No matter the time, space or era; Rakim is the GOAT

[Obtain Knowledge]

He's the best to ever embrace Hip Hop. No other emcee has ever come as cold as Rakim has on the mic. His music is timeless:

 

[Prolific]

Nope, that title belongs to Nas now.


Deal with it...

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

 

[mc_brew]

there is only one time, space, or era that rakim was the goat in ... that's the time, space, or era that NaS didn't exist.... NaS is the

 

[BlackZilla]

Water is wet as well.

Saying Rakim is the GOAT (Or a GOAT contender) is like saying The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Martin are two of the best black sitcoms ever. No need to mention it, we already know

Personally I think Nas is the GOAT, but I wouldn't argue against Rakim. He sure as hell deserves to be in the discussion.

 

[mson]

 

[mson]

 

[NvrCMyNut]

first rakim song i ever heard was on the 8 mile soundtrack (trash) second was on the first saints row game (zzzz)

some of these joints are borderline good though

 

[Bugsmoran]

Rakim - The 18th Letter (Always and Forever) + Lyrics - YouTube

 

[IronFist]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBIIGEtC2X0[/ame]

 

[Change]

Of course he's the GOAT.

 

[the rhyme king]

no disrespect to rakim because i love his music

but pac better then rakim imo

 

[Headcase]

To me, the only stain on Rakim's track record is "The Seventh Seal", and that album was only average... even so, it's still better than some of the wack albums released by other legends like Kane ("Prince of Darkness" and "Daddy's Home") or KRS (any album dude's released in like the last 6 or 7 years).

 

[Panther]

Who?

 

[mson]

Who?

The god