People think the older you get, the wacker you get. I think the older I get, the better I get. — Rakim Copy Share Image
A lot of reasons I didn't do records with people is because I never wanted their light to reflect on me. — Rakim Copy Share Image
I never sold drugs. A lot of people used to think I was that dude but I never sold a crumb. I… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm too sensitive to the struggle, but I think a lot of people that listen to music are trying to escape. — Rakim Copy Share Image
People always tell me that they grew up with me - like I'm their brother or uncle or some other family member.… — Rakim Copy Share Image
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… — Rakim Copy Share Image
We need a few more Kanyes, people that's really passionate about hip-hop and who keep it alive. — Rakim Copy Share Image
Being in this game if you are gonna sell drugs and make records too then as many records you make is gonna… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I go up in the supermarkets and people always go what are you doing here and I go I'm hungry in a… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Everything derives from the mind. From sex to the way you want people to perceive you to anything in life, it all… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I never really liked the idea of doing mixtapes but at the same time it was a big thing a lot of… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Now it seems like hip hop belongs to the people you see in the videos and radios. So I want to give… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I never wanted to do the mixtape circuit and 300,000 people hear it and that's a chapter of my life and when… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Back in the day, music imitated life. Now it's the opposite way around: life is imitating music. It's like whatever the rappers… — Rakim Copy Share Image
There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm… — Rakim Copy Share Image
It might take a while but I think the rap game is the people that can do it. We're all role models… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I'm you and you are me. I'm a man and you're a man. When people understand the more they know Self, the… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I was an athlete in college - a quarterback, a leader - so people telling me what to do doesn't work. — Rakim Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say yo do you think rap changed you. No doubt it changed me. If I wasn't making records I'd still… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I love to see when people are real passionate about what they feel and what they say. — Rakim Copy Share Image
I love what I live, and I live Islam, so I applied it to everything I do. I applied it to my… — Rakim Copy Share Image
It is what it is but I do me and I think people respect that. They see me out in the hood… — Rakim Copy Share Image
A lot of times when people listen to music it's because they feel down, and that's when serious hip-hop comes into play.… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I get the Martian look all the time even in the hood. I walk down to the shopping block and people just… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I only made x amount of albums in 20 years and to still be living comfortably. A lot of people and friends… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I never tried to crossover or be in the public's eye everyday. I'm laid back with it and at times I wondered… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle. — Rakim Copy Share Image
Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook the mic up first. — Rakim Copy Share Image
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… — Rakim Copy Share Image
There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for.… — Rakim Copy Share Image
So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents — Rakim Copy Share Image
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… — Rakim Copy Share Image
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… — Rakim Copy Share Image
![“A lot of times when people listen to music it's because they feel down, and that's when serious hip-hop comes into play. When times is hard, people can hear a rapper that inspires them to do what they [are] supposed to do.” quote by Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/44b/rakim-1390_down-and_a-lot-of-times-when-people-listen-to-mus_2496852.jpg)
![“I get the Martian look all the time even in the hood. I walk down to the shopping block and people just look at me with their mouth open man like what are you doing out here and I'm like I'm trying to get a pair of sneakers duke what's good? What are you doing [and I'm like] I'm hungry I wanted…” quote by Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/167/rakim-1390_block_i-get-the-martian-look-all-the-time-even_3130599.jpg)
