Rakim Reveals His Dream Collaboration : I'd say Dr. Dre and Preemo on production with me, Nas and Jay -Z

[BK The Great]

And a song with Nas & Premier ... kinda.

This was a pretty good song.

 

[Ziggiy]

they did a song with Alicia Keys over the NY state of Mind beat

Yea but it was unreleased

 

[The War Report]

Rakim just seems like a hard person to catch up with, but I never got the impression that he hated rap or other rappers. To address what @Tommy Gibbs said, Rakim takes a long time to write. DJ Premier said so. He would call Rakim wondering when the verse is coming and he would tell him he's working on it, but it wouldn't be finished for a while. After his first two solo albums, he started working with Dre and that took years away from his career because he was saving his songs for Dre, then the album never came out. I think after that experience, Rakim was burnt out by the industry which is why he's only made one album in the last twenty years.

Also, I know Rakim was upset that he wasn't asked to be on "Self Destruction" because he felt like he was one of the conscious rappers at the time and could have helped the cause. That doesn't sound like someone that doesn't want to be on songs with other rappers.

Why did Rakim had such a hard on for Dre? I never understood that shyt. Son had Large Pro, Premo, Pete Rock, etc in their prime at his disposal. Those dudes could of easily extended his career.

 

[The War Report]

I know Ra personally. He doesn’t hate rappers. He was hating on Nas tho on some ego shyt but him in Nas mad cool now and speak all the time.

Why hate on the young gawd, though? Nas was always more G Rap than Rakim. Even though Nas would sprinkle conscious shyt here and there.

 

[The_Third_Man]

not really interesting answer lol

 

[NormanConnors]

Rakim already got on a song with Jay & Dre producing and rapping

And showed the god can create in 6 days and take a life with 8 bars

Jay is in no rush to get murdered again.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Why did Rakim had such a hard on for Dre? I never understood that shyt. Son had Large Pro, Premo, Pete Rock, etc in their prime at his disposal. Those dudes could of easily extended his career.

I think it's because at that time, Dre was white hot. 2001 was a smash, he was working with Eminem, the Up in Smoke Tour was huge. He was arguably the most in-demand producer back then. Also, Rakim had already worked with all those guys before he signed to Aftermath so he probably saw Dre as a new challenge. On paper, it looked like a great idea until it wasn't.

 

[Kogami]

Yea but it was unreleased

Bonus track on 'The Diary of Alicia Keys' album according to wiki.

 

[Pop123]

"Whoever think of comin for my vault or the safe /
I got some
nikkas with acid, get it thrown in ya face"

Random but Nas always sounded exactly like Rakim to me how he spit this shyt, lol.

Also random but he shoulda said "Code to the safe" but that's Nas, wtf do I know? Lol.

Greats don't "hate"...I just think they just genuinely look down at others and think they're way better than them ...they can seem like hater ish but it's not. Rakim maybe had some of that. Jay-z DEFINITELY had tons of that, lol.

 

[LevelUp]

And showed the god can create in 6 days and take a life with 8 bars

Jay is in no rush to get murdered again.

Lol

 

[WIA20XX]

One of the best Nas verses of all time, imo

 

[JQ Legend]

And showed the god can create in 6 days and take a life with 8 bars

Jay is in no rush to get murdered again.

Hov easily had the best verse on that track

That was low key my favorite verse that whole year or one of them