{"id":92304,"date":"2015-07-27T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=92304"},"modified":"2015-07-27T16:18:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T14:18:36","slug":"big-daddy-kane-rakim-this-is-the-story-of-how-hip-hop-grows-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/big-daddy-kane-rakim-this-is-the-story-of-how-hip-hop-grows-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Daddy Kane &#038; Rakim &#8211; This Is The Story Of How Hip-Hop Grows Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92305\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/big-daddy-kane-rakim-this-is-the-story-of-how-hip-hop-grows-old\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?fit=640%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-illustration.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Daddy Kane<\/strong> and <strong>Rakim<\/strong> were the alpha and omega of rap\u2019s golden era. Nearly 30 years since their prime, <strong>Kane<\/strong> has settled into the nostalgia circuit, while <strong>Rakim<\/strong> continues to move in the shadows, plotting a comeback. This is the story of how hip-hop grows old.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this beautiful piece of article <a href=\"http:\/\/grantland.com\/features\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-hip-hop-icons\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92306\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-2012.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/big-daddy-kane-rakim-this-is-the-story-of-how-hip-hop-grows-old\/big-daddy-kane-rakim-at-central-park-summerstage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-2012.jpg?fit=1024%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Big Daddy Kane &amp;amp; Rakim At Central Park SummerStage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rappers Big Daddy Kane (left) and Rakim perform at the &amp;#8217;40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture&amp;#8217; concert at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August 10, 2013. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-2012.jpg?fit=640%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rakim-big-daddy-kane-2012.jpg?resize=500%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rappers Big Daddy Kane (left) and Rakim perform at the &#039;40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture&#039; concert at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August 10, 2013. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian\/Getty Images)\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92306\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rappers Big Daddy Kane (left) and Rakim perform at the &#8217;40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture&#8217; concert at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August 10, 2013. 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