I still have the same ideologies on life. She'd tell me she heard a certain song and then she'll tell me I remind her of somebody from back in the days, a jazz artist or a certain way that I was rhyming, she'll tell me the time code, know what I mean? She just loved music, whenever she heard good music, she definitely appreciated it, and she was proud of her nephew.ĭeep down I am who I am, if it's rapping, if it's being a father. She's real sharp with her craft so she was analyzing what I was doing. She heard my songs, man, and she was real proud of her nephew. My aunt taught me through her actions, man, know what I mean? She let me know what to look out for and things of that nature, and I learned so much just from being her nephew, and watching and being around her, man. On His Aunt, Singer and Actress Ruth Brown: But like I said, I finally matured on that situation and realized it was bigger than us, so we here right now. I ain't gonna front, man, bitter taste in my mouth for a long time. He felt I was going to cut him out for some reason. He felt that if he would have signed for some reason I wasn't going to sign back to the last album. did his, I signed off and when it was time for me to do mine, he didn't want to sign off. Meanwhile, when he'd do the solo joint he'd take all the money for that, when I'd do my solo joint I take all the money for that, get back together new album, new deal. Then our contracts would be up, we could negotiate new contracts. if he'd do a solo joint, I'd do a solo joint, then we get together and do the last joint. We had three more albums left on the contract and Eric B. I can't beat around the bush, because it would sound stupid. Rakim joined What's Good hosts Stretch and Bobbito to look back on his iconic career, including reflections on his Islamic faith, the dissolution of his duo with Eric B., and the patience it takes to craft the perfect rhyme. Though Rakim hasn't released an album of new material in nearly a decade, his influence on hip-hop permeates the genre to this day.
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and Rakim reunited this year for a series of live dates. After a brief hiatus, he embarked on a solo career in 1997 that resulted in three albums, The 18th Letter, The Master and The Seventh Seal.Įric B. before their partnership dissolved amid a business disagreement in 1992 (he'll get into that in the interview). Rakim would complete four albums with Eric B.