Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique

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  • @chetchhoeun2900
    @chetchhoeun2900 6 років тому +963

    Rakim was way ahead of his time.

    • @perfectpofficial
      @perfectpofficial 5 років тому +49

      He was exactly where we needed him. Thank god

    • @SmoKeFella70804
      @SmoKeFella70804 5 років тому +21

      His was on time...

    • @kayshawnsimmons6822
      @kayshawnsimmons6822 5 років тому +13

      He can kill these rappers of today in a battle

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 5 років тому +8

      Chet Chhouen The Source voted him THE GREATEST LYRICISTS OF ALL TIME.

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 5 років тому +1

      @GoSkateboarding Everyday Who are you talking about being THE GOAT?????

  • @kimchapman4048
    @kimchapman4048 2 роки тому +839

    Rakim hated the spotlight. He was about perfecting his rhymes - period. He'd record his tracks in the studio and head directly home, didn't wanna party, socialize, be elite, Nothing. True artist of hiphop

    • @principalitycidade4323
      @principalitycidade4323 Рік тому +10

      Woe just blew me out the water I meed to follow his example

    • @judyhopps9380
      @judyhopps9380 Рік тому +44

      to quote game of thrones, "a lion doesn't care about the opinion of sheep"

    • @DeeMaxum
      @DeeMaxum Рік тому +28

      And that also has a lot to do with his principles and beliefs system

    • @salookie8000
      @salookie8000 Рік тому +3

      @@judyhopps9380sheep don’t even follow lions and lions are not shephards

    • @BENWORKIN89
      @BENWORKIN89 Рік тому +41

      You can tell by how unimpressed he is by all the women in this video lol. He probably had a real queen waiting for him at home. Rakim is a legend and master of lyricism.

  • @imrickjamesbiiiiitchhh6161
    @imrickjamesbiiiiitchhh6161 11 днів тому +5

    Natural, slender bodies.
    A thing of the past

  • @michaeljamsmithband
    @michaeljamsmithband 5 місяців тому +98

    Young rappers don't know who this is, and it shows. I want to lock them in a room and make them listen to this 100 times. He invented flow.

  • @Gabriel-gv1mx
    @Gabriel-gv1mx 2 роки тому +712

    Rakim is the closest thing to a Jazz singer, coexisting both inside and outside the beat. Rakim never allows the beat to cage his bars, nor does he allow his bars to isolate or dominate the beat. He's like a Thelonious Monk Beat Poet. He's the most complete, most complex and most original stylist to bless a mic. Many may folllow, but the Leader leads.

    • @DjTIMEJD
      @DjTIMEJD 2 роки тому +50

      Spoken/Typed with extreme intelligence and scholarship, friend.

    • @DjTIMEJD
      @DjTIMEJD 2 роки тому +11

      GOAT

    • @Gabriel-gv1mx
      @Gabriel-gv1mx 2 роки тому +9

      @@DjTIMEJD Many thanks. Salute to enduring, mind-expansive Hip-Hop.

    • @DSerrador
      @DSerrador 2 роки тому +16

      I started learning the English language trying to memorise this song, In the ghetto, I idolised Eric B, Ice-T. Public Enemy...and now I realise that those were the days.

    • @DSerrador
      @DSerrador 2 роки тому +2

      @@Gabriel-gv1mx I salute you

  • @krishchand7691
    @krishchand7691 9 років тому +1226

    Rakim looks like the kind of guy that never has a good time. Dude always concentrating on something.

    • @biggib20
      @biggib20 9 років тому +105

      U mean eric b looks like he has no fun

    • @mickee06
      @mickee06 9 років тому +86

      I think you can put DMX in that category

    • @InvalidUsername480
      @InvalidUsername480 9 років тому +140

      Both of them look mad serious

    • @Jefe6622
      @Jefe6622 9 років тому +323

      Because he ain't no joke haha

    • @DOTHERIGHTTHING1989
      @DOTHERIGHTTHING1989 9 років тому +10

      That's some silly ass statement.

  • @oceanswav8028
    @oceanswav8028 3 роки тому +440

    One of the greatest tracks in hip hop history

    • @abrahampalmer8761
      @abrahampalmer8761 2 роки тому +6

      Facts

    • @sakuraitonen5886
      @sakuraitonen5886 2 роки тому +7

      And one of the greatest pieces of a game soundtrack in history. Even with just one game, Aggressive Inline is legendary. Just extremely underrated! There should be more games and it should've became a franchise

    • @BatmanHQYT
      @BatmanHQYT 2 роки тому +7

      They don't make them like this anymore.

    • @jimbo3
      @jimbo3 Рік тому

      @@sakuraitonen5886 yeah, that's why I love the song. And, because they were on that soundtrack I thought they were white until I bought the album.

    • @Chrisuperfly1
      @Chrisuperfly1 Рік тому +4

      The whole album is good, I remember buying this in high school for "Casualties of War".

  • @SomeHooligan
    @SomeHooligan 6 місяців тому +614

    Who’s here in 2024 ?

  • @Ulysses616
    @Ulysses616 9 років тому +2251

    Rakim's a rare dude who actually looks much more interested in rapping than in the women around him.

    • @layinpipe734
      @layinpipe734 5 років тому +131

      Except for 3:00

    • @sikhostudio
      @sikhostudio 5 років тому +50

      @@layinpipe734 that was good though

    • @hughlloyd1429
      @hughlloyd1429 4 роки тому +20

      @@layinpipe734 🤣

    • @herseyberry4655
      @herseyberry4655 3 роки тому +42

      He spit Move the Crowd. He is serious about doing and make them think.

    • @tonylouis6072
      @tonylouis6072 3 роки тому +24

      They gold diggers.

  • @Cubanalan
    @Cubanalan 4 роки тому +1717

    Man, this beat must be nearly 30 years old and those drums still hit so hard. Absolute classic.

    • @mrcosta6963
      @mrcosta6963 3 роки тому +52

      Original: "Kool & The Gang: Give It Up (1969)"

    • @scorpionxp139
      @scorpionxp139 3 роки тому +9

      @@mrcosta6963 muito boa

    • @luistaveras550
      @luistaveras550 2 роки тому +10

      don't sweat the technique 🎶

    • @kuso.01
      @kuso.01 2 роки тому +6

      @@mrcosta6963 thanksss i was looking for it, i thought it was a song i knew but, well i was wrong ha

    • @luisfloresjr2173
      @luisfloresjr2173 2 роки тому +2

      EPIC. (drop the mic).

  • @paulkersey1007
    @paulkersey1007 3 роки тому +783

    Young people, take note to the fact that there's a specific reason why Rakim is widely regarded as one of the greatest MCS of all time. Because the music that he made is timeless and the problem today is that hip hop is made for the now for the moment. someday a hundred years from now and beyond some intergalactic world that the Earth is going to become someone will listen to this and find that Eric B and Rakim were awesome.

    • @thebadguy5134
      @thebadguy5134 3 роки тому +16

      Church

    • @jokerfleckcast3196
      @jokerfleckcast3196 3 роки тому +10

      Damn right

    • @Iron4TrollPatrol
      @Iron4TrollPatrol 3 роки тому +4

      It's going to take a lot longer than 100 years for radio to get anywhere, but yea

    • @jorgeriera3337
      @jorgeriera3337 3 роки тому +9

      I could agree more this is what music is these whack ass rappers better bow to kings like Rakim,guru, epmd its because of them they have a career.
      Rahim Allah

    • @paulkersey1007
      @paulkersey1007 3 роки тому +3

      @@jorgeriera3337 That's facts right there bro. Appreciate the words.

  • @Melted_MilkDud
    @Melted_MilkDud 8 днів тому +1

    I remember playig watch dogs 2 for my 8th time this year (2024) and hearing rhis in one of the missions and now i actually like this song before i never actually heard it.

  • @SeraphinaPZ
    @SeraphinaPZ 3 роки тому +637

    As a drummer, the late 80s and early 90s in rap/hip-hop has absolutely some of the best drums and bass in any genre. Eric B. and Rakim, Geto Boys, Kool Keith, Ultramagnetic MCs all were doing incredible things and made songs that can hold up decades later.

    • @ebenezeramare1
      @ebenezeramare1 2 роки тому +8

      Damn right! Though how you gonna forget B.I.G.D.A.D.D.Y.K.A.N.E?

    • @bolder2009
      @bolder2009 2 роки тому +2

      @BloodyJasonMask I know he played on Juice (Know The Ledge). I've never heard that he played on this.🤔

    • @bolder2009
      @bolder2009 2 роки тому +1

      @BloodyJasonMask Ah ok. i'm surprised he didn't play sax and drums on more tracks. This beat is one of the best he ever rapped on.

    • @liamsanchezgoestovegas
      @liamsanchezgoestovegas 2 роки тому +8

      Break beats have always been my favorite. Nowadays it seems like all drum loops have as many “high hats” as possible. Sometimes less is more.

    • @FullFledged2010
      @FullFledged2010 2 роки тому +3

      Drum & bass begs the differ 😉

  • @bettonektp2379
    @bettonektp2379 2 роки тому +1737

    1992: "Wow, this song is amazing!"
    2022: "Wow, this song is amazing!"
    3050: "Wow, this song is amazing!"

    • @user-ww1up1qj2k
      @user-ww1up1qj2k 2 роки тому +39

      1001992:“Wow,this song is amazing!”

    • @rebeccawalter8491
      @rebeccawalter8491 2 роки тому +12

      @@user-ww1up1qj2k LOL - a good LOL, btw.

    • @Ch333kyy
      @Ch333kyy 2 роки тому +2

      🙏 my thoughts exactly 🙏

    • @cdjxman
      @cdjxman 2 роки тому +3

      WORD!🤩👍

    • @eldelavara1741
      @eldelavara1741 2 роки тому +16

      Aliens: "Wow, this song is amazing!"

  • @GangstaPL2
    @GangstaPL2 10 років тому +71

    This is Real Rap God.

    • @forrestrobinson2754
      @forrestrobinson2754 10 років тому +1

      Don't bullshit me...

    • @emssasukeisunderrated7946
      @emssasukeisunderrated7946 10 років тому +7

      Animalimeshiwakawa Japan
      No one is fool. This is the G.O.A.T. Even ask Eminem.

    • @YadinWerkhoven
      @YadinWerkhoven 10 років тому +8

      True bro, Em spoke of Rakim as his mentor :D he learned a lot from Rakim, rhymeschemes for example. Peace

    • @forrestrobinson2754
      @forrestrobinson2754 10 років тому +3

      Yadin Werkhoven Real true, Rakims is very talented; I love their beats aswell.

  • @Raven-nt8ev
    @Raven-nt8ev Місяць тому +5

    Real Rap 🎧

  • @joewizuber415
    @joewizuber415 5 років тому +908

    Dopest lyricist ever. Never talked about murdering or dealing drugs.

    • @shasevere
      @shasevere 5 років тому +20

      there was that one song with maino.....

    • @OOH-AL
      @OOH-AL 4 роки тому +5

      Peace

    • @horgansports7345
      @horgansports7345 4 роки тому +55

      Yeah. Late 80s and early 90’s was a golden age

    • @thebestever9920
      @thebestever9920 4 роки тому +3

      thank you for the comment man.I will learn from him i liked his clean style :)

    • @sunnymoney187
      @sunnymoney187 4 роки тому +24

      Have you never heard “Know your ledge” lol

  • @fatronjones
    @fatronjones Рік тому +56

    Every word on beat at 120 bpm you don't hear that anymore. Rakim in 92 was off the charts. Also big ups to Eric B for producing all these gems in that era.

    • @daviddunkelheit9952
      @daviddunkelheit9952 7 місяців тому +6

      Heard recently that Rakim himself produced over half but needed to have a crew and DJ when playing out.

    • @omalone1169
      @omalone1169 2 місяці тому

      ​@@daviddunkelheit9952more whiteb groupies than a Rakim video

  • @alexmoradi6132
    @alexmoradi6132 2 місяці тому +9

    wish this type of music was still around:(

  • @ARLTRBNRLTH
    @ARLTRBNRLTH 6 місяців тому +32

    HipHop History, Rakim will forever be engraved as a Legend

  • @allfordogs4421
    @allfordogs4421 2 роки тому +103

    The sax and standup bass are incredible. Rap and drums top of the top

    • @sandrabernard3488
      @sandrabernard3488 Рік тому +8

      I peeped Clef doing his thing on bass.

    • @napndash
      @napndash Рік тому

      Acquired taste

    • @judahnatzarah
      @judahnatzarah Рік тому

      i do upright bass in my production because Im inspired by this track! Cellos and Upright bass are Godly!

    • @briansimmons5328
      @briansimmons5328 6 місяців тому

      The bassist is Wyclef Jean when he was 17

  • @mannycjay6401
    @mannycjay6401 7 років тому +280

    This song is one of the best of ALL TIME!!!

    • @tarusprentice7782
      @tarusprentice7782 6 років тому +7

      Manny C Jay it is the coldest rap song ever

    • @notelamusic8428
      @notelamusic8428 6 років тому +5

      "Don't sweat the technique!"

    • @UKMikey
      @UKMikey 6 років тому +2

      It's at least two of the best. Young-Holt Unlimited's Born Again and Kool & The Gang's Give It Up.

    • @omalone1169
      @omalone1169 2 місяці тому

      ​@@notelamusic8428chino xl was right about the white girls

  • @vdubb20
    @vdubb20 10 років тому +208

    Rakim is hands downs the greatest lyricist to ever step into a booth and in front of a mic. He delivered line after line seamlessly. All with little to no cussin'. Lyrical content will NEVER be matched. Untouchable. Unfuckwithable.

    • @Schneenase
      @Schneenase 10 років тому +21

      todays music is sad

    • @vdubb20
      @vdubb20 10 років тому +25

      Ain't it tho. Mainly why I only really listen to old school hip hop. It's some guys now that are dope. But they are a rare breed.Back in the day, hip hop was like a garden full of wild flowers with only a handful of weeds. Now this shit is a garden of weeds with only a handful of flowers.

    • @vdubb20
      @vdubb20 10 років тому +5

      All respects to the man KRS-One. Legendary. But as far as wordplay and delivery, he can touch Rakim. Rakim's flow is too seamless. Smooth as butta.

    • @jammer167
      @jammer167 10 років тому +1

      ***** your a rap! take it home and try again tomorrow..

    • @chuckysluggo
      @chuckysluggo 10 років тому +1

      KRS 1. No one could touch him. In fact, he was the teacher. Everyone else was talking garbage but Chris Parker was actually saying something. Open your ears.

  • @dangusmerotti570
    @dangusmerotti570 3 місяці тому +5

    These two invented perfect flow in hip hop. Wayyyyy ahead of their time.

  • @neilk500
    @neilk500 5 років тому +1428

    DIRECTOR: Hey Eric, just stand right there next to all those girls.
    ERIC B: Like this??
    DIRECTOR: Perfect.

    • @carloscarloss6667
      @carloscarloss6667 5 років тому +9

      🙆🏽‍♂️🙆🏽‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @LuizGustavo-sl3hd
      @LuizGustavo-sl3hd 5 років тому +9

      😂😂😂☝

    • @theauthorofpain5241
      @theauthorofpain5241 5 років тому +4

      Fook 🤣🤣🤣

    • @maxblg581
      @maxblg581 5 років тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @vonschuhart
      @vonschuhart 5 років тому +126

      I like the messaging that has though. Most rappers would at least have a few shots of them touching, looking at, or talking to the girls. But Eric B. and Rakim really only ever stare at the camera, stone faced. It's like they're saying "Yeah we got the girls and the money and the clothes. But it's not about that right now. It's about the rhymes and the beats."

  • @vincentoyugi3466
    @vincentoyugi3466 4 місяці тому +29

    Who is listening to this in 3024❤

  • @ggarcia713
    @ggarcia713 10 років тому +51

    Rakim is the Micheal Jordan of Hip-Hop and Rap...Who else can make albums without cussing and still go platium and gold like this man.

    • @emssasukeisunderrated7946
      @emssasukeisunderrated7946 10 років тому +2

      I KNOW RIGHT!

    • @ggarcia713
      @ggarcia713 10 років тому +3

      Sam Alexander Yep, People talk about 2Pac and Biggie being all time number one...to me Rakim is number one then maybe 2Pac or Biggie can come in at number two or three, whatever comes.

    • @mo533
      @mo533 26 днів тому

      Me

  • @garystamps6119
    @garystamps6119 2 роки тому +5

    This is rap not the crap they make now

  • @Vedant9710
    @Vedant9710 10 місяців тому +71

    Bill Gates - "One Chai Please"
    And then This banger plays 🔥

  • @daxandy9899
    @daxandy9899 10 років тому +93

    I'm a white kid who loves older punk music (The Misfits, Screeching Weasel, Dead Kennedy's) but any time of the day I will listen to this kind of older rap. Now we have Nicki Minja and Young Thug. It's bullshit. This will be forever where it's at.

    • @DJjakedrake
      @DJjakedrake 10 років тому

      How many hits does Rakim have? How many hits do Big Sean, Kanye, or Drake have?

    • @daxandy9899
      @daxandy9899 10 років тому +29

      DJjakedrake What does that have to do with anything?

    • @davidmcwilliams123
      @davidmcwilliams123 10 років тому +19

      Ok? What do you want? A cookie?

    • @nikobelic4357
      @nikobelic4357 10 років тому +1

      David McWilliams
      May I have one?

    • @nikobelic4357
      @nikobelic4357 10 років тому +8

      DJjakedrake
      And how many hits does Rakim have? How many legends did he inspire? Tupac, Gangstarr, Dj Premier. Three legends he inspired. HITS!? XD He is ranked 4th in the MTV "Greatest MCs of all time".

  • @briangriffin5701
    @briangriffin5701 11 років тому +170

    This was back when hip hop was great.

    • @AndreS-xq5nk
      @AndreS-xq5nk 11 років тому +6

      2 days ago?BRIAN,ARE YOU ALIVE?!

    • @AndreS-xq5nk
      @AndreS-xq5nk 11 років тому +6

      When did you graduate killjoke college?

    • @SalmanAlajmi
      @SalmanAlajmi 11 років тому +2

      Darth Drakkar hahahaahhaahahhahaha killjoke college.

    • @devious141
      @devious141 10 років тому

      chicago will bring it back....chance the rapper, vic mensa, chief keef, lil durk, and lil bibby

    • @gabrielhill
      @gabrielhill 10 років тому +2

      .

  • @MebThemes
    @MebThemes 2 роки тому +39

    Can't say I'm the biggest fan of this music video, but this song is an undeniable classic. Still holds up as one of the masterpieces of hip-hop. Rakim is a GOAT.

    • @oceanwaves83
      @oceanwaves83 8 місяців тому +1

      Rakim wasn't a fan of the video idea either.

  • @ElGaby323
    @ElGaby323 9 років тому +114

    I love watching Rakim's videos, seeing Eric B just stand there looking straight into the camera like a gangsta is pretty awesome.

  • @toddmartin1064
    @toddmartin1064 5 років тому +436

    0:05 A young very talented Wyclef Jean of the future hit group "The Fugees " on the acoustic Bass. 🎻🎶😎

    • @nevelefilms7336
      @nevelefilms7336 5 років тому +16

      🤯🤯🤯

    • @AndraeS19751
      @AndraeS19751 5 років тому +9

      Todd Martin Never saw that

    • @s.s5933
      @s.s5933 5 років тому +15

      Oh shhhhhiii-

    • @Ozziemints
      @Ozziemints 5 років тому +15

      Oh damn!! Fam, never noticed that before. Good look.

    • @In73ll3c7u5
      @In73ll3c7u5 5 років тому +6

      Woooooow

  • @ronaldojunior6772
    @ronaldojunior6772 7 років тому +277

    Uma vez ele fez uma copia tão boa ,que prenderam o cara que fez a original.

    • @arnoldsouza1331
      @arnoldsouza1331 6 років тому +11

      Tô aqui por isso tmb 🤣🤣

    • @pablopablo9646
      @pablopablo9646 6 років тому +13

      "- Fala pra ele que eu não vou falar com ele"

    • @oxford_notbrogues
      @oxford_notbrogues 6 років тому +5

      QUE EASTER EGG! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @notech7273
      @notech7273 6 років тому +12

      Eu vim aqui por que sou fã de Hip Hop e reconheci que a música era do Rakim, porra, fiquei aqui na mínima esperança de encontrar brasileiros e se não é que eu achei mesmo? kkkkkkkkkkk

    • @notech7273
      @notech7273 6 років тому +2

      @menes loucos sim eu to ligado, mas como descobriram o nome?

  • @RadWoWGaming
    @RadWoWGaming 10 років тому +70

    the production is incredible on this track

    • @Anlimema
      @Anlimema 10 років тому +2

      Hi! I’m Angie and my dream is to become a singer, I know there’re a lot of people like me, but could you please give a chance to watch my video of me singing on my channel? Please, I’ll be grateful.

    • @ArchieBailey
      @ArchieBailey 10 років тому +58

      ***** shut the fuck up.

  • @GoodxJ
    @GoodxJ 2 роки тому +120

    Most important emcee in Hip-Hop history that moved the culture forward with flow and rhyming patterns/schemes! Respect. ✌️🎤🙏🏻

    • @jurijnasemann4885
      @jurijnasemann4885 2 роки тому

      Lerne Englisch

    • @OutboxThinker1
      @OutboxThinker1 2 роки тому

      Absolutely true. I just imagine people listening these rhymes in 92. Phenomenal

    • @brandonjones1386
      @brandonjones1386 2 роки тому

      @@OutboxThinker1 Absolutely. I was 9 when this came out and I remember this hitting hard.

    • @buggyboogle9
      @buggyboogle9 7 місяців тому

      Absolutely. All the top rappers cite him as a major influence ….and without using any profanity. .

  • @danteverdun2028
    @danteverdun2028 2 роки тому +97

    The beat and instrumental is insane

  • @hadinaqui
    @hadinaqui 8 місяців тому +4

    Rakim looked all about business...forget the girls and hype. It's all about the battle and being the best.
    Legend

  • @simenveraas5006
    @simenveraas5006 8 років тому +1043

    who is here for Eric B. & Rakim?

    • @Stef77777
      @Stef77777 8 років тому +24

      The real fans of rap (me)

    • @michaelstubbs1543
      @michaelstubbs1543 8 років тому +17

      Aren't you special?

    • @skeelo69
      @skeelo69 8 років тому +14

      i am.. Rakim is one of the best rappers in the history of hip-hop.

    • @onemorescout
      @onemorescout 8 років тому +3

      I'm here for both the song and the game

    • @stressfacture
      @stressfacture 8 років тому +18

      Nah fam im here for simon and garfunkel

  • @nathancano3551
    @nathancano3551 2 роки тому +8

    Rakim's gotta be up there as one of the greatest of all time.

  • @micknamer
    @micknamer 10 років тому +34

    All he ever rapped about was how nice he was at rapping and what he did. Ironically that in itself was good lol

    • @emssasukeisunderrated7946
      @emssasukeisunderrated7946 10 років тому +4

      True, it's the R so he doesn't need to rap about anything else.

    • @hanslanda2273
      @hanslanda2273 10 років тому +4

      go listen casualties of war,in the ghetto,follow the leader,18th letter,the mystery,waiting for the world to end,holy are you,the video of guess who s back and so on

    • @emssasukeisunderrated7946
      @emssasukeisunderrated7946 10 років тому

      Yeah man I know about in the ghetto, the whole follow the leader and the 18th letter albums.

    • @samurai1833
      @samurai1833 10 років тому +1

      Rapception

  • @B3ING1984
    @B3ING1984 2 роки тому +2

    Rakim the GOAT

  • @briantbethea
    @briantbethea 11 місяців тому +14

    Straight up classic. Did anyone else notice Wyclef on the cello? Didn't realize until he mentioned it on his most recent Sway interview.

    • @musacj
      @musacj 11 місяців тому +1

      That interview brought me here as well

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 10 місяців тому +1

      It's a stand up bass

  • @michaelbieber4502
    @michaelbieber4502 5 років тому +18

    Rappers will come and go ... but Rakim will always steal the show!🤘

  • @abrahampalmer8761
    @abrahampalmer8761 2 роки тому +65

    One of the greatest songs ever in music history period.🌍😇😇🔥

  • @JoannHines-g6f
    @JoannHines-g6f 15 днів тому

    The Originality of this Masterpiece!! Watched " The Lincoln Lawyer" again just to hear the soundtrack & of course, to see Matt's gorgeous face!!❤❤❤❤

  • @celsworld2706
    @celsworld2706 6 місяців тому +135

    2024 anyone ??

  • @Precisechi
    @Precisechi 3 роки тому +49

    Wyclef being the bass player is tripping me out!! 🤯

  • @devmiles
    @devmiles 9 років тому +14

    Rakim is a true grandmaster and definition of mc and this was '92 ...

  • @hiphoptvwhy
    @hiphoptvwhy Рік тому +1

    My Favorite Rappers Favorite Rappers ! ERIC B & RAKIM !

  • @SurajKumar-tu5pj
    @SurajKumar-tu5pj 3 роки тому +46

    This song is ahead of its time🔥🔥

  • @manorboi
    @manorboi 10 років тому +20

    HE'S N MY TOP 5 GREATEST MCs OF ALL TIME......

    • @TheMasterQuests
      @TheMasterQuests 9 років тому +2

      He's easily top 3

    • @dj4562010
      @dj4562010 9 років тому +2

      TheMasterQuests With My Melody alone he earns that ranking...

    • @TheMasterQuests
      @TheMasterQuests 9 років тому +2

      ELchimbo quepasa
      I know you got soul!

    • @ClamBuster4
      @ClamBuster4 9 років тому +1

      chevy c throw in krs and we have 2 of the 5...

    • @salehalsaqran
      @salehalsaqran 9 років тому +1

      ClamBuster4 throw big daddy kane kool g rap and nas

  • @markwright2946
    @markwright2946 6 місяців тому +21

    REAL RAP MUSIC

  • @ccglados1337
    @ccglados1337 10 місяців тому +3

    This song was in the game agressive inline which i played literally all the time as a kid... i never realized how good this song actually was

  • @jrbugz761
    @jrbugz761 2 роки тому +43

    That beat is funky asf😎🎛
    This dude is a scientist bruv. Everything he rap about is connected and have a meaning...

    • @jrbugz761
      @jrbugz761 2 роки тому

      @@hmm8602 Iol its basically four tuning nubs on a music engineering table.

    • @jrbugz761
      @jrbugz761 2 роки тому

      @@hmm8602 No problem dude

  • @colt259
    @colt259 5 років тому +2318

    “Yo, Sitara play me something fresh”- Marcus 2016

    • @lando5100
      @lando5100 4 роки тому +71

      Dawg 🙌🏾😭

    • @st1fup300
      @st1fup300 4 роки тому +25

      🤪💥💯

    • @Emm.B
      @Emm.B 4 роки тому +22

      Colton Callahan Onn goddd

    • @pertywerty
      @pertywerty 4 роки тому +114

      When i accedently stopped the music i restarted the mission just to hear this song over

    • @PROJaiRU
      @PROJaiRU 4 роки тому +40

      i went crazy when i saw the gameplay trailer for the first time

  • @RBXXXX
    @RBXXXX 11 місяців тому +9

    When rap was dope.

    • @JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw
      @JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw 11 місяців тому +1

      this is hip-hop. made by educated people. a lot of these guys were in college.

  • @likwed401
    @likwed401 11 місяців тому +3

    Clef on the Bass

  • @tn5671
    @tn5671 4 роки тому +82

    They shouldn't have disbanded. Rakim flowed better on Eric B beats than on any other producer's beat. Notice the pauses, the flow, the complexity of rhyming he put in the rhythm.

    • @zachman23132
      @zachman23132 2 роки тому +13

      I disagree. When he hooks up with Premo, magic happens

    • @oraclejmt
      @oraclejmt Рік тому +1

      On the 'Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em' album he mostly rapped over Paul C and Large Professor beats. Didn't make anything worse though. In fact it made him better than on any other of their albums in my opinion.

    • @DarkshadowXD63
      @DarkshadowXD63 Рік тому

      ​@janniktrolle9736 Yeah ngl The Master and 18th letter are my favorite albums by the God

  • @zamp6969
    @zamp6969 6 років тому +180

    This is 100x better then anything out today

    • @user-ey4fy7eh8i
      @user-ey4fy7eh8i 5 років тому +7

      This is a classic, and I think Rakim is probably the greatest MC to ever do it, but this a garbage fucking take. There are some incredibly talented rap artists creating great music these days and comments like yours are just ignorant and out of touch. You probably dont even listen to that much music and have no idea whats out there right now besides whats on the radio.

    • @mauriciokrebs2913
      @mauriciokrebs2913 5 років тому +2

      @@user-ey4fy7eh8i neh

    • @KNOCEANMUSIC
      @KNOCEANMUSIC 5 років тому +2

      Rakim barely swore EVER and he was still the GOAT MC. I dig some profanity but it's a crutch for so many.

    • @bern9642
      @bern9642 5 років тому

      Nas has more body of work and more classic verses.

    • @KNOCEANMUSIC
      @KNOCEANMUSIC 5 років тому

      @@bern9642 But he's of that era, and has an entire song dedicated to Rakim. Nas is not a contemporary rapper.

  • @cptnqusr
    @cptnqusr 11 місяців тому +7

    rakim feels like a rapper from the early 90's who traveled back to the mid 80's to show everyone how it's done

    • @GFS695
      @GFS695 11 місяців тому

      Yea this is why always say he was kind of the start of that gritty golden age, those 90s artist were listening to this man.

  • @kane_lives
    @kane_lives 4 дні тому

    This is what a genre-defining performer sounds like.

  • @falsesmarty6919
    @falsesmarty6919 10 місяців тому +68

    Came here after the Bill gates CHAI, but it's too hot than Chai...

  • @23dgoudeau
    @23dgoudeau 2 роки тому +8

    This classic perfectly demonstrates that hip hop is the most creative music genre the world has ever seen

    • @thecriticalthinkeroutsidet4947
      @thecriticalthinkeroutsidet4947 Рік тому

      That's because this song is closer to jazz, which also represents Rakim's jazz-based influence in his vocal delivery and love for jazz instrumentation.
      Jazz also had a huge influence for others, too.

  • @adm7038
    @adm7038 Рік тому +1

    Heard this at the end of “The Crown S5 E5 - The Way Ahead” and had to search. Nice!

  • @FacetiousUniqueness
    @FacetiousUniqueness 2 роки тому +7

    You knew Eric B. was about that money. Any man who can stay stone-faced around all that ass, gots to be focused bout’ that bag 💰! 💯

    • @ricardoheckstall9233
      @ricardoheckstall9233 10 місяців тому

      It wasn't a lot of ass through flat asses don't impress everyone bro

  • @ParadigmShiftInc
    @ParadigmShiftInc 6 років тому +241

    Came for the girls, stayed for the beat, replayed it for the lyrics.

    • @vietnamd0820
      @vietnamd0820 4 роки тому +3

      Yes! Yes! And yes!

    • @traymopar5642
      @traymopar5642 4 роки тому +3

      Wish I grew up in the 80s and had a chance to party with a group of girls like this ..I bet the coke was raw af

  • @fari15draws45
    @fari15draws45 4 місяці тому +28

    I can´t belivie that this masterpiece was used in a olympic game, how times changes......

    • @ImBored8141
      @ImBored8141 4 місяці тому +1

      When, where?!! I need to see that

    • @Josefharthur
      @Josefharthur 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ImBored8141Prolly was used on Breaking Competition.

  • @admiralkickass3875
    @admiralkickass3875 2 місяці тому +1

    This tune should be in everyone's top 5 greatest rap songs! It's epic!!

  • @floridaloveclifton5175
    @floridaloveclifton5175 4 роки тому +13

    “Classical to intelligent to be radical
    Masterful never irrelevant mathematical “
    Bars. Today’s rappers can’t compete🔥🔥🔥

  • @RafaelBeltranharlemkiddartwork
    @RafaelBeltranharlemkiddartwork 11 років тому +31

    Still Bangz in 2014

  • @oldschoolhiphop2275
    @oldschoolhiphop2275 6 років тому +8

    You never caught Eric B & Rakim smiling. Rakim looks like he always in deep concentration.

    • @Jayhahmay
      @Jayhahmay 4 роки тому +3

      Oldschoolhiphop remember he said that on I ain’t no joke...

  • @alfonsomoreno5232
    @alfonsomoreno5232 11 місяців тому +4

    The GOAT a true Legend in Rap.

  • @cosmincosmin5766
    @cosmincosmin5766 4 місяці тому +4

    Rakim=pure technique.A true Legend .Much respect❤️❤️❤️

  • @AlwaysKeepItOriginal
    @AlwaysKeepItOriginal 3 роки тому +74

    Rappers these days won't write lyrics with more than a couple syllables. One after another and with ease from Rakim. THIS WAS RAP.

    • @gman7159
      @gman7159 2 роки тому +3

      You said bro. Worse still is grime aka mumble rap. They ain't shit to this legend

    • @Globalman43
      @Globalman43 2 роки тому +2

      @@gman7159 The both of you are correct. When They play rumble rap at the gym when I work out, I want the song to pass. When they play classic hip hop, my workout routine gets better.

  • @barcelonaguayaquil9213
    @barcelonaguayaquil9213 2 роки тому +10

    This song came out 1992, 30 years later is still the jam.... greetings from Queens,New York ✌️

  • @adriennewoodfork9087
    @adriennewoodfork9087 5 років тому +85

    Congratulations on your new book “Sweat the technique “ ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✍🏾✍🏾

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 5 років тому

      Adrienne Woodfork I have a copy of the book.

    • @justincruz5720
      @justincruz5720 4 роки тому +3

      Dwight Love Wait, but I thought you WEREN’T supposed to sweat the technique?

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 4 роки тому +3

      @@justincruz5720 Rakim gave me permission.

    • @vietnamd0820
      @vietnamd0820 4 роки тому

      Dwight Love
      😂

  • @stevedm8962
    @stevedm8962 11 місяців тому +3

    Love me some real hip hop. Just learned that’s Wyclef playing the stand up bass at the beginning of the video.

  • @davidkamaunu7887
    @davidkamaunu7887 Рік тому +12

    timeless genius of Rakim.... one of the greatest MCs from the Golden Age of Hip Hop. A legendary writer and performer.

  • @nikk796
    @nikk796 7 років тому +178

    Eric B's Intense Stares tho 😂😂😂

    • @jttheblaxican7255
      @jttheblaxican7255 7 років тому +19

      Nikhil Bhagat he was waiting for some shit to pop off lol

    • @francinewilkerson1918
      @francinewilkerson1918 6 років тому +3

      I be scared 🤣🤣

    • @heruapocalypse2021
      @heruapocalypse2021 6 років тому +15

      Eric B was a Symbol of silent Strength.That right there was definitely a Statement without saying a Word.While Rakim was The Vocal Word Stament of Lyrical and poetical Strength.

    • @cloveramv
      @cloveramv 5 років тому +1

      So you better don't SWEAT the TECH!
      xD

    • @jamesmata2945
      @jamesmata2945 5 років тому

      I looked down when that happend

  • @MafiosoXinnha
    @MafiosoXinnha Рік тому +5

    I’m 24 and feel like I was there when this dropped😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥THE ONLY GOD MC💯💡

  • @curtismayesr5963
    @curtismayesr5963 Рік тому +2

    One of baddest rappers of alltime period.Brownsville n the house.

  • @Vulcanfaux
    @Vulcanfaux 3 роки тому +12

    I have vivid memories of listening to this while playing aggressive inline on the ps2.

  • @jayscribe7547
    @jayscribe7547 3 роки тому +7

    This hits hard. Rakim's flow is eloquent and threatening at the same time. God MC!

  • @sur2hit
    @sur2hit 3 роки тому +524

    "They wanna know how many rhymes have I ripped in rep
    But researchers never found all the pieces yet
    Scientists try to solve the context
    Philosophers are wondering what's next
    Pieces are took to labs to observe them
    They couldn't absorb them, they didn't deserve them" ......INCREDIBLE!!

    • @CADJewellerySkills
      @CADJewellerySkills 3 роки тому +32

      Yeah. Easily one of the best (if not the best) lyricist of his generation.

    • @gabrielleelliott500
      @gabrielleelliott500 3 роки тому +2

      @@CADJewellerySkills yessssss

    • @luckycharmer7779
      @luckycharmer7779 3 роки тому +15

      That's CRAZY how he put that together so smoothly right?

    • @joeruck
      @joeruck 3 роки тому +9

      Dude is the Ali of Hip Hop

    • @dj_poopypants
      @dj_poopypants 2 роки тому +8

      That's fucking nuts 🤣...This dude was a MASTER at his craft.

  • @edward0383
    @edward0383 Місяць тому +2

    This sht hype af.🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ThePromisedWLAN
    @ThePromisedWLAN 9 років тому +48

    Asses in Hip-Hop videos have come a looooong way since 1992.

    • @codyblane8344
      @codyblane8344 9 років тому +15

      ThePromisedWLAN That's because women didn't get fake ass injections like they have now. You honestly think these women today have authentic booties, like Lisa Ann and Nicki Minaj? These girls of 1992 were all-natural, the way normal women should look.

    • @rustyray420
      @rustyray420 9 років тому +41

      Not as many natural asses like there used to be lol

    • @BoogieShoogie
      @BoogieShoogie 9 років тому +9

      +Rusty Ray Or naturally pretty women for that matter. Lol

    • @phillybuswanker242
      @phillybuswanker242 9 років тому +3

      yeah coz every women with a phat ass it has to be fake cmon get a grip this is what was "attractive" back then they wasn't going to put a bunch of thicc bitches in there when people wanted this just like now the aint gonna put a bunch of no ass bitches in video when people want booty.u may also want to consider the dietary changes in the last 24 years .

    • @rustyray420
      @rustyray420 9 років тому +1

      philly bus wanker not everyone woman has a fake ass now but it seems to be more common now then compared to this vid lol

  • @ADEBAYOR92
    @ADEBAYOR92 4 роки тому +32

    Funk-Jazz-Rap..incredible

  • @DoctorVolatile
    @DoctorVolatile 5 років тому +48

    Wow. A young Wyclef (Fugees) on bass as an extra!

  • @PawPaw-t5x
    @PawPaw-t5x Рік тому +1

    Old school cool, can't be denied...can't be faked.... Been following the leader since 1987(I'm 60)

  • @MarianoCherini
    @MarianoCherini 4 роки тому +10

    Desde Argentina, America del sur. Sigue siendo un clasico como antes! paz

  • @MorelifeJ
    @MorelifeJ 3 роки тому +15

    Checkin in after the pod

  • @kids5810
    @kids5810 10 років тому +11

    This beat is definitely a top 10 instrumental of all time.

  • @marvinbarrios6409
    @marvinbarrios6409 Рік тому +3

    Rakim knew how to dress his swag was off the hook

    • @YaoEspirito
      @YaoEspirito 6 місяців тому

      To be fair, them same clothes would look goofy on most guys. It's his personal swagger that carries it.

  • @vitorsalvaro9369
    @vitorsalvaro9369 3 роки тому +70

    Uma vez o Fischer fez uma cópia tão boa que prenderam o cara que fez o original

  • @richardjagan4378
    @richardjagan4378 2 роки тому +14

    The man that made me forever love Jazz and HipHop

  • @GoofyJamal-jt4ph
    @GoofyJamal-jt4ph 7 місяців тому +8

    I feel Eric B is just standing there and doing nothing.

  • @Redd_Fawkes
    @Redd_Fawkes Рік тому +1

    When I think of Hip Hop....this....so much this.

  • @OMEGAxWARRIOR
    @OMEGAxWARRIOR 5 років тому +34

    “I'm also a sculpture, formed with structure
Because of my culture, I'm equipped to construct the
Technical styles that'll be full of technology”
    Rakim is just on another level with this. His ability to rhyme is in his DNA. It’s in his ‘culture’.