Nas vs Rakim

[BobOblah]

Student surpassed the teacher

 

[5 Grand]

Rakim was the illest MC when I was in high school.

Rakim had a good 6 year stretch from 87-92

Nas had a good 20 year stretch from 94-2014

Nas wins this.

 

[macadonwoo]

Student surpassed the teacher

Fact

 

[25centsandwich]

Rakim...and it might not be close...

we might not literally even heard of nas if it wasnt for rakim

 

[T. Sanford]

I might be over analyzing the name but is god's son is a shout out to Rakim or is I'm just tripping? Because Rakim is known as the god MC, Nas style is from Rakim. Nas was the student & Rakim was the teacher.

 

[supergangster]

God

 

[willywanker]

Maybe rakim or maybe nas, fuck it I refuse to choose, both are incredible.

 

[Disciplined InSight]

I refuse to choose. Both are lyrically immaculate emcees.

 

[5 Grand]

Rakim and Nas are only 5 years apart by age, but Nas's recording career spans 3 decades (90s,00s,10s).

Rakim's recording career kinda fizzled out in the 90s.

 

[Jabu_Rule]

Rakim and Nas are only 5 years apart by age, but Nas's recording career spans 3 decades (90s,00s,10s).

Rakim's recording career kinda fizzled out in the 90s.

He's on his 4th decade. The 2010s, or whatever we're calling it. He also started in the very beginning of the 90s with a memorable verse on Live at the Barbecue. You can give Jay the 80s, but nobody remembered him until the Hawaiian Sophie diss and he didn't really blow until album 2.

 

[SheerExcellence]

Rakim and Nas are only 5 years apart by age, but Nas's recording career spans 3 decades (90s,00s,10s).

Rakim's recording career kinda fizzled out in the 90s.

He's on his 4th decade. The 1210s, or whatever we're calling it. He also started in the very beginning of the 90s.

Yeah. I heard Genghis Khan was a big rakim fan

 

[supergangster]

Nas dropped dat classic verse 1991 ye? so Nas been relevant since 1991. Damn

 

[Jabu_Rule]

Rakim and Nas are only 5 years apart by age, but Nas's recording career spans 3 decades (90s,00s,10s).

Rakim's recording career kinda fizzled out in the 90s.

He's on his 4th decade. The 1210s, or whatever we're calling it. He also started in the very beginning of the 90s.

Yeah. I heard Genghis Khan was a big rakim fan

G Khan was nice with the raps.

 

[illedout]

GOAT interview..


You can tell they have a lot of respect for each other..

 

[GunTown]

Rakim

Paid In Full>>>>Any Nas album

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

Any reason street dreams is being used as an example?

 

[power_wisdom]

Microphone fiend and Street Dreams were big single off their second albums.

 

[thephantasm]

How could "Nas" be better than "Rakim"?

 

[9TRAY]

How could "Nas" be better than "Rakim"?

Because Nigga's Against Society is better than Rakim Allah

 

[nex gin]

How could "Nas" be better than "Rakim"?

A more logical question is "Why can't he be better than Rakim"?