Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke

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    Music video by Eric B. & Rakim performing I Ain't No Joke. (C) 1987 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 18 тис.

  • @ronnierogers-uk9zg
    @ronnierogers-uk9zg 4 місяці тому +1208

    WHO LISTENING IN 2024

  • @tutistic7743
    @tutistic7743 2 місяці тому +268

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

    • @Grandmaster__Gee
      @Grandmaster__Gee 2 місяці тому +4

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

    • @tutistic7743
      @tutistic7743 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Grandmaster__Gee no doubt that he did!

    • @DandyOh
      @DandyOh 2 місяці тому +3

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

    • @tutistic7743
      @tutistic7743 2 місяці тому +1

      @@DandyOh totally agree with you man!

    • @msindymusic
      @msindymusic 2 місяці тому +1

      Yep

  • @nydawijai5945
    @nydawijai5945 18 днів тому +19

    'I hold the microphone like a grudge...' Love that line.

  • @kamargee9680
    @kamargee9680 15 днів тому +6

    Classic! Rakim and BD Kane. No one could touch either of them!

  • @singingchef23
    @singingchef23 5 років тому +593

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

    • @Non-Serviam300
      @Non-Serviam300 5 років тому +24

      singingchef23 YES. His characteristic smooth flow is unparalleled.

    • @ewilliamsz2099
      @ewilliamsz2099 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @bradronngobe5735
      @bradronngobe5735 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @blkenuf8943
      @blkenuf8943 4 роки тому +3

      He completely revolutionized lyricism.

    • @sunniblacc78
      @sunniblacc78 4 роки тому

      Str8 up

  • @Wellington205i
    @Wellington205i 8 років тому +918

    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
      @casminray1791 8 років тому +42

      He's the goat

    • @kieran296
      @kieran296 8 років тому

      +Darrell Cosey STFU YOU NEEK

    • @shonha1
      @shonha1 8 років тому +13

      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
      @kieran296 8 років тому +1

      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
      @harrygiles8785 8 років тому +7

      +David Harris rap was shit in 2007 though

  • @user-kc8oz8wd4r
    @user-kc8oz8wd4r 2 місяці тому +58

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

  • @nicksandz3209
    @nicksandz3209 9 місяців тому +205

    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
      @huey9043 9 місяців тому +5

      I Agree

    • @user-ok7kj9ie3d
      @user-ok7kj9ie3d 9 місяців тому +14

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

    • @nicksandz3209
      @nicksandz3209 9 місяців тому

      @@user-ok7kj9ie3d Agreed

    • @galacticwarlock2271
      @galacticwarlock2271 4 місяці тому

      Agreed. This is fresh.

    • @AAAFilm-yt7gx
      @AAAFilm-yt7gx 4 місяці тому +1

      Eminem praised him big time you love to see it

  • @Marcus-nt8yx
    @Marcus-nt8yx 2 роки тому +1171

    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
      @lewadkins1828 2 роки тому +51

      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
      @mayamanign 2 роки тому +56

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

    • @jeffmartin9212
      @jeffmartin9212 2 роки тому +20

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

    • @yaoblack3579
      @yaoblack3579 2 роки тому +42

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

    • @eazy-cheez-e8033
      @eazy-cheez-e8033 2 роки тому +33

      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

  • @bryansmalley
    @bryansmalley 4 роки тому +7792

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

  • @313_mademe
    @313_mademe 18 днів тому +15

    Nearly 40 years later and this song is still 🔥, simply perfect in my opinion!

  • @QueenCraftsChannel
    @QueenCraftsChannel Місяць тому +15

    RAKIM IS THE BLUEPRINT OF EMCEE'S!!!! 2024 AND THIS STILL HARD AS HELL!!!

  • @SkilledEddie
    @SkilledEddie 8 років тому +9460

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

    • @MelShibson
      @MelShibson 8 років тому +301

      Will Smith before Will Smith

    • @ivanfidalgo9395
      @ivanfidalgo9395 8 років тому +88

      facts

    • @thinkhard2808
      @thinkhard2808 7 років тому +79

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

    • @masondarden2423
      @masondarden2423 7 років тому +166

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

    • @jayforbes5774
      @jayforbes5774 7 років тому +288

      He said Damn in the first 6 bars😂

  • @ilm_seeker
    @ilm_seeker 6 років тому +2530

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

    • @young_coolio407
      @young_coolio407 6 років тому +8

      seetv569 true

    • @willkessinger1208
      @willkessinger1208 6 років тому +66

      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
      @willierobinson9913 6 років тому +4

      seetv569 I couldn't agree 💯 with you anymore

    • @torontofinest4564
      @torontofinest4564 6 років тому +22

      0- drugs

    • @JacoBluezz
      @JacoBluezz 6 років тому +9

      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.

  • @WhoTheHellIsHarvy
    @WhoTheHellIsHarvy 6 місяців тому +143

    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
      @ruqone 6 місяців тому +2

      💯

    • @MassimoTullio-wc9yr
      @MassimoTullio-wc9yr 2 місяці тому +1

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

    • @BRock94610
      @BRock94610 Місяць тому +1

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

  • @MementoMori_2070
    @MementoMori_2070 11 місяців тому +427

    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
      @MaKiNthaMoViE 11 місяців тому +23

      all that

    • @tinyky2598
      @tinyky2598 11 місяців тому +26

      Changed the game.

    • @angelaweaver4603
      @angelaweaver4603 11 місяців тому +13

      It was all that 😊

    • @Chocolategurl61
      @Chocolategurl61 11 місяців тому +4

      🤯 3:53 blew my mind!🌋☄️☄️🔥🔥🔥😳😂🥰

    • @davidslindsayjr.9243
      @davidslindsayjr.9243 11 місяців тому +13

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

  • @noriyawoodard476
    @noriyawoodard476 4 роки тому +644

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

    • @FFriday
      @FFriday 4 роки тому +15

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

    • @ang1stokes
      @ang1stokes 4 роки тому

      You know...

    • @grumpee8432
      @grumpee8432 4 роки тому

      Respect ✊

    • @hebrewlion77judah57
      @hebrewlion77judah57 4 роки тому +2

      Damn Right Definitely was there...FACTS

    • @randee4550
      @randee4550 4 роки тому +12

      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!

  • @danftwgg5999
    @danftwgg5999 5 років тому +1738

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

    • @patrick12657nck
      @patrick12657nck 5 років тому +43

      Kids today just don't know what they missed.

    • @ladygemini5967
      @ladygemini5967 5 років тому +6

      Yep

    • @bau8476
      @bau8476 5 років тому +11

      Detroit Ruffin ima kid and i love this old school rap

    • @richb5477
      @richb5477 5 років тому

      👊🏾

    • @lisah2063
      @lisah2063 5 років тому +14

      I'm 11 and I love old school rap

  • @master_at_social_game6005
    @master_at_social_game6005 Місяць тому +27

    This Is Real Hip Hop.

    • @LP-my2ml
      @LP-my2ml 3 дні тому

      Wouldn't be understood at all!!! Now days...

  • @Aalender
    @Aalender 10 місяців тому +270

    “ 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
      @daddykool295 10 місяців тому +5

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

    • @toidean6953
      @toidean6953 9 місяців тому +4

      🎉🎉🎉

    • @DamnYou22Times
      @DamnYou22Times 9 місяців тому +3

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

    • @user-ok7kj9ie3d
      @user-ok7kj9ie3d 9 місяців тому +5

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

    • @Bo3iuu
      @Bo3iuu 7 місяців тому +1

      Yes Rakim you made us wondering DAMN!

  • @youhateme8827
    @youhateme8827 6 років тому +330

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

    • @alessandrodepaoli6519
      @alessandrodepaoli6519 5 років тому +3

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

    • @sloopjohnbable
      @sloopjohnbable 5 років тому +9

      Yeeeah boy!
      @@alessandrodepaoli6519

    • @juliuswilliams1387
      @juliuswilliams1387 5 років тому

      Hell yeah

    • @adamaultman3651
      @adamaultman3651 5 років тому +5

      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
      @justinb954 5 років тому +9

      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.

  • @matthewbrown6628
    @matthewbrown6628 4 роки тому +2030

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

    • @karenlee7524
      @karenlee7524 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @beekdorrr
      @beekdorrr 3 роки тому +6

      “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
      @dassolosyndikat5113 3 роки тому +14

      @@beekdorrr some people have no taste at all lol

    • @zeflr122
      @zeflr122 3 роки тому +11

      @@dassolosyndikat5113 AKA people who listen to 6ix9ine

    • @vignesh5513
      @vignesh5513 3 роки тому

      Cheers

  • @musiclover-cn7tb
    @musiclover-cn7tb Місяць тому +3

    Rakim's voice is on my list of favorite hip hop voices ever ❤.

  • @kelseydotc8172
    @kelseydotc8172 6 місяців тому +66

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

  • @RuckRuRaggie
    @RuckRuRaggie 7 років тому +280

    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
      @xilee5993 7 років тому

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

    • @javieravila8749
      @javieravila8749 6 років тому +15

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

    • @ToniLHall
      @ToniLHall 6 років тому +1

      real mcsssss stand up

    • @lebronbarkley6038
      @lebronbarkley6038 6 років тому

      Jerissa Martinez exactly gorgeous Rakim has no equal

    • @NICCAGE26
      @NICCAGE26 6 років тому +9

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

  • @flyingjorts4301
    @flyingjorts4301 4 роки тому +560

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

    • @HeathOverledger
      @HeathOverledger 3 роки тому +23

      He did this more often than people realize

    • @discosecret6363
      @discosecret6363 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @dawntraci
      @dawntraci 3 роки тому

      And make you cry to yo mama.

    • @dawntraci
      @dawntraci 3 роки тому

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

    • @jimmyjc2969
      @jimmyjc2969 3 роки тому +10

      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.

  • @dognit
    @dognit Рік тому +88

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

    • @herintuion88
      @herintuion88 8 місяців тому +3

      U are Right

    • @ia4687
      @ia4687 7 місяців тому +3

      Solid as a rock 10 toes down

  • @eddiemoon9366
    @eddiemoon9366 Місяць тому +2

    Rakim's style commands attention from any listener. I love this track, this was back when hip hop was in its truest form

  • @eabsurfs808
    @eabsurfs808 5 років тому +353

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

    • @forcedtohaveahandle
      @forcedtohaveahandle 5 років тому +8

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

    • @johnrodriguez9839
      @johnrodriguez9839 5 років тому +5

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

    • @gregsander8439
      @gregsander8439 5 років тому +3

      Im flowing like blood on a crime scene.

    • @ms.wilson6439
      @ms.wilson6439 5 років тому +1

      They can't For sure.

    • @stoneythagod7374
      @stoneythagod7374 4 роки тому +3

      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”

  • @bombayrasta7814
    @bombayrasta7814 3 роки тому +1383

    "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
      @ulysses8785 2 роки тому +30

      Great analysis!

    • @damianedwards2327
      @damianedwards2327 2 роки тому +17

      Facts

    • @LunatiqHigh
      @LunatiqHigh 2 роки тому +30

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

    • @sketcharmstrong8491
      @sketcharmstrong8491 2 роки тому +40

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

    • @rickwilliams4573
      @rickwilliams4573 2 роки тому +86

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

  • @denariuswright8284
    @denariuswright8284 Місяць тому +15

    CONSCIOUS RAP IS THE MOST MENTALLY ENRICHING format of HIP HOP

  • @michaelcox3353
    @michaelcox3353 Рік тому +184

    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
      @Lea-bz9be Рік тому +4

      Can't imagine!

    • @patellipaschal6039
      @patellipaschal6039 Рік тому +3

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

    • @rhondaatkins1776
      @rhondaatkins1776 11 місяців тому +5

      It definitely was like nothing we'd heard before.

    • @TheRealSinjinsmyth
      @TheRealSinjinsmyth 10 місяців тому +7

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

    • @obi-wankedogi
      @obi-wankedogi 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @bettonektp2379
    @bettonektp2379 2 роки тому +2228

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

    • @HansumTrini
      @HansumTrini 2 роки тому +25

      🤣😂

    • @cdjxman
      @cdjxman 2 роки тому +22

      Straight up!😎👍

    • @neiltaylor6443
      @neiltaylor6443 2 роки тому +10

      😂😂👊🏾

    • @Hborn
      @Hborn 2 роки тому +8

      Where is that mural at ?

    • @ayyocool
      @ayyocool 2 роки тому +13

      no bullshit.. he was really spitting on this Jawn

  • @MsVinak
    @MsVinak 5 років тому +236

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

    • @Trent_Moorman
      @Trent_Moorman 4 роки тому +1

      Is each one still shocking to you?

    • @thechaz83
      @thechaz83 4 роки тому +5

      Intellect isn’t determined by race.

  • @mrmarwingee1
    @mrmarwingee1 19 днів тому +23

    Man nobody like Rakim and Eric B these days. this IS a classic. NO JOKE.

    • @Tiren-ky3cu
      @Tiren-ky3cu 15 днів тому +2

      💯 percent facts.💪💪💪

  • @TheIncredibleStories
    @TheIncredibleStories 10 місяців тому +63

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

  • @arifrostburn3787
    @arifrostburn3787 4 роки тому +3134

    Who’s here cause they like old school hip hop

    • @wptaries
      @wptaries 4 роки тому +16

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

    • @stephenperales1811
      @stephenperales1811 4 роки тому +7

      hell yeah man

    • @MannyBReviews
      @MannyBReviews 4 роки тому +18

      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
      @williampscott3539 4 роки тому +3

      Word up

    • @ch.illmatic
      @ch.illmatic 4 роки тому +2

      Everybody from the Jordan documentary don't even know

  • @darkknight7011
    @darkknight7011 4 роки тому +485

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

    • @craz1974
      @craz1974 4 роки тому +40

      No arguing needed because it's true.

    • @paulmenel7734
      @paulmenel7734 4 роки тому +10

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

    • @OhthatKt1
      @OhthatKt1 3 роки тому +26

      Kane.

    • @dannycuriel6060
      @dannycuriel6060 3 роки тому +17

      Him and Em are on Mount Rushmore. Next 2?

    • @staciejones4059
      @staciejones4059 3 роки тому +4

      True story

  • @Queen_solomon54
    @Queen_solomon54 Рік тому +112

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

  • @FirebrickFoxx
    @FirebrickFoxx 10 місяців тому +28

    "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
      @RareFilesClub Місяць тому +1

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

    • @vernonjohnson1198
      @vernonjohnson1198 Місяць тому

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

    • @99alfailiwaqain51
      @99alfailiwaqain51 Місяць тому +1

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

  • @ivanlowjones
    @ivanlowjones 3 роки тому +245

    "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
      @coolb8545 2 роки тому +8

      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
      @ivanlowjones 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @coolb8545
      @coolb8545 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @thebrownfilmshow
      @thebrownfilmshow 2 роки тому

      The GOD MC Rakim's lyrics Explained ua-cam.com/video/zg3xcZnzbCw/v-deo.html

    • @michaelsquare9325
      @michaelsquare9325 2 роки тому +1

      Fire 🔥 📛 👨‍🚒 🚒 🧯 🎆

  • @DarrellDindial
    @DarrellDindial 6 років тому +181

    "I hold the microphone like a grudge." Outstanding

    • @nelsonairforce
      @nelsonairforce 6 років тому +6

      Haha, I wanted to comment this too

  • @cisco95021
    @cisco95021 Рік тому +22

    The clearness of the words is impeccable.

  • @montimiller2267
    @montimiller2267 Рік тому +132

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

    • @doubledanny2792
      @doubledanny2792 Рік тому +3

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

  • @noneedfornames24-7
    @noneedfornames24-7 2 роки тому +749

    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
      @sherrythompson9338 2 роки тому +32

      Dont forget charisma

    • @vernonjohnson1198
      @vernonjohnson1198 Рік тому +6

      Well spoken king 🤴

    • @villedocvalle
      @villedocvalle Рік тому +8

      That fly style.

    • @jbarclay2080
      @jbarclay2080 Рік тому +3

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

    • @vernonjohnson1198
      @vernonjohnson1198 Рік тому +17

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

  • @blackricktheruler
    @blackricktheruler 3 роки тому +548

    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
      @judahjkt8259 3 роки тому +2

      He is in my top 2
      ua-cam.com/video/k3OjCxOgsYE/v-deo.html

    • @rgw1380rw
      @rgw1380rw 3 роки тому +2

      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
      @rgw1380rw 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @805fillmore
      @805fillmore 3 роки тому

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

    • @chart8603
      @chart8603 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @bobbydwarika2537
    @bobbydwarika2537 8 місяців тому +282

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

    • @AAAFilm-yt7gx
      @AAAFilm-yt7gx 5 місяців тому +1

      Class.

    • @The_BIG_salad
      @The_BIG_salad 5 місяців тому +2

      What makes it not real today?

    • @jerlove2000
      @jerlove2000 5 місяців тому

      @KK-hs6qs people like u

    • @Well_Its_Me
      @Well_Its_Me 5 місяців тому

      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
      @maesarmq5103 4 місяці тому +6

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

  • @frostyflakkes2692
    @frostyflakkes2692 Рік тому +8

    NBA 2k put a whole new generation on this 🔥

  • @samiullahhenderson3492
    @samiullahhenderson3492 4 роки тому +309

    Straight flow and no profanity. Rakim was a monster!

  • @rasheingwilliams5313
    @rasheingwilliams5313 Рік тому +357

    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
      @Chocolategurl61 11 місяців тому +6

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

    • @neldadon
      @neldadon 10 місяців тому +6

      I think you meant to say John Coltrane

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 10 місяців тому +9

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

    • @ksogun3
      @ksogun3 9 місяців тому +2

      He’s A King

    • @adamnichols3506
      @adamnichols3506 8 місяців тому +4

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995and Coltrane played with Miles

  • @___David___Savian
    @___David___Savian Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @nickolelee8371
    @nickolelee8371 4 місяці тому +5

    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 😅

  • @lemondishonor7736
    @lemondishonor7736 3 роки тому +916

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

  • @bhati938
    @bhati938 4 роки тому +175

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

    • @damieneikerenkoetter9556
      @damieneikerenkoetter9556 3 роки тому +9

      The G.O.A.T.

    • @bigdaddypiggy
      @bigdaddypiggy 3 роки тому +7

      Rakim is prolly the best to ever do it

    • @jshow7314
      @jshow7314 3 роки тому +1

      He is "The God"

    • @DT24K
      @DT24K 3 роки тому +1

      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
      @thebrownfilmshow 2 роки тому

      Yup! and check out his lyrics broken-down ua-cam.com/video/zg3xcZnzbCw/v-deo.html

  • @-sdot83
    @-sdot83 6 місяців тому +22

    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
      @zedman6473 Місяць тому

      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.

  • @leonardcarter198
    @leonardcarter198 22 дні тому +4

    Rakim is the best rapper of all time!! He's in my Top 3..

  • @9MagTV
    @9MagTV 2 роки тому +1202

    Imagine Telling Your Grandkids Your Were In An Eric B. & Rakim Video!

  • @filibertocordova252
    @filibertocordova252 3 роки тому +969

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

    • @goat2322
      @goat2322 3 роки тому +9

      chuck strangers?

    • @regularguyfixes3142
      @regularguyfixes3142 3 роки тому +50

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

    • @williamotey6707
      @williamotey6707 3 роки тому +5

      FACTS👊🏿

    • @KitchenerLesli
      @KitchenerLesli 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @AmaruPl2
      @AmaruPl2 3 роки тому +3

      True... This flow

  • @wallbanger772
    @wallbanger772 2 місяці тому +6

    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.

  • @andei_
    @andei_ 2 місяці тому +6

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

  • @TheMelancholicTigah
    @TheMelancholicTigah 7 років тому +171

    Yo them damn JUMPSUITS WAS PHAT!!!!!

    • @tyreseoutlaw9125
      @tyreseoutlaw9125 7 років тому +10

      sweat suits...smiling

    • @daniilmcdonald5166
      @daniilmcdonald5166 7 років тому +6

      lol when ppl stopped saying phat and calling jumpsuits track suits

    • @str8alphamale
      @str8alphamale 7 років тому +10

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

    • @prospecktor1999
      @prospecktor1999 7 років тому +3

      and the gold was watered down

    • @RFJersey
      @RFJersey 7 років тому +7

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

  • @doowkcaj
    @doowkcaj 4 роки тому +221

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

  • @adamh6059
    @adamh6059 4 місяці тому +11

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

  • @mr.classic6823
    @mr.classic6823 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @TboneTenEighties
    @TboneTenEighties 7 років тому +228

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

  • @juleswinnfield1738
    @juleswinnfield1738 4 роки тому +1672

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

    • @marlonburden3117
      @marlonburden3117 4 роки тому +41

      Know they don't... 🔥

    • @DB800187
      @DB800187 4 роки тому +63

      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
      @allanwilliams317 4 роки тому +28

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

    • @mr.ridley8255
      @mr.ridley8255 4 роки тому +19

      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
      @Onedayatatime50 4 роки тому +5

      So true

  • @donnapowell959
    @donnapowell959 Місяць тому +9

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

  • @mandia469
    @mandia469 Місяць тому +5

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

  • @ameniaj3275
    @ameniaj3275 3 роки тому +363

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

    • @seanbriscoe6804
      @seanbriscoe6804 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @robertjohnson1499
      @robertjohnson1499 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @gunesh6694
      @gunesh6694 2 роки тому

      You good with emojis? :P

    • @willsmith6291
      @willsmith6291 2 роки тому +2

      💯💯💯

    • @seanbriscoe6804
      @seanbriscoe6804 2 роки тому +5

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

  • @therealjuuha
    @therealjuuha 3 роки тому +2135

    Got his point across with no cussing, no n-word, no B-word and still let you know that He ain't no joke. Real hip hop

    • @tracywhite3284
      @tracywhite3284 3 роки тому +76

      All that started in the West Coast . East Coast created it West Coast murdered it And the South buried it.

    • @leeleea4164
      @leeleea4164 3 роки тому +41

      @Ben Shapiro I believe it's because of the music industry telling the people what good music instead of the people showing the music industry what great music is supposed to be.

    • @ESDAce
      @ESDAce 3 роки тому +26

      @@leeleea4164 fr man outta all the things they coulda changed hip hop to they just had to change to this crap we have today maaaaan I wish I was around during the 80s and 90s

    • @Cloudieok
      @Cloudieok 3 роки тому +7

      @@tracywhite3284 😐

    • @lalasmith2
      @lalasmith2 3 роки тому +6

      Yes yes yes..preach it!!!

  • @TraceyFaison-gu8te
    @TraceyFaison-gu8te 9 місяців тому +6

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

  • @vontwizzz
    @vontwizzz 10 місяців тому +12

    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
      @jbinacut2544 10 місяців тому +3

      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
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 10 місяців тому +2

      @@jbinacut2544 Good!

  • @kingejiro
    @kingejiro 8 років тому +90

    "I hold the microphone like a grudge, B will hold the record cos the needle don't budge, I hold a conversation cause when I invent, I nominated my DJ for President"

    • @srobertweiser
      @srobertweiser 8 років тому +6

      +kingejiro Eric B. (H) 2016 - Vote Eric B. for President
      Running for the Hip-Hop (H) Party.
      Eric B./Rakim '16 - A New Age In Old School

  • @timwilliams8496
    @timwilliams8496 4 роки тому +102

    "I hold the microphone like a grudge" that line is so simple and yet so deep it's the epitome of Hip-hop !!!

    • @whatdupdoh
      @whatdupdoh 4 роки тому +1

      @theosmelek1 for real...I thought the same exact thing. How you hold a grudge is how he holds the mic lol.

  • @johngallagher1984
    @johngallagher1984 4 місяці тому +6

    I sometimes see people on social media wondering why Rakim is still so revered, when there are now dozens of really nice MCs out there. Context is important. When this dropped, we hadn't heard ANYTHING like this before. It's the first record on the album and it's like, oh my God, what is this? It blew our minds. It was on another level entirely. KRS-One probably had a similar effect on me, but no one was touching Rakim back then. And it's still fun to BUMP

  • @toniwarren9666
    @toniwarren9666 10 місяців тому +18

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

  • @TheEdub1
    @TheEdub1 8 років тому +594

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

    • @TheHornetsboy
      @TheHornetsboy 8 років тому +4

      word!!

    • @lynwoodloco77
      @lynwoodloco77 8 років тому +32

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

    • @haelisrael4945
      @haelisrael4945 7 років тому +4

      Well said !

    • @kendalljones5211
      @kendalljones5211 7 років тому +9

      CLASSIC RAKIM KING OF HIP HOP

    • @JeanneStar101
      @JeanneStar101 7 років тому +11

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

  • @oldschool1107
    @oldschool1107 3 роки тому +149

    Graffiti in the background, Rakim rapping, breakdance in some parts of the video, Eric B djing, scratching. All the elements of HIP HOP.

    • @atilla4372
      @atilla4372 3 роки тому +2

      The 80s would've been such a sick time to be born in

    • @goodgod326
      @goodgod326 2 роки тому

      @@atilla4372 some pluses but a lot of minuses during that period

    • @dcclark8870
      @dcclark8870 2 роки тому +1

      @@goodgod326 Culturally speaking I think he was saying. True, far better from the sports and entertainment perspective. Black people also had a greater sense of self. College and education mattered more.

  • @mrjones5880
    @mrjones5880 10 місяців тому +17

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

  • @derekjones3464
    @derekjones3464 10 місяців тому +18

    EricB&Rakim one of the greatest duo's ever! People tend to forget how Dope Eric B was as a DJ!!

  • @bitterbold
    @bitterbold 7 років тому +107

    best rapper ever. period.

    • @monsterkis
      @monsterkis 7 років тому +2

      TC mekanik no designer is

    • @colbyhemming.
      @colbyhemming. 7 років тому +2

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

    • @alterrage3255
      @alterrage3255 7 років тому +6

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

    • @jonnyx38
      @jonnyx38 7 років тому +2

      TC mekanik No Taylor swift

    • @jakemartinez8803
      @jakemartinez8803 7 років тому +1

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

  • @gladys100011
    @gladys100011 4 роки тому +733

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

  • @hmax1591
    @hmax1591 5 місяців тому +6

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

  • @brandyvaughn7543
    @brandyvaughn7543 Місяць тому +4

    Man..still the best rapper. 2024

  • @lamontsanford6330
    @lamontsanford6330 3 роки тому +132

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

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 8 років тому +141

    Imagine, Kane and Rakim were the same age (19) with so much lyricism and swagger nothing today can compete with the golden age.

    • @ZZZ-Hip-Hop
      @ZZZ-Hip-Hop 8 років тому +2

      +David Richardson Joey Badass was 18 when he made "Survival Tactics" and in my opinion it's a better song

    • @ZZZ-Hip-Hop
      @ZZZ-Hip-Hop 8 років тому +2

      +zzz011012 actually he was 17

    • @ZZZ-Hip-Hop
      @ZZZ-Hip-Hop 8 років тому

      +Viloxmasta Nah Sorry, I can compare Joey Bada$$ to whoever the hell I want. Listening to this song or many other Rakim songs doesn't do much for me, listening to Joey Bada$$ does end of story. It only makes sense for music to grow over time since people can look at what others did in the past and find a way to innovate/improve it. Rakim was sweet in his time when there was nothing else but now he's ass.

    • @clark4023
      @clark4023 8 років тому +1

      +ZZZ HipHop Better how? Lyrically it isn't even on the same planet. See, that's why your generation is looked at like it is, you can't even admit the obvious. You have an excuse for everything and then cry about how something's unfair if you don't get what you want. You should not be involved in any conversation about Hip Hop. Stick to rap!

    • @clark4023
      @clark4023 8 років тому +5

      +Viloxmasta Lol! That kid just wants attention like most of his generation. They have no skills or clue!

  • @swampghost72
    @swampghost72 4 місяці тому +7

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

  • @nibeditadas7485
    @nibeditadas7485 Місяць тому +3

    And this is how history was made

  • @juniorog7080
    @juniorog7080 3 роки тому +505

    The attire, the dookie chain, graffiti, the lyrics, the DJ and beats cameo of Flavor Flav = Classic NY

    • @kaannagumanov1185
      @kaannagumanov1185 3 роки тому +16

      Original Hip Hop

    • @nealmcgillum3921
      @nealmcgillum3921 3 роки тому +10

      FLav did his thing like only Flava Flav can.

    • @dem6870
      @dem6870 3 роки тому +11

      Cause NY aint no joke ✌

    • @kingsuneal6866
      @kingsuneal6866 2 роки тому +2

      Every time i listen to this it make me wanna watch beat street 💚

    • @ReedHarrison
      @ReedHarrison 2 роки тому +4

      I love it . And I really like how there isn't any n words , cuss words or innuendo it's just great rap

  • @Olhado256
    @Olhado256 7 років тому +660

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

    • @Docavelli
      @Docavelli 7 років тому +67

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

    • @soulCracka1
      @soulCracka1 7 років тому +55

      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
      @coreybeats3335 7 років тому +4

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

    • @MrAbagaz
      @MrAbagaz 7 років тому

      +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
      @Docavelli 7 років тому +17

      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.

  • @kennethmorris2182
    @kennethmorris2182 7 місяців тому +9

    This dude was so raw,he didn’t even curse but it felt like he did 🔥🔥🔥

    • @dj-um7el
      @dj-um7el 6 місяців тому +2

      He did mildly, he said "Damn".
      But yeah.

    • @handymatt1970
      @handymatt1970 4 місяці тому

      Sincerity & intensity can't be faked. That's Eric B.

    • @kennethmorris2182
      @kennethmorris2182 4 місяці тому

      @@handymatt1970 Eric B is the DJ

  • @user-gv8cy1rm5x
    @user-gv8cy1rm5x 4 місяці тому +4

    This shit still slappin to the highest degree.Straight up legend on the mic

  • @kharis87
    @kharis87 6 років тому +1374

    Who still listening to Rakim in 2018? Classic

  • @joeyhuey8340
    @joeyhuey8340 6 років тому +58

    new school cant fuck with this.

    • @sharkdeepwater8
      @sharkdeepwater8 6 років тому +1

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

  • @WesBass17
    @WesBass17 4 місяці тому +4

    Came here soon as I saw the Rock n Roll HOF nom. Much deserved to The God Ra n President Eric B

  • @x2xbrandtx2x
    @x2xbrandtx2x 10 місяців тому +8

    I love how you can understand everything he says.

  • @noname8791
    @noname8791 9 років тому +118

    Eric B.'s scratching, and Rakim's rhyming is godly in this track

  • @Zylo24
    @Zylo24 3 роки тому +476

    This song never gets old. One of the greatest rappers of all time, KING RAKIM 👑

    • @thebrownfilmshow
      @thebrownfilmshow 2 роки тому

      Lyrics Explained ua-cam.com/video/zg3xcZnzbCw/v-deo.html

    • @alonso68joe1
      @alonso68joe1 2 роки тому +5

      Ive always had 'Rakim" as my all time greatest M.c. His lyrical wordplay is mind blowing. Insane delivery, and his clean voice. Got 'Big" 2nd. He was just gifted. Greatest storyteller. Takes you on a trip!

    • @xazzxazz13
      @xazzxazz13 2 роки тому +2

      💯 ☝🏼 Rakim

    • @Nobody-uo9tg
      @Nobody-uo9tg 2 роки тому

      I'm really sorry but this song has got old. Few people come to hear this song nowadays

    • @alonso68joe1
      @alonso68joe1 2 роки тому +10

      @@Nobody-uo9tg Is a timeless classic. Paid in full is the greatest hip hop album ever made, bar none. One of those rare gems that you dont dare skip over any songs. Rakim on the mike and Eric B on the cut are simply the best hip hop duo. They were on some next shit!

  • @NiteRythemzRadio
    @NiteRythemzRadio 7 місяців тому +4

    Erik b and Rakim was the greatest invention in human history

  • @randymiller7524
    @randymiller7524 7 місяців тому +6

    Eric B. and Rakim were no joke.