For real. Me was shocked too specially because right before finding and listening this new God Rakim's project I was checking last Gizzle's single that was released recently too. The telepathy is truly exist!
That's what I thought. Too bad he isn't on more east coast tracks. They really mastered his voice out well. Whoever the mastering engineer was - BG should hire him on EVERYTHING!
In 1988, for my 18th birthday, I asked my parents for the "Follow the Leader" album by Eric B & Rakim. Initially they refused to accept such a request, as they felt it was a "too small gift" for such an important date. Also, as we lived in Sweden at the time and didn't have much money, none of them understood how rap could even be called music. I refused to accept ANY other suggestion from them as the central gift for my day and explained I would rather be completely without a gift at all, than to get something I didn't want to receive. After many discussions around the topic they gave in and I got that magical album. Today, when I am soon to turn 54, I still have the very same album on vinyl in perfect condition. With the passage of time my parents eventually understood, to a 100%, the importance of this music to me and the importance of legends like Rakim that with their music touched the hearts of so many people in that magical era. It's amazing Rakim still keeps creating music that gives me goose bumps when I hear his mellow voice and bars. When you know quality, you simply know quality! Keep it up, Rakim! We're still following the Leader! 👍
Love it! I first heard Rakim recording a local rap show to cassette. 1987. Eric B Is President dropped. It sounded light years different than what was out at the time. Solidified my love of the genre, even after nearly 40 years. 🙏
That was a major blessing, glad they gave in and bought you that album! My first time hearing or even seeing The R was “I ain’t no joke”! I was sold on the man whole career🔥🔥💯💯 Also was my first time seeing Flavor Flav with the clock on his neck
Why? So he can make $20. Music doesn't pay anything anymore. This is why no one is dropping anymore and if they drop it's terrible because no one can afford a good team anymore. Everyone has to self-produce everything and master it themselves now. Music is going to suck until the money is fixed. Streaming doesn't pay anything.
@@Officialheatrecords It's true. I worked and lived off music for 15 years and gave up and went into IT because once Napster hit, people didn't see value in music anymore. Living off your creativity isn't as fun as people think it is. One month you are getting huge checks and the next nothing. Trying to make money on music right now is dam near impossible. Big albums are getting 20K streams at best. That's like $20.
That chorus is dope af. BG sounds better than ever. Rakim as always is still surgical with the flow. Dude at the end sounds like he shoulda been on the Firm album with Nas and the crew. And finally, Rakim shows yet again that he’s not only a grandmaster on the mic, but a dope producer as well.
Yea, production isn't bad but not amazing. Honestly, he should focus on rapping. I would hire Cool and Dre to produce the album because they can flip some amazing shit for Rakim. Or I would use Just Blaze. I would stay away from Dj Premier because his sound is too dated and he hasn't kept up. I think a Cool and Dre/Rakim album would be incredible.
I think that this album was more to display Ra production more than him spitting on tracks....I wouldnt have never imagined BG & RA on a track together.... This hook is hard too....I love how Ra was open to all the networking to different artists...........Ra is the 🐐🐐
Ra',This Whole Connection; Beat With Flows Of Differential Of Cadences, Different Area Codes On One Song With Different Eras Of Rappers Together.. Classic 💪🏾🦾💪🏾🦾💯💯
The present moment is universally significant for all pursuits. Rakim, your contributions to hip-hop have been remarkably uplifting. Since the passing of DMX, I have not encountered an artist capable of filling that void. However, your emergence in my life with your recent classic hip-hop offerings has brought me a profound sense of joy and fulfillment.❤❤
After 35 years in the game, Rakim still nice as fuck. It's seem like he done got in tune with what the younger generation likes to hear. His Style is timeless, it's The Return of Bars and Real Rap. 😁😁
U do know turk was the odd man/outcast of cssh money. Birdman did him dirty and that solo album was a birdman project put together while turk was in jail@@bgbgbgbg7353
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Rakim & BG damn
Real recognize real
This was the perfect ingredients for some NYC gumbo 318 louisiana in the building!!!! Put on repeat and ride!!!!
The young demons are scared of the guys. They know they can't compete wit real bars
Truuu
For real. Me was shocked too specially because right before finding and listening this new God Rakim's project I was checking last Gizzle's single that was released recently too. The telepathy is truly exist!
BG sounds great on this track 🔥🔥🔥
Right
That's what I thought. Too bad he isn't on more east coast tracks. They really mastered his voice out well. Whoever the mastering engineer was - BG should hire him on EVERYTHING!
He does
T.Y Jamaican rum
New Orleans & New York & California 💪🏽💯
Dope Hip-Hop lives on!
In 1988, for my 18th birthday, I asked my parents for the "Follow the Leader" album by Eric B & Rakim. Initially they refused to accept such a request, as they felt it was a "too small gift" for such an important date. Also, as we lived in Sweden at the time and didn't have much money, none of them understood how rap could even be called music. I refused to accept ANY other suggestion from them as the central gift for my day and explained I would rather be completely without a gift at all, than to get something I didn't want to receive. After many discussions around the topic they gave in and I got that magical album.
Today, when I am soon to turn 54, I still have the very same album on vinyl in perfect condition. With the passage of time my parents eventually understood, to a 100%, the importance of this music to me and the importance of legends like Rakim that with their music touched the hearts of so many people in that magical era. It's amazing Rakim still keeps creating music that gives me goose bumps when I hear his mellow voice and bars. When you know quality, you simply know quality!
Keep it up, Rakim! We're still following the Leader! 👍
Love it! I first heard Rakim recording a local rap show to cassette. 1987. Eric B Is President dropped. It sounded light years different than what was out at the time. Solidified my love of the genre, even after nearly 40 years. 🙏
That was a major blessing, glad they gave in and bought you that album! My first time hearing or even seeing The R was “I ain’t no joke”! I was sold on the man whole career🔥🔥💯💯 Also was my first time seeing Flavor Flav with the clock on his neck
😎👍🏾
Couldn’t have said it better, I still have the Eric B for president single with check out my melody on the flip side.
🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 great story!
BG STOOD ON BIDDNESS WIT THE GOD MC 🫡🫡🫡💯🫴🏾🌹
Rakim And BG On The Same Track 🔥🔥🔥
Never seen it coming
B.G. stood on business 💯💪🤟🌆⚜️💰🔌
Yeah this is what rap should sound like 💯💯
BG need to drop an album
It's coming
Why? So he can make $20. Music doesn't pay anything anymore. This is why no one is dropping anymore and if they drop it's terrible because no one can afford a good team anymore. Everyone has to self-produce everything and master it themselves now. Music is going to suck until the money is fixed. Streaming doesn't pay anything.
@@smccarthy945 your crazy
@@Officialheatrecords It's true. I worked and lived off music for 15 years and gave up and went into IT because once Napster hit, people didn't see value in music anymore. Living off your creativity isn't as fun as people think it is. One month you are getting huge checks and the next nothing. Trying to make money on music right now is dam near impossible. Big albums are getting 20K streams at best. That's like $20.
That chorus is dope af. BG sounds better than ever. Rakim as always is still surgical with the flow. Dude at the end sounds like he shoulda been on the Firm album with Nas and the crew. And finally, Rakim shows yet again that he’s not only a grandmaster on the mic, but a dope producer as well.
Last dude sounds like Capone from CNN a lil bit
@@24434AbdulWakil frfr 💯
Funny he actually dropped a firm influenced tape and it's wils
@@SandileShamase-ll6tg word, you got a link?
Hus Kingpin was also one of the executive producers of the album along with M80
This whole album was self-produced by Rakim 🔥Catch him live if you never have!
Yea, production isn't bad but not amazing. Honestly, he should focus on rapping. I would hire Cool and Dre to produce the album because they can flip some amazing shit for Rakim. Or I would use Just Blaze. I would stay away from Dj Premier because his sound is too dated and he hasn't kept up. I think a Cool and Dre/Rakim album would be incredible.
B.G 13th !!!!!! sounds like old skool bg gold teeth !
Right
BG did his thang!!!
I think that this album was more to display Ra production more than him spitting on tracks....I wouldnt have never imagined BG & RA on a track together.... This hook is hard too....I love how Ra was open to all the networking to different artists...........Ra is the 🐐🐐
Dope
Respect to the homie B.G. My man ✊🏾💯✌🏾
Mama I made it, I'm rocking with the Greatest.🔥🔥🔥🔥
And that's Rakim on the production.💯
I would like to hear the back story of how this song came to existence.
B.G went dumb! Sounding like a legend
Rakims definitely A vet inspecting lyrics like A doctor...
'Very truthful lies they leave half decoded' 😮 Rakim
WHO EVER THOUGH...GOD IS GOOD....BG MADE THE SONG
Im definitely banging THIS BRUH salut the God Rakim y BG
Rakim still flows like The Nile and BG was cold blooded on this ! Hus sounded like its 97 again !! Whole track too fly !!
BG killed it 🎉🎉👏
Rakim Should Have Been The Only MC On This Track. His Verse Is DOPE! 🎙️🔥
All of them did their thang. Rakim is my favorite emcee ever.
I'm still patiently waiting for a solo Rakim album 💯. One more for old time sake good sir. This compilation is dope though. Legends all throughout.
BG BACKKKKKKKK
Still spending that ‘86 money! 🔥🔥🔥 Long live the God!!!
I missed this kind of beats and this type of Rap,
Thank you Rakim and I can't wait for the album
LEGEND 🫡
Gizzle walked on this track 💯💯…seem like something Nas should’ve been on
Damn this goes so hard 🥶🥶Rakim (God mc) , shout to B.G to
hus kingpin getting his shine. nice
playing right now
Agreed 💯
Go Rakim Go Rakim Goooo
Rakim and B Gizzle? I’m glad I made it this far in life ❤
This is hard!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The God MC never disappoints. Damn!!! Great song. They all killed this!
Original hot boy king of the south
BG
🔥 Smooth and boii was that b.g. that came off with fire 🔥
Hip hop legends never dies ❤
Ra',This Whole Connection; Beat With Flows Of Differential Of Cadences, Different Area Codes On One Song With Different Eras Of Rappers Together.. Classic 💪🏾🦾💪🏾🦾💯💯
B GIZZLE ⚜️
Can't wait for the whole album to drop 🙌
I fucc with Rakim.
This go hard! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The present moment is universally significant for all pursuits. Rakim, your contributions to hip-hop have been remarkably uplifting. Since the passing of DMX, I have not encountered an artist capable of filling that void. However, your emergence in my life with your recent classic hip-hop offerings has brought me a profound sense of joy and fulfillment.❤❤
Rakim and B.G. 💯🔥👍🏾
Maaannn 💯!
🫡 Salute to Rakim & BG!
B. Gizzle held it down🏆
B GIZZLE!!!!
The one only 'God MC 😊
Could listen to his voice all day.
Man! This dope AF! B.G. holdin his own I c, tht is wht it do! 💯
INSTANT CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!
After 35 years in the game, Rakim still nice as fuck. It's seem like he done got in tune with what the younger generation likes to hear. His Style is timeless, it's The Return of Bars and Real Rap. 😁😁
New style 🗽⚜️York to the Orleans
Hard👏🏽
BG went in
I love Rakim late 80's bae BG and all the the other artists have to be soo honored 🎖 💯 😊
And Turk say B.G trash 😂😂😂
B.G killed it🔥🔥🔥
Yep and you see why turk can't get big name's on his track 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Living legend** the southern king
Waaaaaaaaaan
💯💪🤟🌆⚜️@@big.guy87
Bg did a track with prodigy and rakim, and didn't sound bad. That's a win
I definitely didn't see this coming! Wow! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Greatest ever touch the mic. Greetings from Serbia.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes sirrrrrrr time is now
Sounds like a 1996 hit.
BG represented for the N.O with 🔥
Starboy is going to the good music blessing ❤
😱 WOWZERS THIS IS 2B PLAYED AT HIGH VOLUME 🗣️🔥💪🏾👌🏾🤞🏾🙏🏾♥️💯🤴🏾#AMATTEROFFACT
Damn!!!
Rakim is the King of everything in Hiphop..
Classical Flaws..
this beat is amazing!
The whole joint's self-produced! Those are Rakim beats 🙌🏼
@@ShaolinOneRakim always did a lot of his own production.
Hip Hop is back!! I love it! Rakim Top 3 period!
I saw an episode of family feud where the question was name the greatest rapper of all time. Do you know Rakim wasn't on there?😐
This is rap as I know it
Thank God for the God MC👑
The GOD is back!
My favorite mc of all time da rap God Rakim the master
Rakim barz are a blessing 🙌
Rakim 4 Eva
❤🤍💚
@@maziarabbasi9725 عه ایرانی مث خودم😁
Great work keep it up yall. Infinite love hip hop rules the world!
ON point ☝️. period.
This joint is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This song grew on me!! It’s get better every time I listen to it!! 🔥 🔥 🔥
What else should we expect!🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hus kingpin!!!!! #thewinners
BG got lit on this one. was not expectin that
Yuh know the boot reppin
Opening is FIRE! Rakim get it God!
Welcome home, Gizzle
💣💥💯
Still in rotation
GOD 🔥 🔥 🔥
Gangsta Shiiiiiiiit FO SHO.
Turk tripping bg nice
Turk only had one solo album with cashmoney BG had five so who can out rap who
U do know turk was the odd man/outcast of cssh money. Birdman did him dirty and that solo album was a birdman project put together while turk was in jail@@bgbgbgbg7353
@@bgbgbgbg7353Turk went to prison for years in his prime. Them brothers are having a dispute.
The god MC still the same.✌🏽💯✊🏿
Hus my guy
Wow didn't see this coming firework
💯 RAKIM IS GOD STATUS LIKE ME!! T-MACK 👑 I AM KING
Greatest Mc Ever
The Sonic's meld with Tha God MC's vocals like weld work 🔥
Nasty. 🔥
Gas 💯💪🏿
Everyday I get money I’m good, I’m still spending 86 money 🔥🔥🔥 bro I’m born in 87, and I’m 37, this guys a true living legend. Really blows me out
Lets Go God. 🎯💯