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Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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William Michael Griffin
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I start to think, and then I sink Into the paper like I was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines I escape when I finish the rhyme.
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I don't work out too much and it's wild because it bugs me out.
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Everything derives from the mind. From sex to the way you want people to perceive you to anything in life, it all derives from the mind. If people start realizing this and get deeper into themselves they'll realize there's nothing that they can't do.
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Before I started rapping and touring I weighed about 160. But by going on the road every night eating fast food, performing every night, partying and drinking I started gaining weight immediately.
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Not follow me but follow the lyrics.
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Even when I was out on tour I used to fly home on the weekends to be with my girl and be with my family to see my kids grow up and just be there for them. When they started going to school it was like that too whether it was homework or if I have to go up to the school I was there.
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When you're trying to please both sides of the fence at the same time you really can't do that.
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You can look in a book of wrong and learn more right. If you're reading a book that has all wrong in it , you're learning what not to do.
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When you come in the building with your guns don't take them off.
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I always had an intelligence with me, I was always in the streets, I was always trying to do good. I was always looking for something to guide me. In the beginning church wasn't it.
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Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.
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Every time someone come out with an album don't change the whole style up but don't do what they are expecting. Surprise them.
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