It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Rakim More Quotes by Rakim More Quotes From Rakim I loved the hood and still love the hood but I had to realize like Ra you a rapper now you're in the public eye. Rakim rapperrealizingeye If something comes at me of course I'm gonna handle my business but I'm not the type to provoke the bullshit so I don't really get a lot of that. Rakim provokingbullshittype There's things in the Bible when you read the Quran there different wordings. The Quran is dealing with the Most High and the Bible is dealing with God. If they read them both and put it together they'll know what the true culture is. Rakim differenttogetherculture When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking. Rakim much-lovewaythinking I've always been a picky eater but I'm not the healthiest eater. Rakim picky Do what you do don't let the label tell you to do something else. Rakim labels I'm you and you are me. I'm a man and you're a man. When people understand the more they know Self, the real Inner Self of themselves it's the same physical structure you've got. The same things you deal with I deal with. Everything derives from the mind. What's funny is the mind is the hardest question and I guess that's why I'm always writing about it. Rakim realwritingmen Get your money and as long as nobody is stepping on my wad then we're good. Rakim long I don't accept that the new generation is looking for anything different than what we've always been looking for. Depending on the moment, they want bangers that make them crack their neck, they want tracks that put them in a zone where they can sit back and chill. Rakim neckstrackwant I don't want to put nobody on blast but in the beginning it's like somebody telling you somebody looks like you and you've been looking in the mirror your whole life and nobody looks like you. Same thing with me. Rakim looking-in-the-mirrormirrorslooks I try to keep myself out of the unnecessary bullshit. Rakim unnecessarybullshittrying Every time someone come out with an album don't change the whole style up but don't do what they are expecting. Surprise them. Rakim albumsstylesurprise I had a little more freedom when I started sampling because you could actually do what you wanted to do. Rakim samplingwantedlittles I just try to eat as good as possible. Rakim trying I try not to eat too much beef. I try to eat healthy. Rakim beefhealthytrying Before I started rapping and touring I weighed about 160. But by going on the road every night eating fast food, performing every night, partying and drinking I started gaining weight immediately. Rakim rappartydrinking Even when I was out on tour I used to fly home on the weekends to be with my girl and be with my family to see my kids grow up and just be there for them. When they started going to school it was like that too whether it was homework or if I have to go up to the school I was there. Rakim growing-upgirlhome I only made x amount of albums in 20 years and to still be living comfortably. A lot of people and friends look at me and be like yo Ra how do you do it? You don't go on tour every year and you don't make an album every year, you chill with your family and watch TV. Everyone else is out on tour getting that money. But I managed to do my thing right with the help of my accountant and I'm still comfortable. Rakim tvspeopleyears I never sold drugs. A lot of people used to think I was that dude but I never sold a crumb. I used to always be upset with that. Rakim drugpeoplethinking The money from every unit being sold is what I feel every artist should see. Rakim unitsartistshould
