I got this one #2 personally on my list of favorites by Eric B & Rakim. But only because my #1 is I Ain't No Joke which might be the greatest hip hop track ever made.
Living through this era of hip hop is indescribable!! These artists were living the soundtracks and making them also… Nowadays, the music is just a short fad and and production. Very few classics being made.
@@John__Dough correct rakim was responsible for this track.rakim mentioned it in his book and in certain interviews.he picked out the sample and did the beat and the lyrics.
Know The Ledge.... The Knowledge. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts through observing, learning, and respecting. This is why we call him the God MC.
That last verse was one of Rakim’s finest moments. Bringing all the way to a reality that sort of mentality where life reveals you are but a mere mortal who can get got too. Brilliant.
EASILY one of my favorite 90's hip hop songs!!!! I loved Rakim before this... but THIS is the man at the HEIGHT of his power as a lyricist, and MC, and a songwriter!!!! First time I heard it, I was ABSOLUTELY blown away!!! Before I start the vid, I'm gonna guess you will be too. 😎
The WORST thing about the Movie Juice, is the BEFORE Tupac played/starred in this movie, he was the SAME guy you seen in Digital Underground, but AFTER doing that movie & PLAYING that character, he NEVER let that go & THAT person/character is what/who MANY black kids have imitated over the years & CAUSED ALL of their deaths, INCLUDING Tupac himself.
It’s ALL/COMPLETELY true @@bl6369 If you was around during that time, it wouldn’t seem crazy to anybody, because they would have seen it when & while it was happening. Plus, Tupac didn’t start selling a LOT of records until AFTER he was killed/murdered. So people act like Tupac was BIGGER than life & don’t get me wrong, he WAS big & popular, but he didn’t REALLY blow up until after he started getting arrested & after he was killed. Because when he got shot, people thought that was a HOAX & didn’t believe him. People (the MASSES) thought it was a publicity stunt, trying to create a HARDER image than that one he had with Digital Underground.
I remember around the time this came out,I saw an interview with George Clinton & they asked him a few questions about hip hop & 1 thing he said stuck with me 30some years later,he said “Thank god Eric B & Rakim don’t have a band,they’re so funky if they did we’d all be outta work”....I always liked that
My guy, you have to realize that Rakum still didn't curse on that joint. Dudes like Rakim, KRS, LL created works of art where the character they created is telling you their story...that's who you're listening to. Genius storytelling.
Nice reaction as always my G! Just a FYI Eric B didn’t do a lot of production in the group. For instance this was produced by Bomb Squad which is Public Enemy’s producers.
One of my all time favorite joints from the GOAT! He was so ahead of his time with the rhyme scheme, flow, cadence, metaphors and similes. He killed this joint. Check out Casualties of War or Don’t Sweat The Technique. The flow, bars, content, everything is just on point and yeah, Eric B did his thing as usual.
Actually Rakim said that himself multiple times on a few interviews. Eric B did the scratches and helped executively produce. But doing the actual beat, Rakim himself has said he do most of them early beats
My favorite Rakim track is As The Rhyme Goes On. It didn't blow up as much as his other classics, but I believe it is his best work lyrically. This is the song Eminem pays homage to with his hit The Way I Am... Rakim has a bar that goes "I'm the R to A to K I am, if I wasn't then why would I say I am..." Eminem borrows this....
I aint no joke so follow the leader and vote Eric B for president but make sure you know the ledge and don't sweat the technique have money and be paid in full
I recently seen the video of Rakim talking about him making the beat to this song. It is at 37 min mark of this interview from Hot 97. ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/10/rakim-mc-dj-producer-credits-video/
There's a reason Eric B comes first. They come from the era the DJ was given center stage for their contribution. Then these record execs started putting on MCs, blowing their heads up, and the DJ worked in the shadows. Now every dummy with a pulse can push a few buttons on fruity loops and push out albums with no content. And they call themselves hip hop. If I don't see graffiti or hear about it in your track, you ain't hip hop. If you're not showing respect for the foundations of hip hop, you're fakin it. If the DJ don't get a shout out, I don't care about your music. You're just another mouth on the tit.
This was one of the first cd’s I got back when they had clubs where you got 8 for a penny and they tried to not let you cancel. They couldn’t really do collections on a 6th grader though
Wow!!!!! My dude!!!!!! U reacted to a bad mf!!!!! Eric didn’t produce their music/beats. Ra did 90% of all their music. He showed mad love to Eric with giving him producer credits!!!! Ra produced juice after the producers of the movie brought him down to watch the movie before its release. He then went to the studio after watching and came up with the beat🎤 and then added the dope bars!!!! Keep them Rakim reactions going!!!! Ur the #1 reaction guy right now!!!!! Hit us with “Let the Rhythm Hit em🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤”
"I got the kings from Queens! I got the crew from Brooklyn! There's money in Manhattan that's never been token. Go uptown to the Bronx to boogie down. Grow strong on the Island recoup and lay around."
React to Rakim's "Holy Are You." Or, if you want a rare joint, try "After You Die", leaked from an unreleased and mutually abandoned project with Dr Dre.
Rakim played the drums on that track
I never knew that!!
Just found that out today
Classic! Complex production too, especially considering the equipment back then.
To me this is Rakim’s greatest work… the ability to kick that message and keep it rugged and raw and his flow over that tempo.. flawless
I got this one #2 personally on my list of favorites by Eric B & Rakim. But only because my #1 is I Ain't No Joke which might be the greatest hip hop track ever made.
@@homerthompson416 My favorite is The Punisher! He went crazy on The Punisher. best he ever flowed to me and that's saying a lot
“In a puddle of blood I lay, close to the edge. I guess I didn’t know the ledge”
Living through this era of hip hop is indescribable!!
These artists were living the soundtracks and making them also… Nowadays, the music is just a short fad and and production. Very few classics being made.
This was & probably still is the pinnacle of rap. Energy, rhymes & wisdom over dope beats.
Rakim Produced the track and Wrote the Lyrics.
Yup! Hip hop fact!
You gotta do "Let The Rhythm Hit'em", another classic!
Pure🔥
Some folks don't know there hip hop
Rakim made most of the beats , Eric b was just the dj . Read the credits on those albums
Been requesting this one for months
Definitely, that's one of their most underrated hits.
Rakim produced this track, and played live drums on it. Rakim actually produced most of their music himself.
Wow!
No he did not. SMH
@@desertdetroiter428 actually he did!
@@John__Dough correct rakim was responsible for this track.rakim mentioned it in his book and in certain interviews.he picked out the sample and did the beat and the lyrics.
@@desertdetroiter428 Rakim was Patrick Adams (the Engineer) co produced most of their early work.
He never uses foul language ... he's a master of his kraft a true hip hop legend top 5 Mc that ever touched that stainless steel
Rakim actually produced 80 percent of all their beats on all of the Eric B and Rakim albums. That’s Rakim playing live drums on this track
Yes sir Jimmy the king 🤴 that you are,seriously please 🙏 continue to speak the absolute truth 👏..real talk
The back streets of the 1980’s New York. Some made out and some…well they are in our memories
Young brother, Rakim is one of the GOAT MC’s!!!! I’m glad that at your age, you respect real hip hop!
Know The Ledge.... The Knowledge. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts through observing, learning, and respecting.
This is why we call him the God MC.
Rakim said he produced 85% of his beats. Folks always had it twisted. Rakim was Kanye before Kanye. Hence God Emcee.
Know The Ledge = "Knowledge"
Thrown off the roof like Bishop in Juice - Beanie Sigel
Precisely
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Rakim = G.O.A.T.
This is a classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥
No cap🧢❌🙅🏾♂️👍🏾🔥💯🙌🏾
That last verse was one of Rakim’s finest moments. Bringing all the way to a reality that sort of mentality where life reveals you are but a mere mortal who can get got too. Brilliant.
Eric B didn't make this track, Rakim did the beat
Rakim said this was his best tune. I'm rather partial to Don't Sweat the Technique too.
My fav for sure. That jazzy background and his delivery on this song is too notch.
Lyrics Of Fury is the best, IMHO....both the flow/bars, and especially (as a rock fan, myself) the beat/backtrack.
I thought follow the leader was his best, until I heard Juice
Another joint off this soundtrack, Big Daddy Kane - "Nuff Respect Due"
this shit is 30 years ago and I still listen to it sometimes it's a timeless classic and so many of his other songs one of the best MC's 🔥
Eastcoast with the Triple Fats!! Rakim is GOAT.
EASILY one of my favorite 90's hip hop songs!!!!
I loved Rakim before this... but THIS is the man at the HEIGHT of his power as a lyricist, and MC, and a songwriter!!!!
First time I heard it, I was ABSOLUTELY blown away!!!
Before I start the vid, I'm gonna guess you will be too. 😎
The greatest rapper of all time
The WORST thing about the Movie Juice, is the BEFORE Tupac played/starred in this movie, he was the SAME guy you seen in Digital Underground, but AFTER doing that movie & PLAYING that character, he NEVER let that go & THAT person/character is what/who MANY black kids have imitated over the years & CAUSED ALL of their deaths, INCLUDING Tupac himself.
It’s ALL/COMPLETELY true @@bl6369 If you was around during that time, it wouldn’t seem crazy to anybody, because they would have seen it when & while it was happening. Plus, Tupac didn’t start selling a LOT of records until AFTER he was killed/murdered.
So people act like Tupac was BIGGER than life & don’t get me wrong, he WAS big & popular, but he didn’t REALLY blow up until after he started getting arrested & after he was killed. Because when he got shot, people thought that was a HOAX & didn’t believe him. People (the MASSES) thought it was a publicity stunt, trying to create a HARDER image than that one he had with Digital Underground.
My favourite hip hop song singed by my favourite hip hop MC
I remember around the time this came out,I saw an interview with George Clinton & they asked him a few questions about hip hop & 1 thing he said stuck with me 30some years later,he said “Thank god Eric B & Rakim don’t have a band,they’re so funky if they did we’d all be outta work”....I always liked that
Where ever im at, i get the welcome mat
Eric B & Rakim - "My Melody"
His music is timeless
My guy, you have to realize that Rakum still didn't curse on that joint. Dudes like Rakim, KRS, LL created works of art where the character they created is telling you their story...that's who you're listening to. Genius storytelling.
"Know the ledge" he meant he didn't know the knowledge of the situations
Exactly Know the ledge "knowledge"
And no where to stop/know your limits
Facts
Nice reaction as always my G! Just a FYI Eric B didn’t do a lot of production in the group. For instance this was produced by Bomb Squad which is Public Enemy’s producers.
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Rakim produce this song himself .
Yessssss! NYC in full. I can’t watch Juice and this ending song without crying my eyes out 😭😭😭
Follow the Leader
Let the Rhythm Hit Em
My Melody
Fire sound track
One of my all time favorite joints from the GOAT! He was so ahead of his time with the rhyme scheme, flow, cadence, metaphors and similes. He killed this joint.
Check out Casualties of War or Don’t Sweat The Technique. The flow, bars, content, everything is just on point and yeah, Eric B did his thing as usual.
Like Rakim said, he aint no joke
you should know that rakim played the drums for this whole beat, and his drum playing was sampled for the beat production.
You need to do Mahogany by Eric B and Rakim dope!!
Rakim made a lot of their beats himself . He produced a most of them. I saw some interviews with him saying that. He's also a musician.
Peace!... KNOW THE LEDGE....K N O W L E D G E!...know how far you can go before you get in trouble / danger!!!!!!!!
Rakim made 85% of the beeats
Nonsense.
Actually Rakim said that himself multiple times on a few interviews. Eric B did the scratches and helped executively produce. But doing the actual beat, Rakim himself has said he do most of them early beats
Frfr
What a classic track. Great film but an even better tune.
Definitely my favorite joint by Rakim
I listen to this track when I get homesick!
The Bomb squad produced this song. They are a production team that did a lot of work for Public Enemy
Have I mentioned this is my fav rapper of all times?
My favorite Rakim track is As The Rhyme Goes On. It didn't blow up as much as his other classics, but I believe it is his best work lyrically. This is the song Eminem pays homage to with his hit The Way I Am... Rakim has a bar that goes "I'm the R to A to K I am, if I wasn't then why would I say I am..." Eminem borrows this....
I agree
Since you mentioned Em and that song, that's the first I've heard someone rap to the baseline. 🎉😢
GOAT 🐐 MC!!! Eric B ✔️✔️✔️✌🏻
Have you heard Microphone Fiend??
1992 Hip Hop Classic The Legendary God M.C Rakim
I aint no joke so follow the leader and vote Eric B for president but make sure you know the ledge and don't sweat the technique have money and be paid in full
Eric B and Rakim "mahogany" and casualties of war
@kingAhmadtv, Rakim actually produced this track. He's on record saying this
I think He also wrote it after watching the movie in the limo on the way to record it.
I recently seen the video of Rakim talking about him making the beat to this song. It is at 37 min mark of this interview from Hot 97.
ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/10/rakim-mc-dj-producer-credits-video/
Ra the real goat forreal
literally my fav rap song
There's a reason Eric B comes first. They come from the era the DJ was given center stage for their contribution. Then these record execs started putting on MCs, blowing their heads up, and the DJ worked in the shadows. Now every dummy with a pulse can push a few buttons on fruity loops and push out albums with no content. And they call themselves hip hop. If I don't see graffiti or hear about it in your track, you ain't hip hop. If you're not showing respect for the foundations of hip hop, you're fakin it. If the DJ don't get a shout out, I don't care about your music. You're just another mouth on the tit.
Rakim produced this track
YES.
This was one of the first cd’s I got back when they had clubs where you got 8 for a penny and they tried to not let you cancel. They couldn’t really do collections on a 6th grader though
Rakim is 100% in the top 5 EVER!! Dude changed the game!!!!💪🏾💯
In NYC in the 80’s many words weren’t considered curse words it was just part of the vocabulary. People who got offended easily were considered soft.
Hey my man.... Rakim produced that and played live drums on it!!!!!!!!!!!!....and I believed the Bomb Squad assisted or remixed it.
3:20
New Mumble MCs take a Lesson from a Legend.."Eric B - MC University"
The whole juice soundtrack was sick
Check out his tiny desk concerts straight fire!
Various people produced the tracks. Rakim did ALL the beats and rhymes. Eric B was just a friend and business partner.
Eric b and rakim is one of the best.2nd best after nas the g.o.a.t 👑2.word up son
Just-Ice ........ Going Way Back
4 years rakim didn't swear it was quite impressive
If you want another Rakim joint react to When I be on the mic
Ra’s best work pure greatness… He will always be #2 on my list behind Big those 2 will never be moved…
Great reaction 💯🔥
He said tear shit up on my melody the original thats the first time i heard rakim cuss
You got to do "Guess Who's Back", raw one!
Check out "I ain't no joke"..
You got the juice now man.....
Wow!!!!! My dude!!!!!! U reacted to a bad mf!!!!!
Eric didn’t produce their music/beats. Ra did 90% of all their music. He showed mad love to Eric with giving him producer credits!!!! Ra produced juice after the producers of the movie brought him down to watch the movie before its release. He then went to the studio after watching and came up with the beat🎤 and then added the dope bars!!!! Keep them Rakim reactions going!!!! Ur the #1 reaction guy right now!!!!! Hit us with “Let the Rhythm Hit em🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤”
I am deeply impressed by the use of "real" instruments.
some post-80s Rakim; The 18th Letter, and When I Be On The Mic
Well done , give Casualties of War a listen , somewhat prophetic considering it came out 92-93 ish .
Rakim did the production, Eric b just scratched on it! Rakim made most of the Eric b and rakim Era beats!
Sticking with Juice Soundtrack, check out Nuff Respect by Big Daddy Kane
And Naughty by Nature Uptown Anthem
I have to request some Public Enemy. It would be a shame not to reminisce Public Enemy one of the best rap groups
Thats Ra on the Drums Too !
My number 1 M.C. Strong Island represent
Classic movie pac the legend
Eric B for President & Checkout My Melody both classics
🐐🐐🐐
"I got the kings from Queens! I got the crew from Brooklyn! There's money in Manhattan that's never been token. Go uptown to the Bronx to boogie down. Grow strong on the Island recoup and lay around."
Rakim was a DJ too
He didn't curse in that particular line. They bleeped it because he said "nigga".
RAKIM IS ONE OF THE GOATS!
React to Rakim's "Holy Are You."
Or, if you want a rare joint, try "After You Die", leaked from an unreleased and mutually abandoned project with Dr Dre.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
G O A T
Rakim actual did most of the beats.
Check out "Don't Sweat The Technique"
He wasn't cursing. He was saying "knocking n as off" and being a death reference it got edited