My Melody didn't get a ton of radio air play when it came out. The track is over 6 minutes long. But trust... Rakim was playin in everyone's tape deck back then.
He jumps out the gate with a metaphor: 'Hand out a cigar I'm letting knowledge be born and my name's the R. When a baby is born people be handing out cigars
Rakim verse - "I take 7 MC's put em in a line. And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme. But It'll take 7 more before I go for mine. Now that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time!" CLASSIC!!!...basically Rakim is givin' them a 21-gun salute at the funeral.
I am 54 and this album came out in 1987 when i first join the military at 19 and i can tell you now this album was game changer for the hip hop genre. Before Eric B and Rakim you had your Run DMC, Sugar Hill gang, Kool Moe Dee and other outstanding rappers that represented the old school at that time but when this album came out it flipped hip hop on its head and forced anybody who even thought about getting in the rap came to come correct or don't come at all. Rakim was genius and that album is not only a classic but a monument in the hip hop game.
The same with me. i went to USAF and back then few heads apprecoated this. Being from Brooklyn, i always asked Dj if they had this song. Back then in NCO club, 1 dj had it. Thats when i learned to spin so i could blast the single greatest song in hip hop, EVERR
I take 7 mcs put em in a line, add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme, well it'll be 7 more before I go for mine, now that's 21 mcs ate up the same time....
I take seven emcees put 'em in a line And add seven more brothers who think they can rhyme Well, it'll take seven more before I go for mine Now that's twenty-one emcees ate up at the same time That is straight FIRE.
He's the god emcee because he was part of the 5 percent nation aka the gods. A splinter group of young black Muslims. I went to high school with some of them in New Jersey in the 80s.
I grew up with this dude. He made hip hop what it is today. Rappers who came after him took lines from his flow,. Def a game changer. Check Eric b is president, that’s the song that put these guys on the map.
Im 51 and been rocking this since it came out, its still in play with me one of my all time favs, RAkim one of the best MC’s ever, his flow is unmatched Check out “It’s a must” on his Masters album
‘I start to think and then I sink into the paper , like I was ink , when I’m writing I’m trapped in between the lines , I escape when I finish the rhyme” . -rakim I Got Soul. Check that one out. This verse I would say was the coldest verse ever , and what was everybody started searching for. This first ultimate verse. Mos def sampled it. That’s when he was the goat. Then everybody stopped just the nonsensical lines as much, or the bars that didn’t say as much. The God emcee
I was fourteen working a summer job to buy gear and I heard this bumping from the park, I was forever changed, no one sounded this smooth, the flow was impeccable and the content was from another planet
My favourite era of hip hop and one of the smoothest rhymers ever to do it. Saw them play this album live just a couple of years ago and they were phenomenal. Rakim is incredible. This album is a classic.
"My unusual style will confuse you a while, if I was water, I'd flow in the Nile." This is pure, undiluted lyrical prowess at its finest. I remember KRS One admiring the lines: "My name is Rakim Allah, R and A stands for Ra, switch it around, it still comes out R." React to Rakim's Holy Are You.
I grew up during the 80's so I lived through the evolution of hip hop. Even growing up on the west coast during that time, Eric B & Rakim has remained one of my favorite MC's. Most hip hop came from the east coast during that time, the only big name rappers from the west coast was N.W.A. and Too 💲hort.
🔥🔥🔥Played nothing but this CD on a road trip to VA when I first got it. “You Know I Got Soul”, “I Ain’t No Joke”, bring HEAT!! Eric B. And Rakim, Public Enemy are my all time Faves, but there are many more from this time period. KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, man it was great!
I was a HUGE hip hop head during that time period… Grand Puba, Big Daddy Kane, Nice and Smooth, Gang Starr, NWA, Public Enemy, LL Cool J.. the golden age of rap!!
I still watch this video i requested back then sometime. Love how you go from 'never heard this' to 'hey 50 cent did this line', and 'his flow is crazy' to 'now I get why people put him in their top 5 MC list'. Happy I could convice you. Hope you're doing good btw.
Now This is ever so clever word play 😎 As well as laying down a beat, it's clear they're well versed in word fluidity ✌ Would like to see the Black Eyed Peas song Where Is The Love on here...
Yo! Teez Mcgee, I appreciate that you have been exposed to the greatest, the god mc, Rakim Allah. Since you enjoyed the flow on My Melody. I encourage you to check out and critic As The Rhyme Goes On. It's on the same Paid In Full album... You will enjoy it. He paints a vivid picture in this rhyme...
“With knowledge of self there’s nothing I can’t solve in 360 degrees I revolve, it’s an actual fact it’s not act it’s been proven indeed and I’ll proceed to make crowd keep movin”
The R , Rakim is better known As , The God Emcee! For only Gods Create. Rakim changed the style of Rappin’ as in the 70’s it was more simple. Eric B.& Rakim debut was in 86’ with this very song, My Melody and Still to this day NOBODY BEATS THE R!!!
Rakim is my #1 all time best lyricist. Even some of the great other MCs say Rakim is their favorite too. If you are a hip hop head, a REAL hip hop head, then you know Rakim and his greatness.
Yes ! First one of the day for me 🔥 👌 Graffiti Art .... Aaah the good ol days 🤔😎💯 Def need Public Enemy Dont Believe the hype.. Ice T Colours .. My Adidas Run DMC ... ⚡
Great reaction Teez!!! This was a cool Breakdown🎤. Give us more Rakim reactions. Here’s some ones u gotta listen to. The Punisher Let the Rhythm Hit em Juice(Know the Ledge) Kick Along I ain’t no joke The Watcher( Jay Z featuring Dr.Dre & Rakim No Competition
"check out my melody, hand out a cigar" because hip hop was reborn when thie record was done and he knew it. Game changed and lyrics mattered. Skills mattered.
"I'll take 7 MCs put'em in a line, and add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme. Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine now that's 21 MCs ate up at the same time!"
21 MC line is one of the greatest bars in the history of hip hop. Rakim is a goat. I love seeing young folks recognize him.
I love it
Him and KRS-ONE. AND LL
Absolutely never duplicated most people miss it
My Melody didn't get a ton of radio air play when it came out. The track is over 6 minutes long. But trust... Rakim was playin in everyone's tape deck back then.
He jumps out the gate with a metaphor: 'Hand out a cigar I'm letting knowledge be born and my name's the R. When a baby is born people be handing out cigars
People don't catch that.
“And I’ll break, when I’m thru breakin I’ll leave u broke, drop the mic when I’m finished and watch it smoke…” 😮
Rakim verse - "I take 7 MC's put em in a line. And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme. But It'll take 7 more before I go for mine. Now that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time!" CLASSIC!!!...basically Rakim is givin' them a 21-gun salute at the funeral.
when you understand the science behind what he is saying its deeper. 7 is the godly number whereas 21 is the number for universe...
He used to say:
“Pull up a chair and imma tear shit up”
This was his first song!He was 17...Rakim is the G.O.A.T.!
This song was recorded in 86 and released in 87. Rakim was 19.
Eric Be is President was their first song.
I am 54 and this album came out in 1987 when i first join the military at 19 and i can tell you now this album was game changer for the hip hop genre. Before Eric B and Rakim you had your Run DMC, Sugar Hill gang, Kool Moe Dee and other outstanding rappers that represented the old school at that time but when this album came out it flipped hip hop on its head and forced anybody who even thought about getting in the rap came to come correct or don't come at all. Rakim was genius and that album is not only a classic but a monument in the hip hop game.
💯💯
Same for me I was 19 when this came out in the Navy. I am 54 now. This was a major game changer!
That bout sums it up
The same with me. i went to USAF and back then few heads apprecoated this. Being from Brooklyn, i always asked Dj if they had this song. Back then in NCO club, 1 dj had it. Thats when i learned to spin so i could blast the single greatest song in hip hop, EVERR
I take 7 mcs put em in a line, add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme, well it'll be 7 more before I go for mine, now that's 21 mcs ate up the same time....
Great verse that is tied to "ain't no joke"
Rakim is the greatest lyricist of all time!!!
Easily....
Yes, the best to ever do it!!
I take seven emcees put 'em in a line
And add seven more brothers who think they can rhyme
Well, it'll take seven more before I go for mine
Now that's twenty-one emcees ate up at the same time
That is straight FIRE.
In New York we called that line the 21 MC theory
@@tonyclark8132 in Detroit we always called it the 7 Emcee Theory
The 7 MC theory baby!!
Keep listening to this album. You'll find so many bars used by people you know better than Rakim. It's like a code to let you know who's real.
Yep so many jacked his lines or “paid homage “ by thieving the lyrics
Bro is right the whole track is simply Gold.
“Check out my melody hand out a cigar”.. great intro … fav song by them
Saw them live in 87 as part of my first concert at age 16
The other part , you hand out cigars when a child is born...he said "hand out a cigar, I'm lettin knowledge be born"....Absolute fire!!!!!
@@JStayCalm I thought I was the only one that caught that.
@@JStayCalm He was light years before his time, friend.
Same. He, Dougie Fresh, and KRS One came to town for a show in Trenton, NJ
That whistle sounded like the trains in NYC back in the day.
Rakim’s lyrics have been hitting my dopamine up for 35 years. Love watching him get his due from the youth
15yrs old when he wrote that
He is called the GOD MC for a reason....
He's the god emcee because he was part of the 5 percent nation aka the gods. A splinter group of young black Muslims. I went to high school with some of them in New Jersey in the 80s.
They made it look and sound easy... that was their Genius !! 80,s Hip hop 🔥
My Dude, he brought metaphors to Hip Hop
Bro!! Do the whole album!!! FIRE!!!!! Follow The Leader Also!!
Yes yes yes!!!👍
I wore the crap out of this cassette in my car!!!!!! Shows how old my ass is
It’s a task like a match
I will strike again
*genius
Paid in full is greatest album ever.
I grew up with this dude. He made hip hop what it is today. Rappers who came after him took lines from his flow,. Def a game changer. Check Eric b is president, that’s the song that put these guys on the map.
My wisdom is swift
No matter if
My momentum is slow, emcees still stand stiff.
Im 51 and been rocking this since it came out, its still in play with me one of my all time favs, RAkim one of the best MC’s ever, his flow is unmatched
Check out “It’s a must” on his Masters album
‘I start to think and then I sink into the paper , like I was ink , when I’m writing I’m trapped in between the lines , I escape when I finish the rhyme” . -rakim I Got Soul. Check that one out. This verse I would say was the coldest verse ever , and what was everybody started searching for. This first ultimate verse. Mos def sampled it. That’s when he was the goat. Then everybody stopped just the nonsensical lines as much, or the bars that didn’t say as much. The God emcee
I was fourteen working a summer job to buy gear and I heard this bumping from the park, I was forever changed, no one sounded this smooth, the flow was impeccable and the content was from another planet
My favourite era of hip hop and one of the smoothest rhymers ever to do it. Saw them play this album live just a couple of years ago and they were phenomenal. Rakim is incredible. This album is a classic.
He so good on the mic.... the beats the rhymes... most of his stuff is top tier.
I listened to this track for 4hrs the first time I heard this in like 1986.
I was around when the first came out, and when it did, it was like a lyrical bomb exploded in Hip-Hop that change the game !!!
"My unusual style will confuse you a while, if I was water, I'd flow in the Nile." This is pure, undiluted lyrical prowess at its finest. I remember KRS One admiring the lines: "My name is Rakim Allah, R and A stands for Ra, switch it around, it still comes out R."
React to Rakim's Holy Are You.
Holy are you that’s where it’s at🦾
Was in Highschool when this came out. Rewind button was overused.
Thanks for the reaction Teez! Rakim's a legend. Especially his first 2 albums were insane and ar still fire. Timeless!
Rakim is the true GOAT.
This album came out when I was a freshman in high school changed my life
Play their cut: As The Rhyme Goes On
No breaks, no cuts, no chorus...definition of hip hop
I grew up during the 80's so I lived through the evolution of hip hop. Even growing up on the west coast during that time, Eric B & Rakim has remained one of my favorite MC's. Most hip hop came from the east coast during that time, the only big name rappers from the west coast was N.W.A. and Too 💲hort.
Thing is, guys like Tupac (who I love) follow Rakim. Rakim evolved rapping. Its like: if u dont know, now u know :)
I remember when paid in full came out!!! Rakim is the greatest lyricist of all time.....competition is none
memories!!! that's all you heard in the hallways of junior high ! that whistle!!
17 years old legend in the making.🤫
This is PURE hip hop!!! My era!!!
You have to check out the original version with the whistle toon and the baseline.
The fifty line was “Daddy ain’t around probably out commit'n felonies my favorite rapper use to sing check, check out my melody.”
This is one of my all time favorites, 51 and still rock this, this is my music from my day
there was a reason that no one came after Rakim with a diss track, it would've been a slaughter house
Follow the Leader is fast paced an laser sharp I suggest u check out “I ain’t no joke” as well
Young man you just listen to a classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥Played nothing but this CD on a road trip to VA when I first got it. “You Know I Got Soul”, “I Ain’t No Joke”, bring HEAT!! Eric B. And Rakim, Public Enemy are my all time Faves, but there are many more from this time period. KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, man it was great!
I was a HUGE hip hop head during that time period… Grand Puba, Big Daddy Kane, Nice and Smooth, Gang Starr, NWA, Public Enemy, LL Cool J.. the golden age of rap!!
@@Ray1969. it sure was!!! 😀
BBoys????
This actually came out as in single in 85'. This and 'Eric B is President' was on the single album.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'd always said Rakim is one of the greatest Rapper ever!...
Right?! That was my reaction when I heard this in '86.
My unusual style will confuse you a while!! If I was water I'd float in the NILE!!!! FIRE!!!!
Flow in the Nile...
I still watch this video i requested back then sometime. Love how you go from 'never heard this' to 'hey 50 cent did this line', and 'his flow is crazy' to 'now I get why people put him in their top 5 MC list'. Happy I could convice you. Hope you're doing good btw.
Now This is ever so clever word play 😎 As well as laying down a beat, it's clear they're well versed in word fluidity ✌ Would like to see the Black Eyed Peas song Where Is The Love on here...
1986 Rakim invented this flow no one sound like this before that
Rakim is the one is the few MC's that that curse in his songs- check out follow the leader.
Wow, this one goes way back! One of the original old school pioneers 🤘🔥🔥🎶🎵🔥🔥🤘
they were the shit in NYC in the 80's
He’s #1 in my book. Good reaction
Highly recommend the movie Art Of Rap... Ice T interviews several MCs, including Rakim, about how they construct their bars.
Yo! Teez Mcgee, I appreciate that you have been exposed to the greatest, the god mc, Rakim Allah. Since you enjoyed the flow on My Melody. I encourage you to check out and critic As The Rhyme Goes On. It's on the same Paid In Full album... You will enjoy it. He paints a vivid picture in this rhyme...
“With knowledge of self there’s nothing I can’t solve in 360 degrees I revolve, it’s an actual fact it’s not act it’s been proven indeed and I’ll proceed to make crowd keep movin”
He was wayyyyy before his time 😂
Eric B & Rakim….these Lads were the business….still sounds class…..Yo MTV Raps….Fab5Freddie💵🥇🎼🎵🎶✌🏻East Coast 🤙🏻
Rakim changed the game. BTW, Golden age of rap started in 1988 (listen to Follow The Leader is you want metaphors)
@danielbalboni the golden era starts with this cut in fact 1986!
Paid in Full, Eric B for President. Rakim drops the sciences!!!
RAKIM is one of the all time greats, top 5 MC easy
THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAP/HIP HOP WAS THE 80’s
Teez; the slow and steady beat makes for the BEST dancing 🔥
This is my favorite rap song come bring back the 80's 🎶
Rakim Mt. Rushmore
The R , Rakim is better known As , The God Emcee! For only Gods Create. Rakim changed the style of Rappin’ as in the 70’s it was more simple. Eric B.& Rakim debut was in 86’ with this very song, My Melody and Still to this day NOBODY BEATS THE R!!!
I remember this one. 🔥😎👍Love this old school beat. Great request. -Patricia
Best Rapper alive right there 🫡. You should check out Rock the Bells by LL with the cow bell🔔 He’s vicious on that cut👍🏿
Rakim Allah. The God MC. This song is one of the reasons that he is called that.
Juice ( know the ledge) and microphone fien are good one from them.
Rakim is my #1 all time best lyricist. Even some of the great other MCs say Rakim is their favorite too. If you are a hip hop head, a REAL hip hop head, then you know Rakim and his greatness.
I use to listen to My Melody before every football game to get me hyped before my football games
The act of dropping the MIC came from Rakim
Yes ! First one of the day for me 🔥 👌 Graffiti Art .... Aaah the good ol days 🤔😎💯 Def need Public Enemy Dont Believe the hype.. Ice T Colours .. My Adidas Run DMC ... ⚡
The Godzilla Scratch at the end is epic
Great reaction Teez!!! This was a cool Breakdown🎤. Give us more Rakim reactions. Here’s some ones u gotta listen to.
The Punisher
Let the Rhythm Hit em
Juice(Know the Ledge)
Kick Along
I ain’t no joke
The Watcher( Jay Z featuring Dr.Dre & Rakim
No Competition
Check out my melody, hand out a cigar, I’m letting knowledge be born and my names the R!!
"check out my melody, hand out a cigar" because hip hop was reborn when thie record was done and he knew it. Game changed and lyrics mattered. Skills mattered.
I subscribed after seeing you react to my fav rapper of all times
Love the old school
My GOAT, My Era The God Rakim..💯💯💯
the ultimate tune a couple years before this is called "its yours" by t-la rock.
This song changed my life
"I'll take 7 MCs put'em in a line, and add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme. Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine now that's 21 MCs ate up at the same time!"
Move The Crowd and As the Rhyme Goes on should be the next one you check out
Peace to nation of gods and earths!!
Good One Alex!!!!
“Make ‘Em Clap To This” 👏
If you dont know the first chord you should move back under that rock! Classic
As the Rhyme goes on.
I see your true study of the art form young man 🦾
Ahhh, the Seven MC theory!