Meeting Rakim At SOB's; Was Rakim the Dj scratching on the Album Paid In Full?



        Shout out to my Homie Danny Vega for the pic

 

In a every person's lifetime we get to witness greatness. We get to witness an Emcee who has that special niche about them. Someone who is far ahead of our time that when you listen to their lyrics 28 years later, the feeling you get brings you back to the time they first blew you away. For me that emcee was and is none other than the God MC, Rakim. His contribution to Hip Hop culture is cemented in legacy as one of the best if not the best Emcee ever. I got to witness greatness last night at SOB's in NYC. First off I'd like to point out that the night did not start off good for me, because as a dj you are supposed to know your crowd, and of course the crowd in attendance had to be at least 80% of 30 and older. The ones that were around when Rakim slammed the mic down to make sure it's broke. So to have the house dj playing songs from Lil Wayne, Drake, and some other rap radio commercial trap laced music was down right disrespectful if you ask me. This dj should have been dropping gems from A Tribe Called Quest, to Run DMC, to Sugarhill Gang and kept it in the era of what the crowd would have been going crazy for. I had to get that blast out because not only do we hear this music 24/7 on these so called NY Hip Hop radio stations, but to play it in front of the crowd waiting to see Rakim was ridiculous.

Rakim Performing Live @ SOBs, March 27th, Thursday Night 9pm

OffTheCorner.net and BattleZoneRadio will be in the building to witness the performance of 1 of the greatest Mcs to hold the Mic, the God Rakim!! Performing Live @ SOBs, March 27th, Thursday Night 9pm

DJAYTIGER PRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF RAKIM ALLAH

NEW RAKIM : 'MADIBA'

The R pays tribute to the Late great Nelson Mandela on this new track from the film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, in theaters X-mas day.

1988 - Classic Hip Hop Albums Celebrating Their 25th Anniversary

When i think of 1988 i think about me getting my license and graduating from high school and being suckered into joining the Army (If i ever run into that recruitment officer i just might slap the shit outta him for selling me false dreams lol ), yeah im ranting and telling my age right now, but 1988 also marked a significant time period in my life that blew my mind. Ask some of my closest friends and they will tell you the times where they used to hang out at my house while i djed for hours and hours. After a while they would either leave, or fall asleep but when they returned or woke up, i was still on those Gemini turntables having fun, cutting up "Im the King of Rock" by Run DMC to "Funky Beat" by Whodini .The music was pure, fresh and raw, and each artist didn't sound like the next one, they all had distinctive flows, styles and the music production was on point. So here we are, 25 years later, and this year these artists celebrated their 25th anniversary milestone debuts. 

So here are the 15 most memorable albums of 1988 in no particular order. I am sure you will agree that the talent of each of these artists reach beyond levels that can never ever ever ever ever be duplicated. 

    The Golden Era of Hip Hop..........  

RAKIM "WHATS WRONG" PROD. BY MARCO POLO

NAS TALKS ABOUT SOME OF HIP HOP'S BEST LYRICISTS : DO YOU AGREE?

When I said 'hip-hop is dead' a few years ago i felt we had gotten away from the great wordplay and storytelling, says Nas. "There's a place for the party shit and a place for the gangster shit. I focus on the guys that are always pushing themselves forward."

1. "My Downfall"

Notorious B.I.G., 1997

The lyrics are about how he's facing the shadow of death,despite all of his success, and he's giving it to you in a way that makes the lyrics seem so real.

  

2. "If my Homies Call"

Tupac Shakur, 1991

He's just saying to his boys that he's going to be a friend no matter how big he gets.