An Evening With Rakim Allah Interviewed by Chuck D

[@johnnylockett8825]

The respect is overwhelming... I like that.

[@martin1972win]

And he deserves it,and earned it.

[@babolokimothofela4478]

Of course man, i can feel it from here..

[@skymarriot]

GEN X Hip Hop Lords....Rakim-G.R.A.T (Greatest Rapper of All Time) and the Greatest Truth-Teller Chuck D....this is MJ sitting wit Prince. Chuck Berry sittin wit Little Richard. Robert Plant choppin it up wit Jagger. Much Love & Thanks! #KeepOnTruckin

[@Wise_Pito]

@ Sky Marriott .... and Mike Tyson sittin' with Muhammad Ali

[@YakThaWiseman72]

Sky Marriott I hear you but He's the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) for the simple fact he's an Emcee/M.C. (Move The Crowd)

[@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60]

*Sugar Ray Robinson [18th letter]* sitting with Muhammad Ali......

[@Jt_473]

And Kobe sitting with Michael Jordan

[@tantertizzle3680]

Chuck D interviews Rakim like a fan, with huge respect while he's a true rap legend himself.

[@martin1972win]

Chuck is a legend.... But there's a lot about chuck we don't promote because he has done a lot before PE came out.

[@paris70smith]

Real talk chick change my life and mindset on being black and standing proud

[@neldadon]

Tanter Tizzle real recognize real respect deserves respect💯😇 N.Y. STATE OF MIND BODY SOUL

[@kabeyz]

Trust me if Michael Jackson was to interview James brown he would be like a little baby talking to his idol.

[@J4CKTR1PP3R]

Word up, for reals...

[@garymclean1679]

"Rebel Without A Pause"...and "Follow the Leader", arguably the two most important hip-hop recordings ever.

[@gaffle-411]

That “Rebel” was heLLa iLL! I liked “I Know You Got Soul” best from Rakim.

[@redrowolloftnod5230]

Chuck D is an intellectual fraud and a vapid attention vampire. Rakim is a vegetable brained rapper that talks like a toddler.

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

Fight the power and Microphone Fiend for me...each of theirs.

[@CarlWitherspoon-xn1uo]

Rakim is the only rapper never cust on nun if his songs what mcs can do that I rap but I can't even d o it that's what you call real mc n dope mc real talk bro

[@Hawaii96720]

Pull out ya money, pull out ya cut, pull up a chair, and Imma tear shit up...@@CarlWitherspoon-xn1uo

[@kevostarks8450]

2 of Long Island's finest

[@RUSALAAM10]

Yo my last name is Starks, right on you don't see that last name often, Peace!

[@martin1972win]

True dat.

[@YakThaWiseman72]

Kevo Starks Indeed and Strong Island got some Legends Biz,De La,Stets,EPMD, L.O.T.S.

[@rhythm449]

SORRY,, BUT CORRECTION,,,, STRONG ISLAND...PEACE.. FROM THE PAID IN FULL FAMILY,,,FED D

[@blockablocka2974]

@@YakThaWiseman72 don't forget craig mack(r.i.p) and k-solo

[@amanialex8235]

It's a trip watching a legend like Chuck D (who's actually older than Ra) talk to him with so much respect and adoration. We can all learn something about humbling ourselves.

[@NVAvin]

best comment

[@arealone2555]

The world needs a Rakim Documentary !!!!!!!!!

[@Mariliza.]

Yesss!!!!!

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Rakim, Krs, Nas & Chuck D/ P. E. Need a movie while still here..Longevity Rushmores that are still Living with Catalogue/ body of work!!

[@YoungTummy]

@@franciscoj.madrigal6361 good band that

[@tonychites4806]

True. Tyler Perry if he was serious. Hold the mic or hip hop.....

[@krd5200]

For. Real!

[@askdeefaircommonsense1014]

Look at the respect they have for each other...today's artist need to learn from this...no stupid ass beefs...etc..it's ok to love and respect your brother...

[@wendellsloan3494]

These rappers these have ego trips. They don't dap it up too selfish we killing our our musicians or our people most of us don't teach and don't come together . I wish hip hop now was like the golden era of hip hop. I wonder about the future of hip hop

[@JamesFaction]

Rakim spoke on that in this interview. Back in the late 80s nothing but love between all those artists until they get in the studio and get more competitive

[@bwilli34]

Could not agree more @Dee Fair. There are too few of us for us to constantly beef with one another. The uniqueness of the Black man's struggle can only be understood by another Black man, but Charlie would rather we believe that another Black man should be our mortal enemy.

[@ShawnC.T.]

The main reason dude's today can't/don't respect one another the way Chuck and Rakim do/will, is because they don't/won't respect themselves, plain 'n simple...

[@aquanecromancer5776]

Artists don't really beef like that these days. It's not the 90s anymore. Barely ever even diss tracks.

[@morigatewood6653]

Ra is like the toughest ever coming up in the game and to have Chuck interview with his intelligence makes this one of the most monumental moments in hip hop history. Peace to the culture and may it continue to inspire and enlighten.

[@Cameo718.]

The Realest Realest Talk. .

[@sbaoriginalman]

Peace to The God Rakim Allah and Chuck D!!!

[@martin1972win]

Yeah, but chuck knows how to big people up like he did. Only because Rakim's book was the focus. Rakim wasn't around in the late 70s and early '80s'. His Album came out '87. That's about 8-10 years of the movement passed.

[@kennytate2160]

It can't get any better than this. 👍

[@novacorps2468]

"Cats had to rhyme to the beat...you made the beat move to you" - Chuck D couldn't have said it better.

[@ricardomilice2470]

Damm this the first time I ever seen both legends on stage together. I always wanted to see both do a collaboration.

[@raysibley2038]

Rakim crafted the best HipHop track in it's history..."Follow the Leader" no track can come close to that but P.E. "Welcome to the TerrorDome" is my 2nd fave

[@TstanDa-Man]

Ray Sibley Know the ledge/ knowledge was his greatest to me but Follow the Leader is neck and neck. You can’t go wrong. Golden Era

[@rebelpumpfitness4904]

It was/ is that unparallel song that people used/use as a land mark to TRY AND SURPASS.!! I have NOT heard ONE YET!!!( Mc, rapper Lyricist, DEAD OR ALIVE)

[@raysibley2038]

@@rebelpumpfitness4904 that's true!

[@rickipaddon6962]

Paid in Full is on par, let’s not forget musical massacre 🔥

[@rickipaddon6962]

Rakim’s the GOAT. Fact!

[@tracydavis5253]

I want to see a Rakim Bio pic

[@DNMK]

Might be short.

[@slimbeige8692]

I tell people all the time. Rakim may not be your favorite rapper, but I bet he's your favorite rapper's, rapper. Much respect to the God MC and Sir Chuck D! Where would hip-hop be today without these two? It would still be around, but it wouldn't be as good. Peace to the Gods...

[@YoungTummy]

My "favorite rapper's, rapper"??? What does that even mean hahaha... jjks, I get it.

[@juniorjames7076]

He introduced concepts and topics in Hip Hop such as esoteric Gnostic knowledge (Freemasonry, Cosmic Thought, Egyptology). Rakim's parents were also both musicians and part of the late 60s/early 70s Progressive Jazz movement fusing jazz, bebop, funk, rock, classical, punk and found sounds (early sampling?) So that was a factor and influence as well. Rakim is Hip Hop Perfected

[@QUEENLOLATV]

Always, he's the founds and true HEBREW POET.

[@gabrielleelliott2487]

My fav and my crush too 😍😍 he still look good

[@williamtyler727]

Without these 2 hip hop would NEVER be the same. These 2 kicked Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding, especially RAKIM. Don’t throw it away, just think about it, BLESS!!

[@paris70smith]

Look R is number 1 flat case closed

[@p.tabron1326]

🐐

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Rah is So Down to Earth ..Results Being Raised By A Great Family..Much Respect & Love For Rakim..Great Man..

[@rhythm449]

TRUST WHEN I TELL YOU THAT RAKIM'S FATHER AND MOMS WERE THE COOLEST.. AND HUMBLE . LOVING PEOPLE... I MISS THEM,,,THEY HAD ALWAYS OPEN ARMS TO US ALL...

[@p.tabron1326]

I'm great friends with his cousins in VA.(757) heard mad stories ✌🏾

[@rhythm449]

@@p.tabron1326 CRAZY FAM IN VA ,, AND MUCH LOVE..HOPE ALL IS WELL.. FED D

[@rhythm449]

@Huckleberry Quick NO DOUBT,, WE HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YA FAMS...WE WILL BE BACK ON THE ROAD SOON,, BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST.. WE MUST WATCH OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND SHOW LOVE,, PEACE.. FROM THE PAID IN FULL FAMILY...FED D...

[@ayoaloba4716]

Word is bond!

[@damonadams3853]

THE MOST INTERESTING SAID HE NEVER THOUGHT HE WASN'T INTERESTING ENOUGH JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT HE WAS JUST BEING HIMSELF THE MFKG KOOLEST OF THE KOOL THE MAJESTIC GOD MC LOVE THIS DUDE PEACE LOVE & BLESSINGS!!![999]

[@nekaeljones3086]

Agreed!!! Cool asf

[@Kstyles00]

Two living icons chopping it up. Two goats chopping it up. Two legends chopping it up. What more could we ask for? Godspeed to both of these Kings 👑🐐🐐👑

[@KingIzKash]

Whoever disliked this monumental moment in Hip Hop is a fully committed and 100% complete @$$!!! Congrats you're actually good at something!

[@radzo1675]

That's a testament to the vile nature of the internet. Thing is though, neither Chuck's nor Rakim's blood pressure rises by even a point in the face of haters.

[@KingIzKash]

@@radzo1675 💯💯💯

[@heruapocalypse2021]

2 of My Favorite Musical HipHop Big Brothas Right there.”The Voice of Power” “CHUCK D”.And The GOD MC “RAKIM ALLAH”.The Lyrical Savior indeed.But on a Real I really Felt “RA” Talking about His PARENTS.Understanding That! We are All Extended Versions of Our Physical Folks That Produced Us.And I can see that even talking about it now! That it takes a lot of internal Strength in doing so.But I’m glad He Found a Way to make Peace with His loss and Be Strong enough to make History.Salute to The “God RA” for Your Contributions.✌🏾👨🏾

[@dsqsr0303]

What 8 people didn't give this interview a thumbs up????The Greatest MC by far RAKIM!!!!!!

[@jamescorley3507]

KRS, and Rakim 1A, and 1B! Interchangeable.

[@brotherfugue]

Thank you for calling out "Summertime" for what it is: a direct bite of "The R!"

[@Lnnelson0507]

I think Rakim wrote summer time

[@brotherfugue]

@@Lnnelson0507 Not that I recall. I'd have to check the publishing.

[@brotherfugue]

@@Lnnelson0507 Lol...no sign of Rakim in the credits but check what Rolling Stone said: Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 9 in its 2013 "Best Summer Songs of All Time", saying: "Over a funky laidback beat, a young Will Smith does a fantastic Rakim impression over a sample of Kool & the Gang's "Summer Madness." Even THEY knew what was up!

[@mrbfly3810]

ericB on the combat jack show (RIP) that raw wrote that .. also i believe mc search said the same thing ...

[@brotherfugue]

@@mrbfly3810 I know where to find out for sure. I'll get back to you.

[@zxcccccc1]

Children who grew up with black revolutionaries and jazz music in their homes just had a certain concioness.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Rakim & Chuck D are legends! Salute to these men and I wish them nothing but great health!

[@2slick35]

How could anyone thumb this down? Disrespectful. This is officially the hip hip version of "in the actor's chair!"

[@nekaeljones3086]

My favorite rapper being interviewed by one of my favorite rappers. Tier one hip hop right here. Respect.

[@Geez01]

Chuck D & Rakim having a conversation on stage. Nothing else to say.

[@scotthamilton3163]

Ra inspired me as well , and took me and the whole game to a whole new level. But chuck D gave Black people PRIDE. Big up to both legends (For real)!!!

[@babolokimothofela4478]

I have so much respect for Rakim Allah, its humbling to see how Chuck respects this dude...

[@calvinjohnson3171]

RAKIM IS YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER FAVORITE RAPPER. FACTS.......... SALUTE TO CHUCK D " THE HARD RHYMER"

[@erichudson3608]

Man Rakim still dress like the last of the B-Boys. Shit's dope and priceless. HipHop in its purest form..

[@seanwright8786]

The god loves those bubble vests.

[@johnnybing91]

Legend interviewing an Icon.

[@poeticsearthwide]

This is the realest joint ever. Definitely watch it through to the end.

[@Phantomtandem]

They definitely sleeping on Ruth Brown. Go check her if you haven't. RA is the best and funnier than I expected too. What a great convo between two legends.

[@alfredocano2923]

CHUCK D

[@dsword456]

I grew up on these brothas...Respect!

[@Axesent77]

2 Gods! even for a white kid from Australia in the early days. Still are!!

[@JB-vb6dh]

This should have a 100,000 views! Legends!

[@mrbfly3810]

4 reals

[@mrbfly3810]

damn hating ass algorithm lol but not funny 2

[@AnthonyMckinney-yu4lk]

Rakim and Krs - One. The G.O.A.T's

[@jondabaptist8239]

Word is Bond!!! Do NOT DISS RATHER SLEEP ON THE WHO STARTED IT ALL MELLE MELL THE OG GOAT

[@fromtheinvisibledeskofmiked]

chuck d broke it down, so great

[@ishammc7211]

I never realized that Summer Time by Will Smith was done with Rakim's rhyme style. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 Mind you that is probably his biggest song all time and it was inspired by Rah.

[@upb4theam446]

Will Smith's "Summer Time" is a sample of "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang. Kool & The Gang were still a jazz band at the time.

[@MrSimZOldSchoolRev]

Two of the most inspiring people to me since Bob Marley.. true greats - tought me so much...My hero's - thank you. Peace and Love

[@TstanDa-Man]

My high school years were from 1994-98.... That was Biggie and Pac era and when the discussion who’s the best rapper alive came up my answer was Rakim. I was sipping the Juice early on

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Nas kicked both pac & biggie ass on the mic during their peak era with Illmatic & It Was Written..Nas also the Longevity Rushmore that's still here emceeing like those days. Krs, Nas, Rakim, Chuck D the living Rushmores that need a movie while still here

[@TstanDa-Man]

@@2KILLAVILLE Illmatic was great and is legendary but all those rappers you just named came from the generation before. They are all greats as well for sure. NAS definitely didn’t kick their ass in the charts because BIG and PAC were way ahead of him in that sense. You sound like you just watched a documentary on illmatic and based your opinion off of that. You must have been in high school in the 2000’s right and not the 90’s

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@@TstanDa-ManI know Nas & Scarface both was after them but Nas still my 🐐. Nas & Scarface both Rushmores as well so I put them in the Rushmore list with them..Nas was Deeper & can talk about alot more than Pac & Biggie & have the Advanced Sharp Complexed Vocab, Wordplay & Rhyming Lyrical Skills to go along with his subject/ Topics. Biggie even admitted that in his 95 source awards interview. I cant say nas didnt sell like them cause Nas 2nd album It Was Written in 96 went 2x platinum in 2 months & was # 1 Album 4x consecutive weeks. Nas was the hottest emcee summer 96. Pac even was even inspired by that album & the track I gave you Power which is why he did Me & My Girlfriend. Keep in mind Nas , Biggie blew up after 1 or 2 albums. Pac most commercial sales & success wasn't until his 4th album All Eyez On Me. 2pacalypse now & Strictly 4 my niggaz didnt sell much when first released.

[@Cameo718.]

Dang Strong Island Finest - Rakim PE EPMD De La Soul LONS & Keith Murray..

[@arianprofit]

Get strong on the Island, recoup and lay around

[@charleswhite6350]

You want to know the state of hip hop in 2020 ? look how many views are on this interview ! You got Ra & Chuck D, I don't need to say no more !!!

[@mrbfly3810]

especially now that EVERYONE home ..

[@saijovierundachtzig6346]

I grew up in the 90's and start listening to Rap in 96...so PE was long in the game and i knew master ra just as a solo artist, but for me as a teen at this time, i fell in love with joints like the 18 letter, it's been a long time, the r, waiting for the world to end and when i be on the mic....my personal opinion is ra is the best that ever done it hands down and word up!! Peaze from Germany 🇩🇪✌️❤️

[@decadesofsegregation9677]

Long islands finest. My greatest heroes being an artist from here. Much love to them for laying the ground work for what is the sound of our home.

[@findingmoraisinmiralife6313]

Legends, I grew up in Yonkers listening to them, amazing, I had an amazing life growing up, love

[@paris70smith]

Let the rythem get um out cold fallow the leader untouchable 18th letter mind blowing all his work is out of this world! he will allway be my one and only greatest eemcee to ever do it !crazy part his life mirrors mines same birthday I was football quarterback star and wide reciver all city-state champ !

[@sanfordgreene106]

This needs a million views!!!!!

[@RADIO1990]

WOW. Chuck D is in total " FAN " Mode. #classic

[@DJaySplitSecond]

The two greatest to ever touch a mic!! The Jordan and Pippen duo of hip hop

[@CultureCypher717]

That's crazy cause chuck d provide introspection on a movement at the right time, that's heat. Along with Rakim who had to hold up to a nation's lifestyle, and that's dope.

[@albertabdul-barrwang9436]

Two legends droppin science together-- peace!

[@da1onlynickvicious]

Yo his dad was brilliant.. when you're raising a kid your job isn't to give them answers.. it's your job to point them in the right direction and teach them the thought process behind figuring out the answers themselves

[@Cameo718.]

Man great the way you simply articulated that.. The Truth...

[@frank-xp6pj]

Rakim is the greatest rapper ever....straight up GOAT 👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@josephsarh4193]

"I take 7 mc put em in a line..i take 7 more bro who think they can...n it would take 7 more until i go for mine...now dats 21 mc lined up at dat same time..."

[@frank-xp6pj]

@@josephsarh4193 21 emcees ate up at the same time.

[@MrCbwTV]

Strong Island 💪

[@mannyowens3093]

I take prase that's that's rarely heard then flipp it now it's daily word Rakim da GOAT

[@smokeem5893]

I ❤️ to see artist interviewing artist...this is wonderful🤗

[@rhythm449]

BOTH BROTHERS OF MINE FOR YEARS.. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A COLLAB,,, WITH THE TWO OF HIP HOP ROYALTY ,,, MY DUDE CHUCK D ,,,HAS ALWAYS BEEN. AN HIP HOP AMBASSADOR... AND MY CLOSE BROTHER RAKIM,,, ALLAH KING RA,KIM....PEACE.. ' FED. D ..

[@bobbymarsh1]

Nobody’s music then was the same but all classics

[@lisamixx]

he should do a movie bout his life

[@terryevans9899]

Krs - One , we need a Self Destruction 2 with Rakim and Brother Jay from X Klan .

[@notalk90thst]

Thee GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

I dont see nas on the show

[@kevinscott59]

Arizona Living That you,Jungle?

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

@@kevinscott59 lmao

[@cashcowtv3203]

I love hip hop...🔊🔊🔊🔊 THE R...🦠😷 stay woke 🌎📱💣🧨

[@radzo1675]

I am not a Hip Hop head by any means and that's not to belittle the art form. Just relatively speaking I know very little about it's history. You might call me a worn out punk rocker if I had to label myself. But this video is a dream scenario like the meeting between the Buddha, Confucious and Lao tzu. I won't bore you with a boomer diatribe I will just say these two gentlemen and their art mean the world to me and leave it at that.

[@KingIzKash]

Peace to the Gods!!! 7*)

[@vernonnilesjr8752]

Wtf who the hell of those 8 people gave a thumbs down to the God Mc Rakim they don't know true hip hop especially the golden era🎤🎤🎤🎵🎶

[@ras-bulletrasta2261]

Hmmm LEGENDS LEGENDS LEGENDS.

[@shumgra9198]

My actual favorite artists

[@ultramag.7]

"Rough enough to break New York FROM LONG ISLAND" 😊

[@beatmages]

Strong island 💪👑👑

[@BROTHAWARRIOR]

RAKIM is the hip-hop solar system's SUN ☀️

[@bendyman_72]

Beautiful.

[@shaballama5337]

This that heat. A gem of an upload.

[@p-hawk1956]

Chuck has one of the most iron minds of all my role models, but he's allowed to show emotion and miss his father. ✌ I wasn't allowed to. I'd love to hear Rakim work with DJ Supreme from UK.

[@p-hawk1956]

Miiichael, yes, he made a new track with Ice-T in 2017 and the RIP and Bring the Terror remixes.

[@kevinjonesmusic]

Chuck D is a bad man himself. I met they brother in Downtown Memphis while PE was on tour. He gave me a hat while we chopped it up outside the Radison hotel next to the tour bus. Very cool and humble brotha. Chuck D, Ra and myself are from the same era. Those were some good times back then.

[@raydavis3376]

Blessed enough to brag on the fact that I've seen both these legends live on stage and they rocked it!! Salute to Rakim and Chuck D, Eric B, Public Enemy. Flaavvvv!

[@Phantomtandem]

Gotta go listen to some Rakim now, probably some 18th Letter. I'll be back to finish this soon.

[@shumgra9198]

They made hiphop my lifestyle

[@RunTFC]

That was a gift. Thank you for allowing us inside. Respect to both Rakim and Chuck D.

[@bobbymarsh1]

Ra will last forever when he’s older he’ll spit to only Jazz he’ll be the Miles Davis John Coltrane of hip hop

[@UltraScientist]

best thing i've seen in awhile...

[@kurtadams3021]

The LEGENDARY Chuck D

[@skeezix8156]

This video is in the education category. Fitting.

[@ashtonjackfanny]

Rakim the man of tomorrow doesn't have an era he was the beginning of the new school. just like Jordan was the beginning of the new school style of play in the NBA, both supremely innovative at their craft

[@latymz]

Hope Hop Royalty. Bars not cars measure the ability of an artist. Two legendary heavyweights with undeniable influence based in conscious work. Salute.

[@roberthealey7739]

My lyrical idol. The R was so ahead of his time MC's never caught up.

[@DavidR-ub2dp]

very iconic interview with Chuck and Rakim very epic love u guys hip hop pioneers of the golden era

[@christopherclayton7688]

Definitely need more of this!

[@rotano]

style gods in addition to rap gods

[@mrkingssizesnicker]

Ra clutching the Mic🎤 like he ready to spit and it's an interview. It's only one way to hold the Mic!🎤 RAKIM The Emcee!

[@demize30]

AMAZING Interview. KINGS Of The MIC. Real HIP-HOP!

[@blubastud]

The movie should just be called "The R"

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

45:16 KRS #2 ? Nah Bruh I Highly Doubt that Hahaha KRS 1 Isn't No Where Near Rakim's Abilities Never Rakim's a Scientific Musician and has been for almost 40 Years. There is No way your able to Compare the 2.. Sorry Chuck i think you caught yourself Knowing KRS1 Can't Even hold Rah's Mic or Talent or Intelligence.. Sorry My Dude ! Your Da'Man Chuck and a Bad Ass Artist but You Made a Mistake Dude..

[@onelove94441]

The difference between MCs and rappers. These two are MCs. And two of the best to ever do it.

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Here's a Sharp title for a New Record for Rah " Musical Sorcery " FOR 2021.. @RAKIM

[@insubordinatenyctv3627]

This is legendary.