--- title: "10 Sometimes Quotes By Rakim" description: "10 Sometimes quotes by Rakim. Plus more from Rakim and more Sometimes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/rakim-1390_forget_sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try_3099403.jpg" --- > [Sometimes you can't forgive, but you try to forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try-to-forget/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/rakim-1390_forget_sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try_3099403.jpg) > [Sometimes I can't believe half of the love that I get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-i-can-t-believe-half-of-the-love-that-i-get/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/rakim-1390_believe_sometimes-i-can-t-believe-half-of-the-lo_1414311.jpg) > [Sometimes I write from the end of the verse to the beginning of the verse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-i-write-from-the-end-of-the-verse-to-the-beginning-of-the/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/rakim-1390_beginning_sometimes-i-write-from-the-end-of-the-ve_1923455.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/rakim-1390_inspiration_to-me-sometimes-things-outside-of-rap-in_36098.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/rakim-1390_feels_sometimes-i-feel-i-m-the-luckiest-rapper_93996.jpg) > [Sometimes I see where I want to take the song and wind up at the end and come back to the beginning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-i-see-where-i-want-to-take-the-song-and-wind-up-at-the-end/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/rakim-1390_beginning_sometimes-i-see-where-i-want-to-take-the_2757095.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 are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/there-are-certain-things-that-i-wish-people-knew-certain-things-that/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/rakim-1390_people_there-are-certain-things-that-i-wish-peo_98839.jpg) > [Sometimes I look at new artists trying to come out or trying to make their name and it's like they're coming into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-i-look-at-new-artists-trying-to-come-out-or-trying-to-make/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/rakim-1390_art_sometimes-i-look-at-new-artists-trying-t_1156224.jpg) > [Sometimes you start flowing and shits starts adding on to whatever cipher you're dealing with. Meanwhile you got all of these thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-you-start-flowing-and-shits-starts-adding-on-to-whatever/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/rakim-1390_ciphers_sometimes-you-start-flowing-and-shits-st_2559469.jpg) ## Other authors on Sometimes ## 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/sometimes/rakim/#itemlist", "name": "10 Sometimes Quotes By Rakim", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes you can't forgive, but you try to forget.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try-to-forget/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/rakim-1390_forget_sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try_3099403.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/rakim-1390_forget_sometimes-you-can-t-forgive-but-you-try_3099403.jpg", "url": 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