be addressing this with their energy. ♪ planet earth ♪ ♪ it was my place of birth ♪ ♪ born to be sole controller of the universe ♪ >> rakim is the god emcee. he single-handedly changed the phrasing of rap music and hip-hop. he came to the world like a poet. ♪ hard on the boulevard ♪ ♪ i never get scarred ♪ >> i learned different rhythms listening to jazz. i learned different rhythms. so i kind of incorporated that in my rhyme style. not just the regular doom, doom, doom. i was in between, doo-doom, doo-doom, doo-doom ♪ ♪ to be all i can be and more ♪ ♪ and see all there is to see and the core ♪ see all there is to see before. >> i'm trying to set an example for the little kids, know what i'm saying. got to teach the babies, know what i'm saying, try to lead them in the right path. ♪ yes, the rhythm, the rebel without a pause, i'm lowering the level ♪ >> the summer of 1987, "rebel without a pause" comes out. it was a call to arms, it was the sound of anger, it was the sound of something boiling under. public enemy literally said we