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Rakim

Rakim Rakim (pronounced rah-KIM) (Born William Michael Griffin Jr. on January 28, 1968 in Long Island, New York) is an American rapper and pioneer of the musical genre of hip hop. He is consistently cited as one of the most skilled (and top amongst the most influential) MCs of all time due to his exceptional flow and complex lyrical craftsmanship, he revolutionized hip-hop lyricism with his complex flow, elaborate metaphors and rapid delivery.

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"Then I explain verses, that remain on the surface At times it get deep, but I never defeat the purpose"
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ZedreN - ZedreN
Added - January 10, 2011
Artist - Rakim
Song - How I Get Down
 

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"Timeless, so age don't count in the booth when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth"
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Added - November 12, 2010
Artist - Rakim
Song - Classic (Nike Air Force Remix)
 

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"Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style. Show her the town; steal her heart, no money down."
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Added - May 22, 2010
Artist - Rakim
Album - Unknown
Song - Unknown
 

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"'Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook the mic up first.'"
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Added - April 18, 2010
Artist - Rakim
Album - Unknown
Song - Heat It Up
 

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"'Some of the things that I know, will be in your next Bible. When I die, go bury me and my notebook in Cairo.'"
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jtp - jtp
Added - February 12, 2010
Artist - Rakim
Album - Unknown
Song - Guess Who's Back
 

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"I take 7 MC's,put em in a line/And add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme/Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine/And that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time"
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Added - September 13, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Song - My Melody
 

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"I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke / Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke"
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Added - September 13, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Song - I Ain't No Joke
 

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"stick my dick in your ear and fuck what you heard"
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Added - September 8, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Album - Unknown
Song - I'll Buss 'Em U Punish 'Em
 

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· Sep 09, 2009 2:27pm
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LOL
 
· Sep 08, 2009 11:52pm
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mmm... nice visual.
 

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"I wake you up and as I stare in your face you seem stunned/Remember me, the one you got your idea from?"
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Added - August 2, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Song - I Ain't No Joke
 

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"Age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth"
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Added - July 16, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Album - Unknown
Song - Classic
 

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· Sep 10, 2009 4:42pm
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this quote is fiyaa
 
· Sep 08, 2009 11:52pm
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whoa
 

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"I came in the door/I said it before/I never let the mic magnetize me no more"
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Added - January 4, 2009
Artist - Rakim
Song - Eric B. Is President
 

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· Jan 06, 2009 3:43pm
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Nope, that's another song.
 
· Jan 04, 2009 9:55pm
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I thought it was 'I'm not down with Eric B no more'
 

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"You could try coping / I seen enough shit to leave your frame of mind broken / I'm still alive and scopin' / be another hundred years till my sky's closin' / and Ima die with my eyes open"
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Added - July 16, 2008
Artist - Rakim
Song - The Watcher 2
 

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· Jul 16, 2008 9:51am
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Word
 

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"I'm rated R, my brain contains graphic things / its turns traumatic teens into addicts and fiends / it's like watchin' a movie through a panoramic screen / which means I can see the whole planet in the scene"
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Added - July 16, 2008
Artist - Rakim
Song - The Watcher 2
 

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· Jul 16, 2008 9:42am
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Feel it... You can't deny that Rakim is one of the greatest lyricists that ever lived!
 

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"This is the track that made Theodore wanna scratch / The track that caused the first kid to spin on his back"
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Added - April 23, 2008
Artist - Rakim
Song - Real Shit
 

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· Sep 09, 2009 2:28pm
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Woo
 

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"It's obvious why the copiers, they copy this / soon as my data processes Y2K they floppy disk"
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Added - April 23, 2008
Artist - Rakim
Song - Flow Forever
 

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"Make sure the force is right, I floss all night / Get off the mic it'll smoke like an exhaust pipe"
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Added - April 23, 2008
Artist - Rakim
Song - Flow Forever
 

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· Sep 09, 2009 2:28pm
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The greatest.
 

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