Rakim

Juan Ep Is Life

Comedy, Music, Music Interviews

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

The God MC taps in for a no-holds-barred conversation that spans his legendary career and lasting impact on hip-hop. Rakim breaks down his writing process, how he approaches working with producers, and what it means to be an artist of a certain era while remaining as relevant as ever today.

He also talks about collaborating with fellow legends like DJ Premier and Dr. Dre, staying creative decades into his career, and what life looks like for him when he’s not in the studio. Nothing is off limits in this very Juan EP sit-down with one of the greatest to ever touch a mic.

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0:00.0	Yo, son!
0:23.7	One app is life. It's not the one that should be underestimating. Get it all! It's gotzilla, king calm, blackness. We've got nerd now here, right? Like, I can tell you we're a nerd. It's primal. And that's raw, car heart girl. Speaking of sneaky big tits, and you out there fucking, I'm doing that.
0:22.6	Years ago, I've worked me in a couple.
0:25.5	Just a year ago, years ago, years ago, years ago.
0:32.3	Seif Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, Juan Epp is live.
0:36.5	Hey, good morning.
0:37.3	Good afternoon. Good evening. And good morning. Good afternoon.
0:38.5	Good evening.
0:40.2	And good night.
0:43.4	And welcome to the show, everyone.
0:44.6	Cypher, where are you?
0:48.2	I just got to Portland, Oregon.
0:51.5	I was in, we had a show last night., I'm with a comedian named Dave Chappelle.
0:56.4	I'm rolling with a comedian named Dave Chappelle.
0:59.4	Well, you know him, huh?
1:01.6	He's my best friend.
1:02.8	I'm not his.
1:04.6	Yeah.
1:05.7	So.
1:07.6	I heard of about you.
1:09.2	We had a show last night in, night in Edmonton, Canada.
1:14.7	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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