Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MC - perhaps THE greatest - of all time within the hip-hop community. It isn't necessarily the substance of what he says that's helped him win numerous polls among rap fans in the know... but in terms of how he says it, Rakim is virtually unparalleled. His flow is smooth and liquid, inflected with jazz rhythms and carried off with an effortless cool that makes it sound as though he's not even breaking a sweat. Back in the mid-'80s, Rakim teamed with Eric B., whose intricately constructed soundsc...
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