the best rapper alive

the best rapper u probably dont know him but u do know he gets countless respect in other mc's lyric even full songs dedcaited to him but he aint even dead the whole flow we listen to came from him and no its not biggie or 2pac as much as i DESIRE them be ur own person name a track that is not a single from two of there albums ???? silent shut up then but to the point at hand his name is william micheal griffen jr. betta known as "rakim allah first letters spell ra switch it around still cames back AR" -rakim like AR the sound it saids R get it what ever its dope but even ppl steal his lyrics n firgure cuz its old we wont kno no names but lil wanye and he also stole music soulchild's song to listen to prostitue flange then music soul child track u and me i guess i keep falling away from the topic which is he is the best and here is the proof.......................One of his more prominent fans is Nas, who dedicated a song to Rakim, "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)," on his album Street's Disciple. Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan also dedicated a tribute to Rakim titled "Rakim Tribute," which was released on DaVinci Code: The Vatican Mixtape Vol. II in 2006. 50 Cent also makes a reference to Rakim on his hugely successful collaborative effort "Hate it or Love It" with the Game. Fifty rhymes, "Daddy ain't around, probably out committing felonies/my favorite rapper used to sing Ch-Check out my melody," referencing Eric B. & Rakim's classic hit ¨My Melody." Kurupt references Rakim on Snoop Dogg's debut album, Doggystyle. On "For All My Niggaz and Bitches," Kurupt says, "Who's jokin'? Rakim never joked, so why should I loc? now that's my idol...." Tupac Shakur also pays homage to Rakim in a song called "Old School." Jay-Z paid tribute to Rakim in his 2007 hit “Blue Magic,” where he states: "Eighty-seven state of mind that I'm in/I'm in my prime so for that time I'm Rakim." Eminem has also paid tribute to Rakim's style as an inspiration and references lines from My Melody in his song “I'm Back.” Ghostface Killah gave props to Rakim in the end of "Paisely Darts," by saying that he is better than every artist except for Rakim, "Rakim's the only god." In the song “Fixed” by Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, the chorus includes the lines “Hip hop is art. Don't make a fucking pop hit, be smart/take it back to the start, like KRS and Rakim use passion and heart” in reference to his key role in hip-hop.

Prior to Rakim, hip-hop music lyricism was usually rather simple from a structural standpoint and the ideas it expressed were easy and direct.[citation needed]

“ A girl in the passenger seat i'm steering/to make a long story short i was gearing. Patent leather, silk, credit cards/A pocket full of money, the whole nine-yards. / ”

—Fat-Boys: “Just Loungin’”

Rakim pioneered a practice previously unknown to hip-hop called internal rhyming. Already an important aspect of traditional poetry, where rhymes could be found throughout the bar of a lyric which added to the rhythmic complexity of the song:

“ I keep the mike at Fahrenheit, freeze MCs, make 'em colder/The listeners system is kicking like solar/As I memorize, advertise like a poet/Keep it goin', when I'm flowin' smooth enough, you know it's rough ”

—Eric B & Rakim: “My Melody”

Instead of two rhyming syllables within two lines at the end of the lines, as we would find in the older hip-hop style displayed above, we have 18 rhyming syllables in just four lines. Rakim also introduced a lyrical technique known as cliffhanging and popularized the use of metaphors with multiple meanings. His songs were the first to really impart hip-hop music lyrics with a serious poetic device sensibility. Eric B & Rakim went on to produce three more successful albums, all now considered hip hop standards.

u will never find this about little wanye .............dickheads...........hate it or love it.......... its life........it happens