{"id":31152,"date":"2011-04-27T14:18:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T12:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=31152"},"modified":"2011-04-27T18:14:33","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T16:14:33","slug":"blak-twang-interviews-rakim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/blak-twang-interviews-rakim\/","title":{"rendered":"Blak Twang interviews Rakim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ahead of the sell-out Black Star, De La Soul and Rakim tour<\/a> (London on 10 May and Manchester on 11 May) we persuaded UK rap royalty Blak Twang to interview one of the all-time greats to ever rock the mic, Rakim, aka the God MC. He talks about classic albums like Paid In Full and Let the Rhythm Hit \u2018Em, explains why you shouldn\u2019t read out your rhymes and how hip-hop is killing the neighbourhoods. We couldn\u2019t put this up without including some of those incredible Eric B & Rakim joints that still sound fresh today, so turn it up and let it move you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Via SHOOKMAG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related: Hit continue reading to watch The God MC perform some of his classic cuts for the crowd in Manhattan for the launch of his shirt collaboration with West NYC & Milkcrate Athletics. <\/p>\n

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