--- title: "15 Ifs Quotes By Rakim" description: "15 Ifs quotes by Rakim. Plus more from Rakim and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/rakim-1390_change_if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-ra_618903.jpg" --- > [If anybody can make a change it's the rappers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-rappers/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/rakim-1390_change_if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-ra_618903.jpg) > [Some of you been trying to write rhymes for years, But weak ideas irritate my ears. Is this the best that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/some-of-you-been-trying-to-write-rhymes-for-years-but-weak-ideas/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/rakim-1390_causes_some-of-you-been-trying-to-write-rhymes_1244614.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/my-whole-thing-is-if-it-wasn-t-for-people-like-ya-ll-and-people-like/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/rakim-1390_ifs_my-whole-thing-is-if-it-wasn-t-for-peopl_113570.jpg) > [If something comes at me of course I'm gonna handle my business but I'm not the type to provoke the bullshit so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/if-something-comes-at-me-of-course-i-m-gonna-handle-my-business-but-i/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/rakim-1390_bullshit_if-something-comes-at-me-of-course-i-m-g_2857714.jpg) > [You can look in a book of wrong and learn more right. If you're reading a book that has all wrong in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/you-can-look-in-a-book-of-wrong-and-learn-more-right-if-you-re/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/rakim-1390_book_you-can-look-in-a-book-of-wrong-and-lear_2711691.jpg) > [I never went to college. I think about it a lot. I can't watch a game without thinking where I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-never-went-to-college-i-think-about-it-a-lot-i-can-t-watch-a-game/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/rakim-1390_careers_i-never-went-to-college-i-think-about-it_1289729.jpg) > [Sometimes people say yo do you think rap changed you. No doubt it changed me. If I wasn't making records I'd still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-people-say-yo-do-you-think-rap-changed-you-no-doubt-it/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/rakim-1390_changed_sometimes-people-say-yo-do-you-think-rap_2606293.jpg) > [There's things in the Bible when you read the Quran there different wordings. The Quran is dealing with the Most High and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/there-s-things-in-the-bible-when-you-read-the-quran-there-different/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/rakim-1390_bible_there-s-things-in-the-bible-when-you-rea_2203135.jpg) > [I never tried to crossover or be in the public's eye everyday. I'm laid back with it and at times I wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-never-tried-to-crossover-or-be-in-the-public-s-eye-everyday-i-m/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/rakim-1390_accolades_i-never-tried-to-crossover-or-be-in-the_1597862.jpg) > [Even when I was out on tour I used to fly home on the weekends to be with my girl and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/even-when-i-was-out-on-tour-i-used-to-fly-home-on-the-weekends-to-be/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/rakim-1390_family_even-when-i-was-out-on-tour-i-used-to-fl_1744269.jpg) > [I never really liked the idea of doing mixtapes but at the same time it was a big thing a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-never-really-liked-the-idea-of-doing-mixtapes-but-at-the-same-time/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/rakim-1390_big-things_i-never-really-liked-the-idea-of-doing-m_847236.jpg) > [Everything derives from the mind. From sex to the way you want people to perceive you to anything in life, it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/everything-derives-from-the-mind-from-sex-to-the-way-you-want-people/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/rakim-1390_anything-in-life_everything-derives-from-the-mind-from-se_2254393.jpg) > [Being in this game if you are gonna sell drugs and make records too then as many records you make is gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/being-in-this-game-if-you-are-gonna-sell-drugs-and-make-records-too/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/rakim-1390_cop_being-in-this-game-if-you-are-gonna-sell_376125.jpg) > [My son plays football so I coach a couple of his teams. My youngest son just started playing last year and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/my-son-plays-football-so-i-coach-a-couple-of-his-teams-my-youngest/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/rakim-1390_albums_my-son-plays-football-so-i-coach-a-coupl_151901.jpg) > [Every time I sit down and write I got to put something conscious in there. It's like I got a job now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/every-time-i-sit-down-and-write-i-got-to-put-something-conscious-in/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/rakim-1390_believe_every-time-i-sit-down-and-write-i-got-to_985832.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Rakim > [I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-love-jay-z-i-love-kanye-and-i-praise-the-way-he-s-been-able-to/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [Feed me hip-hop and I start tremblin'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/feed-me-hip-hop-and-i-start-tremblin/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [To me, sometimes things outside of rap inspire me to rap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/to-me-sometimes-things-outside-of-rap-inspire-me-to-rap/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook the mic up first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/elements-burst-gave-birth-the-the-verse-get-the-pen-from-the-nurse/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [I got a lot of vinyl, a lot of music in general in the house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-got-a-lot-of-vinyl-a-lot-of-music-in-general-in-the-house/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/whenever-i-write-a-song-i-see-the-whole-song-anyway/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [Sometimes I feel I'm the luckiest rapper in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-i-feel-i-m-the-luckiest-rapper-in-the-world/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-think-rap-was-a-better-move-for-me-but-football-s-been-my-love/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/there-are-certain-things-that-i-wish-people-knew-certain-things-that/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/so-i-start-my-mission-leave-my-residence-thinkin-how-could-i-get-some/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/my-approach-to-writing-rhymes-went-hand-in-hand-with-the-music-i-d/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/my-whole-thing-is-if-it-wasn-t-for-people-like-ya-ll-and-people-like/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [My son plays football so I coach a couple of his teams. My youngest son just started playing last year and I assistant coached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/my-son-plays-football-so-i-coach-a-couple-of-his-teams-my-youngest/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [I always had deep respect for my peoples 'cause of the love they gave me and the know how that they showed me through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-always-had-deep-respect-for-my-peoples-cause-of-the-love-they-gave/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) > [When I broke up with Eric B., I went on a little hiatus. Then all I was trying do is find producers. It's real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/when-i-broke-up-with-eric-b-i-went-on-a-little-hiatus-then-all-i-was/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/rakim/#itemlist", "name": "15 Ifs Quotes By Rakim", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If anybody can make a change it's the rappers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-rappers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/rakim-1390_change_if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-ra_618903.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/rakim-1390_change_if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-ra_618903.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/rakim-1390_change_if-anybody-can-make-a-change-it-s-the-ra_618903.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If anybody can make a change it's the rappers.” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some of you been trying to write rhymes for years, But weak ideas irritate my ears. 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