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Rakim vs Nas

Started by Pablo, Jun 28, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

Which one?

  1. Rakim

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  2. Nas

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  1. Pablo
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    Pablo Dragon Z-azou

    Jun 28, 2015
    My personal two favorite rappers of all time.
    Which one do you prefer?

     
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  2. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Jun 28, 2015
    Rakim wins as far as innovation and influence go, but Nas is one of my favorite rappers.
    It's weird because there are distinct parts of Nas' career where he channels Rakim, Kool G Rap, and Slick Rick.
    Illmatic, It Was Written, & Stillmatic reflect that almost perfectly. (I'm not big on BDK otherwise I could probably point some of that out as well)
     
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  3. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Found a new way to flow

    Jun 28, 2015
    *Rappers

    And I'll go with Nas. Both are stellar though.
     
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  4. Apocalypse
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    Apocalypse I’m the G.O.A.T

    Jun 28, 2015
    Rakim was always better to me than Nas.
     
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  5. FreeAgent
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    FreeAgent Resurrected like Jesus

    Jun 28, 2015
    Both are of my favourites, so it's hard for me to decide on who is the best.
     
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  6. CJ Poe
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    CJ Poe The Dark Vegan

    Jun 28, 2015
    Nas
     
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    Raziel Ice like Paul Wall but I can't take mine out

    Jun 28, 2015
     
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  8. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Jun 28, 2015
    the formal aspects of nas' early writing obviously owe almost everything to rakim. ultimately, though, nas might have three albums that are better than leader/paid. he's also been more adaptive.
     
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  9. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Jun 28, 2015
    yeah, also i almost feel like you have to dock rakim for near irrelevance over the yrs. seventh seal was good, but nowhere near his best material...
     
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  10. Fitz
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    Fitz

    Jun 28, 2015
    Yeah, Rakim was a huge influence on Nas, especially his first couple albums...

    But Nas perfected the style, and took it to the next level.

    Nas.
     
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  11. Lamont
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    Lamont

    Jun 28, 2015
    Nas is more advanced, better on every level.
     
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  12. marshmallow
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    marshmallow

    Jun 28, 2015
    Nasir
     
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    DaSuperRaw

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    There’s no truth in your statement whatsoever.all those albums that you have mentioned are all about the streets lifestyle and that is a repetitive stereotype for our black communities..real talk and facts and no cap….follow the leader by Rakim is better then everything that Nas has ever done period…and Nas doesn’t have a iconic and timeless classic like Paid in full which is a visual and deep and complete story in just one verse and it shows the complete manifestation in man period and it’s the only iconic classic with a 7 minute re-mix to it..Nas doesn’t have anything like that ever homie..no cap
     
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    DaSuperRaw

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    You are seriously telling a big time lie homie..Nas hasn’t perfected anything by Rakim…no cap
     
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    DaSuperRaw

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    There’s no truth in your statement at all homie…no cap
     
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  16. DaSuperRaw
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    DaSuperRaw

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    Rakim is better then nas both lyrically and flow..no cap
     
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    DaSuperRaw

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    There’s no try in your statement
     
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    DaSuperRaw

    Apr 29, 2024
    The 7th seal is better then the trash ️ that Nas is putting out
     
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    DaSuperRaw

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    Nas is repetitive
     
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    DaSuperRaw

    Apr 29, 2024
    Rakim is talking about knowledge of self and spirituality and that’s always relevant and Nas is always talking about killing another black man….nas is repetitive
     
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