Rakim
 

I have heard several people mention Rakim being the best rapper of all time. I have the CD "The Master". What else do you guys suggest? I can see how someone can say Biggie is the best, I can see how someone can say Pac is the best, I can see how someone can say Big L is the best, Even Nas. But to say Rakim is the best, I want to hear song reccomendations that back this up from Rakim fans. I find it very hard to believe a rapper could be better lyrically then Big L, but then again Big L is greatly influenced from Big Daddy Kane and Rakim. Let me know.

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from Eric B & Rakim--Paid in Full: "Eric B is President," "I Ain't No Joke," just about every song on that album is worth listening to.

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Thanks DonkPuncher, I will be getting these, but by album do you mean the Paid In full movie soundtrack or is paid in full the name of the album?

I also find it interesting how whenever a "Greatest rapper" thread is put up when 2Pac wins it, if Rakim is not mentioned, a bunch of people flip out, but then when I post asking for someone to give me song examples only one person comes up with a response with over 90 people reading it...

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He destroys The Watcher Pt. 2, so download that to realize that he's still amazing. Check out "It's Been A Long Time" from The 18th Letter.

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I have Don't Sweat the Technique on cassette.

That is all I have to add to this thread.

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Thanks DonkPuncher, I will be getting these, but by album do you mean the Paid In full movie soundtrack or is paid in full the name of the album?

I also find it interesting how whenever a "Greatest rapper" thread is put up when 2Pac wins it, if Rakim is not mentioned, a bunch of people flip out, but then when I post asking for someone to give me song examples only one person comes up with a response with over 90 people reading it...

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not too many ootiots enjoy hip hop. and a decent amount that do are probably young and haven't been exposed to much, if any Rakim

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There was a longish thread about him a year ago. He has a lot of fans on OOT.

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not too many ootiots enjoy hip hop. and a decent amount that do are probably young and haven't been exposed to much, if any Rakim

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Unlike us old timers.

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Lyrics of Fury?

You have to realize having started with later emcees it may not be as impressive because emcees have adopted many things he introduced or improved upon.

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I love "when i be on the mic", but what makes him legendary was his early stuff with Eric B, where he innovated what is the modern "flow" in hip hop.

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My fav is "No Competition" from Follow the Leader.

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Free show with Ghostface in Austin this weekend. I'll be there.

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My favorite Rakim songs not yet mentioned:

"In the Ghetto" and "Follow the Leader".

Also,

"I take 7 MC's 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
And that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time"

This is pretty much a true statement.

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Starvs Your argument is completly ridiculous. It doesn't matter if people listened to his rap and influenced them, the final product of that rapper is what is important. Big L would be just as sick lyrically and the way he flows whether or not Rakim existed.

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I aint no joke is very good. But Still this is no where close to Big L's talent. Big L is like the same thing, only better. I think people just don't listen to L enough to realize he is better

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I aint no joke is very good. But Still this is no where close to Big L's talent. Big L is like the same thing, only better. I think people just don't listen to L enough to realize he is better

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Everyone into hiphop has listend to all of Big L's [censored]. He was great. But, you gotta be a noob to not understand Rakim's influence on the whole scene.

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BIG L BIG L BIG L
RIP

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Personally, I think KRS-ONE is the GOAT, but Rakim is in the discussion.

The entire Paid In Full Album is incredible, one of the top 3-4 albums of all time. My melody may be the greatest single hip hop cut in hisory, and I Aint No Joke, Eric B is Preisdnet, You Know I Got Soul, etcetcetc
This is an album, one of the rare ones, that u never have to rewind or ff. With the possible exception of the instrumental "Chinese Arithmetic".