#god emcee

[jbird804]

[nugo-world]

Rakim - "I Ain't No Joke / Juice - Know The Ledge (Live In Philly)"

[sayrealhiphop]

Rakim - Finest Ones (The Master)

[almightyactual]

Follow The Leader- Eric B & Rakim, 1988

Follow me into a solo Get in the flow - and you can picture like a photo Music mixed mellow maintains to make Melodies for MC's motivates the breaks I'm everlastin, I can go on for days and days With rhyme displays that engrave deep as X-rays I can take a phrase that's rarely heard, FLIP IT Now it's a daily word I can get iller than 'Nam, a killin bomb But no alarm - Rakim will remain calm Self-esteem make me super superb and supreme But for a microphone still I fiend This was a tape I wasn't supposed to break I was supposed to wait, but let's motivate I want to see who can keep followin and swallowin Takin the making, bitin it and borrowin Brothers tried and others died to get the formula But I'ma let ya sweat - you still ain't warm You a step away from frozen, stiff as if ya posin Dig into my brain as the rhyme gets chosen So follow me and were ya thinkin' you were first? Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the Universe What could ya say as the Earth gets further and further away Planets are small as balls of clay Astray into the Milky Way - world's outasight Far as the eye can see - not even a satellite Now stop and turn around and look As ya stare in the darkness, ya knowledge is took! So keep starin soon ya suddenly see a star You better follow it cause it's the R This is a lesson if ya guessin and if ya borrowin Hurry hurry step right up and keep followin The Leader

This is a lifetime mission, vision of prison Aight listen In this journey you're the journal I'm the journalist Am I Eternal? Or an eternalist? I'm about to flow long as I can possibly go Keep ya movin cause the crowd said so Dance - cuts rip ya pants Eric B on the blades, bleedin to death - call the ambulance Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone murderin' MC's Let's quote a rhyme from a record I wrote (follow the leader) Yeah - dope Cause everytime I stop it seems ya stuck Soon as ya try to step off ya self-destruct I came to overcome before I'm gone By showin and provin and lettin knowledge be born Then after that I'll live forever - you disagree? You say never? Then follow me! From century to century you'll remember me In history - not a mystery or a memory God by nature, mind raised in Asia Since you was tricked, I have to raise ya From the cradle to the grave, but remember You're not a slave Cause we was put here to be much more than that But we couldn't see it because our mind was trapped But I'm here to break away the chains, take away the pains Remake the brains, reveal my name I guess nobody told you a little knowledge is dangerous It can't be mixed, diluted; it can't be changed or switched Here's a lesson if ya guessing and borrowing Hurry hurry, step right up and keep following The leader

A furified freestyle, lyrics of fury My third eye makes me shine like jewelry You're just a rent-a-rapper, your rhymes are minute-maid I'll be here when it fade to watch you flip like a renegade I can't wait to break and eliminate On every traitor or snake - so stay awake and follow and follow, because the tempo's a trail The stage is a cage, the mic is a third rail I'm Rakim the Fiend of a Microphone I'm not HIM, so leave my mic alone Soon as the beat is felt, I'm ready to go So fasten your seatbelt, cause I'm about to flow No need to speed slow down to let the leader lead Word to daddy, indeed! The R's a rollin stone, so I'm rollin Directions is told, then the rhymes are stolen Stop buggin', a brother said, dig em, I never dug 'em He couldn't follow the leader long enough so I drug 'em into danger zone, he should arrange his own Face it, it's basic, erase it, change ya tone There's one R in the alphabet It's a one-letter word and it's about to get More complex from one rhyme to the next Eric B be easy on the flex I've been from state to state, followers tailgate Keep comin but you came too late, but I'll wait So back up, regroup, get a grip, come equipped You're the next contestant - clap ya hands, you won a trip! The price is right - don't make a deal too soon How many notes could you name this tune? Follow the Leader is the title, theme, task Now ya know, you don't have to ask Rap is Rhythm And Poetry, cuts create sound effects You might catch up if you follow the records E. wrecks Until then keep eatin and swallowin You better take a deep breath and keep followin The leader.

[inspectah-deck]

the God Emcee Rakim and Eric B.

[jcbrewer]

Rakim - Working For You

still godeMCee

[knottybynvture]

Wow

I didn't expect people to get into my God Emcees post about Lil Wayne. I might do another one. Thinking of either Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, or Eminem.

[knottybynvture]

God Emcees: Lil Wayne

In all serious Lil Wayne is probably one of the illest rappers ever. Prior to Tha Carter 3- Tha Carter 4 era (excluding I Am Not A Human Being) Wayne practically killed every beat he did. Even his underrated stuff.  So many complain Wayne doesn't rap about shit, when I realized Wayne's rap style fits the era he's in. A part from being an artist, Wayne is a businessman too. A businessman who knows what it's like to be at the bottom and will do whatever it takes to stay on top even if it means dumbing it down for the generation. If real shit sells, expect the realest, if BS sells expect BS as simple as that.

The Block is Hot - Tha Carter Era

This was a dope album for the time it was in. Considering gangsta and party music was the shit. Personally I found the Album's lead single The Block is Hot was pretty good. It's Up To Me would be considered real. It was talking about life changing for him as he was on his way to becoming a star. A lot of Lil Wayne "fans" don't even know about this Wayne which is pretty much a shame. This is the "Lyrical Prodigy" Lil Wayne the game was expecting to come in and tear shit up. Unfortunately, 500 Degreez and Lights Out were among his underrated works. Lil Wayne was amazing at rhyming and hooks. This was practically when hip hop got that jolt of energy and who was one of the men leading the charge? Y'all still don't know lol. I can bet about 3/5 of his current fans can't name a track off any of those 3 albums. Then Tha Carter came. This was a pretty good album Wayne was just cool with it. The big picture of the album was like a tour of his house. These early years for Wayne were really good but nothing compared to his lyrical content later.

Tha Carter II - The Leak Era

In my opinion this was Wayne in his prime. Every bar, every line, every metaphor pure genius. Tha Carter II is what made me a Lil Wayne admirer. Fireman was a dope track overall, Best Rapper Alive was hype. That song just got me in the zone. I mean not much rappers have the balls to say this no matter how much they think it but leave it up to Wayne to give you what's on his mind. And honestly I think at the point he made this track he was the best rapper alive. Everyone else was chilling, of course there was Cassidy, Fabolous, Juelz Santana but when you got bars like Wayne at the time, you had the position sealed. Then he dropped the Mixtapes that were just incredible works of art from Dedication 2 to The Leak. I thought The Leak was better than the 3rd Carter album because he had put in more work into that. After the original Carter III leaked he had to start from scratch and create another album within a few months. I'm Me is one of Wayne's greatest songs and my favorite song from him. This time definitely proved Wayne could carry the title of a "God Emcee". 

Tha Carter III - Present

Mediocrity is the best word that describes Wayne's music from Tha Carter III up until now. The reason his status still holds as one of the greatest rappers hip hop has ever seen is his ability to pull metaphors out of nowhere. His raps don't exactly have controversial or powerful lyrics but he has lived up to being the lyrical prodigy from the 90's. The last remnants of the old Wayne are probably most notable in I Am Not A Human Being and songs like Dear Anne Stan pt. 2, John, and Blunt Blowin'. Wayne has remained influential in hip hop I just wish it was in a different way. I appreciate all the music the man has given us, some more than others, but I miss the get in your face and talk about why you don't give a fuck Weezy. Tha Carter II Weezy I loved hearing on the radio. The Weezy Jay-Z didn't mind handing the crown over too. However, for becoming and remaining a force in the hip hop world, Lil Wayne is definitely one of Hip Hop's "God Emcees."