Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend

[@thecodemongoose]

The greatest MC that ever lived.

[@LouisTorres-ut4ks]

Facts ❤

[@deryckcumberbatch3629]

Krs one enters the chat

[@thecodemongoose]

@deryckcumberbatch3629 it's close. It's close. But the Goat is Ra

[@silversurfer8935]

​@@deryckcumberbatch3629Nope

[@Michael-mo1dg]

Chucky.

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

No cursing, no chorus, no mumbling, just 99 BARS of flawless lyricism and perfect production… you kids trying to do this needs to take notes!

[@tonyinmiami99]

Exactly...you dont hear the words Bitch or Ni-gger not once... awesome

[@sluggzmcgee6272]

STRONG FACTS BRO!

[@denisegivens2155]

FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!!

[@benjaminspecland8947]

​@@tonyinmiami99 😐bro u cant be saying that stuff

[@Offlift]

@@tonyinmiami99 ye you def not goin to heaven 💀

[@anthonywaynejordan]

White guy here, from Alabama. 51 y/o; 70’s and 80’s kid. I knew nothing about hip hop/rap, but when I heard Eric B and Rakim, I was hooked.

[@sbnwnc]

Music is universal

[@DPSLee]

When did you hear it? Just curious.

[@josephcanales-pb3ip]

You were hooked because this is the best rap you will ever hear. RAKIM was the definition of Hip-hop. He brought it to another level. Alot of rappers that came after were influenced by RAKIM. You can hear it in their music. One of the best legends ever.

[@YouTuberoober]

@@josephcanales-pb3ip Eminem speaks on Rakim….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZupeHaAh7d3Zqcsi=DXD394Rp8pSvDzt-

[@YouTuberoober]

@@josephcanales-pb3ipJay-Z speaks on Rakim….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmalpHV5nMSZf7Msi=i_VCPbYQDctlvcMY

[@KurtisPro]

Rakim literally rhymes 4 bars at a time.

[@jsmith3692]

I’m 48 and I grew up in the Bronx . I was a 70’s baby and a adolescent in the 80’s and a young man in the 90’s . Some of the greatest eras for all type of music

[@crillz9660]

J Smith im 24 from south jamaica, queens. and being born in 94’, i didnt get a chance to experience this when it came out. thanks to my parents, i was blessed to hear all this 80’s and 90’s music, definitely favor this stuff over most of the current music nowadays. you’re definitely lucky as hell.

[@j.anthonymorgan3025]

facts...right here with you 77

[@reggbrown5274]

I'm right with you J from Detroit!!!

[@taleighshacinto33]

Same , Boston Rd,Webster and in Brooklyn, Marcy Ave, they was the best times

[@cornelldavis6703]

I am 50 never be another era like it!!!

[@TomastheTank-Marcus]

I’m only 11 and listen to this. Legends.

[@stevenbrown1400]

@Thomasthe tank-Marcus. I'm glad to hear you're listening to real hip hop, not that mumble (C) rap that today's kids listen to. Do you listen to Wu tang clan merry Christmas

[@infamous210]

Already youngsta

[@malcomshabazz2809]

Rakim flow is so captivating that you don't even realize that he's not using profanity in his music. The GOAT

[@1stthink236]

Someone told me that back in the day, I didn't even notice, made it even better.

[@JeffGrubb1010]

who cares either way? not swearing doesn't make it better in any way unless you're some christian grandma or something i really don't get what your point is

[@malcomshabazz2809]

@@JeffGrubb1010 Went completely over your head I see. What do you know about hip hop?

[@dwighttalyor3903]

Wow!! You said it absolutely 💯 right

[@dwighttalyor3903]

​@@JeffGrubb1010this went straight over your head...you have no understanding about what the person said. You just talking because you have a mouth and tongue 👅

[@danielmelendez9943]

his rhymes are pure wisdom, no cursing just plain wisdom in every sentence. I hope he is part of the museum of hip Hop in the Bronx for 2024.

[@JayMarshall-v4o]

The fact that this album isnt in the hall allready is a dis on all of hip hop

[@johnniehewitt5507]

E - F - F - E. - C. - T., A Smooth Operator Operating Corectly.....They don't call him DA GREAT RAKIM for nuthin....PURE GREATNESS !

[@williamlitzinger1989]

That was a blatant diss to big daddy Kane

[@charleswelch1571]

The real goat son

[@Maniiiwho]

30-year-old Puerto Rican here. My father grew up in Brooklyn from the late 70s to the 80s. When I was born in 1994 he made sure I was surrounded by hip-hop. Rakim,m, LL, Run Dmc, Slick Rick, The Pharcyde and House of Pain. Then later Biggie, Dre, Em, but he NEVER discredits the new guys. He actually enlightens how much new producers and artists pay homage to the OG’s of Hiphop. Its different, but thinking about how his moms generation thought this genre would be nothing and has become on of the biggest genres in the world? Its really amazing

[@TempeSoldier123]

4 minutes of straight bars and not one curse word. He your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

[@Wizdomisgold562]

Big Facts... Its documented 💯

[@atc5777]

He said hell tho 😳

[@who-sr9nn]

ATC it’s in the bible

[@atc5777]

Riannaa TV it’s a joke

[@who-sr9nn]

ATC i know lol

[@sirbond400]

Rakim ran this whole track, no hook, no singing, no skits in the middle, just str8 bars

[@cw6152]

Young sensei 🔥🔥🔥

[@RP_Williams]

True, but this track is ahead of it's time (or at the very least, timeless) in the mix/production. Hip Hop nowadays is so 'dated' (they just all use this obnoxious synth backing tracks)...while Eric B used (and performed LIVE) all these crazy mixing and sampling (awesome FAT/PHAT drum samples from the HUGE reverb-ish drum sounds of the 30-60!s) techniques that people try and emulate (poorly) via computer program, nowadays. It's weird, I find (even though the Rap genre is now the official biggest seller, as of 2017) the real golden age of Hip Hop was in the 80s and 90s. It's F'ed up. But i'm thinking music is like fashion....what was cool 20 or 30 years ago, WILL be again.

[@martymardb7878]

Young sensei facts👊🏿👊🏿

[@faseforeal]

Young sensei look it up Rakim did most of the beats. Most people don't know that. Eric B was just the front money that got them on.

[@Geena860]

faseforeal Right! Eric B didn't even like this kind of hip hop. He likes the booty shaking music and that's I think why they split.

[@daddysschoolbus314]

Hip Hop purist here......loved our music without guns, misogyny and violence against our own people. 70's baby here!!!

[@shilotbrunson1615]

This God MC was ahead of his time...31yrs later he sounds better than these new rappers/MC's.

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

I literally refuse to even hear what's happening in mainstream currently :') it's enough that my ears get auditorially assaulted in stores. It actual feels like mental pollution. It's no wonder ppls psyches tend to be absolutely trashed. The things that are being ingested/consumed..

[@xaviisrael2609]

Facts

[@cornelldavis6703]

U could also say everyone else was behind!!!!

[@havoc1426]

You cant call this kids these days rappers/Mcs

[@jumbo7165]

That crap they make today is pop rap.. no heart in it.. its embarrassing

[@rukiddingmeNJ]

Middle aged white guy here. The first time I heard Eric B & Rakim I was blown away. I was raised on hard rock but this was the shit. Classic! 👍

[@haxio17]

Did your parents raise you on Hardrock?

[@Aqeel317]

I hear You my Guy! This is definitely a classic and I was definitely blown away when I first heard this as well. DOPE!

[@lisakaye3919]

Rakim is the one who got us all hooked...I'm a very feminine female but I love rap lol

[@EshamAbdul]

The REAL GOAT !

[@LeanordSmith-qt5kx]

Lyrical genius

[@lemondishonor7736]

Make sure you tell your kids that this is what real Hip Hop is.

[@tekvsouvi]

Oh I will lemon I will lmao

[@EfrinRodriguez]

​@@tekvsouvi😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 CV

[@paulsmith5720]

Great comment right here.

[@arlichar11]

its funny you say that, i know song well, but it came on my pandora and i was thinking the same thing, this is real hip hop.. what happened to hip hop, its went so down hill...

[@DC4L_gillie]

21 is still GOAT 🔥🔥

[@rkingromeo]

Who still Listening in 2025!

[@royjonesjr9377]

Me 💪💪💪

[@amaradominique]

Me! He is one of the best

[@jermaine-ux5fb]

Me

[@shannonb1990]

Almost daily, I know every word. Been one of my favourite tracks since I was about 15 (2005)

[@LC-vi1mx]

💪🏽🏆

[@j13741374]

These are some of our greatest pioneers of hip hop. Why is there not a damn movie about the emergence of Eric B and Rakim !!??

[@jamesmoore9636]

A movie about the emergence of Hip- Hop is a great idea, the Golden era 80's, no era can match the 80's!!!

[@oliviarodrigues2323]

Right. We need an Eric B & Rakim biopic 🤲🏾😷🔑

[@MusicPhene17]

@@jamesmoore9636 I'd say mid 80s to about 94 95ish is golden era

[@jamesmoore9636]

@@MusicPhene17 you got that👍

[@pchab1966]

They are the standard!

[@erickbutts2632]

When your wordplay is complimented by natural flow! #Rakim

[@anbs1682]

RAKIM: To sound so hard yet to have such intelligent lyrics and still be so harmonious. 🫡

[@blackjay3771]

Bruh... This song is LITERALLY better than 100% of the so-called hip hop you hear on the radio in 2022.

[@Jomotmm]

I have to say this first time I've ever heard this track , but i couldn't fast forward ... its so smooth , it reminds of the first time i fell in love with hip hop as a 6 year old , i love this beat , and the bells/whistles its so dope

[@franciscodeanda699]

Truth!

[@jayslay4453]

Cuz they don't make beats like this no more it's bullshit.. I wanna find some one that can take it back for real..

[@Zu3sUK]

Couldn't agree more mannn 👌👍👏🙌

[@antoinegaskin1264]

I agree 100%....most rap from this era is 100% better than today's skinny Jean music

[@Pgprince86]

4 minutes & 18 seconds of straight octane 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheTaoOfChrisG]

This is 1988, at the height of the Crack epidemic. The way he takes the bleak image if being a 'fiend' and turning it into his love for the microphone is pure artistry. #namaste

[@DoctorWhoKage]

That point is kinda undermined by the fact that he said that he'll shoot someone if he couldn't get on the mic.

[@yaoblack3579]

Excellent reference and on point. We could walk out the door ever day and see the relentless, inescapable power of addiction. Flipped a term fraught with endless tragedy and horrors into one of the greatest songs ever made and a thing of beauty

[@lemondishonor7736]

A master of his craft.

[@ws6513]

Some niggas just don't know. 🤷🏽‍♂️💨

[@oneway4667]

Legendary the best rap song of all time imo

[@DavidEggert-yj6on]

So true. These guys had talent and they all had their own style and sound.

[@manue3l1976]

As of Mexican American growing up in LA I idolized Rakim. The flows the bars are still cold and will live on forever.

[@farrothecroix9599]

K paza raza

[@josenavarrete1155]

Chingón Me too KDAY, all day!

[@rafaelluna8909]

Horale pinche carnal!!😂😂😂😂

[@rafaelluna8909]

@@josenavarrete1155 😂😂😂😂😂😂 chingon

[@KG-th3cr]

He was like a time traveler from another dimension with his skill. Unmatched then and today.

[@DoorDashers791]

This entire Album is a Complete masterpiece ❤

[@ScottGarland-zl9zk]

I'm 54..I lived this. Flawless. The Ra is the Goat.

[@caiphilms]

No cursing. No N-word. No calling women out their name… just PURE LYRICS!!! DAMN I miss this music!!! 🤌🏾

[@andrewtheworldcitizen]

well, to be fair, he talks about drugs and heroine in this.....

[@EldinBjelic]

K RINO, Houston Tx,try it,i think you will like it

[@RomaineMelvin-zi3iv]

Facts 👌🏾

[@christopherdavis1786]

​@andrewtheworldcitizen he compares his addiction to hip hop to drugs ..nothing more

[@ronaldwoodman224]

Masterpiece!

[@haitianprodigy8600]

That shit still bangs! Not one curse word, one of all-time rap geniuses. Rakim 4 ever.

[@Amari19_]

He's called the God MC for a reason!!

[@each1teach1academy43]

This is what a timeless MC sounds like this will be heat in 3000

[@marctezon2239]

Forever The Greatest 👑🎧🎤

[@troycrez5022]

Who still banging this in 2020! Forever a classic !

[@PrinsPara]

Troy Crez ...still banging this in Amsterdam 2020!

[@LA-sz7we]

In Hamburg city

[@garrisonsmallwood3105]

Me he's the God mc

[@lawrencemills599]

C'mon bro you already know lol Classic hip-hop banger

[@matthewhansen9423]

Bangin it in N.Phx still.

[@tillman40]

All this seriousness and no mention of guns or women and no cursing .... true talent

[@trakula618]

You ain't even lyin

[@antoniorios7644]

Rakim made hip hop hard he was nice.

[@andrewmunlin5263]

He did but not excessively

[@andrewsk6898]

@Corey Mason lmao he said this right at the time i was reading your comment, just on time

[@coreygibson87]

So blessed I was around in the 80's hip hop. I was only 5.

[@leemunn2098]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 Rakim

[@koreysylver9276]

Arguably the greatest hip hop track ever. The definition of an MC

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Oooh... but what about 'My Melody'?

[@DicnballzBitch]

Have you seen or heard don't call me brother dark man X and the 18th letter

[@Lonelysportofboxing]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 oh my god.. don’t make the debate harder man please 🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥

[@ekhays104]

No doubt. And also one of the most influential.

[@Benyi-Shabah]

No sexually explicit lyrics, no excessive cursing, reference to drug use, reference to women as b*****, or brothers as n******, or excessive materialism.......but still one of the greatest hip hop tracks of all time. Don't tell me it can't be done.

[@YhwhKhaiMostHigh]

blakdog90 Yup. Rakim did it with class. I loved this guy. I wasn't into his religious philosphy but nonetheless he was freakin' awesome!

[@midnitelitening9705]

blakdog90 No repeat chorus or anthem songs, just keep rhyming and writing.

[@cedenoanthony45]

True bro. He kept it real,he hardly ever cussed. He still sounded just as good as the best. He didn't cuss in general. On any of his songs, u never heard any of that. That goes to show you that you don't have to cuss to sound dope as an MC

[@sulaimonmaestro2436]

blakdog90 Thank you!

[@joaquingonzalez5095]

blakdog90 "It can be done but only I can do it" Rakim

[@DJaySplitSecond]

This song came out in 88 and yet no rappers today can compete with this song

[@tariqnaseer7340]

Rakim is and will always be the illest from ny

[@ianlaing4935]

Tariq Naseer Me to

[@malikjohnson3228]

Ummmm Big L

[@rolandplatt255]

Liko Bin Laden he said today..big L 💀

[@minotaur5473]

DJaySplitSecond my favorite of all time

[@msconzo]

this a pure dopamine rush thank you for sharing this gift with the world😆

[@stephenstuckey]

"I was a fiend, before i became a teen. I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream" Fire. Str8 fire. Talent. Real shit.

[@garfieldrussell2481]

Lol.... dem not listening 🤣

[@whodis000]

Me as a 23 white kid: 💃🏽🥳

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

@@garfieldrussell2481 their loss

[@alanduff1054]

GOAT wordsmith

[@michaelaustin3362]

Best verse in Hip Hop!!!

[@eljusticiero322]

The Flow alone...

[@DonnellaDonnella]

Yes yes yes! It's like a flow orgasm of lyrics..word ...then drops back to the beat..

[@MrMoore777]

Still one of the greatest MC's of all time

[@melvinbridgewater4955]

Fo Lyfe

[@jaycris1980]

B Moore the greatest...

[@CollinVanni]

Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper

[@MackDaddyCoolC]

The most lyrical rap record in music history. Rakim made other rappers raise their game when it came to rhyming.

[@KennethJones-xc6ny]

Straight lyrical genius

[@willhumbel4560]

This song is Top 3 all time

[@garywoneal1000]

#1 Lyricist of ALL TIME...

[@garywoneal1000]

Sharmarke Mohamed Em is a bad boy...

[@tmoneynewjackswingtuffcrew9987]

True!!!

[@cadetmouse]

Rakim gives Hip Hop a good name, always has, always will...

[@leviescott4819]

ShoNuff

[@CS-np2oo]

I'm 43, Pac and Biggie are nice but THIS Brother here and Chuck D SPIT some real 🔥🔥🔥🔥, before the 90's. 💯💯💯💯

[@garrickl.simpson7957]

Believe day, I'm 45 myself. I don't know how many turntables I messed up fucking with this song

[@noffmemphisslim1377]

FACTS!!!!!!!!

[@brandjoe5832]

The king is here ☝️Rakim 👑

[@OptimusPrime-ot4me]

Real rap music

[@robertglasser645]

This is what I grew up with.

[@humanblacklight]

50 years old, was a fan of Eric B and Rakim in the beginning, still am today. I listen to this fondly. This to me in real hip hop. 80s and early 90s, can never be duplicated.

[@chortleboy]

Yup just turned 49 was listening to Eric b and Rakim from the beginning

[@bazglsgw1208]

Im 44 n this is still cold af 🎤

[@humanblacklight]

@@bazglsgw1208 I keep telling people... Rakim is the greatest MC in hip hop. Even Eminem looks up to him. Some may not like me mentioning Eminem, but you cannot deny he has talent.

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@humanblacklight Yeah lyrically Eminem is very good but i dont like his hook game anymore some of his cheesy chorases n hooks annoy me but hes a great mcee no doubt.

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@humanblacklight Em also looks up 2 Masta Ace hes one of Ems favorites listen to Aces cadance in Accnowlage n he sounds like Em but Ace been here since the 80s he prob gave Em the title for his Slaughterhouse group.

[@Dfresh207]

These bars was raw, and most ppl didn't know , he took shots at Big Daddy Kane.. One of my greatest rap songs ever.

[@LouisF38]

My son is 22, he thinks trap is the s***, I told him, sit down and listen to this from pop's era...the real deal...

[@haxio17]

Trap came up in the 90s Also not his Generation

[@dorethawilliams73]

So what did he think?

[@joechris3891]

"I wrote the rhyme that broke the bulls back if that slow em down I carry full pack" CLASSIC GOAT SHIT

[@jensenlegobuilder173]

Fully agreed

[@jennifersteinberg9306]

I',m 54 from Montreal Canada and this song remains epic, new style, incredibly innovative, got a ton of attention. I feel fortunate to have heard it when it initially launched.

[@passionofthechip2255]

Rakim had a huge impact on Canadian hip-hop, if you listen to a lot of late 80s-early 90s Canadian rap, it all sounds very similar to rakim style.

[@DeborahJohnson-fo8sn]

Yo' after all these years RAKIM is (STILL) that dude.....his music still flows.

[@MrBlactye]

This why Rakim is one Best Ever. He drop bars like no one that came across over the years.

[@damianclarke8056]

Rakim is the best. Guru 2nd

[@dalepostell8751]

Rakim is the G.O.A.T.!

[@geraldjohnson3216]

He got more bars than a jail cell

[@looksliketouble]

Eh big daddy Kane

[@papolamuerte]

@@damianclarke8056For me, the R, then Nas…. my list stops there ✌️

[@bennpryor7937]

This album can get put on right now and still pop!! I played it at my wedding and people went crazy!

[@DjTIMEJD]

My fav album. Thanks, friend.

[@babaelihumachine2644]

He is the greatest rapper of all time .do ur math.he set d template with dat first album So it's an Abomination dat OutKast given dat when original boom bag comes from.newYork.nonsense shit

[@JaimeVillarreal-j5j]

Wish I got an invite to the wedding

[@Ms.Tee65]

Niceeeee

[@kolin98]

Shout out to anybody under 25 listening to this. We should be proud of ourselves.

[@StardustPunisher]

No matter how much shitty music gets made present day, its comforting to know I have generations of great music behind me to listen to like this

[@DireBowser]

13 actually

[@who-sr9nn]

13

[@OmarGarcia-sl1sg]

We need 2 save rap

[@Suyaang]

3

[@cyt1312]

wyandanch, roosevelt, freeport, uniondale, hempstead stand up!! this was our time!

[@tamaku2903]

Rakim murdered this track! #Legendary

[@thenewkingofsaiyansdawesom5017]

Marku Ben Yisrael I always thought Rakim is better than BDK and Slick Rick.

[@jamesdavis691]

Yes he did

[@JRoUKno]

Didn't realize till now how much I love the sound when a DJ scratches ... don't hear it much in current music now

[@righteousone8454]

Watching this, you realize why Rakim was so huge back in that era, he was ahead of time with his cadence, confidence and word play. He didn't babble, he spoke street and life knowledge. He was ahead of time, when people were doing "1-2-3-4 Jump on the floor" rhymes

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I read in an interview that Rakim was influenced by jazz. I can hear that in his rhyming flow.

[@bangemsmurf9349]

You said 1 simple word that'a vastly overlooked CADENCE. I can tell from that word alone you KNOW hip hop.

[@KingBranBDM]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 he has a family of Jazz musicians.

[@natalielucas9054]

@@KingBranBDM Thank you for Speaking of one of the GOATS in present tense... This has been and always will be on my play list since the 80's and will ALWAYS be turned up to 💯🎼🎶💪🤘

[@adderon]

Flow

[@ransom6892]

I grew up listening to 90’s rap. But Rakim is my favorite rapper’s favorite rapper

[@mattyT65]

Without doubt one of the greatest songs and MC's of all time in hip hop

[@holywater16]

No rapper dominated the 80's like Rakim, in my opinion. Simply the best.

[@skatkat5029]

Carlos Boyer LL

[@TheC211]

Kane

[@johndrake2729]

Rakim, Kane, Kool G. and KRS. That's it.

[@petergriffin1689]

LL Cool J was the biggest tho...he wasn't the best but he dominated the 80s

[@williamgreer7213]

The industry must have didn't have anything else if he dominated it

[@wlsmith26]

The Greatest MC.

[@jaelynbrown9971]

Action. Movies

[@marimartell3498]

Agreed

[@hiawathasmalls9703]

@@jaelynbrown9971 ??????

[@johnnydough8084]

Don't let the white Boys in here they'll scream feminine I mean eminem wack ass

[@Masutora]

Without question.

[@All4mula]

every word was wisdom

[@dabx170]

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL!!!!! THE MOST STUDIED!!!!!! THE MOST TALKED ABOUT!!!!!! THE BIGGEST GAME CHANGER!!!!! SIMPLY THE GREATEST PURE LYRICIST OF ALL TIME!!!!!

[@Nigmatics]

dabx170 co fuckin sign

[@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs]

dabx170 Rakim,KRS one,and Big Daddy Kane changed hip hop forevermore

[@kurtadams3021]

+Claude White All are true lyricist

[@stickshiftt9127]

Rakim is the GOAT!! Dude was dropping bars with ZERO curse words and it still hits hard. 👊👊👊👊

[@anthonytruman]

Every single line is incredible. The rhymes, the flow, the beat, everything is on point

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

He made it sound like it was coming from the top of his head... but he'd actually planned each line meticulously.

[@theresaahmad9015]

This track is one of the examples as to why no one ever tried Rakim. He was talking to anyone who wanted smoke any entertainer & that blow its already over before even starts.

[@anthonybey1324]

No filler

[@storage041]

I can actually remember to this day where I was and what I was doing when this joint dropped... watching a UK music show '88 called Behind The Beat (BTB) and recorded the show playing this joint and replayed the song to death after recording and wore the tape out... CLASSIC!

[@tarajaiali7014]

Nobody today can touch Rakim period!

[@backpackjosh2653]

He's in my top 10

[@nookguy4318]

j hip hop head 1PEROOOOOIDDDDD EXCLMATION MARK NO COMMA NO SEMI COLON NONE OF THAT.

[@cbchansey6866]

@@nookguy4318 Lupe Fiasco. Lyrical Bodybag, no question. "Holy assumption of man into the heaven's sphere Many mansions fit champions within its seven tiers Evangelists re-imagine every 11 years Pause for applause, evolves to what was never here Born to death, born to die, form the flesh, form the eyes A veritable storm of winged forms swarms the skies" Not even his best

[@cbchansey6866]

@@nookguy4318 what are you talking about? He dropped a lyrical masterpiece a few months ago, this song was on it. Rakim hasn't dropped since like 2009, so what are you talking about?

[@cbchansey6866]

@@nookguy4318 but Lupe still raps better. That snippet is better than 80% of Rakim's discography. Deny if you want.

[@doomdigi5071]

Wish RAKIM would make a new CD. Who cares about age. Other artists make music in there fifties and even sixties. Why not hip hop? Im a fan forever. If Phill Collins and others can doit,,,Why not Eric B and Rakim? Im 45 and would spend a grip to see them live today.

[@j.j.5123]

Michael white Pretty sure he is coming out with an album this year

[@doomdigi5071]

NO WAY!!! WOW Thanks for the info.

[@MrTnt7515]

Michael white you right.age shouldn't matter if you got skillz

[@mattsickonic8115]

Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth

[@LeenaStark]

Michael white Back in '94 Eric B & Rakim was the ONLY album playing in *continual re-peat* in my house- and NO ONE was allowed or even DARED to switch or stop it from playing. When I'd ride w/ my boy, this shyt was BLASTIN on the loudspeakers & we'd ride all over the city! Today, 2015 - and I'm STILL BLASTIN this all over the hood ( even though I no longer reside in NYC but in #Greece ) - Eric & Rakim will travel with me to all the corners of the Universe! 🎤 Damn- I wish theyd make a *comeback* - I'd fly right back !!! 👊

[@footyguy01]

Just RIDICULOUS wordplay! 30 years later & I can quote every word & still get as hyped as I was the 1st time I heard it. Even mote impressive is the fact that this is Slow Flow Rakim & he was THE MASTER of it. Then you compare this to Lyrics of Fury or Follow The Leader where he was rapping a thousand miles a minute & completely rewrote the rules on that too. NOBODY (Not Hova, BIGGIE, Nas, etc etc etc) is on this level. He is the GOAT by a mile!

[@antonsantiago9849]

Always and forever 💯 the God mc

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I couldn’t agree more.... Rakim is still one of the coolest dudes to ever walk the earth......what Hendrix was to the electric guitar & Tool is to alternative/metal/prog, Rakim is to hip hop,he was just sooooo fuckin good 🤘🏻

[@hku99]

God MC

[@feemac6561]

Damn you took the word right out of my mouth!!!! I'm sorry Jay can't even handle this...To me him and LL CANT BE TOUCHED

[@SofiaSoftly]

agree

[@fredhopgood9939]

My pops got this for when I was 10 or 11 !!!RIP pops and thanks man!!!..when cd’s first came out!!!..shit I’m 45 and still got it!!!

[@bornwisedistruction]

If you don't get chills when you hear this song you're "Dead" plain and simple!!

[@anthonytruman]

For real

[@PooCastor]

Repeat and rewind to keep it from cutting it off

[@mrs1238]

"feed me hip-hop and I will start tremblin" Now that's hip-hop!

[@adnankazim88]

this line gives me chills bro

[@indiglo1971]

It's connected to the Gremlin line before it. In the Gremlins movies, the would turn evil and violent if they got hit with water.

[@KarmaJolt]

The sleigh bells make this a Christmas song Merry Christmas everyone!

[@buffalosoldier4045]

The goat rakim best of rap group of all time jamming 2023

[@biggdogg2051]

Rakim is SIC 4 this1..... Literally still better than any new MC today

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

Man this goes so hard. Period.

[@alhurst8698]

Straight BARS my boy.. B4 Ra there were none.. after RA there won’t be another.. the absolute GOAT

[@CharlieWingate1]

"I was a fiend! before I became a teen I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream Music orientated so when hip hop was originated, fitted like pieces of puzzles: complicated" When you actually pay attention to Rakims lyrics, he makes a lot of sense. I love those first few bars. Sets the scene for the track.

[@summerleaks]

This is my favorite song. Nothing but bars.

[@stacymccloud1842]

A true lyricist. Every word is enunciated and pronounced as should be. Unbelievable…I grew up in the late 80’s and Rakim was running things.

[@jasonabdussabur6413]

After 12:00 I'm worse than a gremlin feed me hip hop and I'll start trembling that line to this day is still so genius so New York so Reaganomics straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mirellahoneman1864]

Lyrical masterpiece.. this here the real hip hop 🎤🎤🎤❤

[@roberthardison5170]

Didn't cuss one time and still killed it

[@carolynntubman1461]

That's what makes this top notch to me - Smoothalicious

[@chai848]

Gasp! I never tripped off that!

[@dondadda1716]

Robert Hardison correct,he just blessed the mic

[@cliniquecottingham6858]

Robert Hardison yassssss!

[@trakula618]

Facts. Because he had nothing to prove

[@usposse]

one of the baddest hip hop videos of all time

[@katiemarie6567]

Grammar*

[@fidan2fast]

actually, "baddest" is a slang for the best, much like "badass"

[@itswaaaay2ez]

It's ironic because you've realized your mistake while hypocritically chastising someone for their grammar. It's funny because someone called you out. Learn from this.

[@kevinss1969]

Bassmint Productions Central Best. Rap. Song. Ever.

[@melvinbridgewater6165]

Dylan Coffey Ok What's Better ?

[@edwardjohnson1592]

Nobody can touch this here real legend

[@Loverrover]

When hip hop was great and Rakim was a god on the mic!

[@LeeAmes]

+LaDaryl Barker He still is a God.

[@melvinbridgewater6165]

Lee Ames No Doubt

[@kennethwashington9685]

2024 and I still listen to Rakim and get chills whenever I hear Microphone Fiend... And I'm 52 years old.

[@fiftyoneandsomechange]

53

[@timreynolds2550]

45

[@williamtyler727]

61 WORD!!!!!!!!

[@kylelowery7291]

Did you hear the shook ones freestyle 😮

[@savinay4812]

Its not just the rap that catches your ear. Its the Cypher that Rahim puts down like a natural thought. THE RAP GOD!

[@stackmosayless-1669]

I was born in the 70's Im Puerto Rican from NY. Eric B and Rakim follow the leader was the 1st album I ever bought I said he was the best to do it back then and best to ever do it almost 40 years later.

[@PROFESSORO313]

GOING ON 40 YEARS OLD, AND STILL SOUND LIKE IT WAS RECORDED LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!! STRONG ISLAND STAND UP!!!!!!!!