which do u prefer??




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"...fish is my favorite dish." - Rakim

tough, tough 1.

cant fuck wit Rakim Allah

the r.

Kane spits better live, Rakim on wax.

rakim...

I've said it before and I will say it again. As long as Rakim draws breath he is the greatest MC alive.

Love Kane...but Rakim is Bob Dylan to mee...The man changed the way MC's rhymed...Without Rakim there's no Kane....

I gotta give this one to the Kane! He is dope. I wish he'd make a new album. one of my favorite lyrics of his is "my rhymes grow like an afro"! Respec!

Rakim all the way...

This is so tough. I feel like Big Daddy Kane also was an innovator and he is my personal fave. For the books I'd have to say Rakim though. I have all the albums of both of those guys though - real essential hiphop.

Although the R brought lyrics and a unique flow to the game, no one flipped more metaphors (serious and humorous) in a song like Kane. However, you see both imprints in quite a few of today's artists. But live, it's not a contest. By a split decision - Kane.

Ive always favoured Rakim more, but i cant not deny i absolutely love the lyrical Flow of KAnes, i mean without Kane i think Biggie wouldnt have flow rhymes as good.

I echo the sentiments of my darling Handclaps and bro Namepeace.
Couldn't have said it better.
I still believe that Rakim could come out with something today and be relevant.

I never thought of Kane being any competition to Rakim.

Rakim is far surperior.

No doubt it's all about Rakim.

Rakim
Sexiest voice ever (and smarts to boot!)

lilgish said:

Co-Sign

BIG DADDY KANE...although I really dig Rakim, too.

..."competition I just devour
like a ptbull against a Chihuahua
cause when it comes to bein' dope, hat damn
I got it good, so let me tell you who I am
the B-I-G D-A-double D-Y K-A-N-E
dramatic,asiatic, not like many
I'm different, so don't compare me to another
cause they can't hang, word to the mother"...


..."rap prime minister, some say sinister
non-stoppin' the groove, until when it's the
climax, and I max, relax and chill
have a break from a take of me actin' ill
brain cells are lit, ideas start to hit
next the formation of words that fit
at the table I sit, makin' it legit
and when my pen hits the paper, ahh shit!"...

AsianConnection said:

AsianConnection said:

kne's a legend no doubt but can he fuck with this....

Reachin for the city of Mecca, visit Medina
Visions of Neffertiti then I seen a
Mind keeps traveling, I'll be back after I
stop and think about the brothers and sisters in Africa
Return the thought through the eye of a needle
For miles I thought and I just brought the people
Under the dark skies, on a dark side
Not only there, but right here's an apartheid
So now is the time for us to react
Take a trip through the mind and when you get back
Understand your third eye seen all of that
It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at
Even the (ghetto)

CinisterCee said:

AsianConnection said:

Right On!

i dig Big Daddy Kane but no contest

Rakim with his madd talented sexy ass
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Though I love the Kane, Rakim was so ahead of his time, it's scary.

npgmaverick said:

That's how I feel when I listen to Paid In Full. To make it even scarier, rhymes like "Paid In Full" and "My Melody" were actually old routines he used to perform earlier than `86.... Rakim used to be named Kid Wizard.