Artist Quotes by Rakim

11 Artist quotes by Rakim

Rakim’s lyrical mastery shines through these brief quotes, delivering clear, confident insights into what fuels the creative mind.

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Now life is imitating art.

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I'm not a flamboyant artist.

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The money from every unit being sold is what I feel every artist should see.

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As a young artist, especially in rap and at that time that I came out, originality was big.

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I'm not a mainstream artist. But I've seen my kids being born; I've seen them take their first steps, I've seen them…

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I was an underground artist, but the underground status was successful. Coming from where I came from to see where rap is…

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I stick to my guns - that's what keeps me going as an artist. Stevie Wonder never changed from what he wanted…

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Maino is an artist that I feel walks what he talks - you can tell what he raps about and what he's…

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Sometimes I look at new artists trying to come out or trying to make their name and it's like they're coming into…

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Being a new artist, I was trying to make a good album and hope that people like Kool Moe Dee and Melle…

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What I want to do right now is give hip hop back to the hood. Before it was a neighborhood thing where…

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I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle.

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Feed me hip-hop and I start tremblin'

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To me, sometimes things outside of rap inspire me to rap.

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Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook the mic up first.

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I got a lot of vinyl, a lot of music in general in the house.

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Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.

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Sometimes I feel I'm the luckiest rapper in the world.

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I think rap was a better move for me but football's been my love since I learned how to walk. I was gonna be…

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There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for.…

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So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents

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My approach to writing rhymes went hand in hand with the music. I'd try to make different rhythms with my rhymes on the track…

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My whole thing is if it wasn't for people like ya'll and people like them I wouldn't be me. I love every minute of…

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