Rakim is the absolute #1 rapper of all time. There is no rapper in history who has changed the game the way he did. 100% best ever!!!!!

Rakim is the 1st GREAT lyricist. He is the moment when rap went from ABC rhyme schemes to complex schemes and intricate rhymes . His blueprint was studied by the next generation of lyricists who were Nas, Wu Tang, Biggie, Jay-Z, AZ , Jadakiss, basically everyone who took pride in their pen from that point forward . Rakim was their Jordan .

Rakim is considered The God MC. There would be no Nas, Jay Z, J Cole, or Kendrick if it wasn't for Rakim. He truly changed everything about being a MC.

Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury. It came out in 1988 and lyrically blew everybody away!

The entire Follow the Leader album is a lyrical masterpiece and the beats are fire .

Rakim is the best that ever did it. Changed the game so it couldn't remain the same.

He is called the GOD MC for a reason. He’s your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper

Rakim is definitely top 10. Remember when 50 cent said "My favorite rapper used to sing, 'check, check out my melody.'" He was talking about Rakim.

Rakim, your favorite MC's favorite MC! "Know the Ledge" on the "Juice" soundtrack. Luh to see the youth appreciating the classics, great reaction!

To the Kids doing this video, RAKIM is Not a Top 10 , the Line Begins to form AFTER HIM !!! He is THE GOD MC , THE Father of the STYLE that everyone after him should pay HOMAGE TOO ! HE CHANGED THE GAME SINGLE HANDEDLY! DO YOUR HOMEWORK

😂😂brings TEARs of JOY to witness the YOUTH truly appreciate HIPHOP!!! -Respect & Peace

Rakim.... Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

Rakim is top 5 all time. Keep it up...yall will see it. Great reaction love the enthusiasm!!💪

Rakim-know the ledge 🔥 rakim- i know you got soul🔥

Rakimis ALWAYS number 1 recognize GREATNESS

“So follow me and while you're thinking you were first Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the universe What could you say as the Earth gets further and further away Planets as small as balls of clay Astray into the Milky Way, worlds out of sight Far as the eye can see not even a satellite Now stop and turn around and look As you stare in the darkness, your knowledge is took So keep staring, soon you suddenly see a star You better follow it, 'cause it's the R”

From century to century, you'll remember me In history, not a mystery or a memory God by nature, mind raised in Asia Since you was tricked, I have to raise ya From the cradle to the grave But remember - you're not a slave 'Cause we was put here to be much more than that But we couldn't see because our mind was trapped But I'm here to break away the chains, take away the pains Remake the brains, rebuild my name

RAP is Rhythm And Poetry.

Two eras of Hip hop: before Rakim and after Rakim. When he dropped, rappers changed their styles and the war they wrote their lyrics. He raised a bar that very few were able to reach.

I’m 50, had Rappers Delight on wax. My two fav lyricists all time. Rakim and Biggie Unmatched flow

I was just listening to the "timeless" classics: 1) DJ Premier (feat. Rakim, Nas & KRS One) - "Classic" 2) DMX (feat. Rakim) - "Don't Call Me"

NO CREW LIKE Eric B & Rhakim ever... this take me back to the 80's, my teenage years... GANGSTAR aka GURU

Next up from Eric B & Rakim: ‘Know the Ledge’, ‘Microphone Fiend’, ‘Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em’, Musical Massacre’, ‘Rest Assured’, ‘Don’t Sweat the Technique’, ‘Run for Cover’.

Great reaction. Rakim is The God MC but there’s a lot more to it. I break down my top mc’s list by era. 1. Grand Master Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee 2. Run (from Run DMC), LL Cool J, Kool Moe Dee 3. This order always changes but Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Krs-1 & Kool G Rap are almost always in my top 5. Chuck D from Public Enemy fits in here as well. They gave birth to 4. Big Pun, Biggie, Pac, Nas, Jay Z, Redman, Busta Rhymes, Treach (Naughty by Nature), Black Thought (The Roots), Eminem & Pharoahe Monch. ✌🏾

Absolutely he is #1 in the top ten. He’s the God Emcee for a reason!

Top 10 no doubt. I think he's the 🐐. Not only does he have the skills to back it up, he (and admittedly some others at the time) changed hip hop. ✌🏾

You need to do that Microphone Fiend joint! Rakim Allah the G.O.D MC shows everybody who he is!

ABSOLUTELY TOP 10!!!👑🎤

Rakim is #1 on my list. He’s the demarcation line of hip hop. There’s hip hop before Rakim and then after. Everything that came after Rakim is touched by him.

You guys are reacting the way this needs reacting to. '80s rap was and will always be the purest, and the best.

Rakim is definitely in my top 10, possibly top 5. No one was rapping like him in the late 80's, he literally changed the way rappers rapped, he's a pioneer.

Rakim is top 5..They are a Brick in the foundation of Hip Hop..all of it...ppl been known from the jump...great reaction y'all...1

Rakim pound for pound is considered the greatest of all time and the one emcee who literally changed the way people rhyme. Here is a list of people who have quoted his lyrics in their rhymes and claimed in as their biggest influence and they are all on records saying so: Pharoahe Monch, Black Thought, NAS, Jay- Z, Ras Kass, AZ, Beanie Sigel, Styles P, Commin, Kanye, T. I. , Ludacris, Nick Grant, Cee-lo, Goodi Mob, OutKast, Jay Electronica, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, Tray- Dee, Eminem, Maino, DJ Premier, CL Smooth, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Will Smith, Large Professor, Grand Puba, Brand Nubians, Twista, Canibus, Kurupt, Brotha J, Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Souls of Mischief, Freestyle Fellowship, Ice Cube, DJ Kay Slay, Pete Rock, DMX.

Imo...Follow the Leader has the greatest verses in hip-hop, my personal favorite hiphop track ever

Rak was the first mcee to actually spit bars. He changed the rap game, the first true lyricist. Most major outlets have in the top 10.

Look up 'Nautilus' by Bob James. A lot of samples from that one song including on Follow The Leader.

As a Gen X'r having listened to this when it was fresh out, im happy y'all appreciate it.

Rakim is the greatest rapper forevermore. So many great songs.

RAKIM IS THE BEST TOO EVER PICK UP A MIC!🐐🐐🐐

Big Daddy Kane is same era and same time frame and can be in Top 10

Perfect energy between these two.

I was 15 when this tune was released in the UK 🇬🇧. Hes one of the best Rappers out there to date , teaching truth in this tune . Meditation, organised society ie govermants are the mafia we are slaves from cradle to grave . God created eternal beings . Pull up the lyrics so you can get a better understanding of what he's teaching you rather than get distracted by the video. You both are awsom , love your energy 🇬🇧🙏❤

#Rakim #1all time......on this rock we all spin on ❤

Rakim is top 5 in my book. Gave birth to a lot your favorite artists

You two young Brothers are sharp, you piing up on everything and they don't make music or videos like this anymore. Also notice, NO PROFANITY, but the lyrics tell you just what they should. I went from DC to NYC just o check them out live in the club and lost my mind. You need to check out Microphone Fiend!!! Big Up

Yoooo mad respect... I thought yall was frontin til yall spit them bars. Dope!

I'm a fan you know if you two just might be 2 future m.c.s never forget we are blessed with BARS 🎤 poetry is our second language 🔥💯🏆

He has always been known as one of the best.As far as content and delivery top 10 all day.

Man I don’t know how the hell I came across y’all channel but I’m glad I did, you young brothers got me laughing I love y’all knowledge and learning about old school hiphop, Rakim is the God MC , best MC in my opinion, y’all keep doing y’all thing, he’s the #1 on my list, Nas my #2 of all time

Satanism has totally destroyed hip hop, Hip hop used to be about expressing knowledge of self, detailing the of ebb and flow of black American struggles and growth. Rakim was one of the best to do it. No curse words or naked women, just a masculine man commanding your attention with word play and confidence. This is a dying art form. I pray for a return to it. Thanks for the upload, it was nostalgic

Rakim-untouchable Rakim-no omega Rakim-the punisher

Glad to see you youngins going back listening to real hip hop Rakim the god of course he in the top 10

When hes getting the shave. That's from The Untouchables 1987 movie. Robert De Niro playing Al Capone. The video came out a year later it's cool they use that scene. He purposely gets cut by the Barber to show he's not a violent man.

Young men catching the feeling of "Bad Wax" oozing outta there ears.

I'm glad that these young guys can appreciate old school hip hop... Good job!

I appreciate that yall actually know a lil sumthin about the music. Respect! Im subscribin!

The Price is Right and Name that Tune are two old VERy popular game shows. The Price is Right is one of the best game shows ever. He went there!!!

Greatest of all time and follow the leader is one of the illest joints of all time as well period!!!!!

I'm everlasting I can go on for days and days my rhymes deep as xrays..somethin like that...genius

Rakim is the GOAT! my Top 10: Rakim Nas Black Thought Kool G. Rap Biggie KRS-One Redman Big Daddy Kane Jadakiss Chuck D.

Rakim was one of the first, if not the first rapper to speed up the cadence and have more complicated rhyme schemes. He might be quoted the most of all MC's. Def top 10.

Rakim changed hip hop with one song “Check Out My Melody in the mid 80’s. He was first to spit simply complexed lyrical slow flow and taught emcees how to ride the beat. What y’all need to listen to is Mahogany that will give you a different perspective on how to interact with a woman. If you built for it at least. Y’all keep ya wave 🌊

Rakim = The God M.C

Rakim changed his rhythm in this song 5 different times and that is unheard of

They call Rakim ''The God'' because he was the first lyricist to add rhythm to rhymes. You have to remember that album dropped in 1986-87, AND NO CURSING! It's funny to see young cats' reactions.

Eric B and Rakim...Microphone Fiend. Straight BARS....no hook. He goes the whole song

Rakim is the Well Spring from which all the Rap that followed after him, was heavily influenced by! His style and flow was unmatched then and even today! That's also why he is largely regarded as the GOAT in the Hip Hop Rap Game! Rakim came from a Musical🎶 family and actually played the Saxophone🎷when he was younger. That's a major reason why his rhymes schemes and bars where ahead of his time! Rakim understood Music🎶 and how to fit rhymes into the Bars with timing and rhythm like a trained Musician!🎷

Rakim said "rap is Rhythm And Poetry" You see what he did there? He's the G.O.A.T.

My favorite Rakim joint.

That's why he's called the God. Rakim is what a mc is founded on.

He’s on my Mt Rushmore cmon youngns

I know this is a year old but there's like a trinity of old school MC's that were ahead of their time lyrically as far as how they put words together (wordplay, multi-syllables, etc.) it was Rakim Allah (Eric B. & Rakim), Big Daddy Kane & Kool G. Rap (Kool G. Rap & Polo). Sometimes people throw KRS-ONE (BDP) into that mix who def deserves those props but he was more ahead of his time content wise. Side note: we call them Old School but technically they came out in the so-called New School era. If y'all still looking for newer artists with advanced rhyme styles I'd suggest Crooked I and The Horseshoe Gang for starters but there's a lot more. For some reason though a lot of the newer artists who are lyrically tight don't always make the best music though like they did in the Eric B. & Rakim era.

Dopest bass line of all time 😊

When this album dropped, the whole world stopped!

Rakim is #1 the God Mc. In this song he says “I could take a phrase that’s rarely heard, flip it, now its a daily word” In this song he was the first to say Flow as a description of how he rhythms & that word is still used in hip hop decades later alone with many more he said….smh…Nice reaction Do know the ledge next.

Haha this left me with a perma grin 👌🏽. Good stuff.

There's a reason he's called the God MC...he created hip hop lyricism Hip Hop time is measured in BR and AR

Great video young bruhs 💯

It's the super hero rap we didn't know we needed ...

These young people today is just getting a taste. imagine living in those days like us older gen x’s

Tris & Jay Salute to u both for the Rakim reactions💯 Please keep the Ra reactions coming by Doing these 3 songs * Let the rhythm hit em🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 * Lyrics of fury🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 * Juice( know the ledge)🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 There’s plenty more of Ra to react to but do these 3💯…. I will be watching👀 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

#1, the greatest MC of all time.

That poster in your background is DOPE!

Self esteem make me super superb and supreme 🔥🔥🔥

He's up there... top 3. Clearly an originator, with a sick flow and super creativity. You want an Old School killa... Check out Gangstar. Skillz, Mass Appeal and Ex to the Next. Good energy fellas.

cant forget to check out ''Big Daddy Kane'' he is also on the same level as rakim from his era with tracks like '' r.a.w'' & ''set it off'' & ''warm it up kane''

Rakim is top 5 no debate. The inventor of rhyming

Rakim is number 1 in my opinion. Should be in every top 10 rapper list.

Top 10? That dude is number 1. without Rakim there is no modern rap or hip hop music.

Top 5 one of the 🐐‘s!

Amazing reaction playas. My second favorite rapper next to the g.o.a.t 🐐 👑 nas.do divine sounds what people do for money.word up son

Might be my favorite hip hop song of all time!

Name me another rapper who can word play like Rakim? Nobody! Good reaction!

Rakim is the man in a world of babies. He is the king.

Rakim- Move the Crowd

GOAT .

yes! He's absolutely top 10

Rakim is top 5 without a question !!!

Top 10 of course. You hear it, that boy go. Was about 13 yrs old but when this came out but I was like a old head. For me around that time was Slick Rick, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers, Boogie Down Productions, N.W.A., E.P.M.D., Nice & Smooth, Public Enemy, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo Eric B and Rakim and a few more. Good chemistry guys, will catch you on the next.

Hip Hop is a forum that is broken down into various forums that are distributed into different context all time lists ,ranging from lyrics ,voice , multiple subject matter ,stage performance ,delivery , etc and many including myself believe Hip Hop is a genre in which the top all time lists has to be relegated to eras as opposed to attempts to collaborate all MC,s in history into a combined stratosphere ,because of the evolution of Hip Hop in its multifaceted changes in reference to social ,lyrical ,dress style ,intended audience ,grass roots to corporate ,spectrum, different degrees of significant impact by MC's become increased or devalued over the course of time when MC's are cast in competition in era's in which they weren't participating in ,a exception is afforded a very select few who transition from multiple eras .7 to 10 year increments is typically the cutoff point in terms of new era in Hip Hop . For the sake of entertainment i will attempt a top 20 lists based upon complete MC ,historical impact ,lyrical ,voice ,subject matter ,delivery , presence ,and dress , "yes that'has always been relevant.in HipHop " .,must have at least done a album by themselves . Many great MC's will not be inthe top 10 because they were great a just 2 or two concepts but we're severely lacking in various other departments ,example multifaceted subject matter ,or elite lyrical talent . 1 Nass 2 Rhakim ,3 Krs 1 ,4 Big Daddy kane 5 Scar Face ,6 Pac ,7 LL Cool J ,8 Ice Cube 9 Biggie 10 G Rap 11 AZ 12 Beenie Segel 13Slick Rick 14 50 Cents 15 Game 16 Jadah Kiss 17 TI 18 Mase 19Will Smith 20 Biz Markie 21Bustah Rhymes 22 Ghost Face 23 Eminem 24Kool Moe Dee 25Grand Master Caz . 26Lauryn Hill 27SnoopDog 28 Styles p 29Gza ,30 Cormega . Rhakim is arguably the greatest MC of all time ,the paid in full album is the blue print that every MC has utilized some content and context from after it's debut in 86 ,it is the most influential album.right down from it's cover in Hip Hop History ,and Rhakim is the most impactful MC in Hip Hop History ," sorry 2 Pac and Em fanatics " .. Rhakim regardless of where if you select Nass or Pac above him isn't lower then 3 onthe all time lists ,Rhakim was far more lyrical gifted then Pac with just as expanded social , African American ethnic culturally platform .Rhakims highly underrated the master and 18 letter albums just like JayZ 's reasonable doubt are incredible works of art that if a new artists had made those would have been crowned the new best MC in Hip Hop .