WTF @ Rakim

[DarkmanX]

Yeah seems like he took himself a little too seriously

I think nas was about to suffer a similar fate but he humbled himself at some point along the way

In what way? Its just how he is.

I know this cuz im similar. I dont usually smile or talk much, especially in new surroundings, & i do probably look like i
have a scowl at times. Sometimes i do & sometimes i dont. Its just life. But i dont see how thats "taking yourself seriously". Shouldnt you
as an artist?

Maybe it was just his personality? Mfs want you to be a clown and shyt. Literally speaking.

fukk everybody. And i know its "fukk you (me)" too. Is what it is..life.

 

[dondraper]

Rankin and nas are introverts, that's why they aren't always smil

dude is notorious for being an ass, never smiles, calls himself allah, when nas gave him props he shytted on him, never showing up to the studio, always got a scowl on his face, said em is the greatest so he remains in favorable light to the media (history writers), said wack juelz santana is the greatest out (to appear even better) because the saying goes, if you want to be tall have short friends. ... i dont like that dude at all

Rakim and nas are introverts, that's why they aren't always smiling and jokey jokey. I'm tired of introverts being labeled as a$$holes and ducks when it's simply our personality

 

[Headcase]

My first real Hip-Hop show was when I saw Rakim in 2006. He had Kid Capri on the turntables and Brother Ali opened for him. Still one of the best shows I've ever seen.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Rakim is greatly under-appreciated by NY..

Suffolk County bias nyc doesn't claim him

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

well damn.

Big Daddy Kane>>>>Rakim anyway. Rakim is one of the best to grace the mic but he lacked flow and style in his rhymes, which BDK brought to the game.

On another note...I liked Juel and didn't mind the cosign on that Mic Check video.

Please. BDK had great rhymes flow etc but Ra was on some next level shyt.

I saw him in Louisville, put on a great show but he showed up two hours late on a weekday show

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Saw Rakim a couple years ago

Dude was 2 hours late to the stage, then did a 30 minute mix of single verses from his hits then ended the show.

Lol he was late as fukk to the show I went to as well but didn't do that single verse shyt

 

[SoulController]

lol @ Ra 'lacking flow and style' when he set the modern rap format. and had the best flow of any era

Kane couldnt make a decent record past 94, and he wasnt better than Ra at any aspect of rapping or music making

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

My first real Hip-Hop show was when I saw Rakim in 2006. He had Kid Capri on the turntables and Brother Ali opened for him. Still one of the best shows I've ever seen.

I seen him at the House of Blues in 1990 with KRS One and LL Cool J

 

[Joe Sixpack]

All praise is due to Allah and that's a blessing

With knowledge of self there's nothing I can't solve

360 degrees I revolve

This is an actual fact, it's not an act it's been proven Indeed and I proceed to make the crowd keep movin

 

[NoChillJones]

He played it cool but you can tell that nikka was amped from that crowd reaction.

 

[mson]

19:55

Dudes angry at the way he "treated" Nas. But Nas said he always been cool.

 

[Frida Giezman]

In what way? Its just how he is.

I know this cuz im similar. I dont usually smile or talk much, especially in new surroundings, & i do probably look like i
have a scowl at times. Sometimes i do & sometimes i dont. Its just life. But i dont see how thats "taking yourself seriously". Shouldnt you
as an artist?

Maybe it was just his personality? Mfs want you to be a clown and shyt. Literally speaking.

fukk everybody. And i know its "fukk you (me)" too. Is what it is..life.

Just the impression I got from limited interviews etc I've seen of him

But I'll definitely check out that Juan Epstein interview

 

[Frida Giezman]

Anytime Ra didn't show I'd get to record demos at attempts to blow

 

[UserNameless]

It hasn't.

Kane touched on this already. The reality is that Rakim, Kane, KRS-1, Slick Rick and Kool G Rap (the holy 5) completely changed rap. And nobody has changed rap (for the better) in such a way since. Guys like Big, Nas and Jay perfected the styles from whatever mix of those guys they were going for. But it's not like they were doing a whole new style of rhyming.

The reason why rhyming hasn't changed? Beats haven't evolved past their basic structure (in the 80s). Rhyme patterns are always gonna follow the beats imo. Rakim/Kane/Kool G Rap were rhyming over Marley Marl structured stuff. Slick Rick over his stuff/Bomb Squad. The next level producers like Premo/RZA/Timbaland/Dre/Havoc were Marley Marl/Bomb Squad stuff on steroids. Just like Nas/Jay-Z/Big were Rakim/Kane etc on steroids.

Since the 90s, we haven't seen a huge update of that 90s template. and the new stuff (mostly mumble rap) isn't a great radical shift from the 90s. It's a radical shift, but not a good one.

Look at how big mumble rap is based off Metro Boomin and others. As I've always said, production is nearly everything in hip hop. Whoever has control of the sound will dictate what cats dream about and how they flow.

It hasn't.

Kane touched on this already. The reality is that Rakim, Kane, KRS-1, Slick Rick and Kool G Rap (the holy 5) completely changed rap. And nobody has changed rap (for the better) in such a way since. Guys like Big, Nas and Jay perfected the styles from whatever mix of those guys they were going for. But it's not like they were doing a whole new style of rhyming.

The reason why rhyming hasn't changed? Beats haven't evolved past their basic structure (in the 80s). Rhyme patterns are always gonna follow the beats imo. Rakim/Kane/Kool G Rap were rhyming over Marley Marl structured stuff. Slick Rick over his stuff/Bomb Squad. The next level producers like Premo/RZA/Timbaland/Dre/Havoc were Marley Marl/Bomb Squad stuff on steroids. Just like Nas/Jay-Z/Big were Rakim/Kane etc on steroids.

Since the 90s, we haven't seen a huge update of that 90s template. and the new stuff (mostly mumble rap) isn't a great radical shift from the 90s. It's a radical shift, but not a good one.

Look at how big mumble rap is based off Metro Boomin and others. As I've always said, production is nearly everything in hip hop. Whoever has control of the sound will dictate what cats dream about and how they flow.

Powerful posting.

 

[SirBiatch]

Powerful posting.

Been trying to raise the level of discourse on this site. and as a result, I've got hundreds of stalkers.

The real ones always appreciate though