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I don't work out too much and it's wild because it bugs me out.
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 get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
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I always tried to manage my money smart.
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If something comes at me of course I'm gonna handle my business but I'm not the type to provoke the bullshit so I don't really get a lot of that.
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Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.
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I don't want to put nobody on blast but in the beginning it's like somebody telling you somebody looks like you and you've been looking in the mirror your whole life and nobody looks like you. Same thing with me.
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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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Being in this game if you are gonna sell drugs and make records too then as many records you make is gonna be as many people that know you sell drugs. We got the hip hop cops listening now.
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Hopefully the rappers can start to open the eyes in the neighborhoods and communities.
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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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When I hear my first album today I hear myself reading my rhymes but I'm my worst critic.
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Feed me hip-hop and I start tremblin'
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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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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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