The Greatest Rap Quotes From The God MC, Rakim

Here we have decided to compile the greatest rap quotes from The God MC, Rakim. Few can proclaim themselves as the God Mc, but RA is the chosen one. The likes of Nas and Eminem cites RA as their influence because of the impact he has contributed to hip hop world. Em further states in Rap God that he is the product of Rakim.

Rakim is widely held as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time. Eric B. & Rakim’s classic album Paid in Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, while Rakim himself was ranked #4 on MTV’s list of the Greatest MCs of All Time. Rakim’s rapping set a blueprint for future rappers and helped secure East Coast hip hop’s reputation for innovative lyrical technique.

Rakim inspired a generation of MCs and “defined what it meant to be a hip-hop lyricist”.[56] The rappers who have used the unique rapping style employed by Rakim and attribute it as inspiration include GZA, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon (from the Wu-Tang Clan), Tupac, Nas, Kool G. Rap, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, 50 Cent, and many more.

Here are the rap Quotes from the God Mc, Rakim

Take 7 emcees put em in a line

And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme

It’ll take 7 more before I go for mine

And that’s 21 emcees ate up at the same time

 Rakim- my melody

I start to think, and then I sink

Into the paper like I was ink

When I’m writing, I’m trapped in between the lines

I escape when I finish the rhyme

 Eric b & Rakim- I know you got soul

What was once easy became confused and hard,

Which brings us back to the mystic question, who is God?

 Rakim- Mystery

It’s not about where you’ve been…

It’s about where you’re at. 

Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul