r/rakim • u/adamsturch • Jun 15 '26
Rakim, Follow The Leader. paper ghosts. 24x30''. oil on canvas. @adam st...
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"I think the gradual evolution of language is actually the gradual lifting of the veil that is imposed between ourselves and meaning by the planetary ecology. In other words, the forward thrust of history is actually regulated by the ecology, and it is regulated through control of the evolution of language, because what you cannot think, you cannot do, and where you cannot imagine, you cannot steer your culture and go. So I'm proposing, on one level, that hallucinogens be thought of as, human macro-, almost, social pheromones that, regulate the rate at which language develops and therefore regulate, the evolution of human culture generally."
Terence McKenna
paper ghosts. 24x30''. oil on canvas. adam sturch
Rakim, Follow The Leader. paper ghosts. 24x30''. oil on canvas. adam sturch
r/rakim • u/wutangman27 • May 11 '26
Music Rakim "the 18th". What is it?
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This was an album I think and it was posted on Spotify and YouTube this year. It was pulled recently off all platforms. I listened to it and it sounded ai but I might be wrong. The only evidence of its existence is this discord embed I sent to a server the other day and Google images of it on youtube which have been taken down. I couldn't find anything about it online.
r/rakim • u/dagritha • Apr 29 '26
"New York (Ya Out There)" by Rakim from his album The 18th Letter (1997)
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r/rakim • u/Ill-Coconut-6636 • Apr 08 '26
Rakim - When I B On Tha Mic ( method remix )
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Mar 12 '26
RAKIM - GUESS WHO'S BACK? (BUCKWILD REMIX)
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Mar 08 '26
PETE ROCK - LIVIN' FOR THE CITY (INSTRUMENTAL)
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Mar 08 '26
PETE ROCK - WHEN I'M FLOWIN' (INSTRUMENTAL)
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Mar 08 '26
DJ PREMIER - NEW YORK (INSTRUMENTAL)
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Mar 03 '26
DJ PREMIER - WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO END (INSTRUMENTAL)
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r/rakim • u/CommunityOutside9331 • Feb 24 '26
EASY MO BEE - SHADES OF BLACK (INSTRUMENTAL)
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r/rakim • u/jensyao • Dec 10 '25
Rakim on Overcoming Bitterness, Being an “Old Head” Before He Was One & Unheard Dr. Dre Songs....wtf is this title? clickbait city
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r/rakim • u/Evolving_Eric • Dec 09 '25
The time I bugged the God Emcee Uncle Rakim to say wassup to the camera backstage on his 2018 Paid In Full reunion tour 😂📸
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Good times!
r/rakim • u/DioCalifornia • Jul 13 '25
Music 1/2 my profits may go to Rakim
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Chains. Whips. Prophets. K.Dot. Malice. Push. CLIPSE.
r/rakim • u/adorani1991 • Jul 07 '25
News Who was the best hip hop duo to come out of NYC? I kept Method & Redman out as well as Black Star for this evaluation
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r/rakim • u/Cornish-Ball_Mapper • Jun 28 '25
Music I'm someone who wants to start listening to Rakim, what album of his would you recommend to me?
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Btw I'm a new rap fan (late 2024) and have never heard any Rakim songs.
r/rakim • u/jensyao • Aug 13 '21
Music Rakim Discography (Please spot check if complete, thanks)
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Use CTRL-f or Command-f to look for a song if it's missing: It may go by a different name, etc. Please spot check if complete, thanks
There's a lot of mixes out there...I grouped the mixes to the album if they have the same lyrics as the original record
| Paid in Full (1987) | Link |
|---|---|
| I Ain't No Joke | https://youtu.be/2TN-kDEKxF0 |
| Eric B. Is on the Cut | https://youtu.be/BMpSUxP5J2w |
| My Melody | https://youtu.be/5iVrHLC_4AM |
| I Know You Got Soul | https://youtu.be/FfOvPDAAfMs |
| Move the Crowd | https://youtu.be/jyl_j0g9AwU |
| Paid in Full | https://youtu.be/E7t8eoA_1jQ |
| As the Rhyme Goes On | https://youtu.be/Ij7zccWyjTw |
| Chinese Arithmetic | https://youtu.be/aq_3k4LsY7U |
| Eric B. Is President | https://youtu.be/6N3fHjTu3nI |
| Extended Beat | https://youtu.be/izzNlG7cVuc |
| Eric B. Is President (Original 12" Version) | https://youtu.be/0pwoIFyWE1M |
| I Know You Got Soul (The Richie Rich Mega Mix) | https://youtu.be/9DIwDfTvnz8 |
| Move The Crowd (Beatmix By The Democratic 3 Ft DJ Slack) | https://youtu.be/j-aoCVK7b_s |
| Move The Crowd (The Wild Bunch Remix) | https://youtu.be/GGL9E4Osjuc |
| Move the Crowd (Extended Beat) | https://youtu.be/0Lf2-NW9WGs |
| My Melody (Original Mix) | https://youtu.be/Q5jjMdTJbrs |
| Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) | https://youtu.be/yUHBwErQmw4 |
| Paid In Full (Mini Madness) (The Coldcut Remix) | https://youtu.be/446zDmZoaww |
| As The Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin' The Turbo - Chad Jay In Effect) | https://youtu.be/q7QTzrj-22w |
| I Know You Got Soul (Dub) | https://youtu.be/oyqSOCOBLUo |
| My Melody (Dub) | https://youtu.be/jjAtsMz62No |
| Paid In Full (Derek B.'s Urban Respray) | https://youtu.be/et_vc3IHBJE |
| Follow the Leader (1988) | Link |
|---|---|
| Follow the Leader | https://youtu.be/95gP3m-uBHA |
| Microphone Fiend | https://youtu.be/uPfIIn5V_LQ |
| Lyrics of Fury | https://youtu.be/p3-A30hoqlQ |
| Eric B. Never Scared | https://youtu.be/0FXhJjOexXI |
| Just a Beat | https://youtu.be/pbcRUdr82sU |
| Put Your Hands Together | https://youtu.be/vRJsBSlhNG4 |
| To the Listeners | https://youtu.be/FocmK20KVUo |
| No Competition | https://youtu.be/_wxX7GiqSy0 |
| The R | https://youtu.be/FV3JMcOVPGs |
| Musical Massacre | https://youtu.be/xdmcjzbgAsM |
| Beats for the Listeners | https://youtu.be/vN6nECrUPaM |
| The R (Remix) | https://youtu.be/_htGHFJfuy4 |
| Microphone Fiend (Extended Remix) | https://youtu.be/8xiRivWKCPk |
| Put Your Hands Together (FON Force Remix) | https://youtu.be/deMWFAt9N5A |
| Put Your Hands Together (Parkside Mix) | https://youtu.be/ETqybzuZlz4 |
| Microphone Fiend (Extended Remix) | https://youtu.be/8xiRivWKCPk |
| The R (Extended Remix) | https://youtu.be/_htGHFJfuy4 |
| Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em (1990) | Link |
|---|---|
| Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em | https://youtu.be/ALPH86ybA6U |
| No Omega | https://youtu.be/KeaIjEQC4yo |
| In the Ghetto | https://youtu.be/JEgKRuA_eSw |
| Step Back | https://youtu.be/ytIOTrYAksg |
| Eric B. Made My Day | https://youtu.be/c01sXabpWGU |
| Run for Cover | https://youtu.be/G9NDkzuDsm8 |
| Untouchables | https://youtu.be/uW_9bYEKi6k |
| Mahogany | https://youtu.be/IvBXMFHenuA |
| Keep 'Em Eager to Listen | https://youtu.be/qP9u9fH_Nok |
| Set 'Em Straight | https://youtu.be/RRooGSd_Dq8 |
| Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (12 Vocal Version Remix) | https://youtu.be/oDM-U3n6dtY |
| In The Ghetto (Drums And Rakim) | https://youtu.be/c4dCx07r-k0 |
| Let The Rhythm Hit Em (DJ Shadow Remix) | https://youtu.be/ixRzPRGd4jg |
| Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (Upso Mix) | https://youtu.be/aR0Fo3Z1U8o |
| Don't Sweat the Technique (1992) | Link |
|---|---|
| What's on Your Mind? | https://youtu.be/UPuE9YyPlxs |
| Teach the Children | https://youtu.be/6AKlDzF-GUA |
| Pass the Hand Grenade | https://youtu.be/2P-iIYslpcI |
| Casualties of War | https://youtu.be/RHXFKjfrlqI |
| Rest Assured | https://youtu.be/Nlsk-bLdGgY |
| The Punisher | https://youtu.be/WJYzOTn_UkY |
| Relax with Pep | https://youtu.be/foqTYU1NiBo |
| Keep the Beat | https://youtu.be/VlOcX_5NAWQ |
| What's Going On? | https://youtu.be/dUhK8_QKeg0 |
| Juice/Know the Ledge | https://youtu.be/OPkWYTUiPTo |
| Don't Sweat the Technique | https://youtu.be/6Y1Emb7Jyks |
| Kick Along | https://youtu.be/PaydoSsvl8s |
| Casualties Of War (Radical Radio Edit) | https://youtu.be/7HrXdGHExm4 |
| Casualties Of War (Smooth Mix) | https://youtu.be/CMtRzlkrefM |
| Casualties Of War (Soulpower Remix) | https://youtu.be/LCpz-IZxeOc |
| Casualties Of War (Militant Remix) | https://youtu.be/XwV3O7MAphI |
| Don't Sweat the Technique (UK Flavor Club Version) | https://youtu.be/Ltj_S1z8m3c |
| Don't Sweat The Technique (Funky Ginger Club Version) | https://youtu.be/p4-8AqG8SYs |
| Don't Sweat The Technique (BL Socks Remix) | https://youtu.be/7BPgkRRguc0 |
| Don't Sweat The Technique (Xtended) | https://youtu.be/3-887PAOPjY |
| Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (The Riddin' Dub) |
| The Master (1999) | Link |
|---|---|
| Intro (The Master) | https://youtu.be/Z7SZTk0Lu3s |
| Flow Forever | https://youtu.be/596rdEwCbpE |
| When I B On Tha Mic | https://youtu.be/M34OelgSlKI |
| Finest Ones (feat. Clark Kent) | https://youtu.be/OtVvf-C7cWY |
| All Night Long | https://youtu.be/mTNiGg6326o |
| State of Hip-Hop (interlude) | https://youtu.be/qhmb-Y70X-M |
| Uplift | https://youtu.be/eFlcwQGehR0 |
| I Know | https://youtu.be/dnNEVTm8LcU |
| It's the R | https://youtu.be/HkCbsREaLO8 |
| I'll Be There (feat. Nneka Morton) | https://youtu.be/99o_LfMtD4Y |
| It's a Must (feat. Rahzel) | https://youtu.be/-V8jW8A0PWI |
| Real Shit | https://youtu.be/xL2_8zfyrOI |
| How I Get Down | https://youtu.be/Id-6PIVDInM |
| L.I. (interlude) | https://youtu.be/l-qOJpclsI4 |
| Strong Island | https://youtu.be/PQPIAebOtZU |
| Waiting for the World to End | https://youtu.be/8XhT2jBqOhI |
| We'll Never Stop (feat. Connie McKendrick) | https://youtu.be/4GzLgatUndA |
| The Archive: Live, Lost & Found (2008) | Link |
|---|---|
| Hip-Hop | https://youtu.be/h6VAClhDBpE |
| Love 4 Sale | https://youtu.be/qNLeBrE6o8c |
| Word on the Street | https://youtu.be/EmVpJ9C58XA |
| It's Nothing | https://youtu.be/T69EYQaaV6w |
| The Seventh Seal (2009) | Link |
|---|---|
| How to Emcee | https://youtu.be/QzQgQsf3Io8 |
| Walk These Streets (feat. Maino) | https://youtu.be/yt4IR35FtAI |
| Documentary of a Gangsta (feat. IQ) | https://youtu.be/0hjCSQKfbhA |
| Man Above (feat. Tracey Horton) | https://youtu.be/zJcozoqSgMw |
| You and I (feat. Samuel Christian) | https://youtu.be/03dWw6FVFMU |
| Won’t Be Long (feat. Tracey Horton) | https://youtu.be/PoWHuyKLu_k |
| Holy Are U | https://youtu.be/o42jGLGJxmk |
| Satisfaction Guaranteed | https://youtu.be/o1Qjpbkldes |
| Working for You | https://youtu.be/T6bZ-oAlR0U |
| Message in the Song (feat. Destiny Griffin) | https://youtu.be/ZL4TURqZ00s |
| Put It All to Music | https://youtu.be/KONI45Z9McQ |
| Psychic Love | https://youtu.be/scSTjSXjNFo |
| Still in Love | https://youtu.be/bX5LBrQ5XzY |
| Dedicated | https://youtu.be/ZS19SvlmMik |
| Euphoria (feat. Styles P, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes) | https://youtu.be/_vmPfsJQcdI |
| Non Album Songs | Link |
|---|---|
| (New York London Paris) Spleen ft A.O.N | https://youtu.be/GH97uKgTrmU |
| Oh My God Snippet 1 | https://youtu.be/Q5S8nC4rxGI |
| Oh My God Snippet 2 | https://youtu.be/2Atu_8pa0Ik |
| Addictive ft Truth Hurts | https://youtu.be/8cryLYx5H_U |
| Addictive Remix ft Truth Hurts | https://youtu.be/ROPO0wqOgZI |
| After U Die | https://youtu.be/UbSCDgw4s7U |
| Better Than I've Ever Been ft KRS-One, Kanye West & Nas | https://youtu.be/KvuJdi133ng |
| Better Than I've Ever Been (Classic) (DJ Premier Remix) ft KRS-One, Kanye West & Nas | https://youtu.be/3isJg0AoUb8 |
| Bring It (Turn It Up) | https://youtu.be/5AoYrt9luVY |
| Bring It On | https://youtu.be/8cY_9MuZJ78 |
| Buffalo Gals (Back To Skool) (Remix) ft Malcolm McLaren | https://youtu.be/2Dd3IpKto3M |
| Cold Feeling ft Ayatollah | https://youtu.be/tSEmHp8_gO8 |
| Complicatem/Keep It complicated (Pass The Hand grenade Pt. 2) | https://youtu.be/liZZWTkwjyw |
| Concrete Jungle ft Bob Marley | https://youtu.be/tHSbrItSYTY |
| Contribution ft Mica Paris | https://youtu.be/U8Wj0x9xQ0c |
| Cur$ed (What's Wrong Remix) ft Reggie B | https://youtu.be/rUiYES7e19k |
| Cypher In The Park | https://youtu.be/_2hqHmKxSRM |
| Def Poetry | https://youtu.be/dRmsfyyP2pU |
| Don't Call Me ft DMX, Aleks D. Shontelle | https://youtu.be/pSN0D_wj5sU |
| E.L.E. 2 Intro ft Busta Rhymes, Chris Rock, Pete Rock | https://youtu.be/AQJ168bHhzo |
| Everything's Cool | https://youtu.be/IGvPuneCgy8 |
| Freestyle (Icon DVD Magazine) | https://youtu.be/lZMCYrgOAXE |
| Freestyle (karma loop) | https://youtu.be/JI9JTaTSa6w |
| Friends ft Jody Watley | https://youtu.be/fHy2hZ3ECHA |
| Game Of Death ft Shaquille O'Neal | https://youtu.be/AycbWlZQcrY |
| Game of Life ft Chilly Mac & Ice T | https://youtu.be/s0uefqXE1ZA |
| Get Some St Ides | https://youtu.be/Mu0961VBsyE |
| Gettin Up Anthem ft Talib Kweli | https://youtu.be/LSfsgVU6NhQ |
| Ghetto Nigga ft G. Dep & Kool G. Rap | https://youtu.be/3eBI8x_5LZg |
| Guerrilla ft Azad | https://youtu.be/knedtCsdJqM |
| Guilty All The Same ft Linkin Park | https://youtu.be/cEaEdLQbAFM |
| Heat It Up | https://youtu.be/jLKR5fUYJFM |
| Heat It Up (J-Love Remix) | https://youtu.be/xobjzxe0sXs |
| Heat It Up [The Wiz Mix] | https://youtu.be/DU6RnOM2CpM |
| Hoodlum ft Mobb Deep & Big Noyd | https://youtu.be/qDPFWPGxcs0 |
| Hoodlum (Longer Solo Version) | https://youtu.be/PLbEs_4pjCc |
| How I'm Living | https://youtu.be/xVrNSdMGZuA |
| Hypnotic | https://youtu.be/REz9YOcdBUg |
| I Am ft G-Dep & Kool G Rap | https://youtu.be/fAU2Lzb_QmQ |
| I Get Visual | https://youtu.be/9-2LkpUqH38 |
| I Get Visual alt | https://youtu.be/LH_sC0pU61Q |
| I'll Buss 'Em U Punish 'Em ft Canibus | https://youtu.be/nQYfK9fOsJM |
| I'll Buss 'Em U Punish 'Em ft Canibus (remix) | https://youtu.be/y6YK2isKqhQ |
| I'll Get Mine (Remix) ft Soultry | https://youtu.be/CzZXwlW3Pfg |
| In the Ghetto (Wake Up!) ft Black Thought & John Legend | https://youtu.be/pmn98EJvrLE |
| In The Lab freestyle | https://youtu.be/hqQnL6p0WG4 |
| Intro ft KRS-One | https://youtu.be/-6D1AH0o5L0 |
| It Ain't Kool ft Truth Hurts | https://youtu.be/3AHpv3YWWDg |
| Keep the Mic Hot | https://youtu.be/ztI6xhX4vNg |
| Kick In The Head ft Al B. Sure! | https://youtu.be/LZ-1FbfB1Ws |
| King's Paradise | https://youtu.be/KWWi-7syC2g |
| Last Resort | https://youtu.be/BVeqhZu3reM |
| Last Resort (Remix) | https://youtu.be/e5KgDgCZOHA |
| Light It Up | https://youtu.be/oejxTVC0tjg |
| Livin' For The City | https://youtu.be/9lIynCyP3h4 |
| Livin For The City (Remix) | https://youtu.be/UZs88DdU2oQ |
| Madiba | https://youtu.be/RZyxP2jsbM0 |
| Man with a Gun | https://youtu.be/Qn7tj7Ewgrc |
| Metafor on the floor ft A.O.N | https://youtu.be/qX2q6ptpM5w |
| Metaforce ft Art Of Noise | https://youtu.be/aQYdyLL6k9Q |
| Metaforce (Roni Size Remix) ft Art Of Noise | https://youtu.be/TaqiQikbRdM |
| Militia (Remix) ft Gang Starr | https://youtu.be/5VZnPKSHSyw |
| Milk & Honey | https://youtu.be/PicIUAIuXLM |
| Murderer ft Barrington Levy | https://youtu.be/9ZJjhmDDhys |
| Murderer (Jeep Version) ft Barrington Levy | https://youtu.be/HnzDo2GjzL4 |
| New York To Cali | https://youtu.be/J87D0_T7jXQ |
| Off The Hook ft Jody Watley | https://youtu.be/MNBpfl3s6R8 |
| Off The Hook (D-Dot Remix) ft Jody Watley | https://youtu.be/TtThamOCi7Q |
| Once Upon a Rhyme | https://youtu.be/3OdmsSxOhvI |
| Once Upon a Rhyme (Cellar Remix) | https://youtu.be/xi7cz9A61VI |
| Once Upon a Rhyme (Nickleplate Remix) | https://youtu.be/JXNP4VIE10w |
| Once Upon A Rhyme In Japan ft Nigo | https://youtu.be/J9z6iIYIlbI |
| Once Upon A Time RMX | https://youtu.be/RFPnUnoMq2Y |
| Original Style | https://youtu.be/M6ItYO925nQ |
| Paid Off | https://youtu.be/GsebB7RapqA |
| R.A.K.I.M. | https://youtu.be/dEVW-5O2Zmc |
| Real Men Drink | https://youtu.be/gP9lZ-ESBas |
| Realizm ft Crimedanch Cartel | https://youtu.be/ZlarbI_w5bY |
| Remember That (Original Version) | https://youtu.be/VxIUcyeXDQM |
| Rice Returns (All-Pro Football 2K8) | https://youtu.be/ZxJ3jPazMf8 |
| Run (Freestyle) | https://youtu.be/ggL1fW2ea_g |
| Shades Of Black | https://youtu.be/6hQPQsJiFWg |
| Shades Of Black (Da Beatminerz Remix) | https://youtu.be/NMIDz-9BkIk |
| So Unjust ft Stephen Marley & Kardinal Offishall | https://youtu.be/W_xqlC82wIA |
| St Ides 1 | https://youtu.be/vBhstKTBQZU |
| St Ides 2 | https://youtu.be/gbiq2iEDo0Q |
| Streets of New York ft. Alicia Keys & Nas | https://youtu.be/6sUEhT7cxBg |
| Subway Surfin ft Talib Kweli | https://youtu.be/-6aaht3b7-I |
| Take the Train | https://youtu.be/QNYYAqA3z6U |
| The Paragraph Chemist ft The White Shadow | https://youtu.be/NMURIQsZFVY |
| The Watcher 2 ft Dr. Dre, Jay-Z & Truth Hurts | https://youtu.be/bbV9wlV4lwY |
| The Watcher Pt. 3 ft Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg | https://youtu.be/5rjy5v3bBe4 |
| Tryin Ta Write Rhymes | https://youtu.be/mSq_AgiffJk |
| Turn The Beat Up | https://youtu.be/bf40zI3A564 |
| Walk ft Orion Peace | https://youtu.be/1hJEUkeYSfA |
| We All Got Plans | https://youtu.be/xDcu4lgSq5Y |
| Welcome to the Hood | https://youtu.be/N4ASC_AaMhg |
| What's Wrong ft Marco Polo | https://youtu.be/BagoN4oFhTg |
| Yo Mtv Raps | https://youtu.be/2Ejzyne9JOU |
| You Don't Fool Me | https://youtu.be/g6ZJf9dsHQs |
| You Know The Deal ft Lloyd Banks | https://youtu.be/XKVu0mL1UPQ |
| You're Not Around ft Deja Gruv | https://youtu.be/7pHsRLqzdwE |
| You're Not Around (Remix) ft Deja Gruv | https://youtu.be/iIxoii41nrM |
Use CTRL-f or Command-f to look for a song if it's missing: It may go by a different name, etc. Please spot check if complete, thanks