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I always wanted to kind of make the listener feel like it was them that I was talking about, or to the point that I could say the rhyme, and feel like it's them saying it.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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Hopefully the rappers can start to open the eyes in the neighborhoods and communities.
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There's things in the Bible when you read the Quran there different wordings. The Quran is dealing with the Most High and the Bible is dealing with God. If they read them both and put it together they'll know what the true culture is.
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Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, I'mma put it on a bullet...put it in your brain.
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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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There's so many different ways to write a rhyme its stupid man. I don't understand why the majority of the rap game sounds the same.
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My whole thing is if it wasn't for people like ya'll and people like them I wouldn't be me. I love every minute of it.
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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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Whenever I sat down to write something it was never anything I took lightly. It was something that I'd want you, somebody in Japan, and somebody [over there to hear it].
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Do what you do don't let the label tell you to do something else.
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When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.
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I love listening to old records to keep nostalgic feeling it allows me to not lose the love for hip-hop.
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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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There is still consciousness in hip hop.
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I never went to college. I think about it a lot. I can't watch a game without thinking where I would have been if I had ga head and went to college and pursued my career.
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Now life is imitating art.
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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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Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.
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Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more before I go for mine And that's 21 emcees ate up at the same time.
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Get your money and as long as nobody is stepping on my wad then we're good.
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Not follow me but follow the lyrics.
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