rakim had the most creative way of rhyming

[pointproven214]

in terms of his verses like the words he chosed to rhyme in his multis he love rhyming words that did not rhyme

 

[NormanConnors]

Facts, just one of the elite aspects of his game

 

[up in here]

While this is true, I came in expecting a little more in your post. Like, you could have game some examples or something breh

 

[WIA20XX]

I'm still blown away at these bars all these years later

So follow me or were ya thinkin' you were first?
Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the Universe
What could ya say, as the Earth gets further and further away
Planets are small as a balls of clay
Astray into the Milky Way, world's outasight
Far as the eye could see, not even a satellite
Now stop and turn around and look
As ya stare in the darkness, ya knowledge is took
So keep starin', soon ya suddenly see a star
You better follow it cause it's the R
This is a lesson,

I can't speak on multi's, single/double time, changing the flow up - but poetically?

It's a masterful extended metaphor.

Nobody was writing on this level at that time.

Not Kane, not KRS, not Chuck D, not Kool G, Not Kool Keith, Not LL, Not Puba, Not Wise Intelligent, Not Q-Tip...

Arguably some of these folks stepped up their game, and a bunch of cats inspired by Rakim maybe have gone in this direction...

But before Rakim, there where none.
And after him...I'm not sure if we got too much more.

Once in a while we'll get a Big Dog out of Lil Wayne, but this type of thing just isn't important to MCs that actually have fanbases.

 

[MajesticLion]

That jazz background did wonders for him, as it did for others. Guru would say the same years later, just as any number of producers and vinyl addicts.

 

[UnQuantized]

Follow The Leader
In The Ghetto
Untouchable

Impeccable

 

[Pop123]

Got some examples of what you mean? Ra is the blueprint for all super nice rappers, imo

 

[The Dust King]

rakim is the rhyme king

 

[maxamusa]

 

[maxamusa]

While this is true, I came in expecting a little more in your post. Like, you could have game some examples or something breh

Yea OP could have done way more. disappointed but never not jumping in a rakim thread

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/now-that-im-older-n-wiser-i-gotta-say-the-goat-mc-undoubtably.1024079/

 

[THE 101]

Ronnie byke

 

[maxamusa]

Ronnie byke

who

 

[THE 101]

who

You ain't familiar with Ronnie the retard aka the rhyme king's work?

 

[Dizzle]

Rakim over a breakbeat is hip hop at it's highest level. Dude really elevated the entire genre.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Kool G Rap too

He outshined Nas on Fast Life