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0:33 - Rakim speaks about what got him into hip-hop
3:38 - Hoping to not offend Marley Marl and Mc Shan
4:55 - Asked about how difficult it was in Long Islands Queens
5:46 - More About Marley and Shan
6:59 - How he finally got his deal
9:39 - Rakim is asked how football helped him as a rapper
10:37 - Rakim speaks about his family and how they felt about him pursuing music
14:01 - Does he regret not playing football instead
16:31 - What does rake feel about rappers who don’t write
18:50 - Longevity
19:55 - Streetlife separation and a rapper
21:19 - Issues around the time signing with Aftermath
24:48 - Do we ignore the 80’s in terms of Top Listing rappers
26:21 - Has Rakim ever ghostwrite for other rappers
28:10 - Track with Eric B
30:20 - Talk about resonating with MLK
34:58 - Rakim speaks about running up on Eric sermon, and other Beef
37:20 - Talks about switching cadences in his music
39:01 - Making a track on Big Daddy Kane
46:40 - Speaks about his wife’s Prom
50:12 - Rakim is asked if his parent's relationship shaped his views
51:10 - Having a gun charge at the age of twelve and needing guidance
52:26 - Backlash for his song “Don’t sweat Technique” Visuals and Commercial
55:33 - Rakim talks about if he’s been disappointed with the contents of HipHop
1:01:16 - Speaks on producing and how his father's death affected him
1:04:09 - Rakim autobiography written by Nas’s
3:38 - Hoping to not offend Marley Marl and Mc Shan
4:55 - Asked about how difficult it was in Long Islands Queens
5:46 - More About Marley and Shan
6:59 - How he finally got his deal
9:39 - Rakim is asked how football helped him as a rapper
10:37 - Rakim speaks about his family and how they felt about him pursuing music
14:01 - Does he regret not playing football instead
16:31 - What does rake feel about rappers who don’t write
18:50 - Longevity
19:55 - Streetlife separation and a rapper
21:19 - Issues around the time signing with Aftermath
24:48 - Do we ignore the 80’s in terms of Top Listing rappers
26:21 - Has Rakim ever ghostwrite for other rappers
28:10 - Track with Eric B
30:20 - Talk about resonating with MLK
34:58 - Rakim speaks about running up on Eric sermon, and other Beef
37:20 - Talks about switching cadences in his music
39:01 - Making a track on Big Daddy Kane
46:40 - Speaks about his wife’s Prom
50:12 - Rakim is asked if his parent's relationship shaped his views
51:10 - Having a gun charge at the age of twelve and needing guidance
52:26 - Backlash for his song “Don’t sweat Technique” Visuals and Commercial
55:33 - Rakim talks about if he’s been disappointed with the contents of HipHop
1:01:16 - Speaks on producing and how his father's death affected him
1:04:09 - Rakim autobiography written by Nas’s
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