Did Dr. Dre mismanage Rakim?

[Izanami]

That verse off the watcher 2 on BP2 was the little piff we got out of it. Track was

 

[dubsmith_nz]

still cant believe no tracks ever leaked from this

These were supposed to be leaks

 

[Rekkapryde]

Some of the replies in this thread are ban worthy

 

[AnotherRoute]

In hindsight the phase Dre was going through with his beats were definitely not the best for Rakim to rhyme over.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Rakim imo has to be one of the biggest letdowns in hip hop...

I really feel he didnt live up to his full potential

Classic albums
First rapper with a million dollar deal
The inspiration for the majority of greatest rappers ever

Does this guy still post here? lol

 

[L. Deezy]

Rakim imo has to be one of the biggest letdowns in hip hop...

I really feel he didnt live up to his full potential

Ego.. and work ethic.. I kinda agree

 

[semicko82]

Rakim being just being a lyrical miracle rapper is the biggest myth ever.

He could do street rap, raps for the females, party raps, concious rap.

He was a well rounded rapper.

His late 90s material was decent and he fit in quite well.

 

[blizzard man]

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

stronger than being arguably THE MOST influential MC in history? stronger than dropping 3 classics in a row? stronger than supposedly ghostwriting Will Smiths best song? stronger than being in 90% of MC's top 5 DOA?

this one was random as fukk

 

[360dagod]

Classic albums
First rapper with a million dollar deal
The inspiration for the majority of greatest rappers ever

Does this guy still post here? lol

I know all of that...

But I felt he fell all the way back after the master album besides a few features here and there...

I think he had another run in him in the 2000s,but besides the features here and there, it was minimal output

 

[semicko82]

I know all of that...

But I felt he fell all the way back after the master album besides a few features here and there...

I think he had another run in him in the 2000s,but besides the features here and there, it was minimal output

If the Watcher 2 verse was an indicator of early 00 Rakim, he was going to be a beast.

 

[NormanConnors]

Ego.. and work ethic.. I kinda agree

cats forgotten Ra was caught up in legal shyt and couldnt drop material until it was straightened out, and Dre having him on the shelf on top of thathe's been consistent before and after

 

[360dagod]

cats forgotten Ra was caught up in legal shyt and couldnt drop material until it was straightened out, and Dre having him on the shelf he's been consistent before and after

I didn't know about the legal shyt...

 

[L. Deezy]

cats forgotten Ra was caught up in legal shyt and couldnt drop material until it was straightened out, and Dre having him on the shelf on top of thathe's been consistent before and after

I'm fully aware of the label issues..


He not even a full yr older than Jay Z. Just think about that

 

[bordeaux]

i suppose they were mismatched now that certian examples hav been made. but why not do a project w/ a dj premier instead? seems they couldve easily made that happen. his lack of material is odd.