Rakim's entire set is a hip hop all-time greatest hits catalog!
@nphilip1193 Жыл бұрын
Rakim still got great flow. He's one of the reasons why I got in to hip hop in the first place. Big ups
@vernonjohnson1198 Жыл бұрын
Rakim invented flow
@jaredlhulum Жыл бұрын
@@vernonjohnson1198 yep, flow is to rap what swing is to jazz, and Ra got his flow from jazz...
@vernonjohnson1198 Жыл бұрын
@@jaredlhulum yes sir big homie,, he mimic John Coltrane jazz rhythms,, real talk and facts
@oldschoolhiphop2275 Жыл бұрын
After the Coltrane Rakim writes his rhymes in reverse starts at the end, then writes backwards to the beginning.
@vernonjohnson1198 Жыл бұрын
@@oldschoolhiphop2275 yes sir,,he’s unique and highly gifted
@michalmukkucia Жыл бұрын
Real Hip-Hop ages gracefully.
@mistere1902 Жыл бұрын
INDEED!
@achild4363 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@achild4363 Жыл бұрын
There is no rap like this anymore
@achild4363 Жыл бұрын
I was in high s bumping this
@achild4363 Жыл бұрын
Yes yes
@mOnStErMACEO Жыл бұрын
Before the 2pacs, BIG, Jay-z, Eminem…. There was that man. Rakim and Eric B along with Slick Rick and them brought lyrics to life!!! Forever a pioneer
@nyakwarObat Жыл бұрын
Dela soul , big daddy kane, whip a mofo 😁
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie Жыл бұрын
I won't put eminem up there. He doesn't have the voice or flow like otherr you mention
@Sunny-jz3dy Жыл бұрын
🙄
@KenSherman11 ай бұрын
Run DMC is my pick if you count groups. L.L. for the solo dolo. No. 1 did it like "Uncle LL". #RockTheBells😉
@mOnStErMACEO11 ай бұрын
For the record…. I’m not ranking. Those are just examples. And or references.
@EatMyShortsBaby Жыл бұрын
The Man The Myth and The Legend of Rakim💯💥
@shaharaeatmon2415 Жыл бұрын
Rakim is another living legend 💯✌️😍😍😍
@StephonPervez-ki6bx Жыл бұрын
Everybody has their own reasons for rakim being one of the greatest... And here's one of mine.... Not only because his flow is sick... But this brother.. Our brother never cursed in his songs... I be playing his songs to my grandkids... Without being worried... That's a beautiful thing... Salute!!... And respect!!.. To the R!!.. ✌️
@nyakwarObat Жыл бұрын
Double life, revolutions. I rest my case
@DJTripleJ1 Жыл бұрын
That’s AMAZING RIGHT???!!!! It Let’s You Know It Can Be Done!
@StephonPervez-ki6bx Жыл бұрын
@@DJTripleJ1 facts!!..
@kareemblackston2049 Жыл бұрын
THEEEEE GREATEST!!!!!!!!
@StephonPervez-ki6bx Жыл бұрын
@@kareemblackston2049 facts!!..
@Gitup48 Жыл бұрын
Been down with this brotha since ‘86! Salute to the greatest to ever pick up a mic! The 18th letter, the lyricist, the God Rakim! 🐐
@butterfly-n-da2152 Жыл бұрын
🔥 🎤 🎶 Rakim moves the crowd all day! 🌹 💐 🌹 to the R
@sshza2143 Жыл бұрын
all day!🎤🏆😤🍻😁✌😎
@Qwazaar919 Жыл бұрын
i remember when everyone was freestyling and rapping like ll cool j and run dmc and then Rakim dropped. i was mesmerized by where the words fell on the beat and i kept thinking "wait, you can do that?" great seeing him on stage looking like time skipped him.
@Wise_Pito Жыл бұрын
@stonedgiant .... Summer of 1986 " My Melody " was released. That's when I knew Hip-Hop was moving to the next level. Rakim was a Poet! Still my #1 rapper of all time.
@anonymousapocalypse247 Жыл бұрын
The R is still amazing 👏👏👏👏
@cmyeyez35 Жыл бұрын
25yrs from now, Nobody will even remember what's on the radio now from these new rappers. Real HipHop is timeless.
@lordgodspeed1539 Жыл бұрын
Rakim is like wine. Just get better with time on Stage 🎤🌹
@zanobiaj1019 Жыл бұрын
Ok people we need these epic performances on DVD please. 🙏🏽🔥🙏🏽
@latashameeks5063 Жыл бұрын
I wish they would put it on DVD because i will make sure that i will buy one😊😊😊
@zanobiaj1019 Жыл бұрын
@latashameeks5063 A KZfaq channel posted and it's over 7 hours long. So yes we need like a DVD set. 👍🏼
@nowuknow736411 ай бұрын
There are a few professional cameramen so maybe they are planning on streaming it. These youtube uploads are only giving frontal and wide-angle views of the show. I hope they have backstage footage and interviews.
@SoulBrother_1 Жыл бұрын
Peace to the GOAT RAKIM!!!!
@swood248 Жыл бұрын
In Jay Z RNR hall of fame speech he said he was mesmerized how Rakim could rap and really never cursed...hadn't realized that....Rakim was and still is a beast
@lordjahmo1941 Жыл бұрын
The greatest. Still mesmerized by Rakim. Remember hearing his music as a kid. He taught me intelligence and lyrical integrity always matters
@JayKofa Жыл бұрын
Rakim Could Rock A Crowd In A Rock'n Chair... 🤣
@DJTripleJ1 Жыл бұрын
RIGHT!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Now I’m Picturing That.. 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤣🤣🤣
@mistere1902 Жыл бұрын
A Master at work! ALL Praise the GOD EMCEE!! This is how LEGENDS represent!!!!!!
@MODERNDAYROCKERS Жыл бұрын
rakim and big daddy Kane real GOATS OF HIP HOP
@msjay025 Жыл бұрын
Love me some Rakim, music will never be the same.
@QstormtheGod Жыл бұрын
Nothing like seeing the 7 LIVE! Here in Chicago I was blessed to see him three times. Inspired my pen and my performances. Got his book Sweat The Technique follow the God on all plats peace
@pete7389 Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to think him and Eric B only made music together for 4 years. In 4 years these fellas became music legends.
@phillipayoung10 Жыл бұрын
Rakim...Hip Hop Royalty!!!
@play2win166 Жыл бұрын
That INTRO...when Ra is just standing there nodding his head to the OJs and shyt!! DOPE !!
@QstormtheGod Жыл бұрын
I see him live three times that intro was always so dope😌
@play2win166 Жыл бұрын
@@QstormtheGod I am jealous. I've seen him perform only once.
@alexmendez1553 Жыл бұрын
Not surprised you still got it Rakim and your son is a lyrical prodigy. My #1 lyricist of all time, here’s a hint, the 18th letter💪🏾🤘🏾 thank you for your contribution to the culture 👑🐐✊🏾
@latashameeks5063 Жыл бұрын
Who is Rakim's son ?
@alexmendez1553 Жыл бұрын
@@latashameeks5063 Tahmell. His DNA is blessed by the mic of the Gods💪🏾🤘🏾. He has an album out. Home is the title. Ten songs. Check it out
@Chosenone429 Жыл бұрын
Greatest Of ALL Time
@olefisheyedfool-watchitsuc8527 Жыл бұрын
AWESOME VIDEO !!!! Rakim still looks good Give it up for the Grandmaster
@latashameeks5063 Жыл бұрын
Rakim looks the same
@FentonLoungeАй бұрын
❤
@kehindeoyegunle8920 Жыл бұрын
Tha 'GOD MC' Rakim Allah . Youngsters,this is how it 'Should' be done. Absolute 💯 % Authentic HIPHOP with Balls. Love the way the crowd known EVERYWORD REAL Fans. Eric B did not get the PROPS he deserves for creating the masterful masterpiece PAID IN FULL Was.
@anitafoxworth6564 Жыл бұрын
Yesss
@d.m.5017 Жыл бұрын
This mumbling nonsense now, these kids don't have a clue! Respect Due to the NY ORIGINATORS & All the 5 Boroughs, that Created This Thing Called HIP HOP ❤
@latashameeks5063 Жыл бұрын
Paid in full, and I ain't no joke was 2 of my favorite songs. Yeah you are right Rakim didn't get his proper props back in the day.
@keithcredle2190 Жыл бұрын
A REAL HIP HOP GOD, AND SOCIAL MEDIA DON'T HAVE A THING TO DO WITH IT 🙏 RIGHTEOUS
@dw3197 Жыл бұрын
He still has the magic!
@bornflippy1 Жыл бұрын
Rakim, OG Hip Hop Legend. Still has the skills to get it done.
@reginaldgriffin2699 Жыл бұрын
The R still got it his flow is always on point Good job Rakim
@adrianowens7826 Жыл бұрын
I've said this before, Rakim still the coolest dude in the game. Go head G.O.A.T with your Gucci sweats on..🔥🔥🔥🔥
@agentwynnoutdoors Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the God MC. One of my favorites. I remember being in the record store in Maryland when this came out and the dj played "Paid in Full" over and over all day long.
@kennethcarr2449 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@FentonLounge Жыл бұрын
No doubt
@emerg0n0see Жыл бұрын
Rakim will always be one of the few greatest of all time! One can call themself GOAT but they don’t get called GOAT by others. Rakim = GOAT Whoa!!!!!
@lovemusic3500 Жыл бұрын
Just hits, the voice, the style!!!!!!!
@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938 Жыл бұрын
He would have probably been the greatest of all times if only he made more albums in his prime.
@jenniferfoote544211 ай бұрын
When my now 17 year old son was younger and first started listening to hip hop i threw on Eric B and Rakim and said educate yourself with this man before you go any further Such a Legend 💜
@sonidocriminal Жыл бұрын
Them Rhymes still untouchable!!!!!! #RakimForever
@paulos.dea.magalhaes492 Жыл бұрын
STILL GOAT IN 2023
@kevinwilkins7294 Жыл бұрын
Hip hop greatness
@ronmelbethea2105 Жыл бұрын
Great great show love everything about it we drive from Philly to new York best show ever
@muteehall Жыл бұрын
Rakim should be named Mr. New York............one of my favorite MC's of all time...
@ambeatstv9848 Жыл бұрын
There isn’t anyone who’s as effortlessly cool as the God 🥶
@tw4943 Жыл бұрын
He will always BE #1 , 1 of 1, the ONLY 1.
@ghostblack30511 ай бұрын
The Goat is back!!!!!!!!! Spitting fire!!!!!!Salute!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Ismail-cf6xu Жыл бұрын
Peace to the Nation of Gods & Earths
@daliacorreia3085 Жыл бұрын
Shout out to Hot 97/New York City Radio, I was listening to the Radio a lot in the 1990s and so on.......
@johnnybing9111 ай бұрын
He still fly as hell. 👑👑💪
@LGKids Жыл бұрын
From his intro to just his incredible stage presence, This Legend up there putting on a MasterClass and Clinic in Hip Hopology! And that dude that was saying ohhhhhhhhhhh, is what I would be sounding like if I was there! Great Moment in Hip Hop here! Peace!
@reckoatkins6152 Жыл бұрын
I was there IN Attendance, to see the GodMC Saturday Live in the Flesh!!
@charlesspechtjr8184 Жыл бұрын
You’ve been blessed by the hip hop Gods!!!!
@chuckque6234 Жыл бұрын
I remember in the 80's Compton Ca. I got to see him and Eric B shows and for only 2 people they got busy! I would see other groups with a ton of people of the stage
@anagram8 Жыл бұрын
The R still ridiculous wit it
@loisrobinson7516 Жыл бұрын
My favorite, hands down
@KingHanma Жыл бұрын
My favorite rapper of all times. I need the unedited version of this.
@FentonLoungeАй бұрын
It wasn't edited .. this is how I recorded it .. so it won't be too long 😅
@inesrodriguez876 Жыл бұрын
Thanks So much for posting It !! 🎶💎🎶
@frankmichel3978 Жыл бұрын
GOAT
@markc1839 Жыл бұрын
Greatest rapper ever.
@IndigoSunn Жыл бұрын
🔥Un-touchable🔥#The”R”
@quise5918 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload. This was lit
@FentonLoungeАй бұрын
❤
@cornbx161 Жыл бұрын
Rakim Allah!! My favorite rapper of all time!! I Ain’t No Joke!!
@sassydivajj Жыл бұрын
Rakim- 🎤 blesses the 🎤. Rakim is hip hop.
@malakisands8180 Жыл бұрын
LL Cool J, Run DMC, Eric B and Rakim, then Big Daddy Kane Pillars of the 80’s that live on forever
@kehindeoyegunle8920 Жыл бұрын
Wish I was there!!!!!!@This 1. 1 is a Legend I missed. Live!!!!!!!!
@djairalert422 Жыл бұрын
This was one helleva performance from Rakim Allah.
@1spTV Жыл бұрын
TIMELESS !!!!
@WingoTribe704 Жыл бұрын
Grown man shit!!! The essence💯
@daliacorreia3085 Жыл бұрын
Excellente!
@Yuuurp75 Жыл бұрын
He never smiled none of that shit glad to see that he’s enjoying his life
@tracyjohnson3394 Жыл бұрын
MC...Move tha crowd!❤❤
@WarrenG-fv4ij Жыл бұрын
Peace to the GOD MC✌
@fiftyfifty7435 Жыл бұрын
I think this Event should be named "Roll Call". (Same difference). Enjoyed every minute of all performers. 👍
@sshza2143 Жыл бұрын
rakim is the🐐🏆🤘🎤🤘 no one even comes close, still😤🙏 fugettaboutit 😏😁✌😎
@freethinker3532 Жыл бұрын
G.O.A.T. The God RAKIM.
@TwentytwentyMIC Жыл бұрын
First time I heard rakim I was six and asked myself, "How can I move the crowd like him". I had to be a mc. Rakim was what made me wanna be a mc. Him and Run. I took some much from them 2
@iiigradyb Жыл бұрын
The GOD MC!
@SouthernBadBoy2008 Жыл бұрын
Man I missed this .... Damn.... I hope they have this every year. I like to go next time they have it.
@captainroastabotch5300 Жыл бұрын
That Gucci Suit is Clean
@danieloquendo7862 Жыл бұрын
Master mind 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯that’s all I got to say about that money in my hand never been tooken🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯great memories
@Animegold2856 Жыл бұрын
Ra is probably one of the only artist I would straight fanboy over @40YRS OLD
@d.m.5017 Жыл бұрын
I would've been pissed to pay for that show & the sound was awful! Saw him 2weeks b4 at DJ Cassidy's Epic Show at Radio City. The Best Era In Hip Hop Growing up in NYC! 🔥Thank You & Happy 50th Anniversary
@GantzIsSloppy11 ай бұрын
Technician the DJ is everywhere
@rodricmitchell3065 Жыл бұрын
Everyone's talking the best rapper..... You're looking at him. Don't you see Nas Jay Z and Biggie! Respect the God.
@charlesbanks7715 Жыл бұрын
Rakim 🐐
@papadre70 Жыл бұрын
Rakim Allah aka Rock em by Law. The Best to do it period.
@frankoee6755 Жыл бұрын
Rakim is that Man.
@xjuicemo616x5 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 83 and Eric b n rakim was the first I was introduced to hip hop by my uncle changed how I looked at the world 🌍
@kelvinstutson5451 Жыл бұрын
Classic 💯
@SupaBlessedAries Жыл бұрын
👑Shhhh Salute Rakim❤❤❤❤❤
@tyronejohn6291 Жыл бұрын
a true original
@sirgrinn9911 Жыл бұрын
Technical difficulties is through!
@69TT11 ай бұрын
Old School 4 me hands down, these new cats got to learn how to survive in the game & embrace the arts & artists , old school cats beef was recorded lyrically in the studio not on the streets in death, the classics are timeless!
@bigpoppi21 Жыл бұрын
DA R: Your favorite rapper's, favorite rapper. He's number 1, sorry I lied, he's number 1,2,3,4 and 5! Emcees that wanna be best, they're gonna Be dissed if they don't get from in front of All they can go get is me a glass of Moet A hard time, sip your juice and watch a smooth poet I take seven emcees put 'em in a line And add seven more brothers who think they can rhyme Well, it'll take seven more before I go for mine Now that's twenty-one emcees ate up at the same time
@josephanderson6410 Жыл бұрын
My Mello my man! There will nevah be anothah like him ! The Chosen One Rahkim! ! Slim w the tilted brim in the buildin' It's me Joe doggy Dogg! Time to breathe easy like fresh air with no smog! Woke up this mornin' mama cooked me a breakfast with no hog! Hot diggidy dog ! Look up in the sky it's a bird it's a plane they say hey is he insane smooth like big daddy Kane I strike down the name of those leaving welts from bamboo canes peace to Bambada and Papoose mane the game is to be celebrated for the love not for the fame can't ignore the four Fathers' name , Melly Mell, Caz, Cold Crush bust the stage with bboys fitted pants with no cell phones n most come from short money n broken homes / men - of stature who stand tall and far above all the rest of us fab five Freddy a yo dog , peep my vinacular it's me the J-0 ain't got much to say-yo rest in peace to all the dagos' in Diego to Vallejo who packed it in with a back pack /pad and pen, smashed the the scene with fresh she'll toes /cell phone and hat to match who used to break bread with fools who wanna do somethin to us , yo you see the nuance, my style seems familiar, like someone you knew once , here's a new hunch , I'm the riddler the high rulah peep the carriculah the teacher , new schoolah smashin the ball out the park making a ruckus with jewlahs kid like old school catholic school nuns did to knuckles with rulahs the movah the shake-ah the butch-ah to the bake-ah in 50 states I vibrate at a high state here to motivate chah not break ya , but captivate the mind state of the apes who lie in wait to narrate the great Cape-ah the lion in wait-ah used to be "can I take your order" waiter , defer than Jazz Jeff with bad bref dressed as Darth Vadah/caped crusad-ah the dude who ate that last piece of steak off your plate and date who used to date ya sistah man she gave great dome , I miss home yo , son ya I really miss hah the dude that don't mean to be rude or intrude the conversation I'm ten toes down here to turn they frowns upside down the clown they call a Joker I mean it like Joaquin Phoenix friends with Collin and Hall n Oates ya and you can quote ya I'm cash money like Juvenile and pretty dope ya I do the most ya ? I go Hamm like John I'm fully smoked ya ! Leave a scar on your face like Pacino and his coke plate my words hit a nerve and take your souls' place like Shawn Wayans in "Don't be a Menace " how make barbeque sauced toes taste ? I'm sick when it comes to references my sentences is medicine . Remember when the judge is sentencin the maximum I'm the def penalty to the penial institution the ruined conclusion to their collusion leave em with intrusive thoughts of mass suicide WHO Am I? The most high unpredictable the phylanthropic biopic of the off topic Prophet Joseph featuring Brosario Dawson, Rakim and Mo's Def I'm low stress , no mess , no frills or gimmicks skies' the limit when I ride into your town or village with ten black new age Minute Men, the what's that cats' name again? Low down dirty Shames' friend ? Amen! The Chosen One , fo sho son the M.E.T.H.O.D. , the showgun powerful with the sword and the pendulum , the "don't mention hum, he's no one" a pros' son who won in front of Mili-ons and rock stages and buildins' whilst building his Billi-ons I'm SILLY son ! A yo is Joe for really son?! I feel that possibly he is .suffice it to say when it comes to the question "when it comes to the child of Rosario Dawson" ayo it's probably his. But that's his biz, I'm just grinnin with a big chin and fat bottom lip with my name on the Marqui like I'm Biz Markee no malarkey I play golf kinda crappy like Charles, and got MOnsters' in my closet like Narles' Barkley. I'm snarky and Naughty by Nature I keep my business cards written with type Roman for the purpose of nomanclature ..a formidable opponent of importance Joe's the reason they make new laws' so I can break their city ordinance yo Rakim if you ever need me to drop bombs like Vietnam just send me the coordinates leave out the gory details just keep the topics of most importance for human historical reference..I show reverence to the reverends like RUN and them, bust guns for fun can't wait to sit in the sun with friends who knew Pun back when , and poke jokes with blokes from across the pond . I'm fond of Happy Days like the Fonz..shout out to my past over wife in the after life, Olivia Newton John ..I'm sad your gone. Xo Joe DRT THA GURU ON All Platforms 🥰🙏 shalom bro! Aka Devine The Chosen One aka Rosarios' baby daddy 🥰🙏! #rojo forever! (Sirens for confirmation)
@ChakDiesel Жыл бұрын
Rakim “The God MC”
@BIG-WhoShotYa Жыл бұрын
The real GOAT is RAKIM. you cant change my mind!
@charlesspechtjr8184 Жыл бұрын
Run DMC, LL got my attention…. But Rakim turned me into a fiend before I became a teen!