Rakim

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Rakim (* 28. Januar 1968 in Long Island, New York; eigentlich William Michael Griffin) ist ein amerikanischer East Coast-Rapper. Rakim gilt als der Lyricist schlechthin und man schätzt ihn als den einflussreichsten Rapper der Hip-Hop Geschichte. Vom GZA zu Jay-Z oder Nas, sie alle geben die Old School-Legende als wichtigsten Einfluss an. Außerdem war Rakim der erste Rapper, der einen „Eine-Millionen-Dollar“ Vertrag unterzeichnet hat.

In seiner Kindheit träumt Rakim ein Footballspieler zu werden, landet aber erst einmal auf den New Yorker Straßen. Dort lernt er Gruppen wie die Cold Crush Brothers oder The Furious Five kennen und lieben. Er studiert deren Reime und beginnt kurze Zeit später selbst verstärkt eigene Verse zu schreiben.

Im Jahr 1985 lernt Rakim den DJ Eric B. aus Queens kennen. Zusammen mit Eric B. gründete er 1985 das Hip Hop-Duo Eric B. & Rakim. Seit der Trennung 1992 ist Rakim als Solokünstler unterwegs. Der Neffe von Ruth Brown gehört zu bekanntesten und musikalisch einflussreichsten MC’s in den USA. So wurden seine Songs unter anderem von 2Pac, Snoop Dogg und Rage Against the Machine gecovert.

Rakim veröffentlichte bisher zwei Soloalben. 2001 unterzeichnete er einen Vertrag bei Aftermath Entertainment. Dieser wurde jedoch 2003 wegen „musikalischen Differenzen“ aufgelöst. Mittlerweile hat er sein eigenes Label gegründet, doch der Vertrieb seines im Sommer kommenden Albums „The Seventh Seal“ wird von einem Majorlabel übernommen. Außerdem hat Rakim vor, mit Nas eine Platte aufzunehmen.

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FrankyRey schrieb:
vor 18 Stunden

How the fuck are you gonna blame the disappointing album on Rakim trying to go "commercial".....that album doesn't sound commercial in the least bit. It's just a bad album straight up.

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TimmWith2Ms schrieb:
gestern Abend

I can't believe the mic god Ra has less than a million listens. It's a travesty.

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DeezyBeatz schrieb:
gestern Nachmittag

pretty good album, listening to it allday

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Niglos schrieb:
gestern Morgen

very good album!

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Free-Khadafi schrieb:
gestern Morgen

What a deception... Damnnn Rakim wuz the man that never disapointed me :( Now it's over Ra you gotta come back to your old shit the real Hip Hop and not goin' commercial because that's not the truth... Since the 80's you were like one of the best... and I hope it's not gonna change i'm ready to forget this mistake... and i'm waitin' for a new LP...

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ComptonAzzBrett schrieb:
gestern Morgen

Rakim is on top one of the best if not the best flow in the game. I KNOW U GOT SOUL!!!!

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hasafienda schrieb:
Sonntag Morgen

Yeah, after a third listen, the album is quite subpar. A couple good songs, but in general, it is pretty boring. Rakim does not have it anymore. The beats are pretty much crap. "Holy Are You" is the best song easily.

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Ol_dirty_btard schrieb:
Samstag Abend

thebreakdownx wrote: i have to disagree that 95 was the last great year, because that would exclude biggy completely and all eyez on me. i would say more of 98 imo but everything else i agree with. >>Implying 2pac and biggie are actually good.

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sugarrayallen schrieb:
Freitag Abend

U'r totally right, man. For 1995 this album will be average. But nowadays it's nothing but fire. Rakim made a really good album.

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mhunke schrieb:
Freitag Nachmittag

"hip hop has pretty much sucked since the mid-90s" get your head out of the sand

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kubA89 schrieb:
Freitag Nachmittag

I'm very disappointed with the new album. The production is just shitty. I dont like the beats. He had a lot of time and he came out with this? What the hell?

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xthebreakdownx schrieb:
Freitag Morgen

i have to disagree that 95 was the last great year, because that would exclude biggy completely and all eyez on me. i would say more of 98 imo but everything else i agree with.

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Battle3 schrieb:
Freitag Morgen

i really dont think my wife would appreciate me playing ameriKKKa's Most Wanted & Straight Outta Compton for our kids haha

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fearnotofman schrieb:
Freitag Morgen

*since after the mid-90s, I didn't mean to imply that the mid-90s sucked too. 1995 was the last great year for hip hop, its been downhill ever since. Lets be glad that we had a solid decade of amazing hip hop music that we will always have to listen to. Rediscover the old school artists, play them to our children and grandchildren when we're older just like our great-grandparents played 1920s-era jazz music to their kids and grandkids.

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fearnotofman schrieb:
Freitag Morgen

I'm not sure what you all expected. I hate to say this, but hip hop has pretty much sucked since the mid-90s - with a few exceptions here and there, but overall it has completely lost what it used to be. Its a shame to have to say that, but we have to face the facts. There's no way Rakim could have dropped an album on par with his previous classics. So to those of you saying that Ra is no longer the God MC - of course he still is. Its not his fault that hip hop sucks nowdays, that's just how it is. Hip hop will never ever recapture the spirit that it once had, and "heads" need to come to terms with that. Instead of criticizing him, we should be grateful that he has left us with 5 classic albums, that we'll be able to enjoy for the rest of our lives. Those albums will never be taken away from us - we'll be able to listen to them in 2050 if we want. They'll always be there. Its the same with Raekwon. Of course OBCL2 wasn't as good as the original - so lets just enjoy what he left us

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xdevilbunny schrieb:
Donnerstag Nachmittag

New album is pretty cool. It's not as good as his old stuff though obviously.

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EazyVG schrieb:
Donnerstag Nachmittag

Not what it used to be, but the 2009 album does have classic tunes and beats ... thumbs up.

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hasafienda schrieb:
Donnerstag Morgen

I just don't know abou the album. Third time change? Or is it just boring? I slept the second time I listened to the album, was tired though, but didn't think I was THAT tired at the time.

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Battle3 schrieb:
Donnerstag Morgen

Dedicated Is The Best Off The Album

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TomakELG schrieb:
Mittwoch Abend

disappointment...

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