I Miss this time so much when Hip Hop was more than pussys in skinny jeans and Lyrics only about money, drugs and Killing people.. Graffiti Breakdance,MC, DJ, Beatbox and nice clothes
This arguably a top 10 contender for one of the hardest bars in hip hop and it went unnoticed since this track dropped. Crazy... Goes to show people haven't been listening in this genre for the last 25 almost
8:25 am January 29,2023 I’ve been listening to Rakim since 86 Eric b is president I’ve seen and heard some dope rhymes over the years I’m 48 I remember my granny yelling turn that off and I would go outside and jam that paid in full tape KrsOne MAN all these guys are DOPE. Nobody ,Ames JAMS like this YO fire big respect to you guys for makin music
Dont let anyone kid u. Anyone in hip hop rock or any other genre of music is in it for one purpose to make money no matter how good sone tracks might sound.
@@addictedonhiphop & the negativity from the so called hip hop fans is unreal on Nas's album. I've been arguing/defending "Kings Disease" since it's release, which is 5 days now. It just proves what Nas said some years ago which some commercialized artist took offense to. Hip Hop is dead. In this era, lyrics doesn't matter anymore. Any & everything is now being classified as hip hop as long you make a couple of lines rhyme on a beat. & if it's a club bangin beat, all you have to do now is just fart over the mfka & it's "THAT'S MY SONG", becoming a top 5 billboard charter. SMGDH
@AFROMEXO REIGNSUPREME a goddess who is now defending insurance company execs on twitter and refusing to force a vote on m4a.... she clearly chose her career over helping people. its a shame, i had high hopes for her. shoudve known better.
Rakim's verse is untouchable. Notice, also, that he includes all MC's here in the body of his verse, a salutation to his peers, and then- as always- drops the heaviest bars to remind us who is King of New York and the Greatest to bless a mic: RAKIM.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR QUOTABLES AGAIN FROM A MODERN RAPPER PRESERVING HIPHOP CHECK OUT HYNT. QUOTABLE EXAMPLE "ITS THE NAPALM NOVELIST I BURN MICS JUST LIKE THE PRISONERS IN AUSCHWITZ". czcams.com/channels/SRO9z5BWLwTmuMkWsOasdQ.html?view_as=subscriber
Krs-one must have selective memory then?? he must not remember his first album Criminal Minded.... and he must have forgot about Rakim's like 1st cut he had some low-key gangsta shit there talking about, "I used to be a stick-up kid... I used to roll up be this is a hold up, don't nothing move but the money"
MusiK Of Quality I mostly agree with you, Pete tops as my number one and Preemo is above Madlib, I'd have to follow up with cats like Q-Tip, MF Doom, Moka Only, Exile, 9th Wonder, M-Phazes, Thes One.....
Saw him in NH at a club like 3 years ago maybe 200-250 people tops real small place I cannot believe the place was not fucking packed dude took my homies phone and recorded himself on stage it was that intimate. The kind of show you want to see a fucking legend at, even if all the "rap" heads were nowhere to be found.
When KRS One comes to your town and you don’t go to see him, that’s a tragedy. I have never had a bad night going to the Teacha. He always delivers. EVERY SINGLE TIME. That’s skills. Respect to the other legends in this crazy track by DJ Premier ✊🏼
I’ve seen him many, many times. In my top 10 for sure. I’ve only seen him disappoint once. He didn’t finish or get through one song. He played like 30 seconds to a minute of a track tops, got everyone hyped then just cut the music and rambled. He wasn’t “teaching” like normal he was just cutting and screaming over and over. After talking for two mins - he’d play a classic for 30 seconds and cut it. We were so confused and disappointed and I’ve never seen an artist do that before.... still one of my ultimate favs tho and he can rock the staaaage
Was incredibly to see him in a packed out Motion Night Club in Bristol, UK 6 or so years ago. He was incredible...a dream come true. Croud was packed but the buzz was awesome. As always, have a lovely evening 😊
Facts! I'm from the Cali, but always loved East coast hip hop, especially boom bap, and was an aspiring graf writer in high school, so I had an admiration for crews like TATS and FX. Dope music video. 🔥 track. Legends!
Austin Truesdale that’s 10/10 true When ya not much (yet) most wanna show of, look rich get bitches But when u are already someone big u don’t need to show of
''How many of y'all got Criminal Minded? You, you, you; y'all don't be blinded Me, I got no jewels on my neck Why? I don't need 'em, I got your respect'' that's ma Book
This videoclip really is the definition of hip hop. MPC, turntabling, graffiti, verses, studio...They all seem to deliver so effortlessly, definition of flow too
Indeed, Barry Smith-I believe Rakim is the GOAT-with Lord Finesse (my favorite all-time triple threat), KRS-1, G Rap, Big Pun, Kool Keith, Masta Ace (pre-and post Delicious Vinyl-and the ONLY MC who went left, and recovered), Nasty Nas, BDK, OC, Mr. Complex, rounding the top 11 today...
futurenow522 Indeed-my favorite Rakim line(s)- "...they say that I'm too small, cool, but I don't get upset, I kick a hole in the speaker pull the plug then I jet..." what's yours?
Stacey E. Bueche "Take 7 mc's ,,puttem in a line,,add 7 more brothers who think dey can rhyme,,it'll take 7 more before I go for mine,,,"" da first time I heard dat,,it blew my mind,,, lol
Yo Krishnabulkin, I'm happy for you, and I'm going to let you finish. But Kanye West had one of the best verses on this track of all time! Of all time!
If I was to define Hip Hop, I would just say Rakim. He is the perfect definition of MC= Flow, charisme, lyrics, technique... This man got rap music in his soul! The greatest rapper ever.
JJ D Tupac. Best consistency and best work ethic, most versatile rapper in the 90s and the most consistent he has the most material out of any rapper in 1 decade. He had 5 albums plus the collaboration album thug life volume 1 he has the best discography out of any rapper, and nobody worked as hard or as fast as him and he has more catalog and category than Nas rakim and all these other niggas, and put out better music and had a better career than all. Nas is top two for me tho, rakim is possibly the greatest lyricist or not idgaf bout lyricism but as a rapper he’s a bit overrated.
THis is a CLASSIC...you don't really realize that you are going thru a classic times when you are going thru it. 86 I was a senior in high school buying cassette tapes of Rakim and BDP back in the day......enjoy those times when they are there never know when you are 30 years in an look back like...DAMN!!! those where good days!! CLASSIC!!!
The 18th Letter!!! Perfect definition of classic!! 2021 and still bumpin this. “Everybody co-signing this, even none believers since I came in the door I became a leader”
Timeless so age don't count in the booth when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth.... That solo and the drop after... Damn goosebumps everytime
Rapper Kool Moe Dee explained that before Rakim, the term 'flow' wasn't widely used - "Rakim is basically the inventor of flow. We were not even using the word flow until Rakim came along. It was called rhyming, it was called cadence, but it wasn't called flow. Rakim created flow!" "Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth" - Rakim
Maaaaaan I'm 53yrs of age as of the 10th,... Happy Birthday to meeeeee. I NEVER saw this!!!! I am really in a good space, right now...this just took me somewhere I can't even explain. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
At first I am like damn Rakim is tearing this up. Then Nas comes on and I am holy shit he's really ripping this track up. Then KRS-One pops on and I am lost for words, he fucks this track up, fire.
Straight from the essence of hip hop at its core!! Hell fire mc's takes me back to my youth when this was taking place on the east coast. Creativity and uniqueness was encouraged and jacking styles was frowned upon. Needless to say I still listen to all the classics because there timeless...
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Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽
I'm here dawg
@@mamadoundao9665 💯💪🏽
Trip back in time 2024 classics never die
I Miss this time so much when Hip Hop was more than pussys in skinny jeans and Lyrics only about money, drugs and Killing people.. Graffiti Breakdance,MC, DJ, Beatbox and nice clothes
🙋♂️
"Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth" - Rakim. Take notes youngsters.
Definitely...
Indeed. Kayne and others are just incapable of blending and bending magic phrases like this.
This arguably a top 10 contender for one of the hardest bars in hip hop and it went unnoticed since this track dropped. Crazy... Goes to show people haven't been listening in this genre for the last 25 almost
8:25 am January 29,2023 I’ve been listening to Rakim since 86 Eric b is president I’ve seen and heard some dope rhymes over the years I’m 48 I remember my granny yelling turn that off and I would go outside and jam that paid in full tape KrsOne MAN all these guys are DOPE. Nobody ,Ames JAMS like this YO fire big respect to you guys for makin music
Bars
"rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people"
@ j rok: "bro, that was the realest shit ever said on the mic by any mothafuka that ever spit.
j rok that line was cool, but he was sure an “MC” on the Criminal Minded album 😂
Dont let anyone kid u. Anyone in hip hop rock or any other genre of music is in it for one purpose to make money no matter how good sone tracks might sound.
@Father kings disease was a 💎 out there
@@addictedonhiphop & the negativity from the so called hip hop fans is unreal on Nas's album. I've been arguing/defending "Kings Disease" since it's release, which is 5 days now. It just proves what Nas said some years ago which some commercialized artist took offense to. Hip Hop is dead. In this era, lyrics doesn't matter anymore. Any & everything is now being classified as hip hop as long you make a couple of lines rhyme on a beat. & if it's a club bangin beat, all you have to do now is just fart over the mfka & it's "THAT'S MY SONG", becoming a top 5 billboard charter. SMGDH
Premo knew how fire Rakim’s fountain of youth line was and was like: “yeah this shit’s going acapella”
Dem right
Mannnnn
I made a Top 10 Rakim Verses video, if you are maybe interested :)
Killer
"By the time you can afford it, the car ain't important" that line is deep.
Timeless.
Facts
YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Been quoting that for years!! It can't be said any better than that.👀
i think about this often
The whole track is on point
KRS-ONE 3:23
I got no jewels on my neck,Why? I don’t need’em I got your respect.. ✊
OMGoodness!!!
💥💪🏾🔥🔥🎧🎧🎧
Dat part.
One of my fav lines of all time, it stays on my mind like time on a clock, non-stop uplifting HIP HOP!😆✌🏿🙏🏿 Peace all!
No doubt the best line.
@AFROMEXO REIGNSUPREME a goddess who is now defending insurance company execs on twitter and refusing to force a vote on m4a.... she clearly chose her career over helping people. its a shame, i had high hopes for her. shoudve known better.
Rakim's verse is untouchable. Notice, also, that he includes all MC's here in the body of his verse, a salutation to his peers, and then- as always- drops the heaviest bars to remind us who is King of New York and the Greatest to bless a mic: RAKIM.
Well said king 🤴
Facts!!
Rakim is from Long Island though
@@PrinceFilesyou do know that Long Island is part of New York tho? He didn't say NYC, there's whole state called New York.
Kris Parker yo !!!
“Timeless, cause age don’t count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth”. My god, that is just filthy.
Yeah I had to turn the song off after that line
Rakim is just sooooo cold
2020
Best to ever do it. Clorox can't clean that one up.
Dr dre
Age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the Fountain of Youth!
Nas shredded this track
@@EatGreedyBoy817 Even though Nas didn't say that
one of the dopest lines ever spit
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR QUOTABLES AGAIN FROM A MODERN RAPPER PRESERVING HIPHOP CHECK OUT HYNT. QUOTABLE EXAMPLE "ITS THE NAPALM NOVELIST I BURN MICS JUST LIKE THE PRISONERS IN AUSCHWITZ". czcams.com/channels/SRO9z5BWLwTmuMkWsOasdQ.html?view_as=subscriber
2020
Nas, Rakim, KRS One on the same cut...that shit's illegal in 22 states
yup yup lol
+Stonedog23 shame about kanye being on in the other cut
you forgot Premier bro..
I bet most of the 22 states are Republican States too lol
+jdvicvega0 u just couldn't resist could u
"What's the definition of classic is? Timeless so age dont count in the booth and your flow stay submerged in the Fountain of Youth"!!!!
Quality all-around
😤😤😤😤😤
Our man Rakim brokedown the song title in one line.
Yes in the most basic way
Word. Timeless.
This is real hip hop. Not a curse word said, just knowledge. I miss that.
True talk
Word up! Peace from germany
It’s too complicated for the new generation
"Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people" - KRS One
Knowledge was spit when these Gods rhythmed
Krs-one must have selective memory then?? he must not remember his first album Criminal Minded.... and he must have forgot about Rakim's like 1st cut he had some low-key gangsta shit there talking about, "I used to be a stick-up kid... I used to roll up be this is a hold up, don't nothing move but the money"
either way we all trying to get Paid In Full out here
🙌🏾✌🏾
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He's the only one that can something this illegal but true.🤣🤣
Premier has to be the best beat maker the game has ever seen
BigD7997 Well Id put it like this:
1. J Dilla
2. Pete Rock
3. Madlib
4.Preemo
MusiK Of Quality I mostly agree with you, Pete tops as my number one and Preemo is above Madlib, I'd have to follow up with cats like Q-Tip, MF Doom, Moka Only, Exile, 9th Wonder, M-Phazes, Thes One.....
MusiK Of Quality not to take away from the others, but the amount of epic quality beats Premier has puts him at 2nd to none to me
+BigD7997 Absolutely, Premo is always dope!
1. RZA
2. DJ Premier
3. Dr. Dre
4. Pete Rock
5. Madlib
I agree tho premo a fucking legend. He's beats are masterpieces
It don't matter it's 2023, dis gonna be a classic forever.
2024 🔥
Even Now my friend!
15 years later and this shit STILL cold!!! 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Word ! what’s up D.L
Facts!!! Respect to you for still listening queen
Yessirrrr
This goes hard AF!
Premier the best ever then we got 3 of the best rappers of all time on one track
DJ Premier is a mad Scientist of beats
What about Pete Rock & Large Professor
RZA, BRONZE NAZARETH, TRUE MASTER
DJ Khalid
@@Tampabaybucsfan92 hahaha your such a casual fan for saying that hes more of a promoter they just throw his name on the song
@@nasirjones3589 You're*.
Been 15 years and this track still kills everything out now in 2023
So true
This track - 2007
Who is listening to this in the new decade?! 😷🎶🎶
Right now
👍🏾💪🏾🙋🏾♀️
Joe King Australia down under 👌🏼
forever dude
Me
Rakim did one of the most amazing lines on the game .
"By the time you can afford it, it ain't important" Truth.
Joe Valerio Dam...
sick vs
Or.. you still can't afford it.. It was never important, that's the point..
Rakim... your favorite rapper's favorite rapper
Saw him in NH at a club like 3 years ago maybe 200-250 people tops real small place I cannot believe the place was not fucking packed dude took my homies phone and recorded himself on stage it was that intimate. The kind of show you want to see a fucking legend at, even if all the "rap" heads were nowhere to be found.
John Crrll LMAO pretty much
I say that about Kane but rakim can work to.
Your favourite rappers favourite rappers favourite rapper..
Thought that Devin the Dude was known for having that alias.
When KRS One comes to your town and you don’t go to see him, that’s a tragedy. I have never had a bad night going to the Teacha. He always delivers. EVERY SINGLE TIME. That’s skills.
Respect to the other legends in this crazy track by DJ Premier ✊🏼
I’ve seen him many, many times. In my top 10 for sure. I’ve only seen him disappoint once. He didn’t finish or get through one song. He played like 30 seconds to a minute of a track tops, got everyone hyped then just cut the music and rambled. He wasn’t “teaching” like normal he was just cutting and screaming over and over. After talking for two mins - he’d play a classic for 30 seconds and cut it. We were so confused and disappointed and I’ve never seen an artist do that before.... still one of my ultimate favs tho and he can rock the staaaage
Was incredibly to see him in a packed out Motion Night Club in Bristol, UK 6 or so years ago. He was incredible...a dream come true. Croud was packed but the buzz was awesome. As always, have a lovely evening 😊
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This is a wild track. Fucking epic track. One of a kind track. It has 3 of the top 5 MC’s of all time. Props to premier. One of the greatest DJ’s
I love everything Primo does
Peace, Love, Unity, Having Fun- these are the lyrics of KRS-OOONNNNEEE!
That line is ill as fuck
plophopfire Definitely
Rakim's last 8 bars... wow... hes a triple black belt in lyricism
M Gonzalez word...four Grandmasters on this track.
3 cats are sick
Black belt 4 real
More like 8 dan black belt in lyrical homicide.
M Gonzalez Nas, made you look before the heaters, I bet Kan had em on when he walk wit Jesus 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Rakim, Nas and KRS-One are all great in their own regards. This is a collaboration of very individual and well respected rappers.
Rakim is the 🐐 not even up for debate
one of the goats coz Nas and Krs 1 are goats too
@@progressivelife841 absolutely goats. Rakims bars are just flawless
I never want KRS's bars to end.
C💯ld!!🥶 🥶 ✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The Best Over the best. No disrespect to other, but the Teacher fired it.
Timeless, cause age don't count in the booth
And your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth
When
Wish someone would tell Dre 3k this...
Timeless, *so* age don't count in the booth
*When* your flow *stay* submerged in the fountain of youth
cursivedubline5 You got that right
cursivedubline5 that don't exactly make sense but it sounds beautiful lmao
Missing this realness in rap music. Talent@💯
Indeed.✌🏾
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I’m 50 now n old but u know that means I’m OLD SCHOOL n this tune is killa, KRS1 n this crew still have more game than Xbox LEGIT
"Age don't matter in the booth when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth" dang.
It's Timeless, so age don't count in the booth when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth
-Rakim
Dee Nice How Many Y'all Got Criminal Minds Better Than I've Ever Been
This is arguably the most perfect representation of hip hop music!! It does not get any better then this level of genius!!👊👌💪❤️
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Facts! I'm from the Cali, but always loved East coast hip hop, especially boom bap, and was an aspiring graf writer in high school, so I had an admiration for crews like TATS and FX. Dope music video. 🔥 track. Legends!
True
Lead by the iconic and timeless Rakim the God Emcee
This Beat Fit Rakin So Well He Killed It🎤Premier A Beast
Oh wow! Rakim set it off in the fountain of youth line. Damn!
Jesus! U are so right! damn!
looknowtv That's why he's the God mc
Wow! Old school will nrver die!
Totally ....
spat my drink out
Three of the GOATs on one track. It's Amazing.
*four
Nick Whiting Whats a GOAT
Greatest Of All Time
Nick Whiting Truth!
Oh fair!
2020
I apologize I didn't know this was here.
Straight fire
This is an edited version, the single has an additional verse by Puff Daddy
2020 and I’m still bumping this 🙌💯
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2022
I can envision Kanye raging to him being cut out of this......beautiful.
"By the time you could afford it, it ain't important" godamn lmfao
Geezer Butler Ik shit hella disrespectful 😂
Austin Truesdale hows it disrespectful it’s just a meaningful line
youngin wildin
didnt realise. same. !
Austin Truesdale that’s 10/10 true
When ya not much (yet) most wanna show of, look rich get bitches
But when u are already someone big u don’t need to show of
2021 listening to "twenty 0 seven"...such a dope song of three masters...a REAL classic w/o Kanye
A song with a Hook.... and Lyrics you can understand..... Only The True School Hip Hop can achieve this!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪. SALUTE!!
''How many of y'all got Criminal Minded?
You, you, you; y'all don't be blinded
Me, I got no jewels on my neck
Why? I don't need 'em, I got your respect'' that's ma Book
the greatest.
''KRS 1 20 years I rock I do it for JMJ and Scott LaRock this hip hop
And we's a nation, don't you want to hear more KRS on your radio station''?
Geviper '''Where you at? Come on where you at?
This is the difference between MC'ing and rap '''' ''knowledge reigns supreme'' = Krs
KRS1 👌
THESE ARE THE LYRICS OF KRS-ONE.
I don't need jewels around my neck, you know why? I got your respect! Classic!!!! Three legends in the Hip Hop game!
Don’t understand why this song doesn’t get more love. For real.
This videoclip really is the definition of hip hop. MPC, turntabling, graffiti, verses, studio...They all seem to deliver so effortlessly, definition of flow too
Rakim pin game still better than 90percent of today's artist true talk.
word...with Rakim ..u gotta rewind it back cause the first time blows ur mind and you will miss a verse
Indeed, Barry Smith-I believe Rakim is the GOAT-with Lord Finesse (my favorite all-time triple threat), KRS-1, G Rap, Big Pun, Kool Keith, Masta Ace (pre-and post Delicious Vinyl-and the ONLY MC who went left, and recovered), Nasty Nas, BDK, OC, Mr. Complex, rounding the top 11 today...
futurenow522 Indeed-my favorite Rakim line(s)- "...they say that I'm too small, cool, but I don't get upset, I kick a hole in the speaker pull the plug then I jet..." what's yours?
Stacey E. Bueche
Stacey E. Bueche "Take 7 mc's ,,puttem in a line,,add 7 more brothers who think dey can rhyme,,it'll take 7 more before I go for mine,,,"" da first time I heard dat,,it blew my mind,,, lol
Really wish Big Daddy Kane could've got a verse on this too.
unfortunately there is way too many people who read your comment and think you just spelt Kanye wrong :(
@@regularguysgarage3276 that is truly sad.
@@regularguysgarage3276 ironically Kayne is in this video
He is talking about Big daddy kane not kanye 😂
I agree 💯 wit Jeru the Damaja and Kool G Rap
One of sickest cuts of all times!!
This song never gets old it’s a legit classic
Timeless😉
Rakim was ahead of his time.
barnoldwhv way ahead
No he wasn't... he was right on time..
And still the GOAT
Wow!!!! THE GOD, GOD'S SON, THE TEACHER AND PREMIER!!!! THIS IS LITERALLY 360 DEGREES OF HIP-HOP!!!!
No disrespect to Kanye, thanks for putting this track together, but I’m so happy to hear this version without his verse on it.
Yo Krishnabulkin, I'm happy for you, and I'm going to let you finish. But Kanye West had one of the best verses on this track of all time! Of all time!
Kanye West verse was terrible.
Imagine saying fuck Kanye but liking this track. Lol Kanye brought them together to do it and always paid homage
Why isn't Kanye West on this? What happened 🤔🤔🤔🤔
They shoulda got LL Cool J or Will Smith
Edit: matter of fact, we still need that
2023.....still bumping this classic
THIS IS STILL HOT 2019 DETROIT eastside.
They only play the dumb rap on the the DMV radio. No Nas, no Rakim, no Krs 1. They trying to keep us down
This shit is still hot in Moscow 2019 too ;) COZ IT'S CLASSIC LOL!! one love, bro! Glad to hear your city is rebuilding. Peace
Timeless
Remember when an east side born poet met West side beats
they call him Tupac
The biggest philosopher probably best known rapper of all time
2019 and still bumpn this shit here in my stereo in Mexico
Definition of classic,yes.these young musicians need to follow the leaders. For real.
No they don't.. the music isnt the same..
Rakim and Nas 👑
When Premier tested the track!!! That give me chills
Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, emcee's spit rhymes to uplift their people... shiet got them goosebumps
Funkadelic WORD
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
that's why the Blastmasta is the GOAT ...
If I was to define Hip Hop, I would just say Rakim. He is the perfect definition of MC= Flow, charisme, lyrics, technique... This man got rap music in his soul! The greatest rapper ever.
Rakim is true hip hop real hip hop dude be dropping some serious lyrics.
He not the GOAT
Yes indeed!
@@fettymode7701 then u tell me who the fukkin GOAT is then?
JJ D Tupac. Best consistency and best work ethic, most versatile rapper in the 90s and the most consistent he has the most material out of any rapper in 1 decade. He had 5 albums plus the collaboration album thug life volume 1 he has the best discography out of any rapper, and nobody worked as hard or as fast as him and he has more catalog and category than Nas rakim and all these other niggas, and put out better music and had a better career than all. Nas is top two for me tho, rakim is possibly the greatest lyricist or not idgaf bout lyricism but as a rapper he’s a bit overrated.
Primo killed the production 💯💯💯💯
2022...Still listenning to the "Classic"...this is TIMELESS
One of my new favs. How did I not ever here this?
You're crazy. This track is official.
This beat is one of the best i have ever heard.. Premier is god 👌
Who's here after Preemo discussion about producing this 'classic'
THE REAL RAP MUSIC 🎙 🎤 👟
Welcome to the 80’s and 90’s era ♥️
THis is a CLASSIC...you don't really realize that you are going thru a classic times when you are going thru it. 86 I was a senior in high school buying cassette tapes of Rakim and BDP back in the day......enjoy those times when they are there never know when you are 30 years in an look back like...DAMN!!! those where good days!! CLASSIC!!!
I remember this whole song was all a promo for shoes lmao. Nike hit this one out of the park though.
+Jared Banks I wondered why they kept referencing Air Force One shoes :D
Nike Records lol
+Jared Banks Grand Slam
Aint a classic its a sell out lol fuckin hypocrites all day
if you got payed to jam with other greats, you probably would.
2023. Proper representation and interpretation
Premo doesn't feel the need to shout his goddamn name at the beginning of every track. Thank you!
Rakim is just so fucking chill
as long as hip hop Legends like these guys are around hip hop will always be alive
Wickedthtz Yup, These guys breath hip hop
Don't Forget Eminem Slim Shady Is Alive And Kicking
Future Gohan irrelevant
Officially a "Classic" 🙌🙌🙌😎
The 18th Letter!!! Perfect definition of classic!! 2021 and still bumpin this. “Everybody co-signing this, even none believers since I came in the door I became a leader”
3 of the greatest MC'S of all time right here and probably the best DJ ever!!!!!!
Still watching in 2018. People asking me why I'm still listening to old school hip hop. I show 'em this song. This is real
play em Sucker MC's
Old school is the best man
Timeless so age don't count in the booth when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth.... That solo and the drop after... Damn goosebumps everytime
Rapper Kool Moe Dee explained that before Rakim, the term 'flow' wasn't widely used - "Rakim is basically the inventor of flow. We were not even using the word flow until Rakim came along. It was called rhyming, it was called cadence, but it wasn't called flow. Rakim created flow!"
"Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth" - Rakim
Only one word...CLASSIC
For an ole school like me this will go into regular rotation with the rest of Rakim and KRS-1. CLASSIC
David Alexander got that going in heavy rotation too, off the flip😉
just added!
I used to bump this a couple years ago and I totally forgot about it oh my God still go hard
No doubt. ✌🏾
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This joint Wass classic Top 3 Hip Hop pioneers
This track is Dangerous
You ain't lying🔥🔥🔥🔥 What up Mike
If you don't like this you don't like hip hop music, CLASSIC!
The 3 greatest rappers ever in one song!
🎶“I’m everywhere you never been,and better than I ever been” that is straight timeless.
still bangin in 2019..... TIMELESS......
2020 and beyond.✌🏾
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Timeless, so age don't count in the booth when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth. Save the music ya'll!!!
Maaaaaan I'm 53yrs of age as of the 10th,... Happy Birthday to meeeeee. I NEVER saw this!!!! I am really in a good space, right now...this just took me somewhere I can't even explain. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
+1 old squad
Back in my brooklyn days I told people no one can hang with” The r”
At first I am like damn Rakim is tearing this up. Then Nas comes on and I am holy shit he's really ripping this track up. Then KRS-One pops on and I am lost for words, he fucks this track up, fire.
Straight from the essence of hip hop at its core!! Hell fire mc's takes me back to my youth when this was taking place on the east coast. Creativity and uniqueness was encouraged and jacking styles was frowned upon. Needless to say I still listen to all the classics because there timeless...
2023 and I don't think a song has touched it for me since, 🐐🐐
this track never gets old
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Never ever gets old
"Ain't no doubting the truth, I'm off the meters
Everybody co-signing, even non-believers"
2019 and first time hearing this. Life is still good in hip hop.
Brian DeRhen True because the architects are still in the building...
I would pay anything to see them live all together
20 years ago this was used to be playing on MTV here in Greece -Classic ❤
This didn’t come out until 2007 and Kanye wasn’t known until maybe 2004