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title: "12 Rhyme Quotes By Rakim"
description: "12 Rhyme quotes by Rakim. Plus more from Rakim and more Rhyme sayings from other authors."
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> [When I hear my first album today I hear myself reading my rhymes but I'm my worst critic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/when-i-hear-my-first-album-today-i-hear-myself-reading-my-rhymes-but/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/rakim-1390_albums_when-i-hear-my-first-album-today-i-hear_3198609.jpg)

> [It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/it-s-been-a-long-time-i-shouldn-t-have-left-you-without-a-strong/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/rakim-1390_hip-hop_it-s-been-a-long-time-i-shouldn-t-have-l_747410.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)

> [There's so many different ways to write a rhyme its stupid man. I don't understand why the majority of the rap game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/there-s-so-many-different-ways-to-write-a-rhyme-its-stupid-man-i-don/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/rakim-1390_different_there-s-so-many-different-ways-to-write_1697379.jpg)

> [Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/take-7-emcees-put-em-in-a-line-and-add-7-more-brothers-who-think-they/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/rakim-1390_add_take-7-emcees-put-em-in-a-line-and-add-7_698982.jpg)

> [I'm everlastin, I can go on for days and days With rhyme displays that engrave deep as X-rays I can take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-m-everlastin-i-can-go-on-for-days-and-days-with-rhyme-displays-that/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/rakim-1390_display_i-m-everlastin-i-can-go-on-for-days-and_390514.jpg)

> [I start to think, and then I sink Into the paper like I was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-start-to-think-and-then-i-sink-into-the-paper-like-i-was-ink-when-i/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/rakim-1390_between-the-lines_i-start-to-think-and-then-i-sink-into-th_1293238.jpg)

> [I take 7 MC's, put em in a line and add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme. Well, it'll take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-take-7-mc-s-put-em-in-a-line-and-add-7-more-brothas-who-think-they/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/rakim-1390_quote_i-take-7-mc-s-put-em-in-a-line-and-add-7_1227349.jpg)

> [The scene of a crime every night at the show, the fiend of a rhyme on the mic that you know, It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/the-scene-of-a-crime-every-night-at-the-show-the-fiend-of-a-rhyme-on/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d7/rakim-1390_crime_the-scene-of-a-crime-every-night-at-the_2274613.jpg)

> [I came in the door, I said it before I never let the mic magnetize me no more. But it's biting me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-came-in-the-door-i-said-it-before-i-never-let-the-mic-magnetize-me-2/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/rakim-1390_biting_i-came-in-the-door-i-said-it-before-i-ne_1436784.jpg)

> [I always wanted to kind of make the listener feel like it was them that I was talking about, or to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-always-wanted-to-kind-of-make-the-listener-feel-like-it-was-them/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/rakim-1390_feels_i-always-wanted-to-kind-of-make-the-list_3039435.jpg)

> [I started studying in '85 and got knowledge of self and started spitting. What was going on was taking the understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-started-studying-in-85-and-got-knowledge-of-self-and-started/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/rakim-1390_education_i-started-studying-in-85-and-got-knowled_1876612.jpg)

## Other authors on Rhyme

## 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/)

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