--- title: "18 Way Quotes By Rakim" description: "18 Way quotes by Rakim. Plus more from Rakim and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/rakim-1390_different_i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lo_1811630.jpg" --- > [I've been writing for so long I got a lot of different ways to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lot-of-different-ways-to-write/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/rakim-1390_different_i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lo_1811630.jpg) > [I just try to do me and stay out of harms way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harms-way/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/rakim-1390_harm_i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harm_2958373.jpg) > [When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta-change-my-way-of-thinking/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/rakim-1390_love_when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta_1109443.jpg) > [I always gave my moms and pops the utmost respect. I didn't talk back to my peoples. The way they presented themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-always-gave-my-moms-and-pops-the-utmost-respect-i-didn-t-talk-back/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/rakim-1390_mom_i-always-gave-my-moms-and-pops-the-utmos_874968.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) > [I think half of our life is written out for us and things happen the way their supposed to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-think-half-of-our-life-is-written-out-for-us-and-things-happen-the/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/rakim-1390_half_i-think-half-of-our-life-is-written-out_1442459.jpg) > [I don't believe in writer's block. I'll get stuck, but being stuck, I'll still write a verse. If you know where you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-i-ll-get-stuck-but-being-stuck-i-ll/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/rakim-1390_always_i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-i-ll-g_2324211.jpg) > [That's another thing yo rappers are scared to bring new styles out. There's so many different ways we can be flowing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/that-s-another-thing-yo-rappers-are-scared-to-bring-new-styles-out/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85e/rakim-1390_different_that-s-another-thing-yo-rappers-are-scar_2968068.jpg) > [I'm definitely one of them artists that loves putting the track on and having fun with it, but in my own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-m-definitely-one-of-them-artists-that-loves-putting-the-track-on/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/rakim-1390_art_i-m-definitely-one-of-them-artists-that_405398.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/rakim-1390_business_i-love-jay-z-i-love-kanye-and-i-praise-t_19214.jpg) > [I go up in the supermarkets and people always go what are you doing here and I go I'm hungry in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-go-up-in-the-supermarkets-and-people-always-go-what-are-you-doing/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d9/rakim-1390_humans_i-go-up-in-the-supermarkets-and-people-a_1441385.jpg) > [Social media gives a lot of people a platform where they can express their feelings. I like to do mine through songs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-platform-where-they-can-express/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/rakim-1390_feelings_social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-pla_1323239.jpg) > [One of the main reasons why it didn't work out for me and Aftermath is because I felt my music should sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-work-out-for-me-and-aftermath/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/rakim-1390_aftermath_one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-wo_2883962.jpg) > [Back in the day, music imitated life. Now it's the opposite way around: life is imitating music. It's like whatever the rappers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/back-in-the-day-music-imitated-life-now-it-s-the-opposite-way-around/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/rakim-1390_back-in-the-day_back-in-the-day-music-imitated-life-now_2050280.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) > [Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the universe What could you say as the Earth gets further and further away Planets are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/let-s-travel-at-magnificent-speeds-around-the-universe-what-could-you/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/rakim-1390_astronomy_let-s-travel-at-magnificent-speeds-aroun_207205.jpg) > [I seen her in the subway, on my way to Brooklyn. "Hello, good lookin, is this seat tooken?" On the A Train,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-brooklyn-hello-good-lookin-is/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/rakim-1390_attitude_i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-br_651497.jpg) > [You gotta let the fans shine their glory the way they want. It's like I have a million bosses and my job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/you-gotta-let-the-fans-shine-their-glory-the-way-they-want-it-s-like/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/rakim-1390_boss_you-gotta-let-the-fans-shine-their-glory_448476.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/rakim/#itemlist", "name": "18 Way Quotes By Rakim", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been writing for so long I got a lot of different ways to write.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lot-of-different-ways-to-write/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/rakim-1390_different_i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lo_1811630.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/rakim-1390_different_i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lo_1811630.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/rakim-1390_different_i-ve-been-writing-for-so-long-i-got-a-lo_1811630.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been writing for so long I got a lot of different ways to write.” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just try to do me and stay out of harms way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harms-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/rakim-1390_harm_i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harm_2958373.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/rakim-1390_harm_i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harm_2958373.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/rakim-1390_harm_i-just-try-to-do-me-and-stay-out-of-harm_2958373.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just try to do me and stay out of harms way.” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta-change-my-way-of-thinking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/rakim-1390_love_when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta_1109443.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/rakim-1390_love_when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta_1109443.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/rakim-1390_love_when-i-go-out-i-get-so-much-love-i-gotta_1109443.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always gave my moms and pops the utmost respect. 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I like to do mine through songs. I let info build up. In some way, it translates into paper whenever I sit down.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-platform-where-they-can-express/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/rakim-1390_feelings_social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-pla_1323239.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/rakim-1390_feelings_social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-pla_1323239.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/rakim-1390_feelings_social-media-gives-a-lot-of-people-a-pla_1323239.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Social media gives a lot of people a platform where they can express their feelings. 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But, I learned a lot from watching Dre, and when I left California, I knew it was time for me to get my own label.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-work-out-for-me-and-aftermath/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/rakim-1390_aftermath_one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-wo_2883962.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/rakim-1390_aftermath_one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-wo_2883962.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/rakim-1390_aftermath_one-of-the-main-reasons-why-it-didn-t-wo_2883962.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the main reasons why it didn't work out for me and Aftermath is because I felt my music should sound…” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Back in the day, music imitated life. 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Is it because your sign don't talk a lot?\" She turned away, no play, I said, \"OK, You don't really look good, I hope you have a bad day.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-brooklyn-hello-good-lookin-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/rakim-1390_attitude_i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-br_651497.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/rakim-1390_attitude_i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-br_651497.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/rakim-1390_attitude_i-seen-her-in-the-subway-on-my-way-to-br_651497.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I seen her in the subway, on my way to Brooklyn. \"Hello, good lookin, is this seat tooken?\" On the A Train…” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You gotta let the fans shine their glory the way they want. 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