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Thread started 07/30/02 9:08pm

Rhondab

eric b and rakim

there is nothing left to say...Truth Hurts wouldn't have a song to sing without Rakim. We need the 'R'!

oh...let me say this so errybody will be happy..."What is Prince and Rakim did a song?" rolleyes

j/k


There's only one R in the alphbet...ya'll betta recognize pimp
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Reply #1 posted 07/30/02 9:51pm

FrankieDJ

EASY! Truth Hurts is Dr. Dre's group!
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Reply #2 posted 07/30/02 10:17pm

JFive

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Rakim is so underated it's nowhere near funny. Eric B just went along for the ride, he didn't do too much. Kinda like Pete Rock & CL Smooth. One was a def rapper and the other was the cat in the background saying "yeah" "uh huh" "that's right" and so on. While I agree Rakim helps this track alot, it is also very good without the Rakim flow because Dr. Dre is just that damn good. Dre made Hammer sound like a star in '96 so it can't be hard to make Truth Hurts sound like one, right?
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Reply #3 posted 07/30/02 10:25pm

Vashti

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I got 3 words for ya'll...FOLLOW THE LEADER


Rhonda..u KNOW we must be pimp 's after all girl!! biggrin
Sammy the sock puppet wants to be your daddy!!

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http://www.purplehouse.nl...ery/Jacqui
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Reply #4 posted 07/30/02 10:48pm

LadyCabDriver

Someone pointed out (I forget if it was here, or somewhere else) how Prince's rapping voice sounds kinda similar to Rakim's...just KINDA! (hip hop purists, please dont flame me!)
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Reply #5 posted 07/30/02 11:41pm

mistermaxxx

Rakim is the Man to Me on the Mic over the Past 15 Years."Follow the Leader","I Ain't No Joke".Prince did Give Rakim Props on Larry Graham's NPG Album.He said Larry was to the Bass what Rakim was to the Mic.Rakim's 90's Albums have had overall so-so Production but the Brother hasn't lost a thing on the mic to me.I remember Nikki Giovanni&Michael Eric Dyson on Sinbad's Vibe Show Reciting His Lyrics on the Sofa on Stage.that Spoke Volumes about What Rakim's Words Mean.that was Something else.
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Reply #6 posted 07/31/02 3:18am

Rhondab

LadyCabDriver said:

Someone pointed out (I forget if it was here, or somewhere else) how Prince's rapping voice sounds kinda similar to Rakim's...just KINDA! (hip hop purists, please dont flame me!)



consider yourself flamed...and to the post near the top...Truth Hurts is a solo artist not a group...she sucks.


Vashti, always the pimp tress!
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Reply #7 posted 07/31/02 5:49am

dcm

Hi all, I agree that Rakim is the Man "It's been a long time..." He has a beautiful home in Connecticut! I didnt think rappers made that kind of loot! But he has written a LOT of raps for people that you dont know about!

Anyway, his CD is coming out this year...

DCM
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Reply #8 posted 07/31/02 6:40am

herbthe4

Vashti said:

I got 3 words for ya'll...FOLLOW THE LEADER


Rhonda..u KNOW we must be pimp 's after all girl!! biggrin


4 back at ya':

"Dont Sweat the Technique"

I've noticed recently that I'm REALLY showing my age when I catch myself reflecting on the golden age of rap..."Why, when I was young, rap was good! Not like these clowns today..." There's no denying how very little creativity goes into most rap music these days - a loop and basically a bunch of talking or shouting. Half of them can't even rap for christ's sake.
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Reply #9 posted 07/31/02 7:23am

00769BAD

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Vashti said:

I got 3 words for ya'll...FOLLOW THE LEADER


Rhonda..u KNOW we must be pimp 's after all girl!! biggrin

the 'R'
I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME

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Reply #10 posted 07/31/02 8:12am

Jagjams

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Ra worked w/ Prince's boy Andre Cymone back in the day on the Jody Watley track Friends. I think Andre was still a little jealous of Prince's commercial success.

Ya still aint thankful, still complainin
Used to be a quiet storm
But now its rainin

That boy is dope.
They say money don't buy you luv. But it'll help w/ the search.
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