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Rakim

American Musician

Born: Jan 28, 1968

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I always went left to what everybody else was doing. I'm used to going against the grain. Rakim

Everybody Everybody Else Else Always Doing Left Going Grain Against Used

Jada, Styles P, the LOX, period. You throw on one of their joints... I'm in the whip; I try to keep my cool in the whip. I don't like bouncing around, getting my crazy on, but it's certain joints you gotta wild out. Roll the window down, blast the joints, let it be heard. That's one of them groups that bang it out. Rakim

Crazy You Try Down Wild Out Window Joints Throw Blast Bouncing Like Period Around Styles Gotta Heard Roll Bang Getting Whip Them Certain Cool Groups Keep

There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for. Sometimes you wish people knew where a certain style of rapping came from or who was the first one to say whatever. Rakim

I had nothing but respect for Pac. Rakim

Respect Nothing Had

I was heavily influenced by Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz, but I kind of wanted to take it somewhere else. Rakim

Somewhere Else Kind Somewhere Else Take Kool Influenced Wanted

It's hard to have fun and make a fun album when you know that it's something that you need to say. Rakim

You Have Fun Say Something Know Make Hard Fun Album Need

My aunt Ruth Brown was a jazz musician. I got hooked on it at a young age, understanding what John Coltrane was doing playing two notes on the saxophone at the same time, which is impossible. Rakim

Time Age Impossible Understanding Young Jazz Saxophone Hooked Musician John John Coltrane Brown Ruth Coltrane Got Doing Aunt Same Same Time Young Age Which Notes Jazz Musician Playing Two

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