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I can take a phrase that's rarely heard/Flip it - now it's a daily word
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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William Michael Griffin
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Everything becomes too normal after a while.
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Keep your guns on and don't let anybody tell you how to load your guns or bust ya guns.
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Playing the sax and then enjoying jazz music man. It's like I learned how to find words inside of the beat.
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And I'll break, when I'm through breakin, I'll leave you broke, Drop the mic when I'm finished, and watch it smoke
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I used to roll up: this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny. Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money.
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It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.
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Subconsciously, Islam took over me so it was like eighty or ninety percent of the fabric of the person I was.
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A lot of the things that go on we can avoid some of it.
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I never tried to crossover or be in the public's eye everyday. I'm laid back with it and at times I wondered if I was doing the right thing promoting myself staying back a little bit and coming out when I felt that I had too. But when I get all the accolades and hear the things people say it just puts it all together for me man. It's a blessing.
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Feed me hip-hop and I start tremblin'
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The older I get the wiser and more skillful I get.
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I've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire.
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My son plays football so I coach a couple of his teams. My youngest son just started playing last year and I assistant coached for one of his teams. I try to be there as much as I can. I also want to kill the stereotype. I want them to respect me as a man and a father first and then if you like hip hop go buy my album.
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So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents
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I go up in the supermarkets and people always go what are you doing here and I go I'm hungry in a sarcastic but nice way just to let them know yo I'm human too man.
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I started studying in '85 and got knowledge of self and started spitting. What was going on was taking the understanding of what I was reading and applying it with my life and applying it with my rhymes.
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I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
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When you come in the building with your guns don't take them off.
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Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do
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I love to see when people are real passionate about what they feel and what they say.
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