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When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.

Rakim

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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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New York City
New York
William Michael Griffin
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Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.
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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 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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I don't try to go to the studio and make a single. I just do whatever I feel.
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I had a little more freedom when I started sampling because you could actually do what you wanted to do.
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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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A lot of the things that go on we can avoid some of it.
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Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.
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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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When you come in the building with your guns don't take them off.
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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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