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A$AP Rocky Meets Rakim (Video)
February 1, 2012
Rising Harlem Punk Rap artist A$AP Rocky, who’s mother named him after the God emcee Rakim, was surprised by a recent visit from the “7th letter” while doing an interview up at HOT 97 in NYC with Angie Martinez. The story of how his mother first met Rakim is hilarious as hell too. This was a great video to watch as you can tell the kid was genuinely excited & humbled…
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Blackstar x De La Soul x Rakim – Science Of Speech (Video)
July 5, 2011
“Crowds poured into London’s Hammersmith Apollo on May 10, 2011 for a historic Hip Hop show with legends Rakim, De la Soul and Blackstar coming together onstage for the experience that was Science of Speech. Stay tuned for SoulCulture TV’s exclusive coverage of the event, capturing live performances of iconic classics and backstage antics caught on our AAA roams.” -SoulCultureMedia
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Rakim & The Roots Celebrate 25 Years Of ‘Paid In Full’ In NYC (Video)
June 24, 2011
MTV caught up with Rakim & The Roots as they performed a series of shows up there to celebrate almost 25 years since the release of Eric B & Rakim’s Paid In Full album which was released back in ’87. Black Thought & Rakim speak upon how things have changed in Hip Hop & longevity…
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: 25 Year Anniversary, Black Thought, NYC, Paid In Full, Rakim, The Roots | No Comments »
Rakim Says His Favorite Verse Was A ‘Punisher’ (Video)
June 12, 2011
The God Rakim Allah spoke with the good people across the pond at SoulCulture to speak about his favorite verse from one of his songs. Rakim responded with his verse from the song called ‘The Punisher’ off of Eric B & Rakim’s Don’t Sweat The Technique album that dropped back in ’92
R&B/Soul: Algebra – ‘I Ain’t No Joke’ (Rakim Cover)
February 3, 2011
It’s not often an R&B/Soul artist can do a cover of a classic hip hop record although hip hop artists have sampled or interpolated R&B for years. Atlanta’s Algebra Blessett does a very good job with Rakim’s classic. She didn’t leave out the soul in her remake…..maybe she needs to redo Eric B & Rakim’s ‘I Know You Got Soul’ as well because she damn sure does. Yesterday Algebra taped an episode of the Monique Show with soul artist Anthony David with whom she recorded a quality song called ‘4evermore’ which was produced by the homie DJ Kemit.
Listen: Algebra – I Ain’t No Joke
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Guapdad 4000 | The L.A. Leakers | Freestyle #082 (Video)
July 19, 2019
Shia LaBustdown in your girl’s cheeks! Ha!
Guapdad 4000 freestyling over the “Paid in Full” (by Eric B. & Rakim) beat… With flows like these… understand man… he might take her. Watch your girl when dude come through.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: DJ Sourmilk, Freestyle, Guapdad 4000, Guapdad 4000 freestyle, Justin Credible, L.A. Leakers, LA Leakers, Power 106, Power 106 Los Angeles, Sour Milk, Sourmilk, The L.A. Leakers, The LA Leakers | No Comments »
Big Daddy Kane Speaks On Battling Biz Markie And Getting Guaranteed A Record Deal (Video)
February 19, 2019
DeNiro, Byrd, Big Daddy Kane. Number 3 on Rapaport’s dream list of interviewees. Not bad. Not bad at all.
It’s an honor and a privilege to have someone who Michael Rapaport discussed as a dream guest on Episode 1 of the I AM RAPAPORT: STEREO PODCAST. None other than one of the greatest MC/Rapper’s of all time Big Daddy Kane. Dark Gable & The Dingo are here to discuss: Michael seeing him perform in 1986, When Antonio Hardy became Big Daddy Kane, How he got his name, How he became a MC, Writing Battle Rhymes, Sarah J Hill High School, Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Get Fresh Crew, Roxanne Shante, “I’ll Take You There,†Having a song on the radio but still being broke, Downstairs Records, “Raw,†His closest friends from the street, Michael’s Big 3 MC’s, The Reality of The Rakim Battle, Being tight with Eric B, How he separated himself from Rakim & KRS-One, Backup Dancers, The Wildest Club Fights he’s ever seen, Becoming a Star, Going to Europe for the first time, Dapper Dan, Meeting Jay-Z, Who his influences were coming up, What music he listens to today, Top 5 Groups, The State of Hip Hop Today, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Bobby Womack, James Brown & a whole lotta mo’! This episode is not to be missed!
– Michael Rapaport
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Podcast, Series, Videos | Tags: Big Daddy Kane, Episode 535, I Am Rapaport, Michael Rapaport | No Comments »
4-IZE – “When I B On The Mic†(Freestyle) [Video]
December 19, 2018
When u r dope as 4-IZE, you can rock Rakim’s instrumental for “When I B On The Mic” with no fear! So, he did that for this #HighOffLife freestyle. Yeah, he DID THAT!!!
– @ojones1
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3D Na’Tee | Paid In Full T.Mix | Monday Morning Exercise #021 (Video)
July 9, 2018
Na’Tee trying to touch that Eric B and Rakim classic beat for “Paid In Full” man? Better come correct. Ha, like she would do any less. Kilt it!!
– @ojones1
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Why Drake And The-Dream “Shut It Down” As A Team After 2010 (Video)
June 13, 2017
Ha! Read that title and in for the dramaaaaa, huh? Nope. No real drama. Just grown men. Artists who collab’d for a killer cut; whose time was up. Each ‘reaching out’ in their own ways, their ways just didn’t jibe. And thus, no follow-up collaboration. It happens. Dr. Dre and Rakim, R. Kelly and Jay Z… things run their course; some courses shorter than others.
In 2010, The-Dream collaborated with Drake on “Shut It Down” from his album ‘Thank Me Later.’ In this excerpt of the first installment of Genius Level, Terius “The-Dream†Nash explains why the two haven’t worked together since.
– Genius
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DJ Yogi – “The Brunch Mix 04 08 2017” (Mixtape)
April 10, 2017
Time for some more dopeness from the homie DJ Yogi! Says it’s a “Brunch Mix,” but with AV8, KRS-ONE, Eric B. & Rakim, Xzibit, Peedi Crack, Freeway… must be planning an amped brunch. Click play. Start jamming. Protect that neck! Heavy nod factor.
– @ojones1
Posted in Dance, Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music, R&B, Radio, Rock, Series | Tags: DJ Yogi, Fleet DJs, Saw One Radio, SawOne Radio, SawOneRadio, The Brunch Mix, THE BRUNCH MIX 04 08 2017 | No Comments »
20 Years Later: Doe Or Die (Full Documentary)
June 23, 2016
Man, AZ is talking about being inspired by Stetsasonic in this documentary! That’s how far back the story goes. And Rakim is narrating this work for BET, with commentary from a powerful Who’s Who in Hip-Hop. That’s how deep the RESPECT goes! Watch the FULL “Doe Or Die” documentary on AZ Tha Visualiza after the jump.
Posted in Celebrity, Film, Hip-Hop, History, Television, Videos | Tags: 20 Years Later, 20YrsLtr, Anthony Cruz, AZ, BET, Doe Or Die, Rakim, Tha Visualiza | No Comments »
20 Years Later: Doe Or Die (Docu-Series) [Parts 1 & 2] (Video)
May 24, 2016
Can you believe it has been 20 years since AZ (born Anthony Cruz) dropped that “Doe Or Die” maaaan? BET is doing a 20th Anniversary celebration and has enlisted the G-O-D-M-C Rakim to narrate. The story is told in six parts. Part 1 is above. Part 2 is after the jump.
Looks like a great start!
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Rapping Deconstructed: What Is So Great About The Greatest Rhymes And Rhymers Of All Time?
May 24, 2016
Get your notebooks and get on your think caps. This is a scholarly pursuit of RAP (as in ‘Rhythmic American Poetry) knowledge. All kinds of rhymers and rhyme styles studied – MF Doom’s to Rakim’s to Kendrick’s and back. A thorough rap analysis is encapsulated in the lesson module above. Press play and dig in deep!
Special thanks to the research of Martin Connor who was interviewed in this piece. More of his rap analysis can be found here: http://www.rapanalysis.com/
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EPMD – “Strictly Business” (Beta Sector Strictly Space Rockers Business Rework) [VIDEO]
September 18, 2015
Fonkay! Respect to EgoTripLand for this find. How did Craig Mack start that jawn back in the day? “Kick that old robotic, futuristic, George Jetson, crazy joint!” Yeah, get some of that in this super-audiovisual mash of an EPMD classic.
Beta Sector rework of EPMD’s Strictly Business with samples from Fela Kuti, El-P, Rakim and more.
Tony Yayo – ‘Ninjas Talk Sh*t’ / ‘Front Door’ / ‘Southside’
April 1, 2015
It’s good to see many rappers reaching back to the 90s for inspiration for most of their new music as of late. Especially rappers from NY & the east coast doing NY sounding records. G-Unit hitman Tony Yayo is the latest to jump into the ring with this freestyle over Black Moon’s grimy album track “Niguz Talk Shit†from their classic debut album ‘Enta Da Stage.’ After the jump check out Tony Yayo’s freestyle over the Main Source classic ‘Lookin At The Front Door’. Freestyles over 90’s classics?! I can dig it.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TONY YAYO’S FREESTYLES INSPIRED BY MAIN SOURCE & RAKIM BELOW..
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Joell Ortiz – “House Slippers†(Operator EMZ Remix) [Video]
July 15, 2014
Joell flowing well over the Eric B & Rakim “Paid In Full†instrumental. This new remix of “House Slippers†done by Operator Emz. Dope. The borrowing of the concept for the “Paid In Full” video Eric and The God Emcee did back in the day…Dope!
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J-Live – “Money Matters” (Video)
January 28, 2014
We don’t have to be slaves to money, but in the immortal words of Rakim….”Still don’t nothing move but the money.” Even so we ‘learn to earn because we’re righteous’ & the most righteous emcee himself J-Live reminds us that ‘Money Matters’ which his new self-directed video shot in Atlanta featuring a few cameos from writer & director Rahiem Shabazz & Atlien producer/emcee Yamin Semali. ‘Money Matters’, produced by Oddisee, is the first single from J-Live’s upcoming album entitled “Around The Sun” on his Mortier Music label.Â
Talib Kweli – “Turnt Up” [Video]
September 24, 2013
Take the bassline for Eric B & Rakim’s “Paid In Full” and ‘turn it up’ for 2013. Good idea from Talib Kweli. Producer Trend freaked the beat for “Turnt Up” – the latest single Kweli laced with lyrics for his “Prisoner Of Conscious” LP (out now, linked in our earlier post here). Video Directed By Talib Kweli and Kenzi Sonoda.
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Stussy x YO! MTV Raps – “We Were All Watching†(Documentary)
August 14, 2013
The clothier Stüssy produced this two-part documentary to be released with its Stüssy/Yo! MTV Raps collection entitled “We Were All Watching.” Part 1 – ‘The Importance of Yo! MTV Raps’ (watch above) – reviews the history of MTV’s groundbreaking music and video show of the 1990s. Part 2 (see after the jump) – ‘Fashion in the Golden Age of Hip-Hop’ – looks at the trends and styles from that time and how they changed the world. Directed Adam Jay Weissman, the documentary features a parade of Hip-Hop notables including former host Ed lover, Alchemist, Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), DJ Premier, Questlove (of The Roots), MC Lyte, Rakim, Shock G (of Digital Underground) and more.
