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When I hear my first album today I hear myself reading my rhymes but I'm my worst critic.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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William Michael Griffin
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You can't win for losing.
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I don't work out too much and it's wild because it bugs me out.
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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'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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I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
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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've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire.
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When you're trying to please both sides of the fence at the same time you really can't do that.
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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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Do what you do don't let the label tell you to do something else.
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