Talk:Rakim

message: A while back, I was reading this section and it said Tupac paid homage to Rakim in his song "Old School"--one of my friends was like 'Tupac had no respect for Rakim' and I told him to check Wikipedia but it's not there anymore  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flakitox3 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Click the "history" tab at the top of the page. There, you can go through the revision history to find whether or not any such claims were added. To be honest, Rakim is a very popular subject for a lot of overzealous fanboys (inflammatory term intended), so such info quite likely was thrown in then taken out due to not being verified.Kuahmel (talk) 16:47, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musical Tribute 

message: 'He is the most influential and most skilled MC of all time due to his exceptional flow and complex lyrical craftsmanship'
Maybe we can reword this as 'widely regarded as one of the most influential'. 
The current statement is not a fact, and rappers such as Big Daddy Kane, G Rap, Ricky D, KRS-1, Guru etc are also noted as one of the most influential rappers of all time.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ditc (talk • contribs) 09:56, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re:Objectivity 

message: Guys this article needs to tone down, Rakim is not the pioneer of the musical genre of hip hop. Some of the pioneers are Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Red Alert, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel, GrandmasterCaz, marly marl,run dmc, llcoolj, dougefresh, rickyD,  chuck chill,  bdk, grap, latifa, mclyte, treach, krs1, matronix, stetsasonic, jazzy jeff and fresh prince, heavy D, MC Shan, masta ace, de la soul, afrika, cold crush brothers, jungle brothers, epmd, guru, fat boys, etc...
To say RAKIM is the only one who pioneered hip hop is to disregard the fact that there has been many artists who have influenced and had an impact on the music and listeners of hip hop. Rakim came out in the mid 80s, hip hop was something that started off in the mid to late 70s.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ditc (talk • contribs) 10:05, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  reword 

message: dude is insane http://www.aimprogram.com/videotestimonialtranscript.php?id=V21807-20090325  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.216.58 (talk) 02:03, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Insane

message: Who is this idiot filling the whole wikipedia and amazon and every place on net with plugs for his  unknown book. Please delete every reference to it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.142.110 (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: How to rap Book

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Rakim's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "Harvell":
From Paid in Full (album): Harvell, Jess. Review: Paid in Full. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
From Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim album): Harvell, Jess. Review: Follow the Leader. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
Reference named "amg":
From Canibus: allmusic ((( Canibus > Biography ))). Allmusic. Accessed February 22, 2008.
From Paid in Full (album): Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. p. 374. Backbeat Books. .
From Limp Bizkit: 
From Tupac Shakur: allmusic ((( 2Pac > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
Reference named "Huey":
From Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim album): Huey, Steve. [ Review: Follow the Leader]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
From Paid in Full (album): Huey, Steve. Review: Paid in Full. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
Reference named "Christgau":
From Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim album): Christgau, Robert (September 27, 1988). "Consumer Guide: Follow the Leader". The Village Voice: Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
From Street's Disciple: Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Street's Disciple". The Village Voice: January 4, 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24.
From Paid in Full (album): Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Paid in Full". The Village Voice: September 29, 1987. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
From The 18th Letter: Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The 18th Letter". The Village Voice: April 21, 1998. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21.
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:41, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Rakim]] 

message: Admittedly im a fan, but I think the statements about Rakims influence and importance on the development of hip hop are well deserved and true.
Good article, btw  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.20.44.50 (talk) 18:46, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  appropriately complimentary 

message: Should we mention why Rakim broke up with Aftermath. He says why in this link  Rap examiner (talk) 23:59, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Aftermath Entertainment

message: I've changed 'priority' in the template to 'importance', so it lists the article, and I've re-rated it as B-class as:
# There are 54 in-line citations from a number of different sources;
# The article covers his entire career, breaking it down into reasoned sections, with further information on specific topics in later sections;
# See (2);
# The article passes an initial proof-read for spelling and grammatical errors;
# The article features supporting pictures, an infobox, and citated quoteblocks;
# The article is written in an accessible manner both to those familiar and unfamiliar with the subject.
Furthermore, I believe that this article should also begin the process of review for 'GA' status and beyond. — Sasuke Sarutobi (talk) 15:18, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-rated as 'B' class, changed 'priority' to 'importance' to list article 

message: I know it says in the hidden text not to add Linkin Park to the "associated acts" section on the infobox, but I don't see a consensus on that on this talk page. If the associated acts section is really only for lengthy collaborations, then there is a large-scale overhaul that must be done on a lot of pages, because many list one-time collaborations under that section, including every collaborator on Linkin Park's The Hunting Party except Rakim. I think we should at the very least discuss this. Thank you. CuboneKing (talk) 04:44, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Linkin Park 

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message: Hi, I noticed that this page currently has a "tone not encyclopedic enough" stamp on it but after having scanned it I cannot see what the issue is. Even without citation it's still widely acknowledged (in the de facto sense) that Rakim was (and is) probably one of the most influential rappers of all time, he's generally credited with having revolutionized rap due to his album with Eric B. "Paid in Full". Is there a possible tint of racism to the presence of this stamp? My gut is that since this page is about rap and hip-hop it's viewed as a "ghetto" subject and for that reason some of the Wikipedia editors thought there was too much slang in it. But the page reads fine. BboyYen (talk) 06:09, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
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