The rappers that most people consider the best, consider Rakim the best

1987!!! This is the song that jumpstarted the Golden Era

Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader 1988 Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend 1988 Eric B. & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em 1990

When Rakim hit, he changed rap in a way that not too many people acknowledge. In the beginning, MC's would always rap in a higher octave than their normal voice. Rakim came along and everyone found out it was ok to rap closer to their normal range. Ice-T and The Fresh Prince are prime examples! Rakim is simply a legend!

@marlonereid6028

10 ай бұрын

I'm from New York and when Rakim came out, he blew up the scene. The way he flowed, nobody could flow like that back in the day. He laid the groundwork for Nas, Jay Z, and other rappers past and present. He flowed by using metaphors and rhymes that were unheard of back then. His style was just superior to everyone back then. Music becomes dated with each generation, but if you play his music today, it'll still sound good. His music is timeless and when they mention the GOAT, he is the Goat. Listen to My Melody and listen to him spit those bars. That song was banging in everyone's cars that summer in New York. The man was gifted so to put other rappers before him is a joke.

@BruceJohnson-om5kl

4 ай бұрын

Rakim "When I b on the mic"🎤

That 3rd verse still give me the chills 🐐The first 2 albums are legendary.

Y'all need to get into all Rakim music he's known as the God MC!!!

@perspectiveoutlook1540

Жыл бұрын

God mc cause he is a emcee which happens to be A 5 percenter.

@reggiemunch

4 ай бұрын

​@@perspectiveoutlook1540in compliance with his MCing ability. There are other 5 percenters in Hip Hop who AREN'T revered as God MCs.

This guy is the reason that Run DMC, Fat Boys & all the old school people that came before him couldn't release any more music. Rakim never cursed, and he was only 19 when he did this. The definition of the modern emcee. He literally changed the game.

I saw an interview with Rakim once, and a person in the audience stated to him that he was one of the hardest mc's but he hardly ever curses on his records and asked why?, Rakim simply stated that he doesn't curse because his parents listens to his music. You should definitely check out the "Microphone Fiend"

Rakim The God MC changed the game from simple rhymes to complex lyrics

GOD M.C...where y'all been? Five albums...five classics! Rakim changed the whole nature of rap when he picked up the mike!!

Rakim created the no smiling str8 ice grill

@lastcall3544

Жыл бұрын

Kool Moe Dee

They wasn't smiling because They AINT NO JOKE! 😂 Salute to the Original GOD MC!🎤

Eric B & Rakim - "Lyrics of Fury" Came out the same year off this same album in 1988. Barz!!!!

@jjsdad4952

Жыл бұрын

Fury off “Follow The Leader” ‘88 This is off Paid In Full. 86-87 depending on the track

@hiphopblender1291

Жыл бұрын

@@jjsdad4952 Right!

@slappyslapstick4045

Жыл бұрын

"Lyrics of Fury" is on the "Follow the Leader" album.

The whole theme of this song was no joke, no smiling, no comedian, it’s all serious. He held that concept through the whole song and even the no smiling in the video. “Deep concentration cause I’m no comedian, jokers are wild if you want to be tamed, I treat you like a child and ya gonna be named.”

The 808 kick was crazy!

The funniest thing is to look at Eric B during their live performances, no smiles in sight 😂

their joint that killed the underground was "check out my melody". you'll better understand the reference to '21 emcees ate up at the same time'. while rakim and krs-one rightfully get credit for changing the game lyrically, before them was T-La Rock's "It's Yours". the true origin of the beats-and-rhyme era, imo.

@feemac6561

Жыл бұрын

YASSSSSS!!!! WHAT YOU SAID!!! MAN MY BROTHER INTRODUCED ME TO HIP HOP ....as a female it's not expected...but I just can't quit it!!! LOL

@CDJF1

Жыл бұрын

That line alone is why no one wanted beef with Rakim.

@biggcebo

Жыл бұрын

True so they can understand what means when he says "or you'll be 1 of those 7 MCs."

Eric b and Rakim aint no joke. Best old skool rhymes. You cannot compare to anything else. Plain ol dope.

His lyricism is almost unparalleled.

Rakim been my favorite emcee since I first heard him in 1987 to now the greatest of all time.

DJ, MC, Graffiti, & Break dancer. The 4 elements of HIP HOP!!

We used to throw our hands in the air and dance to this joint

THE GREAT RAKIM ALLAH! THE GREATEST MC TO EVER TOUCH THE MIC! Review..."MOVE THE CROWD" Keep up the good work. I enjoy what you young BROTHERS are doing.

Rakim literally changed the way people rhymed. God MC!

Eric B. & Rakim - Juice (Know The Ledge)

@EricEustace

Жыл бұрын

I second this 🔥🔥🔥

Y’all need to react to Eric B and Rakim- Move the crowd!!!!!

THESE LEGENDS WERE NO SECRET IN MY ERA OF RAP! ERIK B knew what to play on all there tracks. RAKIM IS CALLED THE GOD MC. I CALL HIM LYRICIST ICON... HIS BARS CAN FILL A VAULT

That entire album was a monster, it had the clubs and house parties in a chokehold.

@kyraarena

7 ай бұрын

Remember?? We were at the club at 16, with no ID

@petrosprokopis

4 ай бұрын

Even here in Australia !!!! Crazy times.

Follow the Leader reaction is coming soon!!! 😂😂 So many requests 🤘🏿

@betweenthegrooves5105

Жыл бұрын

Embrace it ,and brace yourselves...🐐🐐 it's epic🎶

Yo, that shit you like with them going out into the community performing... that's the essence of Hip Hop! That's how ALL this shit started. In that first verse he said "... now you figure you're ready for the neighborhood tour". That's exactly how it was. Once you got your crew and your style you started going out performing block parties and shit. That's how you got known before the internet and all that. You and your DJ and your setup. Word of mouth got you famous

He is legendary. He is known as the Godfather of hip-hop. That's the rap. I miss that's the rap. I enjoy hip hop from the passion and the heart, not for the fame and glory

You gotta play My Melody. And thanks for showing this generation how others paved the way for today. You guys are straight-up doing dope things. Keep it up!

Y’all got to do “Follow the Leader”by Eric B and Rakim. And then try to follow it…..

I've watched a lot of reaction videos of this song and yall take on it is by far the best. Yall were the first ones I saw that recognized Flava Flav and that won me over. Keep up the great work! I'm liking and subscribing 👍

It does the spirit good to see y'all showing love for the legends that paved the way. Keep up the great reviews.

Back in the day hiphop was grass roots and DIY. They didn’t have budgets like today. What they did have was their neighborhood.

It`s true, I`ve never seen Rakim nor Erib B smile ever. In Rakim`s interviews and everything he has never smiled up to today.

Dope review by the young ones no ignorance respect

If it wasn’t for Rakim every one would sound like Kurtis Blow..Rakim changed the game forever and he didn’t curse.

I would love to see reactions to groups like U.T.F.O and Whodini.

Y’all got it bro, back then you walk up on a video shoot, remember…our MCs were vetted through rocking parties or winning talent shows, if you didn’t have the support of your community it was tough to make it, you won support from other communities by winning shows or rocking parties in their hood, our taking out their rappers in lyrical combat.

My Melody next!! Hell do the whole Paid In Full album…Then Follow The Leader!!!

Even though the music was more positive back in our day heads were still trying to be "tough" and/or "serious" so that's why you don't see a lot of smiling...not just Eric B. lol.

@Peacekeepa317

Жыл бұрын

I mean they was running with Supreme and them. Eric B was running weight. They was legit like that.

I have drifted my car to " Follow the Leader " more than once, but the theme song from Juice with the same name , or " Paid in Full " might be my persoanl Favorites.

Big Daddy Kane "Ain't no half steppin" One of the great lyricist

He smiled on soul Train for a second with Don Cornelius.

Eric B was a gangsta real deal

The God MC...enough said

Rakim was the shit!! I AINT NO JOKE. WAS THE BOMB. WE'D DANCE ALL NIGHT TO OLD SKOOL HIP HOP

thought about what you said about Eric B & Rakim getting out in the community. Have to remember this was pre internet. The only way to get your music out you had to go directly to public or get heard on the radio which was extremely hard, especially for rap being so new. There wasn't as much on TV or 24/7 sports so you got out and did things to occupy your time.

What we know one thing for sure, they ain’t no joke

i've been rockin' eric b and rakim and they lay it down. they are the origionals hip hop and rap stars.

... summer of '88 in Gothenburg, Sweden, this album was rockin' the clubs like nobody's-business.

Hip Hop moment, YA club in New Bedford,Mass. When this came on everybody LOST their Minds!!!!!!

That famous area in the street is Jamaica Avenue, AKA (The Ave). Jamaica Queens, NY. You can get your clothes, jewlery, sneakers.....etc. Almost like a flea market.

All Those Rings On THOSE HAND'S, back Then,.. AND HUNDRED POUND Chains ⛓️ How Did They Function..! And Make LEGENDARY MUSIC..!!?

Top 5 Emcee of all time

Eric B. never smiles in videos or pictures.

Run dmc -runs house Tribe called quest - check the rhyme They do the crowd thing to

They wasn’t smiling because it was a battle song for Big Daddy Kane.

Love seeing your reactions

"Ain't nobody smiling" 5% Nation believes if you're smiling you're asleep.

Eric B & Rakim - lyrics of Fury

Y’all said come out in the community in the streets and rap… they can’t they will die!!! These youngsters bustin on ya!!! Back then we didn’t have that!!!

"My Melody"

Check out EPMD’s catalog, Erick Sermon is the East Coast’s Dr Dre, he’s done so many legendary beats for a lot of other artists

They call him God cause of 5% nation slang , not because he the God of hip hop

Check all that late 80's early 90's hip hop it's all fire!!!!

HAHA . just doing his job. "i'm the DJ" im dying over here.

Paid in Full Fam

This is true.... Eric B has never smiled. In fact all the dudes that you saw in the video were called.. the paid in full crew... real Street dudes real hustlers

THE...GOD...MC...RAKIM

Public enemy black steel in the hour of chaos

He ain't no joke. What we smiling for

That was Jay street in Brooklyn where they do the concert. We Copped all our clothes,kicks,and jewelry and tapes there

Rocking this at the skating got all the girlz skating. Oh yes they were twerking back then too no cap.

That’s the heart of Harlem. MART 125

Eric B and Rakim - Check out my Melody

Don’t forget about As the rhyme goes on!! Another classic!!

Rakim from Wyndanch Long Island, Flav from Freeport Long Island

Later on he did throw in some cuss words but not like every third word was one,he showed how hard you could be without over doing it with cussin

1. Eric B is from Brooklyn and use to run with the real 50Cent. Brooklyn had a rep for going hard, so nobody smiling. 2. The scene where they were outside of a store was on 125th street and I was there that day (no cap). That's Harlem, it's a little different from Brooklyn, they go hard to but in the drug game. 3. Rappers didn't curse back cause radio play was important. And, back then we didn't have too many Black record execs. The gate keepers were not like Jerry Heller that brought out NWA. 4. Tracks: A) Eric B for President 86 [this song does not have a hook] B) My Melody 86 C) BDP - Poetry [had to throw that one in there]

G.O.A.T. Lyricist!!!

I f with these dudes off rip. Great vibe, just subbed.

@404productionsent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the subscribe

Rakim is a lyrical poet. Point blank period. Check out Paid in Full....

Let the rhythm hit em Microphone Fiend Two great songs

I’ve seen him smile on a MTV blooper reel in like 96

“Then I’ll take you for a walk through hell”.. Yes, he cussed once this song.

They didn't smile in this video because the name of it was "I ain't no joke".

Y'all should react to JERU DA DAMAMGA - (CAN'T STOP THE PROFIT)

Thats the way it was. Check out BDP, Mc Shan Big Daddy Kane EPMD.

A hidden gem many people don't know about is - "No Competition" - track 8 on 'Follow the Leader' album [also track 9 - "The R"] Listen to THOSE, and tell me you don't FURTHER "get it" re: Rakim. Again - 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9...that's ONE ALBUM!!!

Public enemy night of the living baseheads

Follow the leader Eric b and rakim next

The songs called I ain't no joke. Why are you surprised no one is smiling?

You guys need to listen to the album 18th letter and follow the leader album

That’s the god Mc. He didn’t curse or use the N-word…. And he still made a classic… that’s true emcee

Check out Follow the leader, when I be on the mic, know the ledge and 18th letter....Rakim is the God MC

It call conscious hip hop

Y’all should check out In the Ghetto…Pure poetry