2693032, You know how people talk about the expectations of a rapper prior to releases
Posted by imcvspl, Mon Apr-30-12 10:32 PM
Like the expectation for Illmatic. Or the expectation for Doggystyle. Or even the expectation for Fear of a Black Planet.
Rakim is the only artist to have the same level of expectation for three albums in a row starting with his debut. The only one. Jay-Z has done it since without the same complete praise and not starting from the solo. Nas suffered a sophmore slump. Outkast didn't have it for their first album. Who else can be named. Maybe KRS but not from the first album. Kane just didn't quite do it.
After the single drop Paid in Full was highly anticipated. Follow the Leader was a highly anticipated follow up that delivered. And then there is Let the Rhythm Hit Em, which motherfuckers were fiending for. Delivered on all three occasions. Don't Sweat The Technique was the first time people even began to have questions but it didn't even matter.
That's why Rakim is the GOAT. Nobody else done that with such an emphasis on lyricism in hip-hop. Nobody.
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