Rakim: How I MC

Toure Show

DCP Entertainment

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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The greatest MC ever on how to write songs, the influence of John Coltrane on his MCing, the influence of his mother on his music, the real reason why his album with Dr. Dre never came out, and the story of Rakim slapboxing with LL Cool J in 1987. Rakim and I have been working on a book about his life and his work for three years. This first ever Toure Show live event stems from that book and from a collaboration with Fla- vorpill and WeWork. It was recorded at a WeWork space in Manhattan in front of a great crowd. Hope you learn some things that will help you rise. Tons of gems in this one. Let me know what you think. Twitter: @toure. Toure Show Ep 16 Rakim—“How I MC” Host & Writer: Toure Producers: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Music Lover, it's time for Somme Tom Bona jamming to some yot rock
0:07.9	Gone old school with some beep up open for fun bingo 90 if you like your tunes more vibies,
0:14.4	playing can be exciting till you feel the need for dancing.
0:18.3	Here we go!
0:19.3	I'm for a drum and bass!
0:21.3	Oh, just 110 pounds!
0:24.0	Tom Bola!
0:25.0	Open for fun!
0:27.0	Terms apply 18 plus.
0:29.0	Please play safely. In my book, the greatest MC of all time is still rock him. The complexity of his lyrics,
0:48.8	the intricacy of his flow, the depth of his voice, he's the man. It's an honor to have today on Toray show.
0:57.0	Rock him Allah! For the last three years, for Kib and I have been working on a book about his life and his creative process,
1:04.0	he'll be out this fall. and I have been working on a book about his life and his creative process.
1:13.4	It'll be out this fall. We've been sitting around the living room of his Connecticut
1:17.8	mansion talking about how he rhymes and how he became the person he is.
1:22.4	Rockham's a genius so we have to and how he became the person he is.
1:23.0	Rock him's a genius, so we have to document this stuff.
1:26.0	And as I can visualize or start to visualize the end of the writing process,
1:32.0	I thought maybe it was time to give folks a little taste of what
1:35.4	we've been doing and the sorts of things that I've been learning from Rachim.
1:40.0	So in this conversation, we talk about how he writes songs, the influence of John Coltrane on his MCing,
1:47.6	why his album with Dr. Dre never came out.
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