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Subject: "I agree. Rakim was a monster. First time I heard him"
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initiationofplato
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Fri Jan-09-15 02:35 PM
60. "I agree. Rakim was a monster. First time I heard him"
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"Let the rthym hit em" lp is the greatest display of lyrical prowess
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Thu Apr-26-12 09:34 AM
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I agree
noit
Apr 26th 2012
1
it came when hip hop was changeing
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
6
Part of it was due to the long layoff leading up to the album's release
Bombastic
Jan 08th 2015
56
I reserve that for Boxcar Sessions & Word Power 2
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
2
^^^
GumDrops
Apr 26th 2012
3
there was a time Boxcar was the only one
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
4
saafir is in my personal top 10
GumDrops
Apr 26th 2012
5
Divine Styler and Saafir are in my top 5
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
7
Ima post jack my own ish w/ this
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
9
dude... i remember being one of
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
10
I think the og Wordpower is a classic as well
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
11
yeah i think i popped two of those cassettes
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
13
I don't think he even rapped a bar on spiral
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
16
a few random points of interest
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
12
he also converted Everlast to Islam!!
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
14
is he a relation to dude in SOB
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
18
RE: is he a relation to dude in SOB
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
20
I just read that Takbir is Bilal Bashirs younger bro
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
23
I'm real curious about your top 5?
Stadiq
Apr 26th 2012
15
I will always remember Divine Styler getting posterized right here
T Reynolds
Apr 26th 2012
26
well we aren't talking freestyling are we?
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
27
it was off topic, I just always think of that scene.
T Reynolds
Apr 26th 2012
29
hobo junction was ass lyrically.
T Reynolds
Apr 26th 2012
22
I thought so too
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
24
Rashinel and Eyecue are both dope
mrhood75
Apr 27th 2012
37
wow we don't agree on much
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
8
Saafir on "Boxcar Sessions" is about as far from "non-sensical" as possi...
mrhood75
Apr 27th 2012
35
Enlighten me then please
ABROCK33
Apr 30th 2012
45
Before Mecca was my shit
T Reynolds
Apr 26th 2012
25
Boxcar and Let the Rhythm are probably 1. and 1a.
mrhood75
Apr 27th 2012
36
Funcrusher has to be in there somewhere
imcvspl
Apr 28th 2012
42
Definitely. I feel like Juggaknots should be on their somewhere too
mrhood75
Apr 28th 2012
44
they dont hear about Chill Rob G
ABROCK33
Apr 30th 2012
46
You're wrong
melmag
Apr 26th 2012
17
top 5
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
19
Prime Minister Dope on Tuff Crew "Old School Jackin"
T Reynolds
Apr 26th 2012
21
damn... i remember that from an old mixtape
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
28
I feel bad we haven't talked "Let the rthym hit em" yet
imcvspl
Apr 26th 2012
30
RE: I feel bad we haven't talked "Let the rthym hit em" yet
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
31
The brilliance of the rhymes on tracks "No Omega" & "Run For Cover"...
mrhood75
Apr 27th 2012
38
agreed/No Omega
ABROCK33
Apr 30th 2012
49
Best verse? Follow The Leader, verse 1
spenzalii
Jan 09th 2015
59
RE: "Let the rthym hit em" lp is the greatest display of lyrical prowes...
MikeDinosaur
Apr 26th 2012
32
RE: "Let the rthym hit em" lp is the greatest display of lyrical prowes...
ABROCK33
Apr 26th 2012
33
it might be Large Professor's best work--OOPS!
Garhart Poppwell
Apr 27th 2012
34
thought this was widely accepted at this point?
Stadiq
Apr 27th 2012
39
Do we know what songs Large P did and what Paul C did?
zuma1986
Apr 27th 2012
40
I think it's that Paul C started some stuff, and Large Pro finished it
mrhood75
Apr 28th 2012
43
he talks about it briefly here:
kelvinmercerlookalike
Apr 30th 2012
50
Large Pro has hinted, alluded, winked his eye, spoken around,
ABROCK33
Apr 30th 2012
48
RE: "Let the rthym hit em" lp is the greatest display of lyrical prowes...
spidey
Apr 28th 2012
41
For me it'd have to be Capital Punishment
thefellowship12
Apr 30th 2012
47
Its def they best overall album from front to back
Menphyel7
Apr 30th 2012
51
FUN FACT: Ra wrote the entire album to Nautilus
Garhart Poppwell
Apr 30th 2012
52
You know how people talk about the expectations of a rapper prior to rel...
imcvspl
Apr 30th 2012
53
think about when he stopped making albums
Garhart Poppwell
May 01st 2012
54
put this in the wrong post!!
imcvspl
May 01st 2012
55
I'm The Arsenal
Luke Cage
Jan 08th 2015
57
Reading that typed out 25 years later still caused me to catch a chill
Bombastic
Jan 10th 2015
63
RE: Reading that typed out 25 years later still caused me to catch a chi...
Luke Cage
Jan 10th 2015
64
No Omega. Good lord...
spenzalii
Jan 09th 2015
58
RE: I agree. Rakim was a monster. First time I heard him
rob-o
Jan 09th 2015
61
agreed. nm
Binlahab
Jan 09th 2015
62
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