CNN The Eighties November 10, 2019 05:49:00
>> rakim is the god mc. he single-handedly changed the phrasing of rap music and hip-hop. he came to the world like a poet. ♪ times is 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 with my rhyme style. you know, not just a regular doom, doom, doom. i was in between, doo-doom, doo-doom, doo-doom. ♪ be all i could be and more ♪ see all there is to see before ♪ >> what i'm trying to do, i'm trying to set an example for the little kids, you know what i'm saying. got to teach th...