Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
There is still consciousness in hip hop.
Rakim
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
Manufacturer
Poet
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Michael Griffin
Hops
Hips
Consciousness
Stills
Still
More quotes by Rakim
Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, I'mma put it on a bullet...put it in your brain.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
Sometimes people say yo do you think rap changed you. No doubt it changed me. If I wasn't making records I'd still be hanging every night.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
I never really liked the idea of doing mixtapes but at the same time it was a big thing a lot of people were doing it and it almost got to the point where if you didn't touch the mixtape circuit it was like you didn't care.
Rakim
Playing the sax and then enjoying jazz music man. It's like I learned how to find words inside of the beat.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
Hopefully the rappers can start to open the eyes in the neighborhoods and communities.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
I just try to do me and stay out of harms way.
Rakim
Sometimes I feel I'm the luckiest rapper in the world.
Rakim
So all hail the honorable, microphone phenomenal Persona is unbombable? Trust me son, I continue like a saga do, bringin' you the drama to allow you that the chronicle has just begun.
Rakim
Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
Everything becomes too normal after a while.
Rakim
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.
Rakim
I always tried to manage my money smart.
Rakim
Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.
Rakim
You can hear the seven sins Blowin' through the ghetto wind.
Rakim
