wow, it pains me to say this, but that rakim concert was pretty awful
i mean, it was great seeing him in person and i don't regret going, but performance/enjoyment-wise, it was horrible, arguably the most boring concert i've ever been to
he has no energy, no connection with the audience, and u can't hear half the shit he's saying (but maybe that was the venue's fault)
either way, i was negatively surprised
nevertheless, he's still a legend and ridiculously amazing, but just not a good live act by any means