Rakim Breaks Down the “Voices in His Head” When He Writes His Rhymes (Part 2)

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In this clip, Rakim broke down his writing process. Being regarded as one of, if not the greatest MC of all time, Rakim revealed some of the difficulties he runs into while writing. He spoke about the inability to turn his ideas off, and how being his own harshest critic can sometimes be detrimental.

On the flip side, Rakim talked about meditating as a way to conjure up inspiration and says it allows him to tap into the ‘higher source’ through which his gift of writing originates.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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