The God Ra on the mic *AND* on the boards *AND* on the drum kit!!! 😲🤯🤯🤯 My personal favorite is Chuck D, but Rakim can objectively be labeled the greatest of all time.
That is not Eric B on production. Rakim actually is the one that produced over 80 percent of the Eric B and Rakim catalog. That is also Rakim playing live drums on this song. That is not a beat machine. That is Rakim playing drums. Eric was just a show DJ. Most people did not know that the production was Rakim too. People regard him as the greatest emcee and lyricist ever but he’s great producer as well. Rakim plays saxophone since 3rd grade all the way through his senior year. Go and watch the Crooked I interview with Rakim and then the KRS-1 interview with Rakim and he breaks it all down. Rakim is considered by most real emcees/ lyricist as the greatest ever. As a matter of fact here is just the names of a few who are on record, interviews and RUclips admitting that Rakim is their biggest inspiration and the greatest ever: NAS, Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, 50 Cents, Ice Cube, Raekwon, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Eminem, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Ghost Face, Canibus, Grand Puba, Boots, Will Smith, D.O.C., DJ Kay Slay, GURU, Trey Dee, Missy Elliot, M.C. Lyte, Queen Latifah, Brother J., Gift of Gab, Styles P., just to name a few, check out snoop interviews and Busta rhyme interviews nd Kurupt talking about Rakim. Guys like Eminem quoted his lyrics in songs. Jay Z has mentioned him in lyrics. Rakim is the greatest of all time and invented inside rhymes schemes and double timing and literally changed hiphop and how people rhymed and made it more lyrical.
Bro!!! I love how you give the OGs the respect they deserve! Hope all is well brother! Have ya done “Let the Rhythm Hit ‘em”? Some of Rakim’s absolute dopest lyricism
I think My Melody has more bars. Theres like no intro even. He is so ready to speak, so full of shit he gotta get out his head that he just starts flowin before Eric B. gets to the turntables. His Seventh Seal album made me wonder if he was ghost writing for Eminem for years. The deliveries are very similar as are the cadences.
This my favorite Ra & Eric B track... CRAAAZZZZY! Has been one of the best HipHop tracks since the day it was released. That upright bass gives me chills every time... Rakim flowing like none other... one of the best beats in history (produced by Rakim!)... And one of the best videos ever. So grateful I grew up on this music back in the day.
So... none of us really knew this until recently (when Rakim revealed it in an interview), but Rakim _played the drums_ on this track... it's not a break you can find because _he made it._ He started as a saxophonist and rapped like his jazz solos. He actually _produced a significant amount of their songs,_ along with Large Professor! So we knew him as arguably THE greatest rapper ever but he's actually _even better than that._
I've always said this was close to the perfect hip hop song. The production is so grimy but clean at the same time. And Rakim hits every note as an MC. Story telling at it's finest. Check out "Mahogany" next. It's one of his lesser known joints. It's a more laid back song but it again showcases Ra's story telling. And while the beat is simple, it's perfect for the song. Well done with the reaction. ✌🏾
I would estimate, conservatively, that I watched the movie Juice 25x by the time I graduated high school. Saw it thrice in the movie theater. 3 consecutive Saturdays I rode my bike to the mall and got Taco Bell and watched Tupac get porked out of an Oscar nomination. He was off the charts in that fine piece of cinema.
Literally can not pick my favorite song they are just that good! Here are some others to check out; Let the Rhythm Hit ‘em, In the Ghetto, Holy are you, Satisfaction Guaranteed and I agree with all the others listed basically you can’t go wrong with any song you select from the God Emcee & The President!
I used to JAM AND PRACTICE DJing on my big brother's cabaret equipment. BUT! I COULD NOT simply PLAY ERIC B AND RAKIM FOR PRACTICE😮! THE LYRICAL CONTENT AND THE FLOW OF ERIC B AND RAKIM...........😮😮😮😮😮😮. GHETTO FLOETRY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! We could dance to most of them BUT.......I had to SIT AND LISTEN to his LYRICAL FLOW AND CONTENT TO "ENJOY" THE "IMPACT" OF THE ARTISTRY AND THE MESSAGE. SHEER "ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE"!
Around this era of rap/hip hop, it was heavily lyrical with slamming productions. Listen to KRS-ONE, Kool G Rap & Polo, and of course Big Daddy Kane. I'm only naming a few just to start you down this rabbit hole of hype music
Rakim is the G.O.A.T there’s no way to have a favorite song of his way to many been a fan of his since 1987 .. Here’s a few to react to. “ No Competition”. “Let The Rhythm Hit”Em “. “Lyrics Of Fury”. “In The Ghetto” the album version.
My dude u can’t give up ur reactions… especially if u still got plenty of RAKIM REACTIONS!!!!! Don’t stop my dude!!! DO “ Let the Rhythm Hit EM!!!!!!!! By Rakim… UR going to love it!!!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🎤🎤
You gotta undastand everything comes outta NYC .swag style , the best comes from up top ain't no place in the united state that can come pare to NYC E.Brooklyn NY Pennsylvania and Dumont ave 666 Dumont ave shout out to lelo Manny Carlito and Carlito ...
Thank you! This one song, the beat and bars, slays any of the new stuff these days. New rap is so lazy and mindless. Old rap has so much more energy and lyricism. Gotta check out Rage Against the Machine's cover of Microphone Fiend!
Before computer djs...pure talent. Rakim with the bars. GOATS
The God Ra on the mic *AND* on the boards *AND* on the drum kit!!! 😲🤯🤯🤯
My personal favorite is Chuck D, but Rakim can objectively be labeled the greatest of all time.
Greatest rapper of all time
FACTS
That is not Eric B on production. Rakim actually is the one that produced over 80 percent of the Eric B and Rakim catalog. That is also Rakim playing live drums on this song. That is not a beat machine. That is Rakim playing drums. Eric was just a show DJ. Most people did not know that the production was Rakim too. People regard him as the greatest emcee and lyricist ever but he’s great producer as well. Rakim plays saxophone since 3rd grade all the way through his senior year. Go and watch the Crooked I interview with Rakim and then the KRS-1 interview with Rakim and he breaks it all down. Rakim is considered by most real emcees/ lyricist as the greatest ever. As a matter of fact here is just the names of a few who are on record, interviews and RUclips admitting that Rakim is their biggest inspiration and the greatest ever: NAS, Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, 50 Cents, Ice Cube, Raekwon, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Eminem, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Ghost Face, Canibus, Grand Puba, Boots, Will Smith, D.O.C., DJ Kay Slay, GURU, Trey Dee, Missy Elliot, M.C. Lyte, Queen Latifah, Brother J., Gift of Gab, Styles P., just to name a few, check out snoop interviews and Busta rhyme interviews nd Kurupt talking about Rakim. Guys like Eminem quoted his lyrics in songs. Jay Z has mentioned him in lyrics. Rakim is the greatest of all time and invented inside rhymes schemes and double timing and literally changed hiphop and how people rhymed and made it more lyrical.
Thorough...and all facts!
Kool Moe Dee invented double time but Rakim invented flow and did everything else you gave him credit for. He was REALLY THAT DUDE.
Well said
Bro!!! I love how you give the OGs the respect they deserve! Hope all is well brother! Have ya done “Let the Rhythm Hit ‘em”? Some of Rakim’s absolute dopest lyricism
WORD 100%
When that flute comes in, next level
Know the Legde= Knowledge! Get em Ra!
Rakim,,,,,my melody🔥
I think My Melody has more bars. Theres like no intro even. He is so ready to speak, so full of shit he gotta get out his head that he just starts flowin before Eric B. gets to the turntables.
His Seventh Seal album made me wonder if he was ghost writing for Eminem for years. The deliveries are very similar as are the cadences.
Tha God M.C.!!!
Just keep ya eye on me...
Ill show you how to emcee
Young Brother Rakim himself produced that track and played the drums live and the bomb squad remixed it.
This my favorite Ra & Eric B track... CRAAAZZZZY! Has been one of the best HipHop tracks since the day it was released.
That upright bass gives me chills every time... Rakim flowing like none other... one of the best beats in history (produced by Rakim!)...
And one of the best videos ever.
So grateful I grew up on this music back in the day.
Juice is such a good movie. First time I saw it, it had a moment it in that made you literally stand up and go 'whaaaat?!??!'
THIS, ladies and gentlemen, IS…
THE.BEST.RAP.SONG.
OF.ALL.TIME.
And If ya don’t know,
now ya know!🎤⏺️❤️🤘
"Let's see if i know the ledge" knowledge
So... none of us really knew this until recently (when Rakim revealed it in an interview), but Rakim _played the drums_ on this track... it's not a break you can find because _he made it._ He started as a saxophonist and rapped like his jazz solos. He actually _produced a significant amount of their songs,_ along with Large Professor! So we knew him as arguably THE greatest rapper ever but he's actually _even better than that._
I've always said this was close to the perfect hip hop song. The production is so grimy but clean at the same time. And Rakim hits every note as an MC. Story telling at it's finest.
Check out "Mahogany" next. It's one of his lesser known joints. It's a more laid back song but it again showcases Ra's story telling. And while the beat is simple, it's perfect for the song.
Well done with the reaction. ✌🏾
Rakim- Let The Rhythm Hit Em
Good sound effect that up plays the vocals
Seen rakim live
I would estimate, conservatively, that I watched the movie Juice 25x by the time I graduated high school. Saw it thrice in the movie theater. 3 consecutive Saturdays I rode my bike to the mall and got Taco Bell and watched Tupac get porked out of an Oscar nomination.
He was off the charts in that fine piece of cinema.
Literally can not pick my favorite song they are just that good! Here are some others to check out; Let the Rhythm Hit ‘em, In the Ghetto, Holy are you, Satisfaction Guaranteed and I agree with all the others listed basically you can’t go wrong with any song you select from the God Emcee & The President!
I used to JAM AND PRACTICE DJing on my big brother's cabaret equipment. BUT! I COULD NOT simply PLAY ERIC B AND RAKIM FOR PRACTICE😮! THE LYRICAL CONTENT AND THE FLOW OF ERIC B AND RAKIM...........😮😮😮😮😮😮. GHETTO FLOETRY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! We could dance to most of them BUT.......I had to SIT AND LISTEN to his LYRICAL FLOW AND CONTENT TO "ENJOY" THE "IMPACT" OF THE ARTISTRY AND THE MESSAGE. SHEER "ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE"!
Around this era of rap/hip hop, it was heavily lyrical with slamming productions. Listen to KRS-ONE, Kool G Rap & Polo, and of course Big Daddy Kane. I'm only naming a few just to start you down this rabbit hole of hype music
Rakim is my #1…timeless
Mahogany
Let the Rhythm Hit Em
Don't Sweat the Technique
As the Rhyme Goes On
I Know You Got Soul
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Also, you can't go wrong with Public Enemy's production crew! The Bomb Squad produced this track. The epitome of Hip Hop!
Rakim is the G.O.A.T there’s no way to have a favorite song of his way to many been a fan of his since 1987 .. Here’s a few to react to. “ No Competition”. “Let The Rhythm Hit”Em “. “Lyrics Of Fury”. “In The Ghetto” the album version.
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥 reminds me of high school
If you haven’t already, check out “Casualties of War” and “Move the Crowd”. Rakim is perhaps the greatest lyricist.
Best rapper of all time man
Thought you was done?
Love the video King stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way
KING SIPREME....MAHOGANY..BY ERIC B & RAKIM
I got onto this track because of Xzibit. He guest programed an Aussie TV program once upon a time way back.
Peep it from front to back, it's a CAUTIONARY TALE. Know The Ledge (Knowledge).
Rakim was number 1 when I was kid besides Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap
lyrics of fury whar a beat i think the best there is and juice there my favorites
Lyrics Of Fury is in the top 3. Even Kool G Rap used the beat for Men At Work. I hope u do some Kool G Rap.
next request please Eric B And Rakim - Lyrics Of Fury .
U gotta check ‘the ghetto’
That whole album is excellent. Every song. Don’t Sweat the Technique is just as good in a different way.
Try Gang Starr--"Just to get a rep' and Slick Rick--"Children's Story'.
Gang Starr is so underrated.
Slick Rick Yes!
Also you gotta do my boy Doug E. Fresh! A starter pack would be La Di Da Di and All The Way To Heaven.
The Roxanne battles were epic!
@@carlfairbank that Jazz Music track was so fire back in the day!
And no curse words in any of Rakim songs.
Check out Big Daddy Kane
Next video you should do is Move the crowd
You should watch Juice on the channel.
It will give you more music to react to! 😁
My man’s back from retirement 😂
Gotta get into some EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul
Rakim actually is the one who came up with the beat. I don't think Eric B. was involved at all.
Facts.
My fav Rakim is What's on Your Mind💃🏿‼️But I think hes ready for Kane now y'all 🤔
RAKIM THE GOD MC
Better than todays crap
My dude u can’t give up ur reactions… especially if u still got plenty of RAKIM REACTIONS!!!!! Don’t stop my dude!!!
DO “ Let the Rhythm Hit EM!!!!!!!! By Rakim… UR going to love it!!!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🎤🎤
You gotta undastand everything comes outta NYC .swag style , the best comes from up top ain't no place in the united state that can come pare to NYC E.Brooklyn NY Pennsylvania and Dumont ave 666 Dumont ave shout out to lelo Manny Carlito and Carlito ...
KNOW TH LEDGE = KNOWLEDGE IF YOU LISTEN THAT IS WHAT ERIC B IS SCRATCHING KNOWLEDGE KNOWELDGE RAKIM S THE GOAT
👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Bro you missing out if you don't react to the symphony by the juice crew flames 🔥
Move the crowd
Check out Big daddy Kane, ain’t no half steppen
Thank you! This one song, the beat and bars, slays any of the new stuff these days. New rap is so lazy and mindless. Old rap has so much more energy and lyricism. Gotta check out Rage Against the Machine's cover of Microphone Fiend!
check out these 3 songs no videos Igot soul ,Check out my Melody,No Competition and Lyrics of Fury
LYRICS OF FURY.
Stop and think. A lot of the songs that’s Rakim scratching….
Go watch Juice now