Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke

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Music video by Eric B. & Rakim performing I Ain't No Joke. (C) 1987 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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[@ronnierogers-uk9zg]

WHO LISTENING IN 2024

[@josephdedona4760]

Always

[@janwright7162]

Me....Right now.!!!

[@janwright7162]

Damn !!!!! FLAVA FLAV!!!!!!!! BOiiiiiii

[@TheSus0ne]

Me rn

[@seththehobbit2066]

Yo

[@nydawijai5945]

'I hold the microphone like a grudge...' Love that line.

[@rapchattv6962]

The shit he was saying at this time 🔥🔥🔥🔥this nigga was a head of his time 🤦‍♂️

[@master_at_social_game6005]

This Is Real Hip Hop.

[@LP-my2ml]

Wouldn't be understood at all!!! Now days...

[@danftwgg]

1987:Wow,this song is legendary 2019:Wow,this song is legendary 2045:Wow,this song is legendary

[@patrick12657nck]

Kids today just don't know what they missed.

[@ladygemini5967]

Yep

[@bau8476]

Detroit Ruffin ima kid and i love this old school rap

[@richb5477]

👊🏾

[@lisah2063]

I'm 11 and I love old school rap

[@SkilledEddie]

Doesn't even say one curse word and still fire.

[@MelShibson]

Will Smith before Will Smith

[@ivanfidalgo9395]

facts

[@thinkhard2808]

+FonchCakes wtf are u talking about.... real hip hop will never!

[@masondarden2423]

+Think Hard well back in the the 80s if they cuss their record would no air play

[@jayforbes5774]

He said Damn in the first 6 bars😂

[@tutistic7743]

Who thinks that Rakim's the G.O.A.T!

[@Grandmaster__Gee]

Yeah man he did Grandmaster melle mel and Kool moe dee's things to next level!

[@tutistic7743]

@@Grandmaster__Gee no doubt that he did!

[@DandyOh]

Should be in everyone's top 3 at least! Easily the goat MC for me

[@tutistic7743]

@@DandyOh totally agree with you man!

[@msindymusic]

Yep

[@QueenCraftsChannel]

RAKIM IS THE BLUEPRINT OF EMCEE'S!!!! 2024 AND THIS STILL HARD AS HELL!!!

[@joeyhuey8340]

new school cant fuck with this.

[@sharkdeepwater8]

joey Huey Sheeeeeid, new old school can't fuck with this.

[@noriyawoodard476]

I’m here because I was THERE listening in 87” RAKIM!!!!!!!!!

[@FFriday]

Damn must've been great to be there while it was happening. History in the making.

[@ang1stokes]

You know...

[@grumpee8432]

Respect ✊

[@hebrewlion77judah57]

Damn Right Definitely was there...FACTS

[@randee4550]

Yup. I was there too! Chillin' hard, with my Nike Delta Force kicks, my Diadoras, or maybe my Avias. Acid wash jeans, or maybe my Guess velour suit, Kangol, YSL frames, and gold fronts, kicking that serious game, to the honeys, cooling out, on Times Square, just looking for some action, in the NYC, of old. 1987. I was THERE!

[@313_mademe]

Nearly 40 years later and this song is still 🔥, simply perfect in my opinion!

[@user-kc8oz8wd4r]

When brothers rapped about smoking you on the mic not with a gun !!!

[@STR8GHTBALLIN]

😢

[@trebolerolifeeastside4314]

I k87iibm😂😂ck

[@mr.c332]

Yep, and no words that disintegrate the people.

[@MsVinak]

Another black respectable intellectual...I love it!!

[@Trent_Moorman]

Is each one still shocking to you?

[@thechaz83]

Intellect isn’t determined by race.

[@gladys100011]

2020. Another Decade. Can’t stop a classic.

[@michaelcalhoun1728]

gladys100011 ✅💯

[@Frostgrl681]

It's timeless bae.

[@cornelius7323]

Aint that the truth

[@daryllMiyagi]

Timeless

[@dback544]

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[@kamargee9680]

Classic! Rakim and BD Kane. No one could touch either of them!

[@kelseydotc8172]

He changed hip-hop forever with this song!! ❤❤❤❤

[@bettonektp2379]

1987: "Wow, this song is amazing!" 2022: "Wow, this song is amazing!" 3050: "Wow, this song is amazing!"

[@HansumTrini]

🤣😂

[@cdjxman]

Straight up!😎👍

[@neiltaylor6443]

😂😂👊🏾

[@Hborn]

Where is that mural at ?

[@ayyocool]

no bullshit.. he was really spitting on this Jawn

[@TheMelancholicTigah]

Yo them damn JUMPSUITS WAS PHAT!!!!!

[@tyreseoutlaw9125]

sweat suits...smiling

[@daniilmcdonald5166]

lol when ppl stopped saying phat and calling jumpsuits track suits

[@str8alphamale]

MIA quavo MIA Phat is still dope.. My era . Let's bring it back.

[@prospecktor1999]

and the gold was watered down

[@RFJersey]

The Italian guys in NJ and NYC still wear the track suits, lol.

[@denariuswright8284]

CONSCIOUS RAP IS THE MOST MENTALLY ENRICHING format of HIP HOP

[@Militantreturns]

Its not conscious though Its. Straightiest. Example of. Rapping in its purest form

[@cisco95021]

The clearness of the words is impeccable.

[@arifrostburn3787]

Who’s here cause they like old school hip hop

[@wptaries]

arifrostburn This was my era of hip hop! Rakim and Biggie, my favs!! #teenageyears

[@stephenperales1811]

hell yeah man

[@MannyBReviews]

Eric B and Rakim are hip hop icons I grew up listening to them. No white folks around where I live even know who these fellows are.

[@williampscott3539]

Word up

[@ch.illmatic]

Everybody from the Jordan documentary don't even know

[@flyingjorts4301]

Rakim is the type of guy that will diss you without cursing once.

[@HeathOverledger]

He did this more often than people realize

[@discosecret6363]

And the whole time you’ll just be speechless, in awe of his prowess.

[@dawntraci]

And make you cry to yo mama.

[@dawntraci]

@@youssefnakhli8996 I wonder if he thought he had to "keep with the times:".

[@jimmyjc2969]

I was at Union Square when Rakim performed Eric B for President. Don’t know if it was staged or he was invited. All the main rappers were there. Run, Kool Moe Dee, LL. He asked if anyone wanted to go “1D” = battle. Nobody stepped up. Rakim was 19 I think, but they ALL knew who he was. He was that nice.

[@mrmarwingee1]

Man nobody like Rakim and Eric B these days. this IS a classic. NO JOKE.

[@Tiren-ky3cu]

💯 percent facts.💪💪💪

[@dognit]

His level of confidence in this is no joke. 2023 and it’s still beyond reproach.

[@herintuion88]

U are Right

[@ia4687]

Solid as a rock 10 toes down

[@bryansmalley]

I want a refrigerator made by Rakim, 'cause this is still fresh after 30+ years

[@rafi5659]

Ice cold, too!

[@calvinmyers5085]

👍

[@kimberlygokool5346]

Ice cold but still fire

[@deidragreer4958]

Lol

[@deidragreer4958]

@@rafi5659 lol

[@DarrellDindial]

"I hold the microphone like a grudge." Outstanding

[@nelsonairforce]

Haha, I wanted to comment this too

[@frostyflakkes2692]

NBA 2k put a whole new generation on this 🔥

[@nicksandz3209]

When it comes to Hip Hop people dont know Rakim is a National Treasure, everyone that ever came after him should give praise, He is literally a living legend that changed the way everyone had to rap and is the birth of the lyrical MC..

[@huey9043]

I Agree

[@user-ok7kj9ie3d]

Back when rap was still an ARTform on the streets of New York City,consisting of clever word-play and metaphors!!!! 😮

[@nicksandz3209]

@@user-ok7kj9ie3d Agreed

[@galacticwarlock2271]

Agreed. This is fresh.

[@AAAFilm-yt7gx]

Eminem praised him big time you love to see it

[@tylerrodriguez7772]

Lyrically one of the best of all time

[@kharis87]

Who still listening to Rakim in 2018? Classic

[@shakir7194]

me! old hip hop and rap never gets old!

[@pinklasagna2131]

🙋‍♀️ Meeeee

[@keithwisdom1663]

goat- south Bronx in the house- I was there when it started in 1970s

[@bmwguyc.j7197]

Me

[@easyrider252]

Me!

[@Aalender]

“ Even if it’s jazz or the quiet storm I hook a beat up and turn it into hip hop form “ - this dude is simply incredible - he just described hip hop in a line

[@daddykool295]

Exactly aint that what sum groups did like digable planets but it was still hip hop

[@toidean6953]

🎉🎉🎉

[@DamnYou22Times]

So man classic lines from bar to bar on all his jams yo. Like he said they smash pause 😂😂😂

[@user-ok7kj9ie3d]

Back when Rap was still an ARTform on the streets of New York City,consisting of clever word-play and metaphors!!!!😮

[@Bo3iuu]

Yes Rakim you made us wondering DAMN!

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

This is without a doubt still the hardest hip hop track, and without any curses, just pure lyrical assassination. Never known any artist to receive such universal acclaim and respect, and never been challenged. Just widely accepted that he is the God.

[@ruqone]

💯

[@MassimoTullio-wc9yr]

LL put the whole rap industry on notice when put out murdergram

[@BRock94610]

Can't sleep on 10% Dis by MC Lyte!

[@eabsurfs808]

"I hold the microphone like a grudge..." Top THAT! LOL

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

eabsurfs808 Reminded me of Common’s ”Hold the mic like a memory”. Ra said it first though ofc.

[@johnrodriguez9839]

E will hold tha needle so the record won't budge!!

[@gregsander8439]

Im flowing like blood on a crime scene.

[@ms.wilson6439]

They can't For sure.

[@stoneythagod7374]

eabsurfs808 “you can ask bevis, I get nothing but head” “Voice inside my head told me ‘wet em if they test you’, so it’s ragging water season “And stories ‘bout my life hit the net like a bad serve” “Put him in the ground he was down to earth” “The game need change and I’m the muafuckin cashier” “Tryna get her groove back like Stella, grab the umbrella” “Feds come around, then I turn to Helen Keller”

[@ilm_seeker]

0 - curse words 0 - N* word 0 - ratchet 0 - smashin' anyone This is what our music should be. Respectful of our people.

[@young_coolio407]

seetv569 true

[@willkessinger1208]

Notorious Nas I get your point, and my favorite Group is NWA, and they cuss like it's second nature. However the fact that Eric B and Rakim didn't cuss at all in this song, and still made a hit, it's cool and all. We also have to take into consideration that to get a record deal as a hip hop artist in the 80s, your slate had to be shining brighter than the stars, but that changed in the 90s, and in today's music you have to cuss up a storm to be considered "A Great Artist", and quite honestly, I'm fucking tired of artists today thinking their better than anyone from the 90s or 80s. All he wanted to say was that it was amazing how the song didn't cuss one bit.

[@willierobinson9913]

seetv569 I couldn't agree 💯 with you anymore

[@torontofinest4564]

0- drugs

[@JacoBluezz]

Check out an artist named Shad. Best canadian rapper out there imo (though i think he retired) I saw him live in Chicago and he freestyled for ten minutes straight taking suggestions from the crowd without swearing once. It's so hard to freestyle, let alone not rely on profanity for filler words, it was extremely impressive. Artists like him keep my hope in hip hop alive.

[@bobbydwarika2537]

No cuss words ..nothing sexual…back when hip hop was REAL

[@AAAFilm-yt7gx]

Class.

[@The_BIG_salad]

What makes it not real today?

[@jerlove2000]

@KK-hs6qs people like u

[@Well_Its_Me]

Being fake, impersonating someone they're not, such as acting like they're rich, driving a Lamborghini's, living in a mansion when everything is actually rented@@The_BIG_salad

[@maesarmq5103]

Most of em just rappin wit no meaning even sound the same thats mumble ​@@The_BIG_salad

[@TheIncredibleStories]

That first verse goes down as one of the best in HipHop history forever.

[@matthewbrown6628]

Who's here because they have good taste in music?

[@karenlee7524]

I'm here to see my guy whose a bystander in the video😍

[@beekdorrr]

“Good” Taste in music is subjective and you cant say that if you dont listen to this song you have a bad taste in music.

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

@@beekdorrr some people have no taste at all lol

[@zeflr122]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 AKA people who listen to 6ix9ine

[@vignesh5513]

Cheers

[@Marcus-nt8yx]

When this came out in New York, everything changed. The air was different. It was electric. It came unexpected out of nowhere. This was the beginning of a new cycle. This brother was 19 years old.

[@lewadkins1828]

Facts 💯💯💯 Look at the crowd Look at the expressions on their faces Even as New Yorkers They seemed amazed Almost like they were witnessing Something phenomenal right B4 their very own eyes 👀👀👀😎😎😎😎😎

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Saw them and Beastie Boys live at the Roxy, wish I had a time machine.

[@jeffmartin9212]

@@Gorilla_Jones yo the Roxy was THE SHIT. I didn’t see that show but I was there all the time. Legendary spot

[@yaoblack3579]

Honestly, I think it started with Eric B for President. That shit had NY in a CHOKEHOLD, lol

[@eazy-cheez-e8033]

True the environment back then was way better and cool, no social media, no one had phones back then, so no one could be a snitch and record or post everything they see is wrong to social media as if they’re some vigilante, people minded their business and you could just chill in public drinking in crowds or smoke everywhere that you can’t do today.. having street parties, being wild

[@nibeditadas7485]

And this is how history was made

[@brandyvaughn7543]

Man..still the best rapper. 2024

[@bitterbold]

best rapper ever. period.

[@monsterkis]

TC mekanik no designer is

[@colbyhemming.]

take these L's, everyone knows lil yatchy is the GOAT

[@alterrage3255]

+Colby Hemming who's "Everybody" lol yatchy's trash

[@jonnyx38]

TC mekanik No Taylor swift

[@jakemartinez8803]

I disagree nas is the best but this guy is still really good

[@doowkcaj]

Hip hop in it's most concentrated, unadulterated form.

[@mrjones5880]

Ole Skool like this will never die unlike this trash today.....

[@SheriFromDetroit]

Absolutely ❤

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Rakim's voice is on my list of favorite hip hop voices ever ❤.

[@TboneTenEighties]

"When i'm goone,, then you can joke"

[@MaximillianSmith11031977]

TboneNYC10 "i hold the microphone like a grudge"

[@VickStarkiller]

TboneNYC10 best line

[@reeco357]

TboneNYC10 Then the game did become a joke after he left

[@donvillewilson7498]

thats a more serious line than we think

[@9MagTV]

Imagine Telling Your Grandkids Your Were In An Eric B. & Rakim Video!

[@blusterya6540]

Who that grandpa?? 😂

[@michaeliverson5789]

@@blusterya6540 💀💀

[@blusterya6540]

@@michaeliverson5789 ??

[@michaeliverson5789]

@@blusterya6540 Was laughing at ya comment dawg lol

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Imagine what someone's grandma would say like yeah girl that was me with Rakim lol 😆😂,?.

[@MementoMori_2070]

I can’t even imagine, living in the 80s and seeing this for the first time on tv. I bet his flow amazed a lot of people at that time. I bet his style was a game changer for hip hop

[@MaKiNthaMoViE]

all that

[@tinyky2598]

Changed the game.

[@angelaweaver4603]

It was all that 😊

[@Chocolategurl61]

🤯 3:53 blew my mind!🌋☄️☄️🔥🔥🔥😳😂🥰

[@davidslindsayjr.9243]

i was around back then and trust it did change the game

[@swampghost72]

The best there was , and ever will be!!!

[@singingchef23]

Rakim will always be the reason I became obsessed with lyrical ability. His barz are timesless

[@Non-Serviam300]

singingchef23 YES. His characteristic smooth flow is unparalleled.

[@ewilliamsz2099]

Back when niggas spoke the queens English and could actually string a sentence together.

[@bradronngobe5735]

" I got a question, as serious as cancer" I don't know, this will be corny if someone said it now.

[@blkenuf8943]

He completely revolutionized lyricism.

[@sunniblacc78]

Str8 up

[@anudarib]

2019: this song is a masterpiece

[@scotthartley31]

Seline B epic track of all time

[@johnrodriguez9839]

Perfect description for it!

[@lisadunham9319]

Seline B wat ......... I HOLD THE MICROPHONE LIKE A GRAG

[@letthetruthbetold2148]

This shii too fresh

[@aidanfox8219]

The G.O.A.T. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Wellington205i]

Wow. Rakim was way ahead of his time. This came out in 1987 but his rapping was 20 years ahead advanced lyrically. Rakim is definitely top 5 rapper of all time.

[@casminray1791]

He's the goat

[@kieran296]

+Darrell Cosey STFU YOU NEEK

[@shonha1]

Yep, ppl call this old school, but Ra was so far ahead, that the transition he set, we're still hearing it now 16 yrs into the the new millennium. From the ones with talent and willing to carry on tradition that is.

[@kieran296]

Guys you probs wont do it but its worth a try init, Have you ever heard of Grime (British Hip Hop) if not that's safe, but you should check out Skepta, JME,Chip,Stormzy,Ghetts,Dave,Section boyz, There good MCs and many more of them you might like! Peace

[@harrygiles8785]

+David Harris rap was shit in 2007 though

[@youhateme8827]

Seeing Flav dancing in a Rakim video is the most classic thing ever!!

[@alessandrodepaoli6519]

Flav confirmed??!! (I was wondering...)

[@sloopjohnbable]

Yeeeah boy! @@alessandrodepaoli6519

[@juliuswilliams1387]

Hell yeah

[@adamaultman3651]

He was a popular dj before he hooked up with Chuck-D.. He kicked it with a lot of Hip Hop Pioneers in the East Coast

[@justinb954]

Rap was a very small world even though it happened in all 5 boroughs. I remember going to the music store in 1987 88 and there was like only 10 different tapes. Nobody was yet shooting each other.

[@carlosbryant1737]

I’m still listening to Rakim in 2024.

[@eddiemoon9366]

Rakim's style commands attention from any listener. I love this track, this was back when hip hop was in its truest form

[@RxiderBoyy]

Rakim in 2019?.

[@gabbiem2722]

😋

[@zeagazetotsiyon2942]

This video was in 1986 man. I was at the Dope Jam Tour in 1988 when Eric B. & Rakim headlined. Opening acts were Ice-T, Boigie Down Productions, Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, Kool Moe Dee and headlining was Eric B. & Rakim. I went to The Technique Tour 26 year reunion April 25, 2018 @ The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Tx. Bern listening to Rakim Allah since 1984 when "My Melody" originally dropped.

[@zeagazetotsiyon2942]

Rakim all day every day. All year every year. All week every week.

[@zeagazetotsiyon2942]

No spotlites, No $20 million dollar video budget , No skimpy broads to sell the joint. No hooks. Just in front of the electronics joint with that Benzo and the wheels of Steel and a mic, FILA track suits and hustler truck jewelry. As raw as you can get. At everyday spots.

[@tarix313]

живёт,поёт

[@ameniaj3275]

Rakim Didn't Have To Curse To Get His Point Across... HE AINT NO JOKE!!! 😃😃😍❤

[@seanbriscoe6804]

Yes no cursing. Smooth and clean.....

[@robertjohnson1499]

Whodunit didn't have to curse either.. but Rakimthe god

[@gunesh6694]

You good with emojis? :P

[@willsmith6291]

💯💯💯

[@seanbriscoe6804]

@@willsmith6291 I'll say it again. That's when music was music. Unique, good sounds, and the music stood out in a good way

[@FirebrickFoxx]

"write a rhyme in graffiti and, every show you see me in, deep concentration, cuz I'm no comedian" PEOPLE. This was the 80's!!!!! This man had No business being this ahead with wordplay during that era. Crazy.

[@RareFilesClub]

Just saw him live last night. Can confirm he was in deep concentration. No joke.

[@vernonjohnson1198]

@@RareFilesClubyou are dead on right big homie….no cap

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

@@RareFilesClubPeace To The Gods!!!!!! Yo that’s amazing my G…how was the show…

[@killakendra7463]

Rakim 👑

[@bombayrasta7814]

"Rakim was the first to use inside rhyme schemes, he did somthing that had not been thought of yet, he single handedly pushed the genre of hip hop forward to be more complexed" - Marshall Mathers

[@ulysses8785]

Great analysis!

[@damianedwards2327]

Facts

[@LunatiqHigh]

Rakim is a GOAT for sure, but that just seems like a slap in the face to Kool Moe Dee. lol

[@sketcharmstrong8491]

Lame. Marshall Mathers shouldn't be mentioned during a Rakim rhyme session.....sorry bruh

[@rickwilliams4573]

Get out of your feelings. It was a quote from Em, praising Rakim...

[@lakeshiamcgee3385]

damn this the real deal ....real hip hop ..... please bring this back...

[@terrellcolbert8494]

memphatyre he is like the last scene in 8 triagram pole fighter

[@yogaza2]

Give Brother Ali a try. I have a feeling you'll appreciate his music.

[@kardobo9101]

Dont worry guys. If I don't have a job. I will ma a way to bring it back back mumble rappers will get paid cheap

[@ToniLHall]

i know girl

[@randymiller7524]

Eric B. and Rakim were no joke.

[@donnapowell959]

Back in the day when rap was 🔥 Our music back then made you just want to dance and have fun!!!!!

[@samiullahhenderson3492]

Straight flow and no profanity. Rakim was a monster!

[@lolosmith8446]

He said damn

[@balance5216]

LoLo Smith you really think damn counts? it’s in children’s books for christ sake lol

[@SpicyPablo808]

Is. He is.

[@jasonvogue4487]

GOAT

[@deidragreer4958]

He still is

[@lemondishonor7736]

Eric B is the most serious DJ ever. No smile, no talking, just insane turn table work.

[@rp9674]

He holds a mic like a grudge too

[@swade8375]

Terminator x

[@socproductionsofficialtv1]

ΝΟΤ EVEΝ ΤΟP 50 DJ

[@kareemsupremet.v.5189]

Terminator X never said a word in 35 years

[@lemondishonor7736]

@@kareemsupremet.v.5189 he had an album

[@toniwarren9666]

I came up in this era and its as fresh as laundry!😂😂😂

[@stayingfitandfocused]

wish music would go back to this style on the radio

[@darkknight7011]

This is the BEST 'lyricist" in ALL of hip-hop. His cadence, tone and articulation have yet to be topped. Argue with me....

[@craz1974]

No arguing needed because it's true.

[@paulmenel7734]

Pimp C is a possible opponent, the art of story telling

[@OhthatKt1]

Kane.

[@dannycuriel6060]

Him and Em are on Mount Rushmore. Next 2?

[@staciejones4059]

True story

[@RuckRuRaggie]

You don't even hear him breathing between words, unlike like a lot of rappers. Mr. Rakim is indeed a G.O.A.T

[@xilee5993]

Jerissa Martinez it's not love. you can't say that.

[@javieravila8749]

Jerissa Martinez he would tear these clown rappers today apart. No contest not even close

[@ToniLHall]

real mcsssss stand up

[@lebronbarkley6038]

Jerissa Martinez exactly gorgeous Rakim has no equal

[@NICCAGE26]

Engineers can take the breaths out when mastering....

[@x2xbrandtx2x]

I love how you can understand everything he says.

[@mandia469]

I forgot how funny flava was with his dancing back in the day!! 😭😭😭

[@j13741374]

Still rockin this in 2019 !! Shout out to the R.

[@dakarawilliams228]

💯

[@ladygemini5967]

Love your statement

[@lorenzohaynes6142]

Bless the Mike with the Gods

[@juleswinnfield1738]

The 4K plus people that dislike this don’t know a damn thing about hip hop

[@marlonburden3117]

Know they don't... 🔥

[@DB800187]

For real. How the hell can you be a fan of hip hop and dislike a classic that was way ahead of its time like this. Smh. A 1980s Rakim lyrically run circles around current clowns claimin to be rappers today.

[@allanwilliams317]

That's the new feeble-minded generation don't know shit 💯🤤👊🏾

[@mr.ridley8255]

DB800187 that’s the problem, this is hip hop. 💩 that’s being put out these days is just rap, lyrics over a good to decent beat

[@Onedayatatime50]

So true

[@iremainproductions4827]

Rakim skill still outshine rappers

[@adamh6059]

Rakim changed hiphop music in his time and gave it different sounds and flows he's definetly one of goat

[@jeffreyfclark]

Rakim is a hip-hop legend.

[@GoInternational2024]

Still banging this classic in 2021 🔥🔥🔥

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Lyrics Explained kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@chadsolomon571]

Rakim's swag was murder!

[@borood1188]

Number one rapper all time.

[@bhati938]

Rakim is undoubtedly one of the hardest mc's to ever touch the mic.

[@damieneikerenkoetter9556]

The G.O.A.T.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Rakim is prolly the best to ever do it

[@jshow7314]

He is "The God"

[@DT24K]

You damn skippy, on that!!! Cant stand it when I hear/come across any1 (espcly a lot of these youngbloods of the present day) who try n say ...hell... any1 other than this man as being the coldest, baddest ass m’fckr to touch the mic when it came to just smooth ass creative lyrics that (just like he says in 1 of his greatest hits..) ‘flowed like water’! He was the 1st and the absolute best when it came to ‘the smooth flowing style’ that he and SO MANY MANY MANY others that were to follow in his footsteps thruout all these yrs! Hell, 1 thing the man had accomplished in his career... (take it now, this was even back when he was still at the top of his game thruout the late 80’s / early 90’s) was to be awarded THE Rap Master’s lyricist of the year 4 yrs in a row! Count ‘em now...4! And if not mistaken... it was within a 6 yr period, 4 in a row, the 5th year he was a slight runner-up and then took it back again the following yr to make it his 5 time in 6 straight yrs! None of your Nas’, your Eminem’s, your 2Pac’s, your Biggie’s etc etc etc... Look, no disrespect to any of those guys by any means! And I say that w/true meaning now (!) to any/all of however many diehard fan/followers out there reading this who are probably gtng themselves all worked up n what have ya?! I’m just laying out what I feel is absolutely true respectful props that must should be given! And the thing is too... hey, Eric B. & Rakim were no doubt up there in my overall top 3 favorite rap artists of all time but not my favorite! That top ranking of mine is/was/STILL IS & has ALWAYS been some lil’ band/group that goes by the name of one ...’Public Enemy’! Yeah, all this ranting/raving over some man born under the name of Mr. William Griffin who’s better known worldwide as one ‘Rakim’... yeah, you’d think after all of that hoo-ha I kept going on with of how/why I declare n think he’s the greatest lyricist/rapper of all time but nah! No, I’ve always loved the man’s style, delivery & ultra lyrical talent that’s nothing but undeniably the best ever, period!

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Yup! and check out his lyrics broken-down kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@therealjuuha]

Got his point across with no cussing, no n-word, no B-word and still let you know that He ain't no joke. Real hip hop

[@tracywhite3284]

All that started in the West Coast . East Coast created it West Coast murdered it And the South buried it.

[@leeleea4164]

@Ben Shapiro I believe it's because of the music industry telling the people what good music instead of the people showing the music industry what great music is supposed to be.

[@ESDAce]

@@leeleea4164 fr man outta all the things they coulda changed hip hop to they just had to change to this crap we have today maaaaan I wish I was around during the 80s and 90s

[@Cloudieok]

@@tracywhite3284 😐

[@lalasmith2]

Yes yes yes..preach it!!!

[@leonardcarter198]

Rakim is the best rapper of all time!! He's in my Top 3..

[@andei_]

A legend among legends. Rakim is the bridge between old school hip-hop and new school hip-hop.

[@TheEdub1]

No flashing guns, gang signs, twerkin, cussin, or money flashin, just a dope mc a mic and his DJ!

[@TheHornetsboy]

word!!

[@lynwoodloco77]

exactly! Imagine Young Thug trying to flow like this, he'll probably bite his own tongue off.

[@haelisrael4945]

Well said !

[@kendalljones5211]

CLASSIC RAKIM KING OF HIP HOP

[@JeanneStar101]

And everybody in the crowd was down to earth and natural especially the women

[@stephenshillingford980]

This is the greatest rapper alive

[@jemalrankin6159]

You’re absolutely right ! Give yourself some credit my man ! You have the best comment alive !!

[@shaunay5391]

" WORD IS BOND"!!

[@Evolutionaryfreed]

Big daddy Kane by far as Rakim does not sound too great live. Rakim comes in at 2 for me. Erick B is also my favourite Pete Roc gets that accolade

[@Sttephy30]

@@Evolutionaryfreed Do you think Eminem is good live?

[@Evolutionaryfreed]

@@Sttephy30 I have not heard him live so I can't comment on it but I have seen most artists that were active from 88 to 93 and Kane smashed the lot of them

[@hmax1591]

This is really rap...pure talent. No cursing to make up for poetic talent.

[@sereion]

THIS is why Rakim is the GOAT 🐐 🐐🐐🐐

[@arrowcrusher]

No cusswords, no drug reference, and still a classic!

[@powerhouse8338]

This was when new York was on top of da rap game

[@robertlawson8949]

Thank you

[@hammammuwwakkil5360]

Arrow Crusher these Ole Skool Brothas are the Real legends in Rapping. These guys nowadays Useless non rappers Pathetic on every level !!!

[@chriswhite3150]

and no sex references

[@TeamRocketWes]

@@powerhouse8338 they got snitch 9 now

[@edwardburks2868]

He's on the Rushmore of rap 🎤 no doubt.

[@corrimahannibal5417]

He is the rushmore

[@wallacecreed4746]

He is the only rapper who should be on everyone's. The other 3 feel like they could be interchanged to some degree, but no disputing Rakim

[@farhaan1243]

@@wallacecreed4746 totally agree

[@Duneek]

He's first on my Rushmore

[@dickflair4538]

He was way ahead of his time

[@mr.classic6823]

Can't believe Rakim was only 19 doing this track #Legendary

[@rosss890]

This hits so hard in 2023!!

[@Bessemer863]

Real hip hop..💪

[@Genkimark]

Rakim, NAS, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick = REAL Hip-Hop.

[@gregorynetus8361]

nas and rakim is my 2 favorite rapper of all times

[@denizaksoy9145]

dont forget kool g rap krs one and jay z

[@jamietaylor98]

+Deniz Aksoy kool g rap DAT dude

[@gregorynetus8361]

+Wayno Soze gay z sucks.nas .Eric b and rakim.kool g rap.wutangclan

[@KerkinWayno]

That was my point

[@fidelsanchez8114]

This song revolutionized rap back in the day. Rakim was way ahead of his time. This track will stand the test of time. Legendary!!!

[@derekjones3464]

EricB&Rakim one of the greatest duo's ever! People tend to forget how Dope Eric B was as a DJ!!

[@filibertocordova252]

Rappers wanna claim their the GOAT 🐐 while Rakim still breathing 💀

[@goat2322]

chuck strangers?

[@regularguyfixes3142]

Noooobody was rapping like this in 86. That's fur sure...

[@williamotey6707]

FACTS👊🏿

[@KitchenerLesli]

@@goat2322 I love pro era but no way they are any close to rakim except steez that man was something else RIP

[@AmaruPl2]

True... This flow

[@lamontsanford6330]

So ahead of his time. So hard 2 believe this is 86

[@alirezamodares3463]

Sounds more like mid-90's

[@therandomgamer18]

It's 87

[@halukkilic3171]

True. I passed out a minute or so when I first heard it the summer it was released. The best rap tune ever.

[@marquisferguson5478]

Harder to believe he was 19..

[@cjhepburn7406]

With an Eric B for President Mix?

[@user-gv8cy1rm5x]

This shit still slappin to the highest degree.Straight up legend on the mic

[@danielabassano9528]

2023 still no joke