{"id":139644,"date":"2019-10-06T10:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T08:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=139644"},"modified":"2019-10-04T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:29:58","slug":"rakim-interviews-with-wendy-williams-the-breakfast-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/rakim-interviews-with-wendy-williams-the-breakfast-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakim Interviews with Wendy Williams &#038; The Breakfast Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ose7vqrqyss\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Legendary Hip-Hop icon<strong> Rakim<\/strong> has released his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sweat-Technique-Elements-Writing-Anything-Rakim-ebook\/dp\/B07DHMS5QL\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius<\/em><\/a> and followed-up the release with few interviews discussing the book. <\/p>\n<p>In addition <strong>Rakim<\/strong> dishes about his dinner with <strong>Wendy Williams<\/strong>, reminisces about the time <strong>The Source<\/strong> named him the #1 Greatest MC, and the real reason why he had a falling out with <strong>Eric B.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a longer interview with <strong>The Breakfast Club<\/strong> <strong>Rakim<\/strong> breaks down Hip-Hop History, sessions with <strong>Dr. Dre<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMFPbiDAPsA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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