When Rakim speaks we should all listen. Even today his ideas and theory hasn't changed and he's true to himself. Young and up coming rappers need to take heed to this.
Wrong. Philosophy predates hip hop by, I dunno, something like 3-4,000 years, and that's just what we have on record. The very first thing Rakim is talking about is called "metaphysics" which is the philosophical study of ultimate reality. He brings up ideas like "true forms" which is in direct relation to Plato's Theory of Forms, which disregards material representations of something like a teacher and focuses on the idea of the teacher, the form (someone who teaches).
Cont'd @ killu: Here is an example of what KRS means when he talks about Hip Hop. If you listen to the radio all day and blast nothing but contemporary rap, there is a great possibility that you won't hear one scratch cut. I'm not 100% percent sure but I don't think Lil Wayne's entire album catalog has any scratches, if there are any, there are probably few & far in between. Now think about that for a second that's an essential element in rap music and it seems to be gone in contemporary rap.
The official name of the 5 Percenters is "The Five Percent Nation of Islam", that is why he says it but he is definitely not a traditional Muslim. It's pretty obvious by his music and his song "Mystery Who Is God" dispels any doubt. Also if you look him up on Wikipedia there is a link there to a transcript of an interview on VH1 where he says it outright. Just click the link for the footnote where they tell you that he converted at age 16, it will take you right down to the Vh1 link.
Nah....Regardless of comparing different emcees from different eras, you best recognize that nobody can top off Rakim's lyricism for NOTHING. He the one who originated what it means to be iLL on all levels....That's why he will always be relevant to what it means to be in the top 5 on everybody's list...Nigga ill as fuck, that's why I be sayin him and NaS both be on every hip hop head's first two of the top 5 emcees. He the real king of NY
@NicKingPapiChulo. I think what Kris means is that you can't just do anything you want and call it Hip Hop. Like if you make it funk, then its funk not Hip Hop. For example you could probably survey Lil Wayne's entire album catalog and not find any scratches. And if you do they maybe few and far in between. Think about that for a sec, that's an essential part of rap.
He doesn't actually use the word inspire. He explained it completely in the interview. He needed something to gain confidence, like Islam. Rakim's all about being you and believing in yourself, having confidence, which he obviously has if we listen to his songs. And if that's not inspiring what is?
@kerrykop It's corporate controlled interest that has dumbed down hip hop and completely taken away its soul. They devise the formula, and the money-motivated artists are willing to do/say whatever it takes to get a piece of the pie.
He is actually predominantly talking about his belief in Islam during this interview. And all of what you say is true, but he's discussing philosophy. Not hip-hop, and that's the point I was trying to make.
makes me laugh how people can compare rakim with lil wyanes...lol this man was and still will be the best mc on the planet......... todays crap is a disgrace and aint worth listening to ...its all the same..crap..
@pick8lock People just don't know sometimes. Rakim is on a different level. He's too intelligent for todays youth who has been fed garbage from the radio and mainstream crap. Keep bumpin' this shit. It's REAL.
Sorry fam you are wrong check out this interview in his own words that proves what I said is true Blackademics September Interview: Rakim (The god MC The R The Eighteenth Letter Rakim Allah)
RAKIM is G.O.A.T without a doubt. Other greats BDK (for yo who dont know BIg Daddy Kane), Kool G Rap, Krs-1 all = REAL HIPHOP. Not the diddy, 50 and Jay-Z shit i.e. manufactured HIP HOP which u get today.
@killuandyomamma yeah according to him. but according to everyone lese there aint a difference. cos there aint a difference. tht was the most idiotic statement ever.
His mind is on a high level and he is very calculating personally I wouldnt want to get on his bad side but I betcha he is even too smart to have a side you can tamper with
Rakim was dominant for 7 years...In the Golden Era...Not this watered down rap shit..Father of Modern RYhme..and the most humble real and feared cat in the game..EVER....
You say that i love Rakim but he uses words like expires rather then inspires. He articulate dont get me wrong, doubly so on the bars but a genius he aint.
yo b4 i die i gotta meet him man ppl don't understand wat he said about "killing people". thats what i thought he said and i was right this man is a monster
Ra is not sun god, kamau never worshipped objects. ra is life force, with the emanations of the sun as an representative of the energetic presence in man. Aten is the kamitic word for sun. egypt not kem is the word for burnt face people. the pale hyksos had burnt faces, not the indigenous people of kamit. he meant well, but his info is a bit off.
according to KRS's (the teacha) definition of MC and rappers........Rakim is and never was a "rapper" lil wyanes ass is a rapper...RAKIM ALLAH is an MC always was and alway will be
Damn! This is one of the best Rakim interviews ever! Rakim is a real MC! And wack rappers like Eminem, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Drake, Nicki Minaj & Wiz Khalifa need to watch this interview and to like it!
Being a longtime Rakim fan he's rockin' Iowa gear here! Being from Iowa, this hip hop god is paying some respect to the midwest, that's meaningful. This man has serious knowledge for the game all the young cats need to hear.
he described the essence of creativity itself ! long live Rakim.
Rakim is a lyrical beast, one of the greatest mc's to ever touch the mic... I prefer Big L and KGR over Rakim, but thats just personal
I listen to this clip like once a day when i get home from work and all bs in my life to uplift my thoughts...rakim is my influence
"nah, there's nothin glamorous about being a gangster"
Rakim = Knowledge
When Rakim speaks we should all listen. Even today his ideas and theory hasn't changed and he's true to himself. Young and up coming rappers need to take heed to this.
Wrong. Philosophy predates hip hop by, I dunno, something like 3-4,000 years, and that's just what we have on record. The very first thing Rakim is talking about is called "metaphysics" which is the philosophical study of ultimate reality. He brings up ideas like "true forms" which is in direct relation to Plato's Theory of Forms, which disregards material representations of something like a teacher and focuses on the idea of the teacher, the form (someone who teaches).
Cont'd @ killu: Here is an example of what KRS means when he talks about Hip Hop. If you listen to the radio all day and blast nothing but contemporary rap, there is a great possibility that you won't hear one scratch cut. I'm not 100% percent sure but I don't think Lil Wayne's entire album catalog has any scratches, if there are any, there are probably few & far in between. Now think about that for a second that's an essential element in rap music and it seems to be gone in contemporary rap.
The official name of the 5 Percenters is "The Five Percent Nation of Islam", that is why he says it but he is definitely not a traditional Muslim.
It's pretty obvious by his music and his song "Mystery Who Is God" dispels any doubt.
Also if you look him up on Wikipedia there is a link there to a transcript of an interview on VH1 where he says it outright. Just click the link for the footnote where they tell you that he converted at age 16, it will take you right down to the Vh1 link.
Nah....Regardless of comparing different emcees from different eras, you best recognize that nobody can top off Rakim's lyricism for NOTHING. He the one who originated what it means to be iLL on all levels....That's why he will always be relevant to what it means to be in the top 5 on everybody's list...Nigga ill as fuck, that's why I be sayin him and NaS both be on every hip hop head's first two of the top 5 emcees. He the real king of NY
@NicKingPapiChulo. I think what Kris means is that you can't just do anything you want and call it Hip Hop. Like if you make it funk, then its funk not Hip Hop. For example you could probably survey Lil Wayne's entire album catalog and not find any scratches. And if you do they maybe few and far in between. Think about that for a sec, that's an essential part of rap.
He doesn't actually use the word inspire. He explained it completely in the interview. He needed something to gain confidence, like Islam. Rakim's all about being you and believing in yourself, having confidence, which he obviously has if we listen to his songs. And if that's not inspiring what is?
@kerrykop
It's corporate controlled interest that has dumbed down hip hop and completely taken away its soul. They devise the formula, and the money-motivated artists are willing to do/say whatever it takes to get a piece of the pie.
He is actually predominantly talking about his belief in Islam during this interview. And all of what you say is true, but he's discussing philosophy. Not hip-hop, and that's the point I was trying to make.
makes me laugh how people can compare rakim with lil wyanes...lol this man was and still will be the best mc on the planet......... todays crap is a disgrace and aint worth listening to ...its all the same..crap..
@pick8lock People just don't know sometimes. Rakim is on a different level. He's too intelligent for todays youth who has been fed garbage from the radio and mainstream crap. Keep bumpin' this shit. It's REAL.
Sorry fam you are wrong check out this interview in his own words that proves what I said is true Blackademics September Interview: Rakim (The god MC The R The Eighteenth Letter Rakim Allah)
RAKIM is G.O.A.T without a doubt. Other greats BDK (for yo who dont know BIg Daddy Kane), Kool G Rap, Krs-1 all = REAL HIPHOP. Not the diddy, 50 and Jay-Z shit i.e. manufactured HIP HOP which u get today.
@killuandyomamma yeah according to him. but according to everyone lese there aint a difference. cos there aint a difference. tht was the most idiotic statement ever.
His mind is on a high level and he is very calculating personally I wouldnt want to get on his bad side but I betcha he is even too smart to have a side you can tamper with
Rakim was dominant for 7 years...In the Golden Era...Not this watered down rap shit..Father of Modern RYhme..and the most humble real and feared cat in the game..EVER....
You say that i love Rakim but he uses words like expires rather then inspires. He articulate dont get me wrong, doubly so on the bars but a genius he aint.
yo b4 i die i gotta meet him man ppl don't understand wat he said about "killing people". thats what i thought he said and i was right this man is a monster
in general i agree with what you said about the industry, but you should learn how to spell intelligence before you question other people's intellect
Ra is not sun god, kamau never worshipped objects. ra is life force, with the emanations of the sun as an representative of the energetic presence in man. Aten is the kamitic word for sun. egypt not kem is the word for burnt face people. the pale hyksos had burnt faces, not the indigenous people of kamit. he meant well, but his info is a bit off.
I didn't even know that Rakim name
was
RA=Sun god
Kem-Egypt
I didn't even think that people from the nation of gods and earths dealt with that
JOIN ISLAM PEOPLE! MAKES LIFE BETTER 4 YOU, and will take you to the next level, plus don't let life punk you! you got to do something after this?
lets no talk about jay...rakim allah hip hops prophet is talking...jay sol his sold for riches populaaarity, and ignorant teenagers
i always knew real hip hop wasn't made by stupid people and this man proves exactly what i thought all along. dude's a genius
The Greatest MC of All Time!!
WOW 1:18 Rakim actually smiled for once!?!?!111!!
seriously look up pictures of this guy, he never smiles
@killuandyomamma I'm not trying to argue with you but is that a Compliment to Rakim or is that a fact?
@killuandyomamma And both him and KRS-One can SURELY uplift a lot of people in a lot of Communities.
hes actually talking about you...your culture and history (guessing that your so-called "black")
he believes we are god and that god is a man and freemasons arent "Liciferian"
@kerrykop could not have said it better knowledge is power ignorance is bliss
He is ssssssoooooo LYRICALLY INCLINED....... A mad hatter in RAP!!!
wow!
words
of
wisdom
its just common sense
know the knowledge
it aint where ya from its where ya at
got the nickname god from 5%ers thats what hey call each other
hes not a muslim, hes a 5%er...big difference
assume what you may
what cap is that? anyone know what the "I" stands for?
He is the flyest guy to ever do it hands down ❤
you mean Nation of Gods and Earths. right?
He’s a real life example of awakened
You should be silenced for that statement.
A muslim cant wear gold jewellery
The fuck is he talking about?
MC List YOu Gotta See This!!!
that is god dressed up as mc
I'm watching this video in 2012.
no one can fuck wit RAKIM
last of a dying breed
SO inspirational
it's from 1992
rakim is a genius
Real talk.
no one on the planet can rap better than rakim the only one that comes close is krs1
And who can come closer to krs1
Preach.
according to KRS's (the teacha) definition of MC and rappers........Rakim is and never was a "rapper" lil wyanes ass is a rapper...RAKIM ALLAH is an MC always was and alway will be
true indeed,
Bout 92 "Technique" era.
nas is
Damn! This is one of the best Rakim interviews ever! Rakim is a real MC! And wack rappers like Eminem, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Drake, Nicki Minaj & Wiz Khalifa need to watch this interview and to like it!
HiRez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Being a longtime Rakim fan he's rockin' Iowa gear here! Being from Iowa, this hip hop god is paying some respect to the midwest, that's meaningful. This man has serious knowledge for the game all the young cats need to hear.
Man this is... this is.. can't find words Rakim is so deep by talking simple. He is real fo sho!
Ma nigga Ra
1 of da realest dudes in hip-hop. His style is like nobody else in hip hop and his lyrics r so heartfelt. Rakim is a big influence on me.
The most important message from an Aquarius himself. "It ain't where you from, it's where you're at". RAKIM WILL BE THE MAN FOR LIFE!!
Greetz
My man the best of all time being in that error for Newark Nj it was life
First rapper with such knowledge in my opinion
Rakim is God nuff said