WHO LISTENING IN 2024

@josephdedona4760

3 ай бұрын

Always

@janwright7162

3 ай бұрын

Me....Right now.!!!

@janwright7162

3 ай бұрын

Damn !!!!! FLAVA FLAV!!!!!!!! BOiiiiiii

@TheSus0ne

3 ай бұрын

Me rn

@seththehobbit2066

3 ай бұрын

Yo

Who thinks that Rakim's the G.O.A.T!

@Grandmaster__Gee

Ай бұрын

Yeah man he did Grandmaster melle mel and Kool moe dee's things to next level!

@tutistic7743

Ай бұрын

@@Grandmaster__Gee no doubt that he did!

@DandyOh

Ай бұрын

Should be in everyone's top 3 at least! Easily the goat MC for me

@tutistic7743

Ай бұрын

@@DandyOh totally agree with you man!

@msindymusic

Ай бұрын

Yep

NBA 2k put a whole new generation on this 🔥

My era and my favorite rapper.

Doesn't even say one curse word and still fire.

@MelShibson

7 жыл бұрын

Will Smith before Will Smith

@ivanfidalgo9395

7 жыл бұрын

facts

@thinkhard2808

7 жыл бұрын

+FonchCakes wtf are u talking about.... real hip hop will never!

@masondarden2423

7 жыл бұрын

+Think Hard well back in the the 80s if they cuss their record would no air play

@jayforbes5774

7 жыл бұрын

He said Damn in the first 6 bars😂

I’m here because I was THERE listening in 87” RAKIM!!!!!!!!!

@FFriday

4 жыл бұрын

Damn must've been great to be there while it was happening. History in the making.

@ang1stokes

4 жыл бұрын

You know...

@grumpee8432

4 жыл бұрын

Respect ✊

@hebrewlion77judah57

4 жыл бұрын

Damn Right Definitely was there...FACTS

@randee4550

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. I was there too! Chillin' hard, with my Nike Delta Force kicks, my Diadoras, or maybe my Avias. Acid wash jeans, or maybe my Guess velour suit, Kangol, YSL frames, and gold fronts, kicking that serious game, to the honeys, cooling out, on Times Square, just looking for some action, in the NYC, of old. 1987. I was THERE!

I forgot how funny flava was with his dancing back in the day!! 😭😭😭

This Is Real Hip Hop.

Wow. Rakim was way ahead of his time. This came out in 1987 but his rapping was 20 years ahead advanced lyrically. Rakim is definitely top 5 rapper of all time.

@casminray1791

8 жыл бұрын

He's the goat

@kieran296

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrell Cosey STFU YOU NEEK

@shonha1

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, ppl call this old school, but Ra was so far ahead, that the transition he set, we're still hearing it now 16 yrs into the the new millennium. From the ones with talent and willing to carry on tradition that is.

@kieran296

8 жыл бұрын

Guys you probs wont do it but its worth a try init, Have you ever heard of Grime (British Hip Hop) if not that's safe, but you should check out Skepta, JME,Chip,Stormzy,Ghetts,Dave,Section boyz, There good MCs and many more of them you might like! Peace

@harrygiles8785

8 жыл бұрын

+David Harris rap was shit in 2007 though

Rakim will always be the reason I became obsessed with lyrical ability. His barz are timesless

@Non-Serviam300

5 жыл бұрын

singingchef23 YES. His characteristic smooth flow is unparalleled.

@ewilliamsz2099

4 жыл бұрын

Back when niggas spoke the queens English and could actually string a sentence together.

@bradronngobe5735

4 жыл бұрын

" I got a question, as serious as cancer" I don't know, this will be corny if someone said it now.

@blkenuf8943

4 жыл бұрын

He completely revolutionized lyricism.

@sunniblacc78

4 жыл бұрын

Str8 up

When brothers rapped about smoking you on the mic not with a gun !!!

@STR8GHTBALLIN

14 күн бұрын

😢

@trebolerolifeeastside4314

11 күн бұрын

I k87iibm😂😂ck

@mr.c332

5 күн бұрын

Yep, and no words that disintegrate the people.

I can’t even imagine, living in the 80s and seeing this for the first time on tv. I bet his flow amazed a lot of people at that time. I bet his style was a game changer for hip hop

@MaKiNthaMoViE

11 ай бұрын

all that

@tinyky2598

10 ай бұрын

Changed the game.

@angelaweaver4603

10 ай бұрын

It was all that 😊

@Chocolategurl61

10 ай бұрын

🤯 3:53 blew my mind!🌋☄️☄️🔥🔥🔥😳😂🥰

@davidslindsayjr.9243

10 ай бұрын

i was around back then and trust it did change the game

I want a refrigerator made by Rakim, 'cause this is still fresh after 30+ years

@rafi5659

4 жыл бұрын

Ice cold, too!

@calvinmyers5085

4 жыл бұрын

👍

@kimberlygokool5346

4 жыл бұрын

Ice cold but still fire

@deidragreer4958

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@deidragreer4958

4 жыл бұрын

@@rafi5659 lol

1987:Wow,this song is legendary 2019:Wow,this song is legendary 2045:Wow,this song is legendary

@patrick12657nck

5 жыл бұрын

Kids today just don't know what they missed.

@ladygemini5967

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@bau8476

5 жыл бұрын

Detroit Ruffin ima kid and i love this old school rap

@richb5477

5 жыл бұрын

👊🏾

@lisah2063

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 11 and I love old school rap

When it comes to Hip Hop people dont know Rakim is a National Treasure, everyone that ever came after him should give praise, He is literally a living legend that changed the way everyone had to rap and is the birth of the lyrical MC..

@huey9043

8 ай бұрын

I Agree

@user-ok7kj9ie3d

8 ай бұрын

Back when rap was still an ARTform on the streets of New York City,consisting of clever word-play and metaphors!!!! 😮

@nicksandz3209

8 ай бұрын

@@user-ok7kj9ie3d Agreed

@galacticwarlock2271

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. This is fresh.

@AAAFilm-yt7gx

3 ай бұрын

Eminem praised him big time you love to see it

CONSCIOUS RAP IS THE MOST MENTALLY ENRICHING format of HIP HOP

Rakim in 2019?.

@gabbiem2722

5 жыл бұрын

😋

@zeagazetotsiyon2942

5 жыл бұрын

This video was in 1986 man. I was at the Dope Jam Tour in 1988 when Eric B. & Rakim headlined. Opening acts were Ice-T, Boigie Down Productions, Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, Kool Moe Dee and headlining was Eric B. & Rakim. I went to The Technique Tour 26 year reunion April 25, 2018 @ The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Tx. Bern listening to Rakim Allah since 1984 when "My Melody" originally dropped.

@zeagazetotsiyon2942

5 жыл бұрын

Rakim all day every day. All year every year. All week every week.

@zeagazetotsiyon2942

5 жыл бұрын

No spotlites, No $20 million dollar video budget , No skimpy broads to sell the joint. No hooks. Just in front of the electronics joint with that Benzo and the wheels of Steel and a mic, FILA track suits and hustler truck jewelry. As raw as you can get. At everyday spots.

@tarix313

5 жыл бұрын

живёт,поёт

2020. Another Decade. Can’t stop a classic.

@michaelcalhoun1728

4 жыл бұрын

gladys100011 ✅💯

@Frostgrl681

4 жыл бұрын

It's timeless bae.

@cornelius7323

4 жыл бұрын

Aint that the truth

@daryllMiyagi

4 жыл бұрын

Timeless

@dback544

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmFhysuRoqycpLQ.html

“ Even if it’s jazz or the quiet storm I hook a beat up and turn it into hip hop form “ - this dude is simply incredible - he just described hip hop in a line

@daddykool295

9 ай бұрын

Exactly aint that what sum groups did like digable planets but it was still hip hop

@toidean6953

9 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@DamnYou22Times

8 ай бұрын

So man classic lines from bar to bar on all his jams yo. Like he said they smash pause 😂😂😂

@user-ok7kj9ie3d

8 ай бұрын

Back when Rap was still an ARTform on the streets of New York City,consisting of clever word-play and metaphors!!!!😮

@Bo3iuu

6 ай бұрын

Yes Rakim you made us wondering DAMN!

This was back when you understood what the rappers were saying. Respect!

@michellemolina4247

11 ай бұрын

Yessss

@DefKiller90

9 ай бұрын

Agree now rappers using auto tune and mumble

@scottbentham7466

3 ай бұрын

Say it again for the people in the back..

Another black respectable intellectual...I love it!!

@Trent_Moorman

4 жыл бұрын

Is each one still shocking to you?

@thechaz83

4 жыл бұрын

Intellect isn’t determined by race.

Who’s here cause they like old school hip hop

@wptaries

4 жыл бұрын

arifrostburn This was my era of hip hop! Rakim and Biggie, my favs!! #teenageyears

@stephenperales1811

4 жыл бұрын

hell yeah man

@MannyBReviews

4 жыл бұрын

Eric B and Rakim are hip hop icons I grew up listening to them. No white folks around where I live even know who these fellows are.

@williampscott3539

4 жыл бұрын

Word up

@ch.illmatic

4 жыл бұрын

Everybody from the Jordan documentary don't even know

wish music would go back to this style on the radio

This is without a doubt still the hardest hip hop track, and without any curses, just pure lyrical assassination. Never known any artist to receive such universal acclaim and respect, and never been challenged. Just widely accepted that he is the God.

@ruqone

6 ай бұрын

💯

@MassimoTullio-wc9yr

2 ай бұрын

LL put the whole rap industry on notice when put out murdergram

@BRock94610

14 күн бұрын

Can't sleep on 10% Dis by MC Lyte!

1987: "Wow, this song is amazing!" 2022: "Wow, this song is amazing!" 3050: "Wow, this song is amazing!"

@HansumTrini

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@cdjxman

2 жыл бұрын

Straight up!😎👍

@neiltaylor6443

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂👊🏾

@Hborn

2 жыл бұрын

Where is that mural at ?

@ayyocool

2 жыл бұрын

no bullshit.. he was really spitting on this Jawn

Rakim, NAS, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick = REAL Hip-Hop.

@gregorynetus8361

8 жыл бұрын

nas and rakim is my 2 favorite rapper of all times

@denizaksoy9145

8 жыл бұрын

dont forget kool g rap krs one and jay z

@jamietaylor98

8 жыл бұрын

+Deniz Aksoy kool g rap DAT dude

@gregorynetus8361

7 жыл бұрын

+Wayno Soze gay z sucks.nas .Eric b and rakim.kool g rap.wutangclan

@KerkinWayno

7 жыл бұрын

That was my point

He changed hip-hop forever with this song!! ❤❤❤❤

His level of confidence in this is no joke. 2023 and it’s still beyond reproach.

@herintuion88

7 ай бұрын

U are Right

@ia4687

6 ай бұрын

Solid as a rock 10 toes down

Seeing Flav dancing in a Rakim video is the most classic thing ever!!

@alessandrodepaoli6519

5 жыл бұрын

Flav confirmed??!! (I was wondering...)

@sloopjohnbable

5 жыл бұрын

Yeeeah boy! @@alessandrodepaoli6519

@juliuswilliams1387

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@adamaultman3651

5 жыл бұрын

He was a popular dj before he hooked up with Chuck-D.. He kicked it with a lot of Hip Hop Pioneers in the East Coast

@justinb954

5 жыл бұрын

Rap was a very small world even though it happened in all 5 boroughs. I remember going to the music store in 1987 88 and there was like only 10 different tapes. Nobody was yet shooting each other.

Rakim is the type of guy that will diss you without cursing once.

@HeathOverledger

3 жыл бұрын

He did this more often than people realize

@discosecret6363

3 жыл бұрын

And the whole time you’ll just be speechless, in awe of his prowess.

@dawntraci

3 жыл бұрын

And make you cry to yo mama.

@dawntraci

3 жыл бұрын

@@youssefnakhli8996 I wonder if he thought he had to "keep with the times:".

@jimmyjc2969

3 жыл бұрын

I was at Union Square when Rakim performed Eric B for President. Don’t know if it was staged or he was invited. All the main rappers were there. Run, Kool Moe Dee, LL. He asked if anyone wanted to go “1D” = battle. Nobody stepped up. Rakim was 19 I think, but they ALL knew who he was. He was that nice.

A legend among legends. Rakim is the bridge between old school hip-hop and new school hip-hop.

Ole Skool like this will never die unlike this trash today.....

@SheriFromDetroit

14 күн бұрын

Absolutely ❤

0 - curse words 0 - N* word 0 - ratchet 0 - smashin' anyone This is what our music should be. Respectful of our people.

@young_coolio407

6 жыл бұрын

seetv569 true

@willkessinger1208

6 жыл бұрын

Notorious Nas I get your point, and my favorite Group is NWA, and they cuss like it's second nature. However the fact that Eric B and Rakim didn't cuss at all in this song, and still made a hit, it's cool and all. We also have to take into consideration that to get a record deal as a hip hop artist in the 80s, your slate had to be shining brighter than the stars, but that changed in the 90s, and in today's music you have to cuss up a storm to be considered "A Great Artist", and quite honestly, I'm fucking tired of artists today thinking their better than anyone from the 90s or 80s. All he wanted to say was that it was amazing how the song didn't cuss one bit.

@willierobinson9913

6 жыл бұрын

seetv569 I couldn't agree 💯 with you anymore

@torontofinest4564

6 жыл бұрын

0- drugs

@JacoBluezz

6 жыл бұрын

Check out an artist named Shad. Best canadian rapper out there imo (though i think he retired) I saw him live in Chicago and he freestyled for ten minutes straight taking suggestions from the crowd without swearing once. It's so hard to freestyle, let alone not rely on profanity for filler words, it was extremely impressive. Artists like him keep my hope in hip hop alive.

"Rakim was the first to use inside rhyme schemes, he did somthing that had not been thought of yet, he single handedly pushed the genre of hip hop forward to be more complexed" - Marshall Mathers

@ulysses8785

2 жыл бұрын

Great analysis!

@damianedwards2327

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@LunatiqHigh

2 жыл бұрын

Rakim is a GOAT for sure, but that just seems like a slap in the face to Kool Moe Dee. lol

@sketcharmstrong8491

2 жыл бұрын

Lame. Marshall Mathers shouldn't be mentioned during a Rakim rhyme session.....sorry bruh

@rickwilliams4573

2 жыл бұрын

Get out of your feelings. It was a quote from Em, praising Rakim...

That first verse goes down as one of the best in HipHop history forever.

The clearness of the words is impeccable.

When this came out in New York, everything changed. The air was different. It was electric. It came unexpected out of nowhere. This was the beginning of a new cycle. This brother was 19 years old.

@lewadkins1828

2 жыл бұрын

Facts 💯💯💯 Look at the crowd Look at the expressions on their faces Even as New Yorkers They seemed amazed Almost like they were witnessing Something phenomenal right B4 their very own eyes 👀👀👀😎😎😎😎😎

@mayamanign

2 жыл бұрын

Saw them and Beastie Boys live at the Roxy, wish I had a time machine.

@jeffmartin9212

2 жыл бұрын

@@mayamanign yo the Roxy was THE SHIT. I didn’t see that show but I was there all the time. Legendary spot

@yaoblack3579

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I think it started with Eric B for President. That shit had NY in a CHOKEHOLD, lol

@eazy-cheez-e8033

2 жыл бұрын

True the environment back then was way better and cool, no social media, no one had phones back then, so no one could be a snitch and record or post everything they see is wrong to social media as if they’re some vigilante, people minded their business and you could just chill in public drinking in crowds or smoke everywhere that you can’t do today.. having street parties, being wild

Rakim Didn't Have To Curse To Get His Point Across... HE AINT NO JOKE!!! 😃😃😍❤

@seanbriscoe6804

3 жыл бұрын

Yes no cursing. Smooth and clean.....

@robertjohnson1499

2 жыл бұрын

Whodunit didn't have to curse either.. but Rakimthe god

@gunesh6694

2 жыл бұрын

You good with emojis? :P

@willsmith6291

2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@seanbriscoe6804

2 жыл бұрын

@@willsmith6291 I'll say it again. That's when music was music. Unique, good sounds, and the music stood out in a good way

Man imagine hearing this cat in '87? This is pretty complex for now a days, imagine then? Nobody had ever heard anybody put words together so perfectly before. His flow on the beat was like an instrument itself. Peace to the God MC.

@Lea-bz9be

Жыл бұрын

Can't imagine!

@patellipaschal6039

11 ай бұрын

I was at a record store when this came out. 12 inch,cd, and cassette tape

@rhondaatkins1776

11 ай бұрын

It definitely was like nothing we'd heard before.

@TheRealSinjinsmyth

9 ай бұрын

Definitely the blueprint for what rap would evolve to in the 90s.

@obi-wankedogi

5 ай бұрын

It was so much fun hearing these tunes as a kid....still rocks.

This is good rap. Rakim ain't dissing nobody or all that other stuff. All he talking about is how good his rhymes are. The James Brown pass the peas sample.

"I hold the microphone like a grudge." Outstanding

@nelsonairforce

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, I wanted to comment this too

Who still listening to Rakim in 2018? Classic

@shakir7194

5 жыл бұрын

me! old hip hop and rap never gets old!

@pinklasagna2131

5 жыл бұрын

🙋‍♀️ Meeeee

@keithwisdom1663

5 жыл бұрын

goat- south Bronx in the house- I was there when it started in 1970s

@bmwguyc.j7197

5 жыл бұрын

Me

@easyrider252

5 жыл бұрын

Me!

Can't believe Rakim was only 19 doing this track #Legendary

Rakim changed hiphop music in his time and gave it different sounds and flows he's definetly one of goat

"I hold the microphone like a grudge..." Top THAT! LOL

@forcedtohaveahandle

5 жыл бұрын

eabsurfs808 Reminded me of Common’s ”Hold the mic like a memory”. Ra said it first though ofc.

@johnrodriguez9839

4 жыл бұрын

E will hold tha needle so the record won't budge!!

@gregsander8439

4 жыл бұрын

Im flowing like blood on a crime scene.

@ms.wilson6439

4 жыл бұрын

They can't For sure.

@stoneythagod7374

4 жыл бұрын

eabsurfs808 “you can ask bevis, I get nothing but head” “Voice inside my head told me ‘wet em if they test you’, so it’s ragging water season “And stories ‘bout my life hit the net like a bad serve” “Put him in the ground he was down to earth” “The game need change and I’m the muafuckin cashier” “Tryna get her groove back like Stella, grab the umbrella” “Feds come around, then I turn to Helen Keller”

Yo them damn JUMPSUITS WAS PHAT!!!!!

@tyreseoutlaw9125

7 жыл бұрын

sweat suits...smiling

@daniilmcdonald5166

7 жыл бұрын

lol when ppl stopped saying phat and calling jumpsuits track suits

@str8alphamale

7 жыл бұрын

MIA quavo MIA Phat is still dope.. My era . Let's bring it back.

@prospecktor1999

7 жыл бұрын

and the gold was watered down

@RFJersey

7 жыл бұрын

The Italian guys in NJ and NYC still wear the track suits, lol.

Been listening to Rakim & Eric B. since '86 and they're still legends!!!

@doubledanny2792

Жыл бұрын

damn i born in 91` but still listen since i got memory true OG man mad respect

Eric B. and Rakim were no joke.

You don't even hear him breathing between words, unlike like a lot of rappers. Mr. Rakim is indeed a G.O.A.T

@xilee5993

7 жыл бұрын

Jerissa Martinez it's not love. you can't say that.

@javieravila8749

6 жыл бұрын

Jerissa Martinez he would tear these clown rappers today apart. No contest not even close

@ToniLHall

6 жыл бұрын

real mcsssss stand up

@lebronbarkley6038

6 жыл бұрын

Jerissa Martinez exactly gorgeous Rakim has no equal

@NICCAGE26

6 жыл бұрын

Engineers can take the breaths out when mastering....

best rapper ever. period.

@monsterkis

7 жыл бұрын

TC mekanik no designer is

@colbyhemming.

7 жыл бұрын

take these L's, everyone knows lil yatchy is the GOAT

@alterrage3255

7 жыл бұрын

+Colby Hemming who's "Everybody" lol yatchy's trash

@jonnyx38

7 жыл бұрын

TC mekanik No Taylor swift

@jakemartinez8803

7 жыл бұрын

I disagree nas is the best but this guy is still really good

The best there was , and ever will be!!!

Erik b and Rakim was the greatest invention in human history

Straight flow and no profanity. Rakim was a monster!

@lolosmith8446

4 жыл бұрын

He said damn

@balance5216

4 жыл бұрын

LoLo Smith you really think damn counts? it’s in children’s books for christ sake lol

@SpicyPablo808

4 жыл бұрын

Is. He is.

@jasonvogue4487

4 жыл бұрын

GOAT

@deidragreer4958

4 жыл бұрын

He still is

He's on the Rushmore of rap 🎤 no doubt.

@corrimahannibal5417

2 жыл бұрын

He is the rushmore

@wallacecreed4746

2 жыл бұрын

He is the only rapper who should be on everyone's. The other 3 feel like they could be interchanged to some degree, but no disputing Rakim

@farhaan1243

2 жыл бұрын

@@wallacecreed4746 totally agree

@Duneek

2 жыл бұрын

He's first on my Rushmore

@dickflair4538

Жыл бұрын

He was way ahead of his time

"write a rhyme in graffiti and, every show you see me in, deep concentration, cuz I'm no comedian" PEOPLE. This was the 80's!!!!! This man had No business being this ahead with wordplay during that era. Crazy.

@RareFilesClub

17 күн бұрын

Just saw him live last night. Can confirm he was in deep concentration. No joke.

@vernonjohnson1198

12 күн бұрын

@@RareFilesClubyou are dead on right big homie….no cap

@99alfailiwaqain51

12 күн бұрын

@@RareFilesClubPeace To The Gods!!!!!! Yo that’s amazing my G…how was the show…

Rakim's swag was murder!

This is the BEST 'lyricist" in ALL of hip-hop. His cadence, tone and articulation have yet to be topped. Argue with me....

@craz1974

3 жыл бұрын

No arguing needed because it's true.

@paulmenel7734

3 жыл бұрын

Pimp C is a possible opponent, the art of story telling

@OhthatKt1

3 жыл бұрын

Kane.

@dannycuriel6060

3 жыл бұрын

Him and Em are on Mount Rushmore. Next 2?

@staciejones4059

3 жыл бұрын

True story

"When i'm goone,, then you can joke"

@MaximillianSmith11031977

7 жыл бұрын

TboneNYC10 "i hold the microphone like a grudge"

@VickStarkiller

7 жыл бұрын

TboneNYC10 best line

@reeco357

7 жыл бұрын

TboneNYC10 Then the game did become a joke after he left

@donvillewilson7498

6 жыл бұрын

thats a more serious line than we think

THIS is why Rakim is the GOAT 🐐 🐐🐐🐐

Believe it or not he was only 19 here. Way above his time

Eric B is the most serious DJ ever. No smile, no talking, just insane turn table work.

@rp9674

2 жыл бұрын

He holds a mic like a grudge too

@swade8375

2 жыл бұрын

Terminator x

@socproductionsofficialtv1

2 жыл бұрын

ΝΟΤ EVEΝ ΤΟP 50 DJ

@kareemsupremet.v.5189

2 жыл бұрын

Terminator X never said a word in 35 years

@lemondishonor7736

2 жыл бұрын

@@kareemsupremet.v.5189 he had an album

This man changed hip hop forever.His voice,flow and style modernized rap.The most important artist in hip hop history,Peace to the God.

@judahjkt8259

3 жыл бұрын

He is in my top 2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWeDzKWxf8rZiag.html

@rgw1380rw

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, there were occasionally emcees that came along with something so monumental, they'd set the bar for those that came after them. Two guys that set the bar after Rakim were Das EFX.

@rgw1380rw

3 жыл бұрын

@SonOf McGringus That was the introduction to the spitter who's look matched the gritty style.

@805fillmore

3 жыл бұрын

Ehh I think he was great and influential yes. But he’s really one of a kind. Nas is kinda like him though.

@chart8603

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the 1st and 3rd lines rhymed like the 2nd and 4th....way ahead of his time....study youngings...observe the GOD MC.

I came up in this era and its as fresh as laundry!😂😂😂

Rakim skill still outshine rappers

new school cant fuck with this.

@sharkdeepwater8

6 жыл бұрын

joey Huey Sheeeeeid, new old school can't fuck with this.

2019: this song is a masterpiece

@scotthartley31

5 жыл бұрын

Seline B epic track of all time

@johnrodriguez9839

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect description for it!

@lisadunham9319

4 жыл бұрын

Seline B wat ......... I HOLD THE MICROPHONE LIKE A GRAG

No cuss words ..nothing sexual…back when hip hop was REAL

@AAAFilm-yt7gx

5 ай бұрын

Class.

@The_BIG_salad

4 ай бұрын

What makes it not real today?

@jerlove2000

4 ай бұрын

@KK-hs6qs people like u

@Well_Its_Me

4 ай бұрын

Being fake, impersonating someone they're not, such as acting like they're rich, driving a Lamborghini's, living in a mansion when everything is actually rented@@The_BIG_salad

@maesarmq5103

4 ай бұрын

Most of em just rappin wit no meaning even sound the same thats mumble ​@@The_BIG_salad

This is really rap...pure talent. No cursing to make up for poetic talent.

No raps about hoes, weapons, doing dope or anything like that, just skills!

@walterwaterz3872

8 жыл бұрын

sickkk

@TranHungDao.

8 жыл бұрын

this was when nwa came out, hmmmm

@rodneylynch3676

8 жыл бұрын

exactly!

@MyOnlyLoveMusic

8 жыл бұрын

+Terri Coverley thats what the old school stuff was about a rap about how great hiphop is!

@harrygiles8785

8 жыл бұрын

+Terri Coverley I don't mind if people Rap about weapons drugs and that if its telling a message. for example nwa. but now people just rap about drugs for the sake of it

damn this the real deal ....real hip hop ..... please bring this back...

@terrellcolbert8494

7 жыл бұрын

memphatyre he is like the last scene in 8 triagram pole fighter

@yogaza2

7 жыл бұрын

Give Brother Ali a try. I have a feeling you'll appreciate his music.

@kardobo9101

6 жыл бұрын

Dont worry guys. If I don't have a job. I will ma a way to bring it back back mumble rappers will get paid cheap

@ToniLHall

6 жыл бұрын

i know girl

Germany 1987 this song was number 1 in the clubs. Giebelstadt Germany

I love how you can understand everything he says.

Still impressive today but I can't even imagine how much it must have blown minds back in the day.

@Docavelli

7 жыл бұрын

Earl Lemongrab You had never really heard anything like him. Changed the game. For real.

@soulCracka1

7 жыл бұрын

Earl Lemongrab I was 8 years old and listening to Motley Crue and Bon Jovi. My older brother taught me how to record songs on casette tape from the radio. I was turning the dial and came on to Power 99 FM in Philly and this was on. Blew my fucking mind!!! From that point on it was Rakim, Public Enemy, KRS One, Big Daddy Kane etc. I liked Run DMC who came before Rakim and them but as soon as I heard this song it was a done deal. Instant fan for life. 😀😀😀

@coreybeats3335

7 жыл бұрын

Earl Lemongrab so true hip hop was so dope back in the day !!!!

@MrAbagaz

7 жыл бұрын

+Lance Givens What was that thing,that made this song sound so much different?What was the norm back then,that this song managed to change?

@Docavelli

7 жыл бұрын

MrAbagaz​ Listen to Run DMC, Schooly D, UTFO, Robb Base, Beastie Boys, Fat Boys, BDP, and Kool Moe D. Then listen to Erik B and Rakim. It wasn't just this song. It's was the style they were bringing. Rakim's lyrical, sometimes off time but always on time rhymes and his ability to tell stories and paint pictures paired with the quick paced, often jazzy, drums and grimey baselines that showed a different way than the traditional boom-bap, ABC style that was so prevalent before them. As a matter of fact, if you haven't already, go listen to "Know the Ledge". In my opinion, one of the best hip hop songs ever. It's everything Erik B. and Rakim brought to the game.

The 4K plus people that dislike this don’t know a damn thing about hip hop

@marlonburden3117

4 жыл бұрын

Know they don't... 🔥

@DB800187

4 жыл бұрын

For real. How the hell can you be a fan of hip hop and dislike a classic that was way ahead of its time like this. Smh. A 1980s Rakim lyrically run circles around current clowns claimin to be rappers today.

@allanwilliams317

4 жыл бұрын

That's the new feeble-minded generation don't know shit 💯🤤👊🏾

@mr.ridley8255

4 жыл бұрын

DB800187 that’s the problem, this is hip hop. 💩 that’s being put out these days is just rap, lyrics over a good to decent beat

@Onedayatatime50

4 жыл бұрын

So true

This shii too fresh

See I say RAKIM was my supreme emcee back in 80's and still have LUV towards the "R" a real hitter☝️

No flashing guns, gang signs, twerkin, cussin, or money flashin, just a dope mc a mic and his DJ!

@TheHornetsboy

7 жыл бұрын

word!!

@lynwoodloco77

7 жыл бұрын

exactly! Imagine Young Thug trying to flow like this, he'll probably bite his own tongue off.

@haelisrael4945

7 жыл бұрын

Well said !

@kendalljones5211

7 жыл бұрын

CLASSIC RAKIM KING OF HIP HOP

@JeanneStar101

7 жыл бұрын

And everybody in the crowd was down to earth and natural especially the women

"I HOLD THE MICROPHONE LIKE A GRUDGE, B WILL HOLD THE RECORD SO THE NEEDLE DON'T BUDGE". Still one of hardest lyrical lines ever dropped.

@coolb8545

2 жыл бұрын

Lol..I hold the microphone like a grudge".."E hold the record so the needle won't budge".."I hold a conversation"..he used the word "hold" in 3 different contexts..genius

@ivanlowjones

2 жыл бұрын

@@coolb8545 No, it's "B will hold the record so the needle don't budge". Rewind and listen again, sucka......lol.

@coolb8545

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanlowjones dope regardless..he uses the word "hold" in 3 different contexts.thats the point I was making lol..

@thebrownfilmshow

2 жыл бұрын

The GOD MC Rakim's lyrics Explained kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJtn2sWTnt3Ic9o.html

@michaelsquare9325

2 жыл бұрын

Fire 🔥 📛 👨‍🚒 🚒 🧯 🎆

Back in the day when rap was 🔥 Our music back then made you just want to dance and have fun!!!!!

His lyrics are just pure genius! Still listening to this day! He has one of the most hard hitting bars when he was rapping and doing mathmatics at the same time..." I take 7 mc's put em in a line, add 7 more brothers, who think they can rhyme, well it'll take 7 more before I go for mine, now that's 21 mc's ate up at the same time"! Straight 🔥🔥 You can't make this shit up 😅

Rakim is undoubtedly one of the hardest mc's to ever touch the mic.

@damieneikerenkoetter9556

3 жыл бұрын

The G.O.A.T.

@bigdaddypiggy

3 жыл бұрын

Rakim is prolly the best to ever do it

@jshow7314

3 жыл бұрын

He is "The God"

@DT24K

3 жыл бұрын

You damn skippy, on that!!! Cant stand it when I hear/come across any1 (espcly a lot of these youngbloods of the present day) who try n say ...hell... any1 other than this man as being the coldest, baddest ass m’fckr to touch the mic when it came to just smooth ass creative lyrics that (just like he says in 1 of his greatest hits..) ‘flowed like water’! He was the 1st and the absolute best when it came to ‘the smooth flowing style’ that he and SO MANY MANY MANY others that were to follow in his footsteps thruout all these yrs! Hell, 1 thing the man had accomplished in his career... (take it now, this was even back when he was still at the top of his game thruout the late 80’s / early 90’s) was to be awarded THE Rap Master’s lyricist of the year 4 yrs in a row! Count ‘em now...4! And if not mistaken... it was within a 6 yr period, 4 in a row, the 5th year he was a slight runner-up and then took it back again the following yr to make it his 5 time in 6 straight yrs! None of your Nas’, your Eminem’s, your 2Pac’s, your Biggie’s etc etc etc... Look, no disrespect to any of those guys by any means! And I say that w/true meaning now (!) to any/all of however many diehard fan/followers out there reading this who are probably gtng themselves all worked up n what have ya?! I’m just laying out what I feel is absolutely true respectful props that must should be given! And the thing is too... hey, Eric B. & Rakim were no doubt up there in my overall top 3 favorite rap artists of all time but not my favorite! That top ranking of mine is/was/STILL IS & has ALWAYS been some lil’ band/group that goes by the name of one ...’Public Enemy’! Yeah, all this ranting/raving over some man born under the name of Mr. William Griffin who’s better known worldwide as one ‘Rakim’... yeah, you’d think after all of that hoo-ha I kept going on with of how/why I declare n think he’s the greatest lyricist/rapper of all time but nah! No, I’ve always loved the man’s style, delivery & ultra lyrical talent that’s nothing but undeniably the best ever, period!

@thebrownfilmshow

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! and check out his lyrics broken-down kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJtn2sWTnt3Ic9o.html

Rappers wanna claim their the GOAT 🐐 while Rakim still breathing 💀

@goat2322

3 жыл бұрын

chuck strangers?

@regularguyfixes3142

3 жыл бұрын

Noooobody was rapping like this in 86. That's fur sure...

@williamotey6707

3 жыл бұрын

FACTS👊🏿

@KitchenerLesli

3 жыл бұрын

@@goat2322 I love pro era but no way they are any close to rakim except steez that man was something else RIP

@AmaruPl2

3 жыл бұрын

True... This flow

See I experience this R -attack back in 80's ... this is when rap was NYC❤

Flava Flav is on this video. Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy released their first albums in 1987. Eric is from East Elmhurst in Queens New York and needed a DJ. He got a recommendation to check out Freddie Foxx (a DJ and producer from Long Island). But, he was not available. So, he was recommended Rakim. Public Enemy is from Hempstead, Long Island, NY. So by visiting Long Island Eric B met Rakim and Flava Flav (Public Enemy). That's why Flav is on the video.

Still rockin this in 2019 !! Shout out to the R.

@dakarawilliams228

5 жыл бұрын

💯

@ladygemini5967

5 жыл бұрын

Love your statement

@lorenzohaynes6142

5 жыл бұрын

Bless the Mike with the Gods

Hip hop in it's most concentrated, unadulterated form.

glad i’m a cultured 18 year old, grew up on this song, i would love to live in this era, my parents would play this song so much when i was a child lol, now i know why 😂😂 this song is so beautiful

@jbinacut2544

9 ай бұрын

Same bro I’m only 15 and I listen to mostly 80s/90s hiphop everyday . It’s a blessing to be raised by parents playing this type of music 😂

@Musicienne-DAB1995

9 ай бұрын

@@jbinacut2544 Good!

Rakim 👑

Rakim is to rap what Miles Davis is to jazz. He totally revolutionized the genre and everyone is still chasing him. I met him at a Lowe's in PA a couple years ago. Nicest guy.

@Chocolategurl61

10 ай бұрын

😂Yes Indeed 👍🏾 🙌🏾 👏🏾 😊 he Is! A Rap-A-Magician!!💯👌🏾🥰

@neldadon

9 ай бұрын

I think you meant to say John Coltrane

@Musicienne-DAB1995

9 ай бұрын

@@neldadon Good point, since Rakim was influenced by John Coltrane and he played the saxophone in school.

@ksogun3

8 ай бұрын

He’s A King

@adamnichols3506

7 ай бұрын

@@Musicienne-DAB1995and Coltrane played with Miles

This is the greatest rapper alive

@jemalrankin6159

3 жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right ! Give yourself some credit my man ! You have the best comment alive !!

@shaunay5391

3 жыл бұрын

" WORD IS BOND"!!

@Evolutionaryfreed

3 жыл бұрын

Big daddy Kane by far as Rakim does not sound too great live. Rakim comes in at 2 for me. Erick B is also my favourite Pete Roc gets that accolade

@Sttephy30

3 жыл бұрын

@@Evolutionaryfreed Do you think Eminem is good live?

@Evolutionaryfreed

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sttephy30 I have not heard him live so I can't comment on it but I have seen most artists that were active from 88 to 93 and Kane smashed the lot of them

The G.O.A.T. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Number one rapper all time.

He doesn’t just have rhymes, innovation, delivery, depth and realness, he has the perfect level of monotone in his voice. NO AUTO TUNE

@sherrythompson9338

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget charisma

@vernonjohnson1198

Жыл бұрын

Well spoken king 🤴

@villedocvalle

Жыл бұрын

That fly style.

@jbarclay2080

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's pretty good, but where's the auto-tune? Then it would be 🔥🔥

@vernonjohnson1198

Жыл бұрын

@@jbarclay2080 Rakim doesn’t need auto tune because he has flow,,,,you seriously sound ignorant with that comment Homie,,,,real talk and facts

So ahead of his time. So hard 2 believe this is 86

@alirezamodares3463

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like mid-90's

@therandomgamer18

3 жыл бұрын

It's 87

@halukkilic3171

3 жыл бұрын

True. I passed out a minute or so when I first heard it the summer it was released. The best rap tune ever.

@marquisferguson5478

2 жыл бұрын

Harder to believe he was 19..

@cjhepburn7406

2 жыл бұрын

With an Eric B for President Mix?

Gave me chills. Yo this was original style. Tru Hip hop

Man..still the best rapper. 2024

Who's here because they have good taste in music?

@karenlee7524

3 жыл бұрын

I'm here to see my guy whose a bystander in the video😍

@beekdorrr

3 жыл бұрын

“Good” Taste in music is subjective and you cant say that if you dont listen to this song you have a bad taste in music.

@dassolosyndikat5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@beekdorrr some people have no taste at all lol

@zeflr122

3 жыл бұрын

@@dassolosyndikat5113 AKA people who listen to 6ix9ine

@vignesh5513

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Rakim is a hip-hop legend.

Eric B and Rakim 100 years ahead of their time, maybe more

Whoever was the first person to come across or hear Rakim flow must of been like “GOTTTTTTDAMNNNN”. Cause that’s how I feel and it’s 2023. Could you imagine someone hearing this for the first time in the 80s 🤦🏾‍♂️

@zedman6473

14 күн бұрын

Yep,in the United Kingdom. in 1986-7. I was 15-16 yrs old. It was on cassette, loaned out from the central library. The Walkmans in them days didn't have a reverse button. Just play, forward, and stop.