Zyair McNight I am the same age as you, I remember when this came out in early 92... still sound as dope as it did back then.. can’t touch the R

Zyair McNight I can tell your head game off da chain...

Golden age of rap

44 but still bumping this when I'm 70

18 and 46. Wyrd is bond.

juma hamis Facts!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽

And u know that...

Nobody ever dared.

The greatest ever. ...goat

He is number 1

NATIONAL TREASURE

Dude's musician for sure! Also plays sax!

Wow, didn't know that. Respect the God MC even more now

not amazing tho or surprising - he's a ....B B O Y

HE did his own beat wow!!!

Facts

Preach it!!

@yabghus how does premo still make his beats then?

@yabghus ... They don't want to take the time to do so or spend the money. In other words, most of them can't.

Their is only one Zar an it's rakeem the god, his music can never die ,he is hip hip, 30 years later proves the power of the hip hop god rakeem supreme allah 👊

@@teebrown9646 mashallah

This record is actually 30 years old this year⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ But close

its a loop. he didn't play it live through the song. that's a whole different thing. surely he eventually could, but... who knows if he could then. the point is, the loop is necessary because the dynamics of live drums are never perfect. listen close. exact same sound every measure.

💯🔥

The first of it time

he laid the foundation for the better rappers. he is the GOAT of lyrics /raps that actually make sense and flow with the beat. big fan since i was a kid in 86 or so.

Yup, pretty much invented modern rap!

Or ''Actual rap'' and ''Bullshit no talent rap''

Darth Drakkar word!

100% I don't care- there wouldn't be Nas or any of these dudes sounding like they do without Ra!

AGREED

Darth Drakkar Era's consist of time periods, not categories

Eye agree

We like all rap music we like all old school rap music we like all hiphop music we like all 90s-80s😀😀🎶🎶🇺🇸🙏👍👍

@@paulgabbard6582 Who's *we* ? You schizo or somethin'?

Rns

Tupac was dangerous (Yo Q )

Best line ever written.

"Don't be like me, harded headed use to run where my gun burn much hotter than sun burn"

oh THAT's what he said???!!! lol

🔥🔥🔥

Big ups to catching that

Subliminally... I think EPMD, Freddie Foxx, Kane.

Roosevelt Darbey nev pac speak facts fohh

Kevin Scott if he gone diss he gone diss you saw what happened wit b.i.g but its my opinion ion really care for yours so put it as you please

@Roosevelt Darbey can you get me links where he said that?

Roosevelt Darbey please send us the link then if it’s not hard to find, I can’t source the audio

Yes this and follow the leader two favorite Rakim jams

@Thomas.. It has to be!! It was a well written song. Truly complimented the movie. A 4 verse masterpiece.

Facts

Facts

2024

yeah shit is dope

KRS-1 is the all time champion!. Busta rhymes another beast!. But Rakim is definitely in the top 5

KRS is number two sorry

@@julesbadguy5878 nah no way KRS 1 makes top 5. He is a pioneer in the game but no way in the top 5. Struggles to get in even top 10

Top 10

@@julesbadguy5878 RIGHT!

On the money

Braggadocios, Soave, Silky smooth..... 😆💥😆

This cat also played the drums on this track. Crazy

👍👍👍👍👍

He was the drummer too

💯%Facts!

Darren Stephens I didn’t appreciate it enough back in ‘91 😭 good ol days

@@nephikalamafoni4512 Funny, why?

monica bella it just sounds so good right now maybe because there was so much good music back then, I took it for granted and just so much crap right now, it just hits different right now ❤️ My cut off that sound track was naughty by nature uptown anthem that base line was just too mean 💯💯

very true bro...

WORD!!!

Booomer

I did too. My mind was blown

@@EpsiIonEagle ,💯

this shit is dope AF!!!!!!🔥

Real talk.

Some of these narrow-minds here this and immediately get to discreditin' "It was alright."

enjoy your ride....hell yeah

it aint no yachty tho

He should. He produced the entire record. Eric B had nothing to do with the record. Facts.

Eric provided the scratches in the song.

Juice is a great movie too. So gritty, early 90’s NYC

Buying the soundtrack was a must🔥

Facts 🎯

Facts

Facts!!

Ghostface also killed this beat not quite as Rakim but promising.

It was a well written song. The 4th verse always been my favorite.

Rs my G

1.4k thumbs down? Well we can see crackheads have viewed this

Sean STROMAN *1990

My friends & I saw it the day it came out. As I recall, this song was played in the opening credits and it blew my mind.

Sean STROMAN 26 years today

I wasn't born until August

Kenji B lol nice profile pic

He is one of the best and put the game down and put R in Rap.

The best ever! Don't care what anybody say.

Preach!

Marcus Kendall oh yeah.. What about Big Daddy Kane?

oh yeah.. What about Kool G Rap ?

Marcus Kendall true indeed Rakim is the greatest

Marcus Kendall you know what.....:u right

Marcus Kendall Rakim God MC.

Yeah he is. I agree with your father too. Verbal expression w/o cursing is great mental exercise. But sometimes... 😁✌🏾 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nmOSk6mga3di14U.html

there's two instances of profanity theyre just edited out

he said the n word 3x

Rakim been solid. He don't like cussing

East coast rap was next level back then. West coast was more raw and gangsta shit but East coast rap is my all time favorite while I live and bump it on the west coast Cali streets

Naaaaaaa 80's and part of the 90's

fr...fr...I'm 31 and I only listen to old school...up to early 2000's they have ok song nowadays few and far in between but old school is where it's at!

85 to 94 @@rakim6466

Respect brother! Same.

Doesn't matter how old you are. It's timeless, keep it in your rotation bruh. That's what matters 👌

Hell yeah!!! Same am 50 this year

@@fasteddie617 how old are you???

Check out LYRICS OF FURY......IT'S COLD.

+Jimmy JC Em has changedrapit for the worse. People accepting that medicore shit as Real Hip Hop allowed all those weak-ass rappers to come along and take over Hip Hop. Now, these kids think people like Em, Little Wayne and the rest of those watered-down rappers is the begining of Hip Hop not realizing their rise represent the end of Hip hop

I agree that Lil Wayne is mediocre, but Eminem in his prime was dope as fuck fool, what are you talking about? I guess you haven't heard Rakim giving Em major props and calling him one of the G.O.A.T.S. huh? Pound for pound Eminem is one of the best lyricists ever, whether you personally like his music or not.

+Iconoclastic fuck Eminem. Nigga talks ghetto shit like he lived it. Gimmick that was assisted by Dre and them out in Cali. Rakim is just too positive to bash him. Anyone who knows anything about rap knows how insane Rakim is. Rakim is that nigga that hundreds of rappers followed. No one followed Em and his gimmick.

Yeah, you completely missed my point. Gimmick or not, Eminem is a master wordsmith and a top tier lyricist, and anybody with respect for the craft can see that, so long as they put their personal feelings aside. I think you'd be surprised how many rappers "talk ghetto shit like they lived it" but didn't, and Eminem has always been pretty honest about his life and his hardships. I'm not saying he's the G.O.A.T. but to deny his skills on the mic just because you don't like him is childish and insincere. And to say nobody followed him or tried to sound like him is just ridiculous. You must have been living under a rock between 1999-2004, because he completely changed the game and at one point in time, everybody wanted to spit like he did. Maybe a lot of that was a mixture of marketing and his skin color giving him benefits, but a large part of that was his high caliber of skill. I still agree though that nobody can touch Rakim.

+Iconoclastic The Fuck? Yeah back then this shit 🔥 and it still is, but your forgetting about the ones who can rap today like J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Logic, Joey Badass, Jay Electronica, etc... Hip Hop hasn't completely died yet. Bro and this talk about em...? Em is good and no doubt changed the game and saying he didn't live the life of what he raps. that's were your wrong. Yeah some of the stuff he said were from 50 and dre but nigga saying he can't rap making you look wack 😐.

Thank you that says it all .there is no equal. These kids today haven't a clue

🐐☝🏾

“When i die go bury me & my note books in Cairo, with the great gods from Egypt manifest through writing rhymes, align with the stars ill come back & bless the mic”

#FAAACTZ💯🔥🔥🔥

2Pac is tha GOAT Nothing more to say

@@enes2paccerria745 2pac is nothing EMINEM aka Slim Shady is the GOAT 🐐.

I dont know about best ever, but its definitely up there bro

I think “I ain’t no joke “ is a better beat

its up there for sure

I'll definitely say one of the BEST.. I think no one can pinpoint one song that's 'thee best'. Personally, it's my top 25 out of maybe 500 hip hop songs.

This is some serious rap shit rakim style, damn it might be one of the best hiphop song ever

When he performed this on "IN LIVING COLOR" he said "imma put it in a rhyme and put it in ur brain" I was like 🤔😃

He was checkin cloutchasers before it had a name

i have never heard tale of any rapper trying to put shame on his game to make a name. Not even Kane. (Bars)

But wait… hey hold on… my kids tell me Drake is really good too.

“And my pockets are still phat, wherever I’m at, I get the welcome mat”.

@Nasty Paz it’s a fact.

This man is a legend

Boy please. HE SAMPLED FROM JAZZ AND FUNK ARTIST OF THE 60/70

Word? I had no idea he was a producer too and I'm a Hip Hop head since 86 from NYC, that's amazing I didn't know that thanks for the info fam, it's amazing how many Emcees also make beats on the low, Eminem makes beats but I hate most of his beats I'm in that Boom Bap sound like this. Premo And Alchemist are two of my favorites as well as Dre.

Rakim really produced most of their songs. Especially the first 2 albums. He would bring the samples/records to Marley and laid out how he wanted the song to go/be arranged. Making Marley more of an engineer. Rakim should get most of the credit producing, more so than Eric. It's crazy to thing this legendary MC was also musical and provided the sounds for this iconic duo.

Okolo Pierre Thank you, someone gets it. Goats have him on their list of Goats. 🤣

Like all old school hip-hop rap music old school hip-hop mix music old school hip-hop jam music old school hip-hop 90s music

some songs with a billion views are complete garbage

@@Highskill3r 💯

Wrong. The best ever was "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack" by Viper

Am I black enough for you - Schoolly D

Eric B used to sell ice cream on a Carvel truck and I used to be scared to buy ice cream with his stare lmfao!

Woa cool

That's why they sound so godly 💁‍♂️

Fun fact: I helped make the song, I went to his house and played the piano

Get outta here

@@australium7374 seriously bro that’s awesome

Stokeylove But of course

Indeed!

@@kevdng1 your dictionary must be outdated. Lupe Fiasco, MF DOOM, Elzhi.

The Goat

ABSOLUTELY!!!!💯👌🌟👑💎📖🎤👽🤖

Me but the opposite

Yeah me too! Me in 2021

Top 3 all time!!!

Rakim is the goat period

Check out Big L homie

Never knew that and I'm very old. Gl

Brandon Hawes Dassafak ‼️ 💯

lol 😄

Facts 💯💯💯

Or entire career

Facts💯

Will never be anything like it again.

EXCELLENT CHOICE!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯 MAY I ALSO SUGGEST FAKIN THE FUNK BY LARGE PROFESSOR!!!

@@reallife0728 yes 🙌🏽

Best part

nice job

From Brazil

When East Coast Hip Hop ran the industry. Rakim in my top 5

Nah you just old

@@ggallintedtalk Nah bru, my generation is better at er thang then ya young cats. Tight pants and auto tunes, light voice generation who cant keep there heads ups at barbershop and in the streets, Thats your generation fam, we embarrassed by ya young kats and the music ya make. RHAKIM WILL ALWAYS BE THE GOD as long as hip hop exists.

timeless bro and so real

This came out when I was a senior in high school...still listen to this 30 years later

The song is eternal