Comments on: LINK: Rakim interview on Pitchfork

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:05:08 +0000

Just listen to all of RAKIM’s music…you got anything negative to say then your prolly a kid, he sharing knowledge you all are controlled by garbage, its so sad

By: ImfamousG

ImfamousG — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:12:24 +0000

DONT FUCKING HATE ON RAKIM BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST LYRICAL MC ALIVE COMPARE HE’S RHYMES TO ANY OF THE “BEST MC’S” OUT THERE

By: mark cartel

mark cartel — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:15:14 +0000

as far as 50 not ownin da rights 2 get rich or die tryin..ur right, but wut da fuck u mean jay dont own da rights 2 reasonable doubt?! as long as dat nigga been in da game him, dame, & biggs burke owned da rights 2 EVERYTHING on rocafella dat means jay, bleek, beans & any body who was on da roc @ da time…wen jay & dame split they had 2 settle btwn da 2 of them who would get da publishin rights 2 rocafella..after jay & dame sold da roc 2 def jam 4 $30mil, jay became president of def jam and bought rocafella back, which makes HIM da owner of REASONABLE DOUBT & EVERYTHING other album on da roc…do ur research b4 u say sum crazt shit like dat again

By: thedon

thedon — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:19:01 +0000

rakim is not puttin down the south he just sayin we as hip hop artist and as fans need to see it as music hip hop not n.y hip hop or down south etc..the lables are boxing us in and making us go to war with each other thats why ra started his own company cause the majors don’t care any more they have created a monster and can’t control it…they don’t look for talent any more just a quick hit and move to the next quick hit it’s a ring tone era…the majors are to blame..back some years ago an artist could come out with out with out knowing the state they came from ..even now with r&b they started saying south artist etc…and the radio personalities are playing sides it’s out of control..radio d.j’s do it to they only play who’s down with them so the south stays with the south and so on take the power out of the d.j’s hands and let the fans have the music back…..radio spins should not be about the d.j at the station playing favorites or who they down with or manage i.e k-slay,drama,khalid,envy,dirty boyz,and so on …lets have ower music back no matter where your from music is music …it’s good music and bad music in the south,the west,the east,mid west, like rakim said it an’t where ya from it’s where ya at! stop the d.j’s

By: Silverback Gorilla

Silverback Gorilla — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:09:53 +0000

Allah means God in the Arabic language brotha. Even Christian arabs call God “Allah”.

Pertaining to what Ra said… I agree 1 million %

By: texasboy

texasboy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:05:08 +0000

FLIGH– seems like we on the same page about this shit! the reason why we got shows like hiphop vs america is because all black people do is criticize each other..then BET talks shit about the rap shows and videos but air shit like “take the cake” to take black people money over some silly questions that everyone knows!!if ur so concerned with the violence BET, y air american gangsta and lil kims lock down..where are the positive shows at?? so black people lets stop hatin on eachother and work with what we have a progress..hip hop will never die-just evovle…chuuuuuch

By: fligh

fligh — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:45:59 +0000

rakim has made same valuable points yes but the only reason hip-hop is so divided is cuz these cocky ass niggaz from new-york…yall the rerason we down south said fuckem they wanna hate and dis well just boycot they whole movement which is a waste cuz there is alot of good music up there that aint reachin the masses the same way soutern hip-hop music used to be…so if yall could please pull your skirts down and stop hatin then hip-hop coiuld continue to be the best thang out…its tha suits and crackers and corparate america we should be fightin not ourselfs…think about it!

By: texasboy

texasboy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:07:36 +0000

fuckin haters!!! when rakim krs1 and the rest of them ny dudes was rappin–nobody was worried about the state of hiphop..now that the south is in front everybody got something to say…Y is that?? damn–dont yall understand its the industry that puts out what they want people to buy!!its bigger than the artist–be mad at la reid, kevin liles— def jam , universal, warner brothers, interscope. and the internet!! holla –technology ruined the game!!!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:10:12 +0000

Man, I love it, this is how shit gets twisted. Ra is saying something positive, talking about how everyone needs to stop doing all this bullshit to each other and some ignorant ass motherfuckers who obviously can’t read twist it and say stupid shit. Seriously, READ THE WORDS IN THE FUCKING INTERVIEW!!! Rakim didn’t dis anyone, he didn’t “hate” and the educational system obviously failed you all.

By: Rodjilius

Rodjilius — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:00:15 +0000

he speaks the truth and looks like we wont be able to do anything to stop what rap is turning into

By: Supreemwun

Supreemwun — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:21:15 +0000

mohamed says:

why the F*ck is his name Allah***
that’s like nameing you self
(GERG GOD)

Mohamed why the F*ck you on this site? You can’t be checkin for hip hop and not know about Rakim! He is the Architech of the Classic “Paid in Full”. Pay respect and homage to a real Emcee LEGEND! Or keep it movin!

By: 5yearslockeddown

5yearslockeddown — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:02:49 +0000

yall weirdos r missin the point rakim wasnt aimin at the south u dickheads. he said ppl loyal to the old style of hip hop need to be open to new things cuz like jazz there r loyal ppl and alot that like jazz dont like rock n roll. sorta like hip hop.get it? if not yall just to damn dumb.

By: AZ41

AZ41 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:19:34 +0000

WHAT JAY IZ YOUR DADDY? I HATE WHEN PEOPLE BRAG ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE MONEY

YOU A TURD ANYWAYS

By: AZ40

AZ40 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:20:18 +0000

Them south niggas ain’t seein’ more money than 50 or Jay, Jay worth 320 mil. when you in shit like forbes that’s how you know you got money! Fuckin bumkin’

By: Priority Records

Priority Records — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:26:35 +0000

Master P

He amassed over 400mill within a 7year span sold over 100million records with no limit

lil j of rap a lot/ he also a sucessful boxing promoter

back 2 Master P he own his own catalog/publishing and the deal was 85/15

jay z don’t even own reasonable doubt/ curtis don’t even own get rich or die trying

By: Gofthe7

Gofthe7 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:14:14 +0000

Earth To Mohamed!!!! Rakim is A champion of the 5% nation[Nation of Gods&Earths] And they Beleave that each in Every fully realized Blackman is A God and his Proper name is AllAH. Arm,Leg,Leg,Arm,Head

By: mega_tron_201

mega_tron_201 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:13:28 +0000

aight…first of all….Jazz is an original American musical art form, traditionally considered to have originated around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in and around New Orleans……and second of all…Rakim NEVER said Jazz was started in NY…he was giving an example of how Jazz has been around for so long and still has loyal fans from all over and NOT just the SOUTH…….and that we should appreciate southern hip hop because it is still in fact HIP HOP…..its just diff folks tellin their stories, diff slang, diff beats………its all the same imo…..if a New York cat grew up in the South he’d be usin southern slang……that was Rakims point….this was just an FYI >=D

By: the nigga frum the bay

the nigga frum the bay — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:54:40 +0000

nigga ur a fukin clown jazz was made in harlem

By: maxamill

maxamill — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:43:36 +0000

WHO THE FUCK CARES WHO GOT MORE MONEY THAN WHO RICH IS RICH AND BROKE IS BROKE BUT RAKIM IS RIGHT DUMB ASS NEED TO LOOK AT RAP 4 WHAT IS AND THATS MUSIC GET OVER ALL THIS THE SOUTH RUNING SHIT,MAKE GOOD MUSIC AND WHEN YOUR FAV ARTIST COME OUT GO BUY HIS SHIT AND STOP BITCHING

By: Mr. Twojay

Mr. Twojay — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:34:47 +0000

First of all hip hop is not just about making money. And anyone who thinks that making money makes you better than someone who doesn’t make as much is an idiot. The best people in hip hop are the ones who stay true to themselves and rap about real shit not the same old ” I got 26inch rims and diamond earings. Fuck the bing no one gives a shit about how much money you got or how much bling is on your wrist. Everyone from the east,south, and west are responisble for the way hip hop is today but it all started when the south took over. Thats why everyone blames the south for where hip hop is today.