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I've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire.

Rakim

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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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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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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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Feed me hip-hop and I start tremblin'
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I always tried to manage my money smart.
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I've always been a picky eater but I'm not the healthiest eater.
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Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.
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Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.
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Now it seems like hip hop belongs to the people you see in the videos and radios. So I want to give it bring it back to the hood, make a statement for NY to put us back in our proper perspective, and of course let them know that Ra still spits fire.
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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 get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
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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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I'm one dude and when I make my bed I lay in it but don't stereotype me. Never sold a crumb to this day and I don't do nothing on the side.
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Not follow me but follow the lyrics.
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The older I get the wiser and more skillful I get.
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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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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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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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