@neoneherefrom5836 College caps were big 4 a min it was sum company dat had a "G" on da side I 4get da brand but dey had a certain logo 4 da college hats dat was fire. If u look at sum old pics u will c people wit dem on
Him and DMX ain’t the only rappers that didn’t need a hype man. What he did need was his record playing in the background because he couldn’t rap without his vocals playing in the background.
It's a long list of those emcees to be honest, LL Cool J, EPMD Kid n Play, salt n Peppa Mc Lyte Queen Latifah, EPMD, Snoop Dog Mc Hammer, Ice Cube..etc
The Greatest - produced his own tracks, changed MCs delivery and hip hop as a genre, uplifted his people, style, dialect (you ain’t catch yet), knowledge, introspective, catalog, featured soundtracks, wordplay, catchphrases, songs to the ladies, homage’s to DJs, range in subject matter from topics about Allah/Man is God to - street music, music with melodies to dance to, spit an entire song in one verse - and never Nigga’d or cursed ya… The God Rakim.
AGREED.LOVED his style and music,this performance brings back so much nostalgia,I used to stay up late to watch this show ( I lived in Central Texas and this show came on at 11:00/11:30 at night ) never seen this performance tho.
I remember hearing this for the first time on my Sharp boombox in my bedroom in south east London, UK at the age of 12. It was a milestone in rap we felt all the way across the pond!
I'm from Harlem and used to go to the Apollo on the regular in the 80s and 90s. This was a great throwback. I know some Harlem people saw their parents and grandparents in this video. lol...
I noticed it too, it would have been nice to see Eric B really do his thing too, but it's still amazing to finally see them perform either way! I almost go to see them do a show here on their second album tour back in the day, but Canadian customs held them up so long at the border the venue cancelled their show. The crowd was NOT happy
No weave,No BBL,No Cell Phones,No Guns,No Violence Against your Own Black Peoples,The Black women Were So Beautiful,fine,And Classy If i could go back to the 1980ts I Would.
This is what you call a REAL TIME performance! ❤Rakim didn't have to do too much, he didn't need dancers or a hype man. At that moment THESE 2 songs were the HOTTEST 2 Hip Hop songs out! 😅And Rakim is trying his best NOT to smile all 7 minutes! (How fitting was it that it was "7" minutes)😉
@@alantaylor695 Rakim style is hip hop. It's hard as well. If you listened to his raps you might understand. The quickest way to settle this is ask Kanye. About Rakim? Rakim's still into the matching Levis suits. Addidas etc.. Are you familiar with Queens, Brooklyn flavor.
The difference of crowds before cell phones.
If you was in the streets or a business person then you had a cell phone
It's 2024 and I'm still rocking to this. #bet
My #1 mc. Man. I miss them days
Kicked knowledge, smooth flow. Never disrespected black women or men. Never glamorized violence. Just straight rhyming. The best of the best.
True, old-school hip hop runs circles around this crap they have today.
If swag was a person 🫡
Rakim is straight old school New York
Rakim the illest even the outfit is banging that's how we use to dress back in the day College ball caps jean jackets and jeans and ewings
oh it had to be college caps ?
@@neoneherefrom5836and well as custom caps we'd just buy blank caps and add our own lettering, nick names or what not ..
@@seanflame8393 the fitted caps aren’t really a thing now are they?
Hey yooo. Those Ewings were the first thing noticed. I had a couple different flavors of those.
@neoneherefrom5836 College caps were big 4 a min it was sum company dat had a "G" on da side I 4get da brand but dey had a certain logo 4 da college hats dat was fire. If u look at sum old pics u will c people wit dem on
Eric B & Rakim rocked the ella outta that crowd💥 Pure nostalgia 🔥
AGREED.
So many of todays Hip hop fans say the G .O.A.T is Biggie or Tupac. Nah, the G.O.A.T is here. Rakim
💯
💯🎯 It's not even a debate
Cosign.
Word.
Copy Facts!!
This is the GOAT
Awww man this brought a tear to my eye, I was a Freshman in high school having the time of my life.
The audience in '86 moved more than performers than in 2024...
This performance was in the 90s
Rakim greatest MC of all time🎤
Rapper and MC is two different things. He definitely ain’t the greatest MC of all time.
Ayo Rakim lyrics can’t be messed with, and by the way who the Greatest Rapper or MC of all time !!
Greatest applies to who has the biggest impact globally. Like Jordan, Ali, etc. When it comes to rap music it's Pac, hands down. 🖖🏾🌍RLDWIDE
Are you serious if it was a battle you know what time it is Rakim would embarrass 2Pac
It's Big Daddy Kane then Rakim in my opinion! But no shade on Rakim at all! Dude would always destroy the mic!
PURE HIP HOP. Crowd was HYPED.
Him and DMX never needed a hype man!
Ja Rule was DMX hype man
Him and DMX ain’t the only rappers that didn’t need a hype man. What he did need was his record playing in the background because he couldn’t rap without his vocals playing in the background.
*NEVER EVERRRRR* !!!!!!! ❤❤❤
It's a long list of those emcees to be honest, LL Cool J, EPMD Kid n Play, salt n Peppa Mc Lyte Queen Latifah, EPMD, Snoop Dog Mc Hammer, Ice Cube..etc
@@perryellis1423Hammer had a hype man…..MC Too Big
My favorite Mc of all Time! Thanks for uploading this Masterpiece of a Gem! Look how hyped the Apollo is!!
My era was dope!!!!!
No doubt. 80 and 90s rap 💯
That crowd was HYPE! EB&R…ain’t no joke!
The Greatest - produced his own tracks, changed MCs delivery and hip hop as a genre, uplifted his people, style, dialect (you ain’t catch yet), knowledge, introspective, catalog, featured soundtracks, wordplay, catchphrases, songs to the ladies, homage’s to DJs, range in subject matter from topics about Allah/Man is God to - street music, music with melodies to dance to, spit an entire song in one verse - and never Nigga’d or cursed ya…
The God Rakim.
I remember when this aired and he performed “The Ghetto” first
make em clap to this
You gotta love how the crowd knows all the words.
I woke up feeling old and this broadcast popped up got me feeling like a pre teen. Dope! Thanks
THIS is priceless. MC stands for "move the crowd," and Rakim and Eric MOVED them. GOAT doing GOAT things.
One word…..,Legendary
This was almost 40 years ago and he's still actively involved in Hip Hop!
Rakim was one of the most greatest rapper MC to rock the mic 🎤 no doubt
AGREED.LOVED his style and music,this performance brings back so much nostalgia,I used to stay up late to watch this show ( I lived in Central Texas and this show came on at 11:00/11:30 at night ) never seen this performance tho.
Yes sir he is coldest MC that ROCK the mic
look at that crowd going crazy 'nuff said.
They don’t do that today it takes a fire to move them
OOH YEAH TRUE TRUE LEGENDS ERIC B.RAKIM FACTS 😎 AND SINBAD
Rakim 🎤🐐
WOOOOOOOO!!! RAKIM!! THE GOAT!! THIS MY SHIT RIGHT HERE!!!! MAN I WISH I COULD GO BACK!!!
Still is!
Rakim Allah. The Best I've heard.
I remember hearing this for the first time on my Sharp boombox in my bedroom in south east London, UK at the age of 12. It was a milestone in rap we felt all the way across the pond!
NOW THATS THE REAL MASTER! GOD OF HIP HOP!!!!!!!!!!
The Goat!
Bring this back ‼️‼️‼️🔥
You got soul gave me chills
Younguns in hip hop this is what u should STRIVE to be
I'm from Harlem and used to go to the Apollo on the regular in the 80s and 90s. This was a great throwback. I know some Harlem people saw their parents and grandparents in this video. lol...
The God rocking the Apollo
I Was UP In Tha APOLLO THEATER HARLEM NEW YORK Them Years,And Me And Eric B Was Hanging!!!
The Greatest
I remember that get that man his fucking roses yo we’ll talk Rakim salute peace God
After SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1AM
MY 1st OF 4 FAVORITE RAP GROUPS… NEVA SEEN APOLLO HYPED UP LIKE THIS🔊🎶🎶🎶🎶
Game changer. GOAT
I had those Ewings
I swear I was just thinking about this today! I remember tapping this
My favorite Rapper right here, thank you for uploading this video
This is the headliner of my first concert.
The days!!!!
I’m pissed they don’t have instrumental.
One of the GOATs! Hail to the crowd mover!!
Is It Me Or Is RA Rhyming Over His Vocal Tracks??? Just Asking For A Friend.. Still Was Rocking!
Yup!!
And Eric B isn’t really cutting, that’s a Numark DM 1650 mixer he’s using, 1200s are hooked up, but output channels are empty…Still a great show!
So tf what!!!! We didn’t gaf back then, we just wanted to see our fave Eric b and Rakim performing … we was lucky to even see them live tf cares
@ You Do I See…. Alive or Not It Is UNACCEPTABLE.
I noticed it too, it would have been nice to see Eric B really do his thing too, but it's still amazing to finally see them perform either way! I almost go to see them do a show here on their second album tour back in the day, but Canadian customs held them up so long at the border the venue cancelled their show. The crowd was NOT happy
1986 I was a junior in Atlanta
THE ONLY GAME CHANGING EMCEE and the first hip-hop act to sign a million dollar deal. PUT ALL RESPECT ON HIS NAME!
The best of the best. Rakim
Got mine from Shoppers Village in Hempstead Long Island New York
Word🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It still takes a nation of millions....billions..trillions.. to hold my boys back
Rakim on stage performing his songs by himself. Is that even possible anymore???
No weave,No BBL,No Cell Phones,No Guns,No Violence Against your Own Black Peoples,The Black women Were So Beautiful,fine,And Classy If i could go back to the 1980ts I Would.
This is what you call a REAL TIME performance! ❤Rakim didn't have to do too much, he didn't need dancers or a hype man. At that moment THESE 2 songs were the HOTTEST 2 Hip Hop songs out! 😅And Rakim is trying his best NOT to smile all 7 minutes! (How fitting was it that it was "7" minutes)😉
GOT THE WHOLE CROWD MOVING
Keep on rocking Long as you can keep on rocking
God M.C.
One and a half albums
Ra was always fly had on da fire Pepe jean suit n Ewings
The goat
Goat
7:08
Bamboo earrings
Yup I def had a pair
🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
Rakim is the God Mc the first and the last the future and the past God Rakim.
👑
Get on down
Rakim Allah (The God) Show And Prove
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Showtime for more dark Triads 😅
Why lip sync though
Crazy. He looks like Kanye; except he was first. Kanye's influences.
Don't compare him too that nutso West
@@allengarner6305 I'm saying we can see Kanye is rocking #rakims style.
Sorry you just played yourself!! They look nothing alike unless you’re squinting!
@@alantaylor695 Rakim style is hip hop. It's hard as well. If you listened to his raps you might understand. The quickest way to settle this is ask Kanye. About Rakim?
Rakim's still into the matching Levis suits. Addidas etc..
Are you familiar with Queens, Brooklyn flavor.
😒