Jay-Z hails Rakim and Biggie Smalls’ songwriting abilities
Praising two of the best.
Rakim
The one thing Rakim will always regret about his rap career: “My process”
“One of the things that I always hated.”
The story behind Eric B and Rakim’s ‘I Ain’t No Joke’
“That was like the ultimate thing you could say.”
How Eric B and Rakim’s ‘I Know You Got Soul’ changed Public Enemy’s sound
“Back to the drawing board.”
The 1980s rapper Pusha T believes had a better flow than Rakim: “Record for record”
The best lyricist ever.
Rakim picks his favourite rap verse of all time: “A new style of pop off”
A blast of a master that has to make musical massacre
