TIMELESS, so age don't count in the booth...... When ya flow stay submerged in the fountain of YOUTH - The GOD MC Rakim: Classic (feat. Nas & KRS-1) Prod by D.J. Premiere
New Rakim album 7.19 This will set the record straight, and seal the debate, 80s hip hop and Rakim is better than Drake lol I just came up with that on the fly.. lol awesome!
Dude, this been the craziest flow of music lately! Man this makes me feel so good! 51 years old and the heads I grew up with still dropping vital music.
Rakim deserves more recognition... He literally CHANGED the game. From simple to "wise/wide words being spoken". He introduced VOCABULARY to the genre. That brother raised the BAR!
Rakim might have the most legitimate claim for greatest rapper alive. Basically birthed the style the whole culture ran with and never, ever lost a step over the years. There has been no drop in quality in four decades. If that aint GOAT material, or at least greatest alive, I dont know what is.
Im a 48 year old hip hop head and I remember gettin Paid In Full and hearin Rakims voice for the first time on "I Aint No Joke" and I felll in love with the essence and I've never been the same. This is a breath of Fresh Air, the genre needed this ! Salute to Ra, Korrupt. And Masta Killa ( crazy underrated) . Seasoned veteran Emcee's still fiyah !
48years old and u did not spent a single hour in math class. how old u was when paid in full dropd huh ? you did listen to this music at the age of 10/11. no radio play just mtv after midnight. u must had have a very bad childhood
@@roberttange805 If he's 48, he would have been 12 years old at the time. You didn't need radio play back then because uncle's, cousins, neighbors etc were playing albums and tapes in the house and in the cars. Well at least mine did.
@@samiransar387 I think Rakim is every true rap listeners idol. Have you ever noticed that NO ONE EVER DISSES THE R? NOR HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED TO BATTLE HIM.
@@BryanLawrence-mz6vlPeace! Not true Kool Keith dissed the God; and LL & RA went bank n forth…Of course Kane..But I still have Rakim #1 all time even above Moe Dee & Melle Mel.
Back in the 90’s, in LA, we had a show called Friday Night Flavas and you can still listen to old recordings here on YT. Anyway, Kurupt always came through and freestyled along with other notables like Canibus, Eminem, DMX, WU, etc. Nobody wanted to battle Kurupt. Feared!
I love how he's the biggest person in the room but never flexes beyond a certain point. He's the definition of humble legend, must be very difficult to stay humble in hip-hop culture.
Met Rakim in New York 42nd & 8th Ave 3 in the morning around the year 1995. What a humble brother. Rahim actually gave his autograph. He had a crowd lined up to shake his hand and he obliged. My personal memories when I encountered Rakim.
Rakim absolutely destroyed this beat and his verse! There is a reason he is so respected in the Rapverse. This old school beat and feel is like chicken soup for the soul for those of us who thrive off this iiissshhh. 🔥💯🎤🔊😎
Yes..some real hip hop roughless and on point without any cursing left and right, just plain raw talent. The real OG's talents of real positive hip-hop are back at it, showing UNITY, all those fake new rappers are gonna have to learn real hip-hop now. Rakim the GOAT.
@@Pernell2222 bro, do you understand music? Do you make music? If you do you should know what I’m talking about certain aspects need to be taken into consideration to make a track as best as possibly can be and that’s the way music should be
I think Kurupt Dumbed his verse down to try and not outshine Tha God (Rakim). In which he shouldn't have! I mean you're on a trac with The God Emcee on a Dope Ass Beat You gots to BRING IT!
I am King Wu-Tang Allah Buddha Masta Killa Burning Ganja Tree Dragon King Toushirou Shihouin Lee. My name is Nishith Vijay. I AM THE GOD MC, NOT RAKIM.
Damn, it's been so long since we've heard The God Rakim. Kurupt still have is East Coast Philly dialect, Masta Killa still doing his thing. Ut Rakim is Rakim. He birthed all of them. Rakim literally changed the whole landscape of rap. Back when rappers were doing 2nd, 3rd grade rap cadences, Rakim changed the WHOLE game. Peace to the God MC
Rakim made 2024 10 times better.
On God
word
Yo both Eminem and Rakim both legends are releasing their albums this summer.This year gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 for hip hop
@@lazarilic601 LL ALBUM🔥🔥
@@murderwitahashtag840Rakim music sounds better than LL music so far..no cap
We dont care how old we got, quality is timeless
Word✌
💯 REAL HIP HOP LIVES!!
Facts
ruclips.net/video/I1swRR2n17o/видео.htmlsi=7J0csKk21Ckbnr-R
Fuk young ones i seen in these days
Thank you for bringing real hip hop back! Rakim is timeless
Perfectly sum up!
Facts
Awe man that was much needed, Kurupt ought to heal around the R. Good Look Ra.
Rakim ❤
Rakim is the reason why I fell in love with hip hop 🫡
That's completely normal😂
Sos hermosa morochaaaa😍😍😍 venite a Argentina jajaj
IM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ….
Facts
He is one of the greatest.
You got Rakim, Wu Tang and Tha Dogg Pound on one track. It don’t get no better than that
Those three should form as an official group
BRUH🏆🥇🎤🔪🏆🪓🔪🎤🪓🏆 Darts.
I want to know how they came together.
@@lixibao pause!
Facts
Rakim's voice is TIMELESS.
I say this to kids all the time about these auto tune rappers. Your voice is your instrument. Why would you "castrate" your instrument?
TIMELESS, so age don't count in the booth......
When ya flow stay submerged in the fountain of YOUTH
- The GOD MC Rakim: Classic (feat. Nas & KRS-1) Prod by D.J. Premiere
@@bobbyf17411:22 Vvv:,,,,
@@BlackFire901🔥🔥🔥
His Flow too😎🥳🥳🥳
I'm glad these rappers from the golden era are coming back and working together, showing these young bucks real hip hop. This is Beautiful.
Betta recognize... they had no choice lol 😂
New Rakim album 7.19 This will set the record straight, and seal the debate, 80s hip hop and Rakim is better than Drake lol I just came up with that on the fly.. lol awesome!
Dude, this been the craziest flow of music lately! Man this makes me feel so good! 51 years old and the heads I grew up with still dropping vital music.
Facts
I love this rap too. But if you think the youth is listening to this right now, you’re bugging
“Design flows in binary codes, no matrix” - Rakim, 2024 🌞🤯
Dude is incredible
Rakim's pen and voice is unmatched... both are smooth and cold as ice.
UNMATCHED!
He holds all the letters
HIM and BDK
Rakim..almost 40 years on the mic and hasn't lost a dam step!!!!
Fact's 💯...Well said !!!
You can't lose a step as a god never touches land
🤌🏼🖤🤌🏼🖤🤌🏼❤️🔥
His last drawn breath will be a sick rhyme scheme
@@irie3yed Yeah that dude is sick with his pen game! He just don't think like other rappers think. The pattern he used on this track is really unique.
Rakim created, Kurupt cooked, Masta Killed!
The God MC. Respect from Turkey.
😢 😢 I need a moment. The GODS have returned. Thanks for bringing hip hop back in 2024.
Man.. hearing RAKIM here was like a old friend you havent seen in a awhile walks up and give you a pound and a hug!
Props to the God Rakim, Masta Killa and Kurupt. The OG's slowly but surely are saving Hip Hop
Rakim's voice is as dope as ever. And Kurupt is a perfect rhyming partner on this collaboration. Well done gentlemen
Well said😊
Yea fam Kurupt did the damn thing
The R is Kurupt fav rapperi believe💪
So masta trash 🗑?.
Everything checks out here, agreed.
The collab we never knew we needed!! Real Hip-Hop
The God is back! Happy to be a part of this project!
On CD too?
Get um ! ❤✂️
Peace 🔥🔥⚡️🎧
you weren't part of shit kid...
What You do on the project My Guy? Production or you're on a song with Tha God?
You know that feeling you get when somebody who's been gone finally comes back home...? Yep, that's this right here.
Rakim's cadence flow and delivery is equivalent to none. Period
Period!!!
pretty sure he even says this in one of his old school jams lol
Why oh my why Rakim isn't on Bet Awards!? This waa his first album he produced it all! In the south, we say this is some count! Big up Rakim!!!
Show these young boys how to do it
Like a breath of fresh air.
Return of the boom bap... tapping beats on the desk or table. 🔥
How many people got LUV for RAKIM,KURUPT and MASTA KILLA?
Don’t know much about masta killa. I do know about MASTA ACE! lol
Russia here! Respect for all of them! Real MCs!
❤
This mf trying to be that douchebag with more likes than anyone. Ol' "thanks for all the likes!" ass.
Rakim is the true GOAT
Big L is up there too
The hip hop culture needs more of this! FOR REAL! one luv and much respect for the OGs RAKIM, KURUPT & MASTA KILLA.
Peace!
This collab (Rakim x Kurupt x Masta Killa) is something very special. There ARE levels.
Many levels, some never seen!😅
When Rakin started rapping, he captured me right away. Still sound great. Korupt, Killa n The God Ra killed it🔥🔥🔥
Kurupt and Rakim on the same track is crazy!!!
Well, Kurupt did say on one of Snoop's songs that Rakim was his idol.
@@pervertedalchemist9944
Ice Cube is one of my favorite and he said Rakim is the best MC in his opinion too 🙏🏽🔥
Never saw it coming!😅
i always imagined those 2 on a track
MASTA KILLA has one of the illest flows ever.
Proud to be a part of this monumental project !!! (graphic designer)
Thank you for your contribution to hip hop b
Nice work!
💯💪🏿
Great job & congratulations
Good Shit!!!!
Rakim deserves more recognition... He literally CHANGED the game. From simple to "wise/wide words being spoken". He introduced VOCABULARY to the genre. That brother raised the BAR!
I feel you, but I give that admiration to LLcoolJ
"Rakim neva jokes , so why should I loc" Kurupt been waiting on this for years!!!
Peace to Kurupt for rocking the universal flag!
"One of my idols wasn't a joke, so why the f.k should I be"? -Kurupt
Rakim might have the most legitimate claim for greatest rapper alive. Basically birthed the style the whole culture ran with and never, ever lost a step over the years. There has been no drop in quality in four decades. If that aint GOAT material, or at least greatest alive, I dont know what is.
I always argue that Nas is the GOAT of Hiphop but when someone says its Rakim God MC, I dont contest or argue...I Definitely agree...Rakim Goat.
Rakim and krs one 🙌
@@iceiceiceificationfacts. Nas is my fav rapper ever but even he acknowledges that rakim is one of the goats
rakeem and nos ain't got nothing on me, im the goat, im a lyrical miracle spiritual individual 🔥🔥🔥
I can't argue with that! 🤔
Im a 48 year old hip hop head and I remember gettin Paid In Full and hearin Rakims voice for the first time on "I Aint No Joke" and I felll in love with the essence and I've never been the same. This is a breath of Fresh Air, the genre needed this ! Salute to Ra, Korrupt. And Masta Killa ( crazy underrated) . Seasoned veteran Emcee's still fiyah !
48years old and u did not spent a single hour in math class.
how old u was when paid in full dropd huh ?
you did listen to this music at the age of 10/11. no radio play just mtv after midnight.
u must had have a very bad childhood
rakim just did copy cat kane and other top mc at the time. u are not from the same decade. period. fact
@@roberttange805 If he's 48, he would have been 12 years old at the time. You didn't need radio play back then because uncle's, cousins, neighbors etc were playing albums and tapes in the house and in the cars. Well at least mine did.
@@roberttange805 - You trying waaay too hard and just sound like a clown.
Deep !!!
Thanks for bringing back real hip hop. Teach these Youngbloods a lesson.
Powerful ❤
I'm here for that real rap. Rakim, Kurupt, Masta Killa Respect!!!
A rapper doing a song with his idol is always a great moment.
@@samiransar387 I think Rakim is every true rap listeners idol. Have you ever noticed that NO ONE EVER DISSES THE R? NOR HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED TO BATTLE HIM.
@@BryanLawrence-mz6vlPeace! Not true Kool Keith dissed the God; and LL & RA went bank n forth…Of course Kane..But I still have Rakim #1 all time even above Moe Dee & Melle Mel.
Good catch! I'd forgotten that Kurupt said Ra was one of his idols on Puffin On Blunts And Drankin Tanqueray
Masta Killah murdered this joint...
True indeed
Definitely!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's that icy cold delivery that he ALWAYS bring
Yeah he did his thing. Ra and masta killa did they thing. I have heard better from kurupt
All joints
This is the best collaboration hands down!
RAKIM one of the greatest to ever do it.
🐐
God i miss this flow
Just to see Rakim, Da God Emcee, here in ‘24 is a blessing 🙏🏾🔥💪🏾✅😳
Word up
This is the shit, no autotune, no mumbling.
This is a definition of what Classic is.
i dont know if yall realize how lucky and blessed we are to be witnessing this!
4 sho homie
In the 90’s yea.. but in 2024 they lucky that we’re listening to this
@@calandusingram8794You don't know any better,so you get a youngin pass.
Repeatt mode to that lovely comment. Rewinddd. 🫴💥💯💥
@@calandusingram8794no we are lucky you only wasted our time for this one comment ya muppet
Rakim is still that dude. Kurupt came with it too. Masta Killah is so underrated, it’s criminal.
Kurupt has some serious lyricism in him.
Savage emcee!🔥👌🏽
I've been saying, EXACTLY the same thing for 3 DECADES 🥂✨️🫡
Back in the 90’s, in LA, we had a show called Friday Night Flavas and you can still listen to old recordings here on YT. Anyway, Kurupt always came through and freestyled along with other notables like Canibus, Eminem, DMX, WU, etc. Nobody wanted to battle Kurupt. Feared!
Yesssirrr... Kurupt doesn't get the true respect he deserves unless ur from the West.. Man is a beast‼‼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The 10,000 MC slayer
I love how he's the biggest person in the room but never flexes beyond a certain point. He's the definition of humble legend, must be very difficult to stay humble in hip-hop culture.
The original wordsmith is still concocting sick flows nearly forty years after his debut. Rakim will always be in the goat debate.
Aint no debate!!
Top.5 Rakim and Krs
He is the GOAT
The GOD
Lol. What debate? Rakim is the GOAT. Full stop.
...you betta follow it cuz it's the R.
Met Rakim in New York 42nd & 8th Ave 3 in the morning around the year 1995. What a humble brother. Rahim actually gave his autograph. He had a crowd lined up to shake his hand and he obliged. My personal memories when I encountered Rakim.
Correction of previous comment. Rakim not Rshim. Typing error.
The OGs are coming back harder than ever, still representing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎛🎛🎛🎛🎤🎤🎤💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Fam. I’m 65 years old. Rakim is the GOAT. 💪🏾🙏🏾👍🏾✊🏾👨🏽🔬
I'm Spanish. I'm 38 years old. And Rakim is my GOAT too 🎧🖤
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I'm 36 and I agree too
I'm 52, and I agree. The R!
50's here
Rakim absolutely destroyed this beat and his verse! There is a reason he is so respected in the Rapverse. This old school beat and feel is like chicken soup for the soul for those of us who thrive off this iiissshhh. 🔥💯🎤🔊😎
Now THIS is real hip hop!!
Peace to da Gods!!! Ain't no rappers today that can compare..nothing out here can touch these hip hop lyricist.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
One of the best instrumental I have heard.
Let the Gods build ...
My Gs!! My generation!! My world!! God Bless 🙏🏾
Kurupt is slept on big time this shift is fire
Rakim ranks #1 on my list of greatest Mc’s 💪🏾.
Remember : Age don't count in the Booth, When your flow stays submerged in the fountain of Youth
Facts!!!!
Super facts!
Classic 👁️🗨️👀🫵
Masta Killa is criminally underrated
Yeah he is
It’s because he goes in. Most people don’t appreciate his poetic style.
I think he writes like kung fu.
Same with Kurupt. Rakim knows!
I agree. I heard he can rob like 3-4 jewelry stores an hour... oh you meant lyrically?? lol
facts the god is nice wit it
Hip hop will never be the same when these guys tap out..
Yes..some real hip hop roughless and on point without any cursing left and right, just plain raw talent. The real OG's talents of real positive hip-hop are back at it, showing UNITY, all those fake new rappers are gonna have to learn real hip-hop now. Rakim the GOAT.
Rakim is a legend. Up there with Bob Dylan, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Miles, Trane, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday.... you get the picture.
High high praise.... Many would be mad at it.... But I ain't.
I have no idea who these people are
@@MrTrueCaller619 - Then educate yourself.... Google is your friend.
5😢🎉🎉🎉🎉l❤🎉
@@MrTrueCaller619look them up
🐐RAKIM.
🐐MASTA-KILLA.
🐐KRUPT.
Awesome combination.
Very chilled, loved it!
Need more Hip Hop going forward like this!
✌️
Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa killed it!
not really, Kurrpt was so so, too chilled trying to match Ra& Killa's flow too much
@@chekyourhedyou sound confused to what you witnessed from lyrical assassins!
@@Pernell2222 bro, do you understand music? Do you make music? If you do you should know what I’m talking about certain aspects need to be taken into consideration to make a track as best as possibly can be and that’s the way music should be
I think Kurupt Dumbed his verse down to try and not outshine Tha God (Rakim). In which he shouldn't have! I mean you're on a trac with The God Emcee on a Dope Ass Beat You gots to BRING IT!
Facts
so dope to see Kurupt there too, what a vibe !
Still the King....no question this man reigns.
unc's 56 years old and still beating all the modern rappers by far🔥🔥
@@CyrillNussbaumer I’m sure he planned on that, what do you think?
Rakim is still a a lyrical Wonder, and has meaning with his words! And all will try to emulate!
Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa this joint is fire!!!
Sergio Tachini tracksuit represent the 80s love the nostalgia
This is what I grew up to. Real hip-hop. Real mc's. More of this please.
Rakim the greatest of all Time.
Rakim is timeless legendary 🔥
This is what hip-hop was meant to sound like. These legends bringing the art back
This is how one should flawlessly transmit 90s into 2024th hip-hop sound.
Loving this year. The legends are delivering from Common Pete Rock to LL and now Rakim with Kurupt and masta Killa. Salute from Zimbabwe.
Rakim and Kurupt one of my favorite MCs❤
1:00 the Rakim flow os tto powerful. I love it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Rakim is back using his technique to speak, putting others to shame with his skill and flow. Today is a good day.
Lets fucking go Da God mc
Rakim x Dogg Pound x Wu Tang. All legends in one video🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥
What's crazy is that Rakim even produced this track. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@Remember-Death yesssirrr. That too without Eric 😂🔥🔥🔥
Keeping Hip Hop alive with these new songs!
Thank you Rakim!!!!
Rakim still got it, had it and will forever have it. He's the GOAT. The OG
Masta killah was on another level on this joint
On point
BARZ 🔥
As usual…most slept 🛌 on Wu member…I was guilty as well…glad I tuned in
Legends of Hip Hop n Rap!!! 🙏🏾
Respect Rakim from Zambia Afrika. Thanks for resurrecting the true art of real hip-hop.
The god MC is alive and well 😊😊..... your biggest fan from Ghana.
Peace to Ghana💪🏽
I am King Wu-Tang Allah Buddha Masta Killa Burning Ganja Tree Dragon King Toushirou Shihouin Lee. My name is Nishith Vijay. I AM THE GOD MC, NOT RAKIM.
This grown man music right here none of that hip pop shit from the radio ..
GROWN MAN SHIT GMS
ruclips.net/video/sRQz6r5242U/видео.htmlsi=U_R3y8tbfw-w0Iwy
TELLL EMMMM!
The King of Hip Hop is back frfr..yuh know
Gods, Gangstas, Sergio Tacchini gear, truck jewelry and Bars! You gotta love it! 🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏾
Rakim is the greatest lyricist to ever do it.
Classic hip-hop is back
I really hope it stays. I'm tired of the knuckle-dragger, mumblemushmouth, ignorant, hooch mama crap that passes for rap these days.
Masta Killa always been my favorite wu member. His bars always on another level.
Rakim! love you. Kurupt! Show dem youngins. Masta Killah!!! My favorite rapper! Your bars are always laced with acid.
Damn, it's been so long since we've heard The God Rakim. Kurupt still have is East Coast Philly dialect, Masta Killa still doing his thing. Ut Rakim is Rakim. He birthed all of them. Rakim literally changed the whole landscape of rap. Back when rappers were doing 2nd, 3rd grade rap cadences, Rakim changed the WHOLE game. Peace to the God MC
Absolute Fact💯💯💯im not English spoken,he was the first one i could understand every word!😎
Working with these 3 legends on this video was 🔥
U snapped on this one bro. 💥💥💥
Fam you killed it!
I can't imagine what that feels like looking at that being on your worked with history, having worked with such legends 💯💯🔥🔥
@@j.e.b.206 thnx bro
@@jaytoro5684 🫡
2024 is iconic for some old school artists coming back hard 🙌
Suddenly I start listening to Rap Music again... Thx RAKIM ❤❤❤
Ill bars, ill drums, ill collab, ill everything. This is the shit that should be blowing up the spot.
Kurupt is making a serious comeback
Kurupt ownes the Cali Rap
Peace from Bronx to Cali
The God MC! 40 years in and still killin’ it! And still FINE!