7 MC Theory has been labeled by purists and artists as the "COLDEST LINE EVER " in Hip Hop. Ra was only 16 when he penned these lyrics originally I believe. The TRUE mission of a God on the MIC. Peep out the Follow The Leader project as well. Definitely a CLASSIC worth your ear🎤🎤🎤
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU STOOD UP WHEN YOU HEARD THE THREE SEVENS (777) GREAT VIDEO YOUNG MAN, I AM 56, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT IN 1986,THIS IS RAPPING. POPE IVA. 🕊🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕊
The 21 mc's ate up at the same time bar scheme is one of the most famous in hip hop history. Numerous mc's after Rakim referenced and paid homage to it in their own songs. I've heard it called the bar that launched a million mc's or something like that.
Greatest original Lyrical MC' that has ever done it he changed the game by his slow flow advanced rhyme style. Nas's influence right there. The God MC Rakim!
My melody is one of best songs in hip hop history. Rakim paved the way for cats like Nas, notorious big, Jay z, guru, wu tang, mobb deep, late big l, slick Rick, late big pun, late dmx and go on and on. I grew up in the 80s when nyc hip hop was growing big In lyrics
Ok one other lines from leader of the pack…”stop buggin a brother, said dig him I never dug him, he couldn’t follow the leader long enough so I drug him”!!! NO ONE DOES IT BETTER…….
Thank you for reacting to my request and addressing some of your questions: 1)In the group, ERIC B is responsible for producing the beats and does not participate in rapping . 2)They released this song in 1987, a time when rap predominantly used simple rhymes. However, this particular song and the album significantly propelled the genre towards complexity.
Rakim verse - "I take 7 MC's put em in a line. And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme. But It'll take 7 more before I go for mine. Now that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time!" CLASSIC!!!...basically Rakim is givin' them a 21-gun salute at the funeral.
My man you have to get the 12" inch single without the cut outs to really get a feel for what he's saying. Do that and you'll have a whole different perspective of how he delivered that piece. Someone is playing it from a turntable on RU-vid, go check it out. Trust and believe, it's a different vibe than this cut.
It's great to hear young brothers such as yourself uncovering the music that we elders grew up on back in NYC. We applaud you and brothers like you for keeping this music and the history tied to it alive and well and claiming our place as Black men and women as the originators of this beautiful expressive form of music. With regard to one of the lines of “My Melody”: 7 MC’s in a line, 7 more brothers who think they can rhythm, 7 more brothers before I go for mine, Why the number 7? 7 colors in the visible spectrum of light (The rainbow). 7 days in the week. 7 orifices in the human body. 7 main energy chakras 7 major seas on Earth 7 major notes of the musical scale (My Melody). But it’s deeper than that: Rakim was a member of the 5% Nations also known as The Nation of Gods and Earths. The five percenters as they were called or are called believed 85% of the world was basically asleep and mental slaves, 10% of the world were the enslavers and the blood suckers of the poor, and 5% of the world really understood what was going on and trying to wake up and bring knowledge to the 85%. The 5%’ers had a what they call a Supreme Mathematics of which the number 7 represented “God”. So, when he's talking about 7 MC's he's talking about seven brothers represented as God on Earth, another seven brothers represented as God on Earth, and then another seven brothers represented by God on Earth. So, he can take seven brothers out he's really saying and giving them respect as Black men telling them that they are “God” but he ultimately reigns supreme over these 21 “God” rappers as he, Rakim is STILL the best rapper. Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, and a few others were either members or associated with the teachings of the 5% Nation.
My young brother, i respect you immensely for reacting to my favorite Rakim joint. Rakim is a pioneer to an extent, if we are talking revolutionizing a different rhyme style and pattern. He was a student of the true pioneers such as Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, and Melle Mel. Those are the pioneers of rapping. They were already doing their thing 8 to 10 years before Rakim. Those brothers are the reference point for people my age who've been enjoying hip hop as a culture and music genre since we were young shorties. Admittedly, Rakim did open up a different chamber in rhyme styles. When you mention Rakim, it's normal to include the DJ (Eric B). For this reason we generally say, "Eric B and Rakim".
Rap is the music hip hop is the culture with fancing and graffiti They were rhyming back in the day these people are not really rhyming just weak mcs making music mubble rapp.
@@truther4life sad to admit, I know ZERO songs from Big Daddy Kane, only know Fight The Power by Public Enemy, and only know Children Story from Slick Rick
Babyboy looks fly and fresh to death in that Kango! Hip Hop is a culture and it encompasses dance, rap, graffiti, clothing, language, poetry and attitude. That's what it meant when it started. Now, Hip Hop is Pop culture and I'm not mad. My father told me Hip Hop was a fad that used other music, and wouldn't last. I wish he was here today to see how Hip Hop has taken over world culture. Nice to see you actually GET this song. Auntie approves🥰
@@SwankVibes listen to The Message. I'm sure you've heard it. It's under Grandmaster Flash and the furious 5. Mel lead that group. He is the blueprint damn near for all emcees. His crew created the term emcee and the phrase Hip-hop. He the first writer also in hiphop. Nobody was writing rhymes and doing routines before him and his crew.
