinjo4421 Facts

    • @kingof85
      @kingof85 4 года назад +6

      Facts G 💯

    • @jamalevans1574
      @jamalevans1574 4 года назад +1

      fact

    • @edherrera1989
      @edherrera1989 4 года назад +16

      @@millenab2980 You mean Nipsey reminds you of him. Rakim is way older than Nipsey, whole diff generation.

  • @KhalilSaddiq
    @KhalilSaddiq 4 года назад +26

    Rakim has always been my favorite rapper and now he is also one of my favorite people! I so appreciate how he thinks and presents himself. He is such a man of morals and principals. Rakim is Hip Hop. Thank you Breakfast Club and especially Thank you, Rakim, for providing me with such joy and self-confidence through your music!!

  • @emilypennick7135
    @emilypennick7135 4 года назад +53

    This man has class, ruggedness, and more manliness than most of the rappers out there. If he is less than number 1 on your list..... Check your list again. Thank you Rakim.

  • @ezzymedina8794
    @ezzymedina8794 4 года назад +105

    Rakim is Strength, Wisdom, and Art. One of Hip-Hops greatest sages.

    • @DC-zx5mt
      @DC-zx5mt 4 года назад +3

      Greatly worded

  • @Mo91100
    @Mo91100 4 года назад +62

    Rakim is more than a legend. Rakim is an ICON.

  • @checkdacontract
    @checkdacontract 3 года назад +60

    If lyrics could kill, Rakim would be serving consecutive life sentences.....

  • @123AFTERMATH
    @123AFTERMATH 4 года назад +244

    The God MC - RAKIM
    God's Son - NAS

    • @frmp3830
      @frmp3830 4 года назад +7

      123AFTERMATH and Jay-Hova #Amen

    • @user-in5ru2cd9l
      @user-in5ru2cd9l 4 года назад +5

      Yes❗

    • @MrMacmua
      @MrMacmua 4 года назад +2

      Cormega betta den Nas

    • @TheATeam1212
      @TheATeam1212 4 года назад +7

      And Makaveli was Jesus so

    • @puffnstuff9007
      @puffnstuff9007 3 года назад +3

      @@TheATeam1212 a lot of people always leave out Pac. We know why

  • @JheriCurlJankins
    @JheriCurlJankins 4 года назад +145

    Kids, do yall realize we're witnessing greatness in the flesh right here? This is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper's favorite rapper.......... The God Rakim Allah!

    • @Justin-pettway
      @Justin-pettway 4 года назад +2

      The god only got thousand views but they sit and watch a rainbow head dude smh

  • @cibida1
    @cibida1 4 года назад +525

    This dude alone made dozens of dudes millionaires. Changed the rap game. Changed the world. Crazy!

    • @najeedorsey3956
      @najeedorsey3956 4 года назад +18

      One of the greatest MC’s of all time. Changed the game word up!

    • @joe.limbus
      @joe.limbus 4 года назад +6

      that's like saying he made Jay Z a billionaire just because he influenced him. You can't really say that but he definitely changed the rap game

    • @terrellmcdonald7188
      @terrellmcdonald7188 4 года назад +2

      💯💯💯💯💯

    • @chrismoore2424
      @chrismoore2424 4 года назад +1

      damn right...

    • @ebonyepps6732
      @ebonyepps6732 4 года назад +5

      Both him and Big Daddy Kane!

  • @charlita25
    @charlita25 4 года назад +28

    I love ❤️ the song from the Juice soundtrack too. The energy on the record is unequivocal

  • @Altroburst
    @Altroburst 4 года назад +29

    0:35 "What's got you into hip hop?"
    "the saga begins" song start

  • @Antmoore1997
    @Antmoore1997 4 года назад +87

    This dude just said he did 85% of the production on his albums!!!!!
    Didn't think it was possible, but I gained even MORE respect for the God.

    • @neilthompson8027
      @neilthompson8027 4 года назад +6

      It's not surprising if you know he DJ's as good or better than Eric B

  • @shenyaet3350
    @shenyaet3350 4 года назад +308

    Rakim is the realest dude that they’ve ever had on this show.

  • @RobertDGordon
    @RobertDGordon 4 года назад +69

    RAKIM is easily the greatest EMCEE I’ve ever heard. His rhyme schemes, cadence, demeanor, knowledge, that quiet rage and energy made him seem like he was way older than his age when he first came out.
    I was a senior in high school when Paid in Full dropped, I wore that tape out, had to keep rewinding in amazement. I lost count of how many times I bought that album.
    Like Ra said “RAP is Rhythm and Poetry!” And this Brother is in my opinion, the greatest Poet to ever bless the Mic.

  • @RestingonHope
    @RestingonHope 4 года назад +6

    So refreshing listening to an older black man talk so fondly about his Dad and Mum. So much respect to the GOAT

  • @MrAntd1
    @MrAntd1 4 года назад +124

    Real OG I grew up in the 80s hip hop was so dope and fresh back then. Ra was a true lyricist. The fact that he didn't want to glorify his street life speaks volumes. He was always conscious of the power of music.

    • @tripleaaa4409
      @tripleaaa4409 4 года назад +6

      Was also the crack era and 4 of the New York boroughs were still in ruins

  • @aakim58
    @aakim58 4 года назад +131

    That era was so incredible. Those that were there know. Ill never forget it.

    • @alanbyrd5635
      @alanbyrd5635 4 года назад +8

      They have no clue today... Rakim was that dude....AND all of hip hop in the 80s and 90s. I also respect Ra for being respectful and not cussin' every 2 secs.

    • @oldschoolhiphop2275
      @oldschoolhiphop2275 4 года назад +2

      I remember my brother bought the Paid n Full album in1986. That album completely changed the game. Rakim represented the art form of lyricism at the highest level.

    • @alanbyrd5635
      @alanbyrd5635 4 года назад

      @J Crash Yea man..that stuff was something else. (and still is) It does make me proud that on-line, there were a few 15yr olds who reviewed some old-school stuff and were totally floored at what they heard, unlike this trash today.

  • @Weare30186
    @Weare30186 3 года назад +18

    Rakim is the Jordan to hip hop, GOAT. He changed how vocals are laid on a track. With making the beat keeping up with him, and not him trying to keep up with the beat. He didn’t need that bark..

    • @TroyTroj
      @TroyTroj 2 года назад +1

      All facts

    • @khateebmohamed4276
      @khateebmohamed4276 2 месяца назад

      Sadaratar was daratar rRartar or you have uttered right words😅

  • @mackaveli8503
    @mackaveli8503 4 года назад +291

    Rakim is to rap, what the asteroid was to dinosaurs. When he hit, he forced you to evolve your style or you didn't last. Plain and simple!

  • @Biggerbadderbabes
    @Biggerbadderbabes 4 года назад +197

    Rakim is so hip hop, he's in a B-Boy stance even when he's just talking regularly

  • @DJEarlThe3rd
    @DJEarlThe3rd 4 года назад +122

    I didnt grow up on hip hop. I grew up on gospel. So I heard his music unbiased with fresh ears. I was introduced to Paid in Full at 18 by my then girlfriend from New York nearly 20 years after it came out....and needless to say I BINGED his music. Still sounded fresh and novel to me then. This man needs to be wrapped in bubble wrap and preserved.
    51 years old...we all still get excited to see this man being interviewed over 30 years later on one of the biggest platforms in the world. This, kids, is longevity and music with substance and stay power.
    🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

    • @lilmayoarea5296
      @lilmayoarea5296 4 года назад

      Damn nigga how old is you 120?

    • @Mark-qd6ub
      @Mark-qd6ub 4 года назад

      @subzero3639 The Bible teaches that God is holy, just, merciful, gracious, loving, and sole creator(Genesis 1:1, Psalm 24:1). The Bible also teaches that man is born with a dreadful sin nature(Psalm 51:5, Ephesians 2:3) and transgressed God's law(Romans 3:23). Since God is the righteous judge, He will punish sinners according to His eternal standard. According to God's word, that punishment is an eternal,physical, and conscious torment(Daniel 12:2,Matthew 25:41, Matthew 3:12, Revelations 14:10-11, Revelations 20:10) in Hell-separated forever from the goodness of God. The good news is that God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ who is equally eternal(John 1:1) and equal in rank and importance(John 5:18, John 10:30) to the Father and the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin to be the means for escape from the domain of darkness and wrath of God for those who repent and believe the gospel. Jesus lived a sinless life and voluntarily and lovingly died on the cross by taking upon Himself our sin and the wrath of God that His elect deserve. Jesus was buried and resurrected(1 Corinthians 15:1-5) on the third day from the grave- demonstrating His power over sin and death and is seated at the right hand of the Father (Ephesians 1:20-23). Your good works or deeds of the Law are not sufficient. Jesus who is fully God and fully man is the complete and perfect sacrifice. It is not grace plus merit, faith plus works, or even Christ plus unrighteous man that will justify the sinner. As a vile wretch, you can be be justified(declared right before God) by only free grace alone, through faith alone and in Christ alone(Romans 3:28, Ephesians 2:8-9). Will you repent(a change of mind that results in the abandonment of sin and turning to the Lord Jesus Christ) and trust in this unchanging Gospel(Mark 1:15) or will you remain an enemy of God?

    • @Mark-qd6ub
      @Mark-qd6ub 4 года назад

      @@lilmayoarea5296 The Bible teaches that God is holy, just, merciful, gracious, loving, and sole creator(Genesis 1:1, Psalm 24:1). The Bible also teaches that man is born with a dreadful sin nature(Psalm 51:5, Ephesians 2:3) and transgressed God's law(Romans 3:23). Since God is the righteous judge, He will punish sinners according to His eternal standard. According to God's word, that punishment is an eternal,physical, and conscious torment(Daniel 12:2,Matthew 25:41, Matthew 3:12, Revelations 14:10-11, Revelations 20:10) in Hell-separated forever from the goodness of God. The good news is that God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ who is equally eternal(John 1:1) and equal in rank and importance(John 5:18, John 10:30) to the Father and the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin to be the means for escape from the domain of darkness and wrath of God for those who repent and believe the gospel. Jesus lived a sinless life and voluntarily and lovingly died on the cross by taking upon Himself our sin and the wrath of God that His elect deserve. Jesus was buried and resurrected(1 Corinthians 15:1-5) on the third day from the grave- demonstrating His power over sin and death and is seated at the right hand of the Father (Ephesians 1:20-23). Your good works or deeds of the Law are not sufficient. Jesus who is fully God and fully man is the complete and perfect sacrifice. It is not grace plus merit, faith plus works, or even Christ plus unrighteous man that will justify the sinner. As a vile wretch, you can be be justified(declared right before God) by only free grace alone, through faith alone and in Christ alone(Romans 3:28, Ephesians 2:8-9). Will you repent(a change of mind that results in the abandonment of sin and turning to the Lord Jesus Christ) and trust in this unchanging Gospel(Mark 1:15) or will you remain an enemy of God?

    • @sheresejames-grow1779
      @sheresejames-grow1779 4 года назад +1

      @@Mark-qd6ub Why did you post this?

    • @Mark-qd6ub
      @Mark-qd6ub 4 года назад

      @@sheresejames-grow1779 Mark 16:15

  • @michaelmclish27
    @michaelmclish27 4 года назад +68

    “Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze, my magnum is a microphone murdering MC’s”. Follow the Leader

  • @Skedooosh
    @Skedooosh 4 года назад +27

    I love that he stays true to himself and respecting the craft.

  • @blossomann3167
    @blossomann3167 4 года назад +102

    My husband and I saw him last year in concert. OMG!!! It was the best concert ever!!!

  • @Unc0mmonSense
    @Unc0mmonSense 4 года назад +1275

    Rakim is responsible for millions of broken rewind buttons on tape decks.

  • @charlita25
    @charlita25 4 года назад +18

    I am so glad I got a chance to see him perform live in the flesh.

  • @lovellwilliams641
    @lovellwilliams641 4 года назад +11

    Alot of my demeanor and character came from Rakim a whole generation of black men owe you so much peace God

  • @Matoaka365
    @Matoaka365 4 года назад +50

    When Rakim started spittin those bars he removed about Kane. I had the "nasty stink" face and said WHOO! Right along with the Breakfast Club. Lol! To have rhymes from the 80's that still resonate like that, is a testament to his genius!

    • @Matoaka365
      @Matoaka365 4 года назад

      @@raydavis3376 No doubt. Would have been historic!

    • @Matoaka365
      @Matoaka365 4 года назад

      @theosmelek1 What!!! I got goosebumps!

    • @tarheelprince2
      @tarheelprince2 4 года назад

      When I get my Powerball Money. I'm putting 1 Mil up for Rakim and Kane to do a battle. Winner Take All.

  • @Coolness18304
    @Coolness18304 4 года назад +112

    I just got goose bumps and teary eyed. Paid and full was the first rap album i ever heard at 5 years old. He didnt curse so i had free reign to listen to it at any time and moms didnt complain. Rakim is the greatest rapper of all times. He is aaaaallllll this rappers father. He even taught us knowledge of self.

    • @lexxdiamondz
      @lexxdiamondz 4 года назад

      How can he be the "greatest", he can't even battle..

    • @Coolness18304
      @Coolness18304 4 года назад +3

      @@lexxdiamondz because he lets the rhythm hit em

    • @andreabobbette825
      @andreabobbette825 3 года назад

      I cried

  • @quinettelacey3201
    @quinettelacey3201 4 года назад +18

    Take note... All respect given in the interview. A legend.

  • @freshchez7250
    @freshchez7250 Год назад +4

    I went to see Rakim this past weekend in Asheville NC. It was an experience of a lifetime...amazing show!!

  • @waltergomes7021
    @waltergomes7021 4 года назад +329

    I see Rakim, I put like without watchin' it

  • @ElGeeSpot
    @ElGeeSpot 4 года назад +55

    I remember when I met him after a show we had to wait a few minutes because he was on his knees praying after his show I think that was dope!! Hip hop Legend!

  • @loyaltybradford7685
    @loyaltybradford7685 4 года назад +15

    THIS A MAN..I LOVE HIM AND HE NEVER COMPROMISED HIMSELF..TRUE KING👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

  • @kusali11
    @kusali11 4 года назад +19

    Damn this guy's not only a legend but an honorable dude.

  • @bigl81079
    @bigl81079 4 года назад +272

    If Rakim isn’t in your Top 5 you can’t talk hip-hop to me.

  • @SmithGrindEnt
    @SmithGrindEnt 4 года назад +37

    1:00:40 The fact that Rakim did 85% of the beats on those Eric B & Rakim albums is INSANE!

  • @godzchild3445
    @godzchild3445 3 года назад +7

    Rakim is 1 of the most gifted lyricists ever & most humble emcees in Hip-Hop ! This is 1 of the great interviews ever by The Breakfast Club. Much respect 2 Rakim 🙏🏾

  • @ptcpresents50
    @ptcpresents50 3 года назад +9

    The integrity in this mans character is impeccable. High Respects! Take notes yall! #hiphopliveson

  • @cavadiasbryant6541
    @cavadiasbryant6541 4 года назад +63

    The Brotha is a Living Legend...We need to Celebrate him while he can still smell the roses, The God's contribution to Hip Hop literally speak for themselves!! #SALUTE ✊🏿✊🏿

    • @afrosoul1369
      @afrosoul1369 4 года назад +1

      Cavadias Bryant Indeed

    • @h2junkey
      @h2junkey 4 года назад

      For some foolish reason the masses love to praise the fallen when they should be doin’ it while they are living. This dude is hip hop personified but yet folks are still sleepin’!

  • @sultanshah3660
    @sultanshah3660 4 года назад +335

    “My name is Rakim Allah, and R and A stands for "Ra"
    Switch it around, it still comes out "R"

    • @miami8089
      @miami8089 4 года назад +7

      Just absolute badass.

    • @deucedaprodeuca
      @deucedaprodeuca 4 года назад +25

      "I'm the R, the A, to the K I M (I am), if I wasn't, then why would I say" I-M (I'm, I AM)"... The birth of double and triple entendres.

    • @marcellecollinsclyburn
      @marcellecollinsclyburn 4 года назад +2

      @@deucedaprodeuca 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @trayvonmonden1902
    @trayvonmonden1902 3 года назад +5

    “Thinking of a master plan”....that one line is cemented into my brain for some reason and I’m okay with that💯

    • @andreabobbette825
      @andreabobbette825 3 года назад +1

      Ain't nothing but sweat inside my hand.

    • @trayvonmonden1902
      @trayvonmonden1902 3 года назад

      Andrea Arrington So I dig into my pocket all my money spent

    • @andreabobbette825
      @andreabobbette825 3 года назад +1

      @@trayvonmonden1902 me and Eric B with a nice big plate of fish...which is my favorite dish

    • @Vee316
      @Vee316 7 месяцев назад

      Facta

  • @isntbeelovely
    @isntbeelovely 4 года назад +23

    RAKIM!!!! I started listening to him when Paid in Full came out!!! ♥️ I wish I was around during his era 😩

    • @jonblakk73ab
      @jonblakk73ab 4 года назад +3

      Bionca09 it was the best of times

    • @riorio-rt1oq
      @riorio-rt1oq 4 года назад +1

      Yea y'all missed it

    • @stevewoodson4635
      @stevewoodson4635 4 года назад

      Cows recognized the update on the status

    • @arthurmurray5413
      @arthurmurray5413 4 года назад +2

      I think the Creator for Rakim Chuck D krs-1 without them a lot of us would not have knowledge of self a lot of us would still be walking in the dark first we had krs-1 who built the door then we had Rakim who open the door for the likes of Chuck D I hope you can relate to what I just said because without them where will be be without a brother named Ice Cube you feel me

    • @arthurmurray5413
      @arthurmurray5413 4 года назад

      To my main man Chuck D I love you my brother but there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav whatever y'all have to do to put that back together please sit down and do that because I am Public Enemy Number One fan and all my life since there was a Public Enemy all I heard was Chuck talking about politics and how f*****-up it is and for politics to be the objective of the separation Chuck and Flav I just don't get it I don't get it Chuck first politics and Professor Griff out the group now politics got you firing Flav come on with Chuck that's your man 50 Grand all these years I'm going to stop right here because this s*** hurts so much I'm a 57 year old man from Charleston South Carolina and Chuck the s*** hurts to see the ship come to this so I'm out my brother but I still love you and still a number one Public Enemy fire if it is no Public Enemy without Chuck D and Flavor Flav and before I go my mother doesn't have any idea who you two guys are but once I let her listen to Rebel Without a pause my 74 year old mother thanks that you are the s*** that's right by 74 year old mother is a Chuck D Flavor Flav Professor Griff Public Enemy fan so sleep on that

  • @damonadams3853
    @damonadams3853 4 года назад +319

    WOW THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID WHEN THE GREATEST LYRICIST AKA GOD MC SAYS HE WROTE THE ILLEST RYHMES WITHOUT ALOT OF CURSING & SAYS HE DID SO BC HE KNEW MOMS & POPS WAS LISTENING & HE KNEW THAT THEY WOULD BE HIS BIGGEST FANS, ALL THE WHILE MAKING TIMELESS STREET WISE CLASSIC HIP HOP ROYALTY!!! TRUE ARTIST WITH INTEGRITY & CHARACTER THAT CAME THRU IN THE MUSIC!!! [999]

    • @VegasElement
      @VegasElement 4 года назад +9

      This comment should be pinned to the top.

    • @AmariMarvelous
      @AmariMarvelous 4 года назад +1

      💯💯👏🏾👏🏾

    • @roumifyouwnt2
      @roumifyouwnt2 4 года назад

      🙌💪💯

    • @NLNBPROMOTION
      @NLNBPROMOTION 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/U7SAHZpcJEg/видео.html

    • @Lighting-ee9pf
      @Lighting-ee9pf 4 года назад +7

      Very well said and a million percent Facts. even at a young age he carried hiself like a Grown ass man.

  • @ronaldhernandez1221
    @ronaldhernandez1221 4 года назад +65

    You guys finally put real hip hop in here..

  • @Tsadiah1
    @Tsadiah1 3 года назад +4

    I love this man... he is so laid back, chilled, and colder than ice.

  • @ceeregina
    @ceeregina 4 года назад +11

    I really enjoy listening to my brotha Rakim his voice is so smooth, his wisdom is incredible. I like to see him Prof Griff talk about the knowledge of self. that would be real deep for me being the conscious sista I am.

  • @damienwilliams9010
    @damienwilliams9010 4 года назад +54

    A brother said, "Dig him?" I never dug him
    He couldn't follow the leader long enough so I DRUG HIM! 🔥~Rakim

    • @JayBabyEars
      @JayBabyEars 4 года назад +3

      That Line is so Hard.... One of the hardest ever in history

  • @thesoloist0145
    @thesoloist0145 4 года назад +52

    Finally they had the GOAT on BC... the most humble the most real and the greatest lyricist/MC to ever pic up the MIC... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @sazonsongs
    @sazonsongs 4 года назад +9

    Rakim is The Hendrix of Hip hop. He revolutionized the genre, did it in a way that no one had before and even today artists are catching up or imitating it.

  • @xxxxbigrich5752
    @xxxxbigrich5752 4 года назад +15

    I remember being in high school when the 12 inch of my Melody and I got laid because I always had the new records but My Melody change my life because I met Sheila that day and 3 daughters later she's still my wife. Thanks God!

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 4 года назад +77

    15:30 My man basically said your raps are my ad-libs Your WHOLE RAPS are what I would do on a ad-lib. lol Talk to 'em Ra

    • @hotstepearly
      @hotstepearly 4 года назад +1

      That would be a bar.

    • @Goatchild90
      @Goatchild90 4 года назад

      @@hotstepearly true

    • @i.m.6758
      @i.m.6758 4 года назад +1

      On top of everything it’s true

  • @SOLOworld16
    @SOLOworld16 4 года назад +81

    DJ ENVY SURPRISED ME ON THIS INTERVIEW. HE CAME OUT THE GATE WITH "WHAT GOT YOU STARTED IN HIP HOP" WELL DONE.

    • @reapov2665
      @reapov2665 4 года назад +14

      Not only that. He didnt interrupt Ra at all. I like that. Let the guest talk all the way

    • @BodyRibbonz
      @BodyRibbonz 4 года назад +1

      @@reapov2665 guest*

    • @reapov2665
      @reapov2665 4 года назад

      @@BodyRibbonz cheers 😏

    • @Mslimgoodies
      @Mslimgoodies 4 года назад +4

      Word thought he was gonna ask the god to introduce him to the ppl that dont know

  • @germanm.6934
    @germanm.6934 4 года назад +47

    you know you the god MC when angela yee doesnt make you spit your gum out

    • @patrickmartin2689
      @patrickmartin2689 4 года назад +5

      I saw that when the interview first started...😁😁😁✌✌✌

  • @Bangbangbigelow
    @Bangbangbigelow Год назад +9

    The 80’s is often criminally overlooked when ranking lyricists. What the casual fan doesn’t know is that the Bigggies, Tupacs and Nas of the world were inspired by artists like Big Daddy Kane & Rakim. The late 80’s in particular after ‘86 had some nasty lyricists including KRS-One, Master P, Guru, Chuck D among others. I’m glad that I was able to experience that generation and see the culture evolve to what it is today

    • @gearienoxcuses3936
      @gearienoxcuses3936 8 месяцев назад

      Master P?!?!? P wasn’t jumping until the mid 90’s.

  • @gov3rnor17
    @gov3rnor17 4 года назад +69

    Anybody else went like _WHOAAAAAAAAA_ when they seen Rakim!??!?!!
    Man a WHOLE legend 🔥⛽️.
    Edit : bruh I’m hype😂😂so much love to The Mic Fiend

    • @JMPL3180
      @JMPL3180 4 года назад +1

      Me! Lol!!

    • @DermDZL1
      @DermDZL1 4 года назад +2

      I said that when I met him

    • @onedawoman
      @onedawoman 4 года назад +1

      ME!

  • @empowermentebony5955
    @empowermentebony5955 4 года назад +450

    Rakim can murder the mic without using a single curse word...prolific.

    • @Itsgeestatus
      @Itsgeestatus 4 года назад +2

      He Expressed Profanity On This Interview Tho😏
      I Can Rhyme🎤 Without Cussin Myself👇🏾
      ruclips.net/video/aTA6FFGPGHc/видео.html
      Even When I'm Having A Conversation Wit Some1😌

    • @selfallah9093
      @selfallah9093 4 года назад +3

      That's Peace one God to another God.Eye SELF came into Knowledge of Self because of the God.Peace to the Nation of God's & Earth's

    • @nygatruecrime
      @nygatruecrime 4 года назад +9

      FACTS. No need to curse and degrade. Peace

    • @AnoNymous-ek1wr
      @AnoNymous-ek1wr 4 года назад +5

      @j4s2v1 nobody said you can't swear to be great. Rakim just didn't. I think that's all he was saying.

    • @drethewriter4761
      @drethewriter4761 4 года назад +1

      Agree.

  • @ElginEdmonds
    @ElginEdmonds 2 года назад +9

    Breakfast Club, this is your very best interview yet. Rakim has shed new light as to whom he is as a man, an mc, a dad, and a husband. This brother is real!

    • @Vee316
      @Vee316 7 месяцев назад

      The best ever.

  • @coolreem
    @coolreem 4 года назад +7

    One of the best interviews hands down. I truly appreciate Rakim. He talks about how deeply his parents influenced him and how the respect for them made him write with integrity. Forever a legend. Get the book, for real.