Who can beat Rakim on a versuz ?

[Alexander Wiggin]

Rakim

18th letter
It's been a long time
Follow the leader
New York
I ain't no joke
Lyrics of fury
Let the rythmn hit em
Juice
Guess who's back
When I be on the mic
The punisher
The mystery
Microphone fiend
Don't sweat the technique
Addictive
What's on your mind
My melody
No omega
Paid in full
Eric B is president

Damn, good luck to overcome that. Since Krs and Bdk ae not available, from his generation there's Slick Rick and Kool G Rap but I don't think their catalogue of songs can match up. I only see ll cool j but they don't cater to the same crowd

Maybe Nas if Nas stick to his lyrical/b side catalogue. It would be the only exception where the versuz ain't about the same generation artist but the style of the artists

Nas

Stillmatic intro
The message
Ny state of mind
Halftime
The world is yours
Hate me now
Made you look
Street dreams
Get down
One love
Nas is like
Hate me now
Got ur self a gun
Phone tap
Verbal intercourse
Fast life
Get down
One mic
If I ruled the world
It ain't hard to tell

 

[mobbinfms]

You gotta play I Know You Got Soul, In the Ghetto and Mahogany for Rakim. Casualties of War.
Take out some of the 18th letter songs, what’s on your mind, and you have a stronger list.
Don’t forget he has the Watcher 2 with Jay/Dre and Hoodlum with Mobb as well.

 

[DonRe]

I actually think a better matchup would have been him
And krs.

but it can only be his contemporaries. No one after Rakim’s era should even think of doing it. He fathered thier whole style.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Rakim is not seeing Kane or KRS on stage on his best day in his prime.

 

[BrothaZay]

We need to open registration

 

[Stick Up Kid]

KRS would beat him from his era
Nas would 15-5 him

 

[MikeStamina]

Rakim is forever an odd character
You know they went to him first before krs
Any hip hop head knows the proper lineup is
Ra vs kane
Krs vs cube /pe


Btw I'd remove 60% of the shyt you put down for Nasir

Of the four people Nas can do a verzuz against, two are dead. It remains jay n face

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Three words: Insane Clown Posse

 

[Artfull Dodger]

We need to open registration

what we need is, to stop making multiple silly threads 1st.. hope u agree....

 

[ILLMMORTAL]

COOL J is from that era or did u nikkaz forget

 

[NormanConnors]

No one

And there are multiple monsters left off of that list. 'Casualties of War' particularly/just one of many.

 

[NormanConnors]

KRS would beat him from his era
Nas would 15-5 him

 

[GetRichOrDieTryin]

If we put him against someone similar in style, I would say Kane and Nas

 

[Da King]

Ice Cube would wash him

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

Rakim is forever an odd character
You know they went to him first before krs
Any hip hop head knows the proper lineup is
Ra vs kane
Krs vs cube /pe


Btw I'd remove 60% of the shyt you put down for Nasir

Of the four people Nas can do a verzuz against, two are dead. It remains jay n face

I adapted Nas selection to Rakim and took his biggest lyrical songs. My selection would have been different if it was against Jay