T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
Name a rapper who has actually retired
#HotTake...how Rakim a GOAT but go damn near two decades with NOBODY checking for him??
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LandryFieldsDad
All Star
Let me rephraseName a rapper who has actually retired
As soon as a rapper stops flooding the market with music he out the discussIon?
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
Out the discussion of what?
Rakim has, is, and will always be GOAT-status. Just wondering why that status didn't translate into more attention/fanfare and shining a spotlight on what happened (or didn't) after his first 5 years.
I don't know your age but that might have something to do with your viewpoint. To hear you say there hasn't been much fanfare or attention sounds crazy to me. Now consider also Rakim hasn't put out as much material as you might expect from someone who came on the scene in '86. From '92 to '97 he didn't put out anything.Out the discussion of what?
Your position also kind of sounds like "Why does Rakim get so much praise being that he doesn't get much attention" which is borderline contradictory.
LandryFieldsDad
All Star
I was responding to the question posed in the original postOut the discussion of what?
The Amerikkkan Idol
The Amerikkkan Nightmare
He spoke about how people thought Marley Marl made all the beats for Paid in Full and how much Doug E. Fresh helped him through the process...how he put everything together behind the scenes and handled all the business aspects of Eric B. & Rakim...Cliffnotes
Abstract83
Superstar
Im tired of this what have u done for me lately fan base. Ra changed the rap game. If it wasn't for him n1ggas would still be rappin like Busy Bee in the 80's. Nobody is checking for nobody until a handful of gullible dikk riders say it's official. Then you'll spotify half the album for a week then wait for the microwave to start spinning again. Rinse and Repeat / Thread.
I heard that Eric B was basically the Suge Knight of the late 80s and early 90s. He was a real goon, and muscled his way to take credit for Large Pro and Rakim's beat making credits. I heard he ain't even a real DJ either, and barely got skills on the turntables. And the fact that Nas and Eric B are really close really must of made Rakim mad as fukk that this goon is friends with an up and coming nikka to take his spot
paul c was involved with the ghost producing while he mentored large pro
did good compared to othergolden age cats
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
This song is what I know Rakim best for.
Abstract83
Superstar
Why that face breh?