yeah, and the camden nj/philly anthem kick the ball by krown rulers, produced by ced g./ultra-magnetic...

Do you have a podcast Jay? I would love to hear more of the behind-the-scenes and interviews brother.

The king.

Thank you

Melle Mel ”RRAH!”

White lines is one of my favorite songs from him! My mom and uncles grew up in the same building with him as kids. Still see him a thanksgiving time to time.

The real GOAT and very very unappreciated!!!

He went to Mars and came back with a formula..... definitely a beat king.

Actually had the opportunity to hang out with the Ricky D......

i love it this bout old skool hiphopi was little kid 8 year old

You 4got 1 kid! BILL COSBY SHOW! THAT WAS THE LAST JOINT YOUD WATCH B4 YOU HIT D STREETS🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

One of the best Hip Hop analysis I have ever watched. Brilliantly researched, narrated, and presented.

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Born in 1973, and out of all the music I have been exposed to Rakim's my personal favorite and my reasons are articulated and explained thoroughly by JayQuan's position stated above. Well Done.

They are tuff stuff real hip hop

SHAN🙌👏🫡

Melle mel is the father of internal rhymes rapping. His lyrics may looked amateurish compared to the golden era rappers, but he is the one along with kool moe dee and spoonie g that gave birth to the golden era rappers. The message and ww3 had a huge impact in the way hip hop rappers wrote their lyrics and gave birth to the likes of rakim, krs 1 and chuck D.

This is pure gold. Thank you for this analysis of Rakim and his paradigm shifting influence.

Today everyone tries to act hard and heartless. I wonder where's love these days. I've been seeking and searching for it my entire life and it seems that love is hiding from me.

Sad to say,i really don't think everyone these days really want love peace or real hope anymore. It's really not found in their entertainment at all anymore.

All of his music is like new cuts for me now. It's an experience

Where have i really been to have been missing out on his music all those years ago

It's a deep honor to finally find out about this awesome brother. I just found out about him about an hour and a half ago. I haven't stopped listening until this interview to his music. Every song i heard i deeply loved, for real.

Rahim put in work ! He's been a God!

The introduction to "Here We Go" featured on the Jason Nevin's remix of "It's Like That" (the full length remix not the edit). That ended up being a huge UK No.1 pop hit back in early 1998. Finally heard the original "Here We Go" later that year on a compilation called "Rockit". Always wondered where that "Ahh Yeah" sample originated from; that was in countless dance/hip house records circa '88-90.

Hip Hop Historian, I was at a Sugar Hill Gang Show, in Charlotte at Carowinds Paladium, in the early 80's. I ended up backstage, and stood behind the keyboard player, that I wouldve sworn was Bernie Worrell. Is that possible? I was high as a kite. So was the backing band after i got there. Tis could have been right at the time of Sugar Hill Groove. The band at the Carowinds Paladium was fantastic. They got my phone digits and the road manager, Terry Hart or Gary, maybe. Thanked me for bringing the funk. Help me figure out exactly when that show was and who was in the band. They might remember that trippin white boy with the funk. Talk to me...

BIG DADDY KANE? RAKIM? OR KRS-1NE? Who is your favourite? Response under this comment... ✍🏼

Hey LL what ever happened to E love???

Had heard this first on dj alert show as teen dj in 1984 in could never find it unit yesrs later does any one have the whole show thats why every artist should always record there performance every time especially if yhey performing woth mo other opening acts

These are so good man! Thank you

The Greatest MC of Allllllll Time in my opinion.

Rakim is everyone’s top 5, #1 So if you ask the average person who’s their top 5 and they say Nas JZ EM Biggie PAC JADA Pun ETC… And then you ask those artists who’s their number 1, they all say Rakim….

This man was nas before nas

U r so ryt bro, so many different styles and qualities of hip hop n RAKIM IS A GOD. LIKE HE SAID BACK IN THE DAY, FOLLOW THE LEADER.

Wow teenage memories. Mantronix took electronics and hip-hop to another level. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Dope lesson

Mount Rushmore of Hip Hop

just curious, what was the name of the crew u were with again??? one ...

Sha-Rock needs to be on "Drink Champs! Let's go!

THE BEST!!!!!!

Regardless of criteria, because he’s not at the top of any criteria, but he is really THE GOD of rap! And should really be in everybody’s top 5/10. Don’t care what era or age you came from. Even I’m too young for Rakim’s time, but I recognize his god status and where everything I love about any lyricist comes from. I’m also a jazz musician, and so the correlation to jazz and words in rhyme form goes totally hand in hand.

Arthur Baker .....arranged Tom Moulton's "I Don't No Music ' Great record.

Mantronik had a Fairlight CMI sampler a very expansive sampler. Later is was stolen from him.

I first heard Kool G Rap on the Symphony.. After this, Kool G Rap was on my winners podium.. After listen to rated XXX he won. Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, Kool G Rap, Ice-T, Lord Finesse, Big L, Big Pun and Chubb Rock were and are the best. Rakim also, but he wasnt on the winner podium, unfortunately..

I was a young kid listening Mantronix on my walkman a lot. Love the 80s.

What’s crazy is that I’m about to inherit the equipment used by this band. May us black artists revitalize our music. ✊🏿

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This shit GOLD

I will never forget Melly Mel n I'm 61 B's I was raised wit Hip Hop believe me these hip Hop artist can't touch him please I still listen to hip hop Kendrick Lamar that's Hip-hop

The prophet Melly Mel the greatest head of his time I'm 61 being real I seen him in a show around 2005 I think Brooklyn, Williamsburg in a aloft it was no dream it like one cause he's da one start da jontran was a freestyle dancer n my boy was graffiti writer so we where invited what a time I wish I got his autograph from da untouchable!