Yep. That excuse of "he getting money, stop hating" didn't fly back then.
WTF @ Rakim
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Yep. That excuse of "he getting money, stop hating" didn't fly back then.
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
Ra is super humble, he's just low key, and doesn't like the spotlight. Listen to his Juan Ep podcast and tell me he's a dikk. He didn't like the Nas tribute because Nas couldn't even remember the name of Ra's latest album and was talking about him like he was dead. At the time Rakim was trying to reignite his career and didn't want to only be remembered for his early work.
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rakim was mad at the Nas song because he put personal details in it that he didnt want out in public
like his wives name and shyt
like his wives name and shyt
Menelik II
I wanna see receipts!
fck rakim hannah montana.
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
yet he did a collabo for Canibus?
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
shut your monkey azz up
jay..nas...and the whole WU and countless others call themselves A.L.L.A.H
besides THEM CRAKKKERS in the shrine do it in front of your face daily
you aint calling them out...
RAKIM A.L.L.A.H is NOT as an azzhole...you dont know him personally
he is a very intelligent introvert with STRONG STREET TIES who knows how to keep his mouth shut
like your primitive azz should be doing
only on the coli will u have mofos shyt on a man like Ra who has contributed so much to our culture
They were all on each other's levels, Kane did way more with rhyming techniques than Rakim, based on studying their styles. Sometimes Kane sounds like he is trying beat your ass with his mic, until you turn into flesh with those bars.
In my opinion however, I do think he was way more creative as a rhymer and how he wrote his schemes. Rakim's even back then was way easier to predict. Then KGR came and had everyone step up their multis game.
When you think about it, has New York really changed overall in terms of technical rhyming since then? I'm not talking the one-hit wonders and shyt, just those who been rapping way more than 10 years +
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.
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coincides with my theory that new york needs new producers, not rappers
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ra is a dikk
he cosigned the song and they were hanging at rock the bells together, this was on video too... then months later he had a fake beef about him saying his government name and other corny excuses like a typical flip flopper. He wasn't even sure why he was mad.
Because of this Nas never followed up the song series with KRS one next etc.
i remember peter saying this is the greatest day of my life & rakim was so appreciative, he gave back the same respect to both of them
breh - your over the top with this....
like dude said - listen to the podcast - it should most definitely change your opinion
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#FLM
We should celebrate slick Rick big daddy Kane and rakim the way other genres celebrate there top artists
Sad really
Sad really
OGBobbyJohnson
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That St Johns snapback 
This was when rappers weren't on social media showing the world how lame they really are & they still had a mystique about them but were still relatable so we looked at them like superheroes..I think Styles P touched on that before talking about that era of MC's like Rakim, Kool G Rap, & Kane..Rakim used to be draped in jewelry but it was always about his skills rather than his possessions
This is another ill performance too
This was when rappers weren't on social media showing the world how lame they really are & they still had a mystique about them but were still relatable so we looked at them like superheroes..I think Styles P touched on that before talking about that era of MC's like Rakim, Kool G Rap, & Kane..Rakim used to be draped in jewelry but it was always about his skills rather than his possessions
This is another ill performance too
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That shyt gave me goosebumps.