Rakim, Kurupt, Masta Killa - BE ILL (Official)

[@dsess2001]

Rakim completely changed the trajectory of Hip Hip. People used used to rhyme, then Rakim came in with a flow and the game has never been the same! The Big Bang of MC's!

[@GreenHouseProductions]

He's the original Rap God 💯🔥

[@GeovanniOrozco-wf9ny]

actually g rap changed it not rakim.

[@yungoldie2706]

​@@GeovanniOrozco-wf9ny wrong. I was there when it occurred in 86. Rakim was pre G rap.

[@dsess2001]

@GeovanniOrozco-wf9ny you can say that but Kool G never had the impact on lyricism like the R. Just even the notion of being a God into the spectrum. Kool G was great but Rakim created a culture!

[@MorrisB1971]

LL Cool J Big Daddy Kane MC Lyte as well

[@Dru229]

Let’s give Masta Killa his flowers. He definitely destroyed this

[@cjay5643]

Not really him and kurupt are not keeping up with rakim energy. Rakim should of done this song by himself

[@aubrey6834429]

Masta killa brought it home but kurupt slaughter this🤌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@aubrey6834429]

@cjay5643 damn bro you 🥶 cold

[@BdoubleU24]

Master Killed this sh!t

[@cjay5643]

@@aubrey6834429 being honest kurupt and masta killa rapping to slow compared to rakim.

[@SpokesAndVogues]

This is Hip Hop. Thank You, We Were Starving, 2024 Rakim Brought The Lion’s in!

[@AnyRight-jm4rd]

Facts

[@iROCKSTL]

Anything else is uncivilized...

[@PangeaTonez]

They came exact & correct #7

[@DeandreCrosby-hn1pc]

​@@PangeaTonezPeace GOD

[@branbeelotus]

Exactly

[@jeromelangston6195]

Can't nobody f with Rakim straight savage on the mic. Stand up Kurupt and Masta Killa. REAL SOLDIERS. Salute

[@cult75]

30 years ago this would've been the song of the year. This year it's mine. Thank you Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa.

[@ricardofonseca9251]

NO MUMBLING NO CUS WORDS REAL RAPPING YES I NEEDED THIS THANK YOU RAKIM KURUPT & MASTA KILLA 🔥🔥🔥

[@v.3fan21]

For real. This is RAP !!!!!

[@chrisg1772]

Don't forget the cuts and scribbles on the decks

[@TucsonHipHopHeadSince78]

Word. Anybody who feel like they gotta curse in their lyrics lacks the mental capacity to express themselves intelligently and eloquently.

[@williemakeit2346]

@@chrisg1772yessir, and done by the R himself no less 💪🏾

[@Cosmosis462]

​@@TucsonHipHopHeadSince78? Eminem lol j cole, kdot. Get off your high horse cheech 🤣

[@Rizzlyricist]

I used to listen to Rakim when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.

[@kylev938]

fire comment lol 🫡

[@msolomon1781]

😁😁💯💯

[@bargerkenneth]

Yes, dope comment. I question your math but I share the sentiment!

[@omarh3154]

The god Rakum wrote most of hid debut album between 14 and 16. He was a child prodigy before our eyes.

[@RyanCook-op9et]

Love that the old school artists are coming back with fire to show the generation how it's done.

[@neildegrassetitan2465]

I shed a tear to this, go ahead judge me lol 😢👏🏿

[@patrickwalker6279]

It's truly the difference between "RAP" and the love for "Hip hop"

[@accradata]

No judgement here brother I'm a 43 year old white boy from Australia and this gives me full body goosebumps. I feel this like I did when I was a little kid listening to Paid in Full❤👊

[@FatherofFFD]

@@accradataThat’s what’s up Mate! Respect! 👊🏿

[@ROSEROOTSRECORDS]

😂😢😅

[@JohnnyMay-qv7yg]

There are a few good jams like this that make me tear up sometimes I even cry. Frequency is something else G

[@BillieBluntTV]

I knew this new RAKIM track would be hard!!! Kurrupt & Master Killa was able to inject their style so organically. RAKIM just gave us another song to play constantly.

[@DerekJones-l8q]

Two 56yr olds holding it down on the 🎤🎙️ The God Rakim&The 🐐 LL

[@JustbeingCed]

Real hip hop is back!!!!! I been missing it!!!!! 1985 kid right here from Louisiana!!!

[@tabetabs6225]

Everyone still got it!! Plus the beat is absolute classic... That's what hip hop sound like, mad love ❤❤

[@grand2313]

BIG UPS TO THE GOD EMCEE. Kurupt and Mastakilla brought it!! Real Hip Hop.

[@mehranadidas7825]

I love you rakim . From iran 🇮🇷 you a legend of real hip hop

[@rahim4411]

Rakim THE G.O.A.T. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE the fact that LA and NY Mcees getting together. I wish Biggie and Pac could see this!!!!!!

[@christopherclark2716]

Is it just me or is anybody else anticipating the hell out this album?!!!

[@KG-zf5ze]

It’s an album?

[@christopherclark2716]

Yep

[@mohammededriesashraf9938]

A few years

[@mariowaldon7061]

The beat is CRAZY... They was spitting like the rent was due damn...real rap

[@Henez89]

Rakim on the beats and cuts as well. Sounds good man.

[@byronjohnson8346]

SOME MEN SPEAK YOU LISTEN, MASTERS OF THE GAME HAVE SPOKEN. STANDARDS SET AND AIN'T NO TURNING BACK

[@Hopealliswell6054]

Your all caps button is stuck

[@madmarknyc]

Rakim still got it still to this day!

[@activeoffroadwesertal]

ABOLUTELY ! but , man , he looks tired...

[@eric-fg9bu]

RAKIM LOVE THE SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES GOD SON...KRUPT SLAYING EM...SHINE BRIGHT FOR THE MOST HIGH LOVE THE HIGH VIBRATIONAL REAL MUSIC

[@lilpicklerick6869]

3 legends of Hip-Hop

[@RC51Legend]

"Slow your roll, like your legs was broken Who's joking? Rakim never joked, so why should I loc? And that's my idol, check the vital rhyme flow though Running 'em like Flo Jo, stranded on Death Row" -Kurupt

[@funkenstein763]

Goosebumps, I got goosebumps, Rakim!! Now that's how you make a re-introduction!

[@NanlibInvasion]

What an honor to see my artwork sit next to the legend Rakim!!!! Peace to Matthew Markoff ! 🤩

[@V-187]

Little mumble rap heads, this is real hip hop to its fullest!! Learn

[@EphOph]

They can like what they like and you like what you like. Why be a dirtbag about it?

[@lakersfan4life24]

Fucking Right💯💯🔥

[@geraldjohnson3216]

Word

[@kyecarrington3831]

Tell them GROWN MAN ! FACTS 💯💯💯

[@menaceofmayhem]

If you don’t know, do your homework. Any time the Gods showed up when Hip Hop was in a dire state, it was bought back to its essence. Actual Factz!

[@barrypapworth9495]

Hip-hop

[@omarh3154]

The gods are uniquely identified with New York and it leaked into the essence of hip hop. The world has to acknowledge that and pay homage, but they don't really overstand.

[@Chedbenno]

Y'all dude is bugging. I respect it cause of who it is. But it's alright.

[@jamesjenkins400]

​@@Chedbenno in your opinion

[@MumbaMeki]

Ra'spec to the Microphone Fiend from Zambia, Africa.

[@deepcity4eva741]

Rakim will never lose his flow. the GOD been rhyming since reagan was president!!!

[@mathematicalfacts1439]

Big FACT'S 💯...He's still ahead of his time. Rakim is just too different from other MC's. His flow and vocabulary separate him from the other 21 MC's.

[@deepcity4eva741]

The other 21 MCs! Ha ha!!! Real talk bro

[@BEasay]

Ra killed it on the track, too. Sticks in your head, makes you want to listen over and over.

[@omefea8501]

And over and over and over

[@RC51Legend]

​@@omefea8501played like 20 x in a row. "Gevity long"!

[@stoopitnoob1171]

​And over and over​@@omefea8501

[@Rizzlyricist]

"Walking paradox I made em all believe this. Shift the paradigm, even time alter features" 🔥

[@kylev938]

Masta Killa went BALLISTIC!! 🔥

[@EnTyceJackson]

"walking paradox I made them all believers/ shifted paradigm even time alter features/" Rakim God MC 🎤🛐🔥

[@lamarburden7535]

🔥🔥🔥

[@johngillins1096]

Rakim is a icon!💯💯💯

[@roseneal2392]

Reel artist don't die, we multiply. G.O.A.T.👑🛸

[@OgSleep]

"Death weighs more than elephants" Masta Killahs best verse. Give the dude the damn flowers

[@peacelove5873]

If you don't know Ra you don't know hip hop. From the beginning this brother always been on top.

[@djblackshadow22]

I disagree

[@msolomon1781]

​@@djblackshadow22no one cares about what you "disagree" about! FOH!!

[@djblackshadow22]

@@msolomon1781 stick with ur opinion sick bastard and let others have their opinions

[@greaveslb75]

These are real lyricists, unlike those mumble rappers who sound like they're having a stroke 😂😂😂

[@warrendchild]

Rakim, greatest lyricist of all time, no debate.

[@420eyegotplenty]

Rakim will always be the god of all mcs big ups from 🇮🇪 you living legend 👏🏻 🙌🏻 🙏

[@ConsciousRebel274]

I think Rakim can bring hip hop back to its greatness..I think the people have been starving for so long for that original sound and are Finally mentally ready to accept hip hop once again

[@msolomon1781]

These lil dweebish kids don't have the mental capacity to understand anything that's not talking about killing and $ex! This is a nice wish, but sadly the industry wants music to stay ignorant and destructive, because you know who is in charge!! ( 👿) 🤷🏾‍♂️😔

[@emceelo8560]

Y'all new age rappers aren't even close

[@geraldjohnson3216]

They couldn't be close to him if they were standing next to him I feel you my man tell it like it is bro

[@goonn337]

Facts

[@lerenzoroberts3663]

This track is so dope man Woahhhh...ohh yeah 🎤

[@cleyperrier]

Whole track fire….Peace to the gods

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Rakim still has it. Hope to hear more new music from him. Glad to say I met Rakim and took a pic with him backstage at BB Kings in Times Square for his 50th Birthday. The God MC is cool.

[@ceedagr8159]

🔥🔥🔥 I like this as many times as I hear it bless up to real hip hop

[@kyecarrington3831]

We need this Hip-hop tour !

[@mutethemessiah6513]

How the fugg is this happening in 2024 I’m so here for it

[@elidesportelli325]

0:32 the flow of Rakim is too powerful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@doggystyly]

Rakim delivers 😎😎😎

[@420eyegotplenty]

Rakim your rhyming scheme couldnt b copied by about a 9 man miming team, Diamond in the rough shine the gleam, 4ever a feane

[@denvertaylor9195]

Dat REAL Hip Hop! Rakim flow is literally timeless.

[@aguilarjosuea17]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊✌️🙏🌸🎵🎧🌟💯🕯️Real HIPHOP Lives

[@JahZilla_inc]

This goes HARD AF

[@EyaoPantah]

[Intro] Be now, be ill, be down, be real Yo, they used to always ask me What I wanted to be when I grew up I said yo (Be now, be ill, be down, be real) [Verse 1: Rakim] A fashion dripper, Carhartt, Timberlands, contests Opps flop, I stomp from gimmickless Average spitter, the response, my competition Get them all next, you're blessed like when the Fonz'll twist his lip Lab hitter, progress, the God's magnificent Patterns differ, context, my compositions hit Fathom quicker, conquest, a conscious lyricist Atom splitter, complex, it's quantum physics Since they put my melody on a cleverly poem My celebrities still legacy, and 'gevity long Design flows in binary codes, no matrix Light-speeds, time could be froze, no spaceships Walkin' paradox, I made them all believers Ship the paradigm, even time, alter features On the mic, it's either too three or not too three In life, it's either to be or not to be [Chorus] "I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone" ("This is what it's all about") Be ill ("I-I-I'll be flooded with ice") Be ready to reveal ("I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone") B-B-"Be all I can be, and more" ("Finishin' touch") Be boys and girls ("Be now, be ill, be down, be real) [Verse 2: Kurupt] My abilities, to create mass delusion Headaches, heartaches and mass confusion Contusions, I give out for free Five at a time, one for two and two for three (For three) Confucius, verbally abusive Intuitive, a gift I give (I give) Look what I'm givin', the voice of the unforgivin' In time, I might get forgiven for my crimes (Crimes) Lay the body down and lace 'em with lime You throw the beat on and I'ma lace 'em with rhymes Helter skelter, this pure love bizarre Masta Killa said we gon' rock with the R (With the R) You are who you are and we shine like the stars (Like the stars) Sharp as a thumbtack, you jump in my car, let's go [Chorus] "I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone" ("This is what it's all about") Be ill ("I-I-I'll be flooded with ice") Be ready to reveal ("I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone") B-B-"Be all I can be, and more" ("Finishin' touch") Be now, be ill, be down, be real [Verse 3: Masta Killa] I walked on the sea of existence And stepped on the shore of the moment The father of civilization, I own it The maker of my daughter, creation One Nation Under a Groove Before the two virtues of seamless scriptures Woven with the threads of wisdom This picture of my life intelligence, stimulates life and matter So eloquent, a thought so delicate Yet weighs more than elephants, strokes of excellence Extracted from the elements, a powerful calmness I'm always armed and equipped with what I bomb with A sweet flowin' river of mad facts, the actual Calculated pressure applied, hits are tactical Masterful mind Catapult self beyond the measure of time The resilience and brilliance of Kurupt Young Gotti Rakim the Godbody with the wise Chief Jamel Irief when I speak Raisin' Universal Flags up high, say peace (Peace) [Chorus] "I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone" ("This is what it's all about") Be ill ("I-I-I'll be flooded with ice") Be ready to reveal ("I'm-I'm-I'm in the zone") B-B-"Be all I can be, and more"

[@rudeone89]

Looks like sharks are back in the water 🔥

[@mikemr..3602]

This mofo hard 🎧▶️🔁🤯 + what a way 2 use Chuck 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Kwaczar]

Would’ve love to hear Prodigy on this

[@michaelthomas2724]

OLD MAN STILL AT IT FROM THE WOMB TO THE TOMB ORIGINAL HIP HOP

[@ShakitaAllen]

Higher Infinite Power

[@mercenarykev304]

Rakim and the crew reppin' that Sergio tacchini

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Peace we used to Rock those in the 80’s I had a few of those..The Gods..

[@Espectro1680]

Rap need at least 2 new charts . Like “ classic rap ‘ “ pop rap “ and regular rap charts . Its time .

[@POWORDISC]

Kurupt killed that

[@djdannyiLL]

Straight from the God MC himself "BE ILL". Timeless Hip Hop 🚀

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

Since the 80s Goddam ! I’m just 27 and I listen to the master album 💿… when I be on the mic 🎙️

[@JUANCarlos-rg7qz]

Real Rap Lyricists !!! And the Beat is dope!! 01h:00 A.M and I'm Playing this Sh...t.. 100 times... From Barranquilla Colombia.

[@fatcatbeats]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Survive_official]

feels good to breathe some fresh air after years, thx - one luv 🙏

[@FansOfDJLordRon1]

Salute to Rakim on the production & doing his OWN DJ KUTZ. #RightAndExact #Culture ..... Salute 2 Kurupt & Masta Killa.

[@goonn337]

Kurupt 🔥

[@davidlee1075]

Back in the day I had to keep my thesaurus on my desk and research the "lyrics" when The R was "throwing dem bows"😊

[@djkenry]

I must thank The R. for the birthday present

[@RighteousJustice4thecollective]

Rakim should have or a million views.

[@tmp200018]

Real hip hop right here no cussing, no gangsta, just bars🔥

[@MrSarov]

Masta killa 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@raywill9149]

Grown people talk: We can save rap 💯 There's Still time Don't let "the man" promote death and destruction to our kids - that's Not what rap was about in the beginning

[@michaelrafales2782]

Damn this track is so good!!

[@scottstheemcee]

2024 has been so so dope for hip hop. That DPG album is insane, Ghost, now this and Missionary to come. Fkn love MK 👐

[@greaveslb75]

These are real lyricists, unlike those mumble rappers who sound like they're having a stroke 😂😂😂 2:09

[@alexanderlunkov864]

East or West - all are the best.

[@marsayataylor2371]

Rakim is BACK!!! Straight up 90s fill hip-hop.

[@flamejanes1865]

This is sooooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Real hip hop & sorry but you kids can't make instant classics like this 😂

[@DerekJones-l8q]

Rakim and LL are back killing it on the 🎤🎙️!!!

[@asabcannon]

STILL NICE!!!!!🚨🔥🚨🔥. Fire beat and everything!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ErrolWillis-kg5ko]

Starboy is Respect blessing 😮 for Lord of all levels 😊

[@bigbayebay937]

Esto está caliente 🧨🧨🧨💿

[@seeyouintheothercide8453]

this is a fuckin banger love this sample vibe salute from Portugal

[@carungwa]

Crazy cadence in his voice Crazy flow Crazy lyrics Sick beat

[@PaulRoq21]

This that shit hip hop been missing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤

[@monteithphillips7387]

Wow, these two sound good together 🫡

[@fabian.m]

#RakimAllah 🌟7🌙☀️ #TheReturnOfTheGodMC is back on that #BEILL track, with The Wu-Tanga 👐🏽🐝 #MastaKilla and #Kurupt Tha Dogg Pounder 🐾. ⚡️🎵🎤👑

[@NamelessKupal]

The God MC himself. Literally the idol of our idols! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@JeezWhiz1]

Rakim is like Prince in that he mastered his craft AND you NEVER heard any ill sht about either in their personal lives …that’s a sign of intelligence and maturity

[@Mr300millz]

The true Hip-Hop dudes are Rakim and Common

[@marvinwood9368]

Kurupt one of my favorites

[@ayce09]

G’damn this is fire. Hip hop is not dead.

[@Larry_Carraja]

Rakim still having an impecable flow. Looking forward to listen to that album.

[@T-he9is]

Ice T, . Don't let them get away with that.

[@6_toes]

All praise to the GOD Rakim Allah 🙏 bringing that fire for 24

[@MUSTB-n7s]

Rakim Yonkers 💯✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️