The most beautifulest thing about the late 80's is you could simply turn on the radio in the car and hear Rakim, M.C.Lyte, BigDaddy Kane, HeavyD,Whodini, KRS1,SlickRick,DougieFresh, IceT,Spice1,KingTee all day before NWA pushed in gangster rap by YT. It was an underapprecited moment in time.
Rakim (rah-Kim) is one of the greats. He was a pioneer of multi-syllable rhymes and internal rhyme schemes that changed rap forever. Eminem is one of the many who credit Rakim as one of his biggest influences.
The God MC was very influential in Hip Hop. If you were to ask most MC’s who was their biggest influence. They would answer Rakim bars for days. The whole Paid in Full album is a straight up burner.🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤. You should do Follow the Leader next.🎤🎤🎤🎤
I love seeing young folks getting their wigs split by the GOATS we came up on, BUT. I know even though you’re hearing the bars, the metaphors are going over your head. For example, he says "I nominated my DJ for president" on their first album there is a track titled Eric B. for president. Next, he says, "So pucker up and whistle My Melody" My melody is also a track from this same album, and it starts off with a whistle. Next, he drops "Before you know it you're following a fiend" The song he's best known for "Microphone Fiend" comes from their next album follow the leader. Rakim says, "put it in your pocket for later cause I’m moving the crowd and B a record fader" Move the crowd is also a track off the paid in Full album. I love watching you guys because history is being passed down but know you can’t get what we got out of this era because what made some of the bars so tight were the metaphors that we caught in real time. Keep digging and keep learning
It was 1987, I was in junior high and thoroughly enjoyed the straight lyrical skills of Eric B. and Rakim with no profanities needed in their raps. Rakim will always be a top 5 lyricist in my book.
Rakim is the Original! I always pictured him sitting in a big chair just chillin because he barely breathes🤣 And some of us pretty girls had our own giant silver boomboxes! And they weren't light to carry but we had to show out!
@@Pcytripper yep for sure. Wow, KRS-1 who was my friend Lubby's (RIP) boy! I told youngblood to check out Philly rapper Schoolly D and listen to P.S.K. or even Gucci Time. Ice T is a big fan. P.S.K.was big tune in my hood when I was growing up in Philly back in those days. Good times. Take care 🙂
This was almost 10 years before Martin and Gena. Lol. Rakim changed the Hip Hop game. Before him most rappers had what some call an ABC style. It was simple. Rakims flow was something new and blew minds. Rappers had to switch up and become more sophisticated after him.
Brought back great memories. Rap needs to go back to how it used to be an mc and a deck just to bang out great tunes. That's the boom box I had used to get all the girls with just a piece of cardboard and some banging tunes ❤
You gotta listen to both "Know The Ledge" and "Don't Sweat The Technique" by these guys... their music shaped me back in the 80s. I was a break dancer and loved hip-hop and rap, and I listened to heavy metal too, so it was a rough time for me lol
That big boom box was dying around this time, it was more early, mid 80's. My uncle used to walk around leaning to one side for leverage, that's how big his shit was, had disco lights on it. He used to put bout 12 D batteries in that mf.
You got the most girls if you got the most money. Aint nothing about a boom box. if you got money you got women and thats been the narrative since the beginning of time til today. its never changed and never willl.
We were in a nightclub when we first heard this song, and everyone went wild! Eric B. & Rakim were highly respected back then, because we knew every song would be a banger.
Watch Eric B. & Rakim's other videos: Follow The Leader, Move The Crowd, Let The Rhythm Hit Em', Don't Sweat The Technique, Paid In Full, and many more!
Martin came out in the nineties. Eric B and Rakim they build in 1986. The 80s were the Golden Age of hip-hop.And Rakim is the greatest MC.Ever to touch a microphone.
My first time hearing these guys, I'd just bought their cassette on a whim. I was maybe 13 and it was a hard time in life. So I took my new cassette to the football field at the high school, sat up on the bleachers and pressed play. All my worries fell away and I just vibed. Maybe for the first time in my life lol. This was literally the first album I'd ever bought and I hadn't even heard of them yet. My best memory with music.
Give your like and hit the thumbs up it was the biggest boombox and the largest boombox and it did work I should know I used to be a DJ I had the boomboxes on blast in the 80s and 90s it was about Philadelphia and New York I lived through this if you want some more stuff like this I got a whole list I can listen here from JJ fad EPMD LL Cool j Doug e fresh and they get fresh crew Will Smith when he first came out run DMC down with the King God bless you and your family God bless your ch
Young Man....this is 1987....I was 12 years old....yes...that is Flavor Flave....he started the clock ⏰️ around the neck in Hip-Hop.....Rakim is the God MC....this is still in the Golden Age of Hip-Hop....this is conscious in the Genesis.
Aye man,,the 80's did exist. This is like the third time you referred to an 80's hip hop song as the 90's. LOL C-mon man i love the 80's .Good channel tho. Im subscribin.
Having a. Boom Box did not mean you got the most girls, just like today it all comes down to "Money, Car's and your Own Place" and this was the mid 1980's. Rakim is the MC (Rapper) Eric B. The DJ.
"You can take 7 emcee's put em in a line, get 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme.. Well it will take 7 more before i go for mine, now that's 21 emcee's ate up at the same time" in reference to ".. Or you'll be one of those 7 emcee's". Rakim is the GOAT changed rap to what we have now in a similar sense to how Jordan changed basketball imo..
You know the funny thing about it is back in that day when those MC's heard this that we're getting ready to come out with their albums they threw them in the garbage and redid did everything he shut them down
This is the difference between between your generation and my generation. People who rapped then, they lived what they rapped. Today, is content less garbage. No one will remember any of the idiots today a year from now. But someday some intergalactic kid 100 years from now can put this song on and be like damn, this is pretty cool. Also, name me one rapper today who can do their thing without cursing. Rakim and many can of that generation.
When I was a kid in 88 i wanted to be Rakim when I grew up. True story B. I only buy Mercedes Benz cause that’s all Rakim had back then. Seriously I only have Benz cars cause of Rakim. Gotta be fly on some B-Boy shit
Eric B is the DJ. Rakim is the MC. Rakim is definitely one of the all time greats. This was right before that gangsta stuff got big.
The most beautifulest thing about the late 80's is you could simply turn on the radio in the car and hear Rakim, M.C.Lyte, BigDaddy Kane, HeavyD,Whodini, KRS1,SlickRick,DougieFresh, IceT,Spice1,KingTee all day before NWA pushed in gangster rap by YT. It was an underapprecited moment in time.
Rakim is on the Mount Rushmore of Rap. NO ONE COULD F WITH HIM, BACK IN THE DAY!!!
This is from 1987. Rakim is one of the GOATS.
Thee GOAT ! 💪🏾
GOD MC
He is THE 🐐. The God MC… Rakim Allah.
THE GOAT!
@@JohnWick-gl6mw You took the words right off my thumbs, Bro, thank you.
Rakim (rah-Kim) is one of the greats. He was a pioneer of multi-syllable rhymes and internal rhyme schemes that changed rap forever. Eminem is one of the many who credit Rakim as one of his biggest influences.
You're talking about G.Rap also.
@@REAL6 Ra, G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. There’s only 3 - all others came after studying these 3
Rakim is a Legend!!
This is one of the greatest duos in hip hop history. Hands down!
Nothing but respect for the god MC. 🔥
18th letter forever
Rakim is best lyricist of all time. So happy I grew up back then.
This was back in late 80s.
You gotta react to Paid in full, and
Microphone fiend.
Legendary, the flows all changed after Rakim
Rakim was 19 years old when he dropped his album.
Gen z could learn alot from these old vibes
First, they need to figure out if there man or woman
The God MC was very influential in Hip Hop. If you were to ask most MC’s who was their biggest influence. They would answer Rakim bars for days. The whole Paid in Full album is a straight up burner.🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤. You should do Follow the Leader next.🎤🎤🎤🎤
Rakim is top 3.. Lyrical GOD
Real hip hop. Thats right. I miss the 80s.
Best Rapper of all time, the GOAT
This is the 80's brotha.
I love seeing young folks getting their wigs split by the GOATS we came up on, BUT. I know even though you’re hearing the bars, the metaphors are going over your head. For example, he says "I nominated my DJ for president" on their first album there is a track titled Eric B. for president. Next, he says, "So pucker up and whistle My Melody" My melody is also a track from this same album, and it starts off with a whistle. Next, he drops "Before you know it you're following a fiend" The song he's best known for "Microphone Fiend" comes from their next album follow the leader. Rakim says, "put it in your pocket for later cause I’m moving the crowd and B a record fader" Move the crowd is also a track off the paid in Full album. I love watching you guys because history is being passed down but know you can’t get what we got out of this era because what made some of the bars so tight were the metaphors that we caught in real time. Keep digging and keep learning
Rakim one of the best flows ever
Rakim is my favorite rapper of all times
One of my favorite songs and MCs of all time. Track is killer!
The greatest emcee of all time
You must review A Tribe Called Quest.
Yeah definitely 😎
Rakim didn't curse or say nigga in none of his rhymes....One of the greatest ever...
He did say 🥷🏾 on one track. Know The Ledge, from the Juice Soundtrack. It was in the 90s and Gangster Rap was being pushed so….
The dopest rhymes, and he never cursed.
It was 1987, I was in junior high and thoroughly enjoyed the straight lyrical skills of Eric B. and Rakim with no profanities needed in their raps. Rakim will always be a top 5 lyricist in my book.
Rakim is the Original! I always pictured him sitting in a big chair just chillin because he barely breathes🤣 And some of us pretty girls had our own giant silver boomboxes! And they weren't light to carry but we had to show out!
Dude is clean on all lyrics.
Rakim is the he GOAT…no other lyricist can touch him!
Rakim is a rap god.
Eric B. is the DJ and Rakim is the MC!
This kinda shit is how house parties got hyped. Late 80's and early 90's hip-hop was nice like that.
Rakim is the God MC!
This is my brother's jawn right here! Along with Big Daddy Kane. Old school rap at it's finest 👌
Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-1, all greats.
@@Pcytripper yep for sure. Wow, KRS-1 who was my friend Lubby's (RIP) boy! I told youngblood to check out Philly rapper Schoolly D and listen to P.S.K. or even Gucci Time. Ice T is a big fan. P.S.K.was big tune in my hood when I was growing up in Philly back in those days. Good times. Take care 🙂
This was almost 10 years before Martin and Gena. Lol. Rakim changed the Hip Hop game. Before him most rappers had what some call an ABC style. It was simple. Rakims flow was something new and blew minds. Rappers had to switch up and become more sophisticated after him.
You have to listen to Melly Mels "The Message"....Changed hiphop...
Greatest album of all time!!! .
You better believe it young man. Rakim ain't no joke!
Rakim is the greatest rappers favorite rapper
Rakim is god mc he said for all time I ain’t no joke, only Nas replied and said it ain’t hard to tell both classic songs
Brought back great memories. Rap needs to go back to how it used to be an mc and a deck just to bang out great tunes. That's the boom box I had used to get all the girls with just a piece of cardboard and some banging tunes ❤
You gotta listen to both "Know The Ledge" and "Don't Sweat The Technique" by these guys... their music shaped me back in the 80s. I was a break dancer and loved hip-hop and rap, and I listened to heavy metal too, so it was a rough time for me lol
That big boom box was dying around this time, it was more early, mid 80's. My uncle used to walk around leaning to one side for leverage, that's how big his shit was, had disco lights on it. He used to put bout 12 D batteries in that mf.
Yall youngins GONNA LEARN!!
You got the most girls if you got the most money. Aint nothing about a boom box. if you got money you got women and thats been the narrative since the beginning of time til today. its never changed and never willl.
We were in a nightclub when we first heard this song, and everyone went wild! Eric B. & Rakim were highly respected back then, because we knew every song would be a banger.
Classic 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 1987 album.
You have to check out LL Cool J, Ice T
Watch Eric B. & Rakim's other videos: Follow The Leader, Move The Crowd, Let The Rhythm Hit Em', Don't Sweat The Technique, Paid In Full, and many more!
Martin came out in the nineties. Eric B and Rakim they build in 1986. The 80s were the Golden Age of hip-hop.And Rakim is the greatest MC.Ever to touch a microphone.
My first time hearing these guys, I'd just bought their cassette on a whim. I was maybe 13 and it was a hard time in life. So I took my new cassette to the football field at the high school, sat up on the bleachers and pressed play. All my worries fell away and I just vibed. Maybe for the first time in my life lol.
This was literally the first album I'd ever bought and I hadn't even heard of them yet. My best memory with music.
Give your like and hit the thumbs up it was the biggest boombox and the largest boombox and it did work I should know I used to be a DJ I had the boomboxes on blast in the 80s and 90s it was about Philadelphia and New York I lived through this if you want some more stuff like this I got a whole list I can listen here from JJ fad EPMD LL Cool j Doug e fresh and they get fresh crew Will Smith when he first came out run DMC down with the King God bless you and your family God bless your ch
Old school rap is the best. Check out too short “life is” or EPMD “you gots to chill” big daddy Kane “raw”
Microphone Fiend is one you should listen to..
He said "Patchy Philly beard "!😂😂😂😂
Luke and 2 Live Crew...
Oh, we had our share of debauchery, too😂😂😂
You got that right. Everybody rode around banging this. Still do
Eric B is the DJ and Rakim is the MC.
Panasonic 5150 boom-box for the win...but then again I was a child of the 70's ☺
Young Man....this is 1987....I was 12 years old....yes...that is Flavor Flave....he started the clock ⏰️ around the neck in Hip-Hop.....Rakim is the God MC....this is still in the Golden Age of Hip-Hop....this is conscious in the Genesis.
Dah God MC!!!!
You know what time it is BOYYYYYYY
You thought he was going to go all crazy... I'M WITH YOUR MOM EATING FRUIT SNACKS😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
87 the late eighties!💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
B4 Martin n Gina
Rakim the GOAT is wearing sideburns. He was ONLY 17... currently 56. A lil HIS- tory for u nephew 💯
Rakim don't curse on any of his songs, that's why he ain't no joke.
Aye man,,the 80's did exist. This is like the third time you referred to an 80's hip hop song as the 90's. LOL C-mon man i love the 80's .Good channel tho. Im subscribin.
From the 80s homie.
40 years later still the shit!
Did you say eat your fruit snacks😂😂😂😂 I appreciate you young man
Definitely The God MC
Check out some ICE T, SIR MIX ALOT, DJ QUICK, TOO SHORT, SHOOT THERES SO MANY. I REMEMBER WHEN HIP HOP BEGAN I WAS A BREAK DANCER POP LOCKER.
When rap went mainstream it meant corporations took over rap music. It became all about money.
Where is this young dude from?
Love Eric B and Rakim always have dope lyrics. But TLA Rock It’s Yours is crown 😊
The G.O.A.T! Old School was about Party. Fun and Lyrics. Rakim was the Master. Check out "Microphone Fiend"
Baby boy that's the 80's
We pleased you think it's dope. Rakim isca master.
Youngin' this is before the Martin and Gina era, Martin came out in the 90's. This song and video in 86 or 87.
6 years before Martin, this was 87 Martin was 92
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Having a. Boom Box did not mean you got the most girls, just like today it all comes down to "Money, Car's and your Own Place" and this was the mid 1980's. Rakim is the MC (Rapper) Eric B. The DJ.
I'm in yo fruit snacks that killed me bruh. I wish he said that 😂. Rakim is a beeaaassttt.
😂😂😂
"You can take 7 emcee's put em in a line, get 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme.. Well it will take 7 more before i go for mine, now that's 21 emcee's ate up at the same time" in reference to ".. Or you'll be one of those 7 emcee's". Rakim is the GOAT changed rap to what we have now in a similar sense to how Jordan changed basketball imo..
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five!
You know the funny thing about it is back in that day when those MC's heard this that we're getting ready to come out with their albums they threw them in the garbage and redid did everything he shut them down
This is back when you needed to have real skills. None of that fake thug crap.
Yes that’s right young buck, the bigger the box radio had you got the girls 👧
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
aka Fulton St
I got my first BOOMBOX in that store . Street was blocked off by police like something happened
And yeah LIFE WAS REAL BEFORE YOU GEN ZEEZ GOT HERE!! NO CELLPHONES NEEDED!!
I’m wit yo mama eatin yur fruit snacks! 😂😂😂 🔥
Dude was NINETEEN... for anyone who uses youth as an excuse for rappers to be wack
This is the difference between between your generation and my generation. People who rapped then, they lived what they rapped. Today, is content less garbage. No one will remember any of the idiots today a year from now. But someday some intergalactic kid 100 years from now can put this song on and be like damn, this is pretty cool. Also, name me one rapper today who can do their thing without cursing. Rakim and many can of that generation.
Peace to da Gods
Rakim vocalist
EricB Dj
Classic. Martin and Gina was years later.
When I was a kid in 88 i wanted to be Rakim when I grew up. True story B. I only buy Mercedes Benz cause that’s all Rakim had back then. Seriously I only have Benz cars cause of Rakim. Gotta be fly on some B-Boy shit
Older rap was situational awareness, it didn't get nasty till N.W.A. and Luke Skywalker & 2 live crew days.
2 Live Crew were already controversial before N.W.A. came onto the scene.
👍👍👍 🐐