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Rakim doesn’t have time for the people who are hating on him or complaining about his music. His main goal is to feed himself. Let’s not forget that his health is worth more than your hate and complains.
Keep it popping until I'm clocking in every time zone Rakim – Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Rakim is one of the greatest MCs to ever hold a mic and rap. His flow, rhymings and words are magical. Especially his rhymes will make you go crazy.
The reason why he is so influential is because he was the first MC to start rhyming compounds extensively and introduced a more advanced flow structure for the time. He was truly a trend-setter and many modern rappers got inspired to rap from listening to Rakim.
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Time is money
Rakim’s routines go like this:
- Work on an album and release it
- Go on tour
- After tour, one or two days of sleep
- Get back to studio
- Repeat all above
But the bad will make the good times that much better Rakim – You and I
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Any relationship got ups and downs. Rakim and his girl’s are going through a rough period but he knows that everything is going to be fine soon.
Intellect wit’ swerves, I coulda wrecked my nerves Rakim – Show Me Love
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Rakim studied every inch of his girl’s body. He studied her behind, hips, curves and her whole body. He knows where to start and what to do when it comes to making love.
Description — Egyptian smile
Queen of the Nile, that means she dipped in style
She re-mind me of Nefretiti, yes, indeed-y Rakim – Show Me Love
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His girl is everything a man wants in life. She got thick hips and the face of an Egyptian queen. She remembers him of Nefertiti who was the Great Royal Wife of the Great Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.
Great Royal Wives are known for their beauty and wisdom. A great pharaoh wouldn’t reach the success the history mentions without their wives and Rakim’s girl is not less important than these Great Royal Wives.
Dollar signs and melodies and incredible rhymes
The people I met and the sets that got wrecked
All the mics I checked, most of all life's effects
And peace to all the people I grew up around
In the streets, back when beats had a rougher sound
I used to be wild, me and my crew sit back and we smile Rakim – Remember That
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Rakim just expressed his life in 6 lines. It all started with practicing rhymes and playing with words.
Afterwards he met people who would help him out with recording and make beats for him to renegade and murder.
He’d also freestyle in the streets with friends and people he didn’t know to improve. In 1985, his whole life changed when he met Eric B and they went on to release four successful studio albums.
And my flow still tight when I'm about to get loose, let's go Rakim – Hip-Hop
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Rakim still got the crazy flow and style in his pocket. Though he didn’t release much music in the past 10 years, he still got a lot to put on the plate for all his opponents and enemies to eat.
His music and domination is unlimited and immortal, unlike these new school rappers who can’t even be compared to him whose music will fade away soon.
The last line means that his flow is still tight and great even when he’s about to end the verse. The end of the verse and it’s start are usually different when you listen to any song but his flow is the same at the beginning of the verse or song and at the end.
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Rakim’s girl has an exotic and perfect body like the women who work out in Lucille Roberts Gyms.
Lucille Roberts was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur who founded the Lucille Roberts chain of health clubs. A self-proclaimed “exercise nut”, she turned her passion for working out into a health club empire worth $30 million at the time of her death.
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Every year we explore new rappers and new names but the genre is and will always be the same.
The artist that revolutionize hip-hop are still the same artist from 20-30 years ago