The Nineteen Eighties rapper Pusha T believes had a greater circulate than Rakim: “Record for record”

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Pusha T has many opinions, and he has by no means been afraid to share them. Akin to his former label boss, Kanye West, every time Pusha does an interview, he’s certain to make headlines, and on a couple of event, he has shared an opinion that unsettles the tradition.

That stated, in a single interview, Pusha talked about one among hip-hop’s legends, Rakim. The New York emcee continues to be revered as a lyricist and is called a ground-breaking emcee who modified the course of hip-hop. The Observe The Chief creator introduced complicated rhymes and had an simple presence when he touched the microphone. Alongside Eric B, the Lengthy Island modified how all people rapped by offering a blueprint.

Nevertheless, this didn’t cease the former Clipse member from giving a scorching take concerning the lyricist and he has performed it in a couple of interview. Debates about the perfect lyricist of the Nineteen Eighties have plagued hip-hop purists for many years. Many legendary lyricists emerged throughout this period. From LL Cool J to Eazy-E and extra there was quite a lot of expertise.

Nevertheless, Rakim was a determine who modified the sport, however throughout an look on The Fight Jack Present, the previous G.O.O.D Music rapper mentioned why he believes Huge Daddy Kane is a greater, extra expert emcee than Rakim.

Pusha T defined that after listening to a mixture of Huge Daddy Kane and Rakim’s information on Philadelphia’s radio station Energy 99, he decided that the Juice Crew rapper has put out higher songs and has a extra spectacular discography.

Pusha even added that Kane’s legacy influenced the title of his mixtape, Wrath of Caine. Opening up concerning the Brooklyn lyricist, Pusha detailed, “That [debate over Big Daddy Kane and Rakim was] what Wrath of Caine was about!”

He continued, “It was always the play off the street metaphors, but what happened was I was driving to New York, and I was coming through Philly, and by the time I got to Philly, I caught it so perfectly: a mid-day, mini-mix on Power 99 and they’re doing a [Big Daddy] Kane and Rakim battle. Now, mind you, this is an argument that happens with my crew [and] my brother…but I was like, when you lined it up just record for record, I thought [Kane] won.”

The It’s Almost Dry creator doubled down on this sentiment in an interview with ThisIs50.com and unveiled that Wrath Of Caine was a dedication to the Juice Crew legend, disclosing, “[The title, as] Always a play on the streetlife…I was recording and came to the conclusion that Big Daddy Kane was better than Rakim.” He insisted it was an ode to the artist and stated the “Caine” spelling was due to his road persona, “to play on the streets, that’s what people attribute to me.”

The two MCs have by no means exchanged diss tracks. Nevertheless, they’ve been in contrast a number of instances over time and in an early 2000s interview with MySpace, Kane unveiled why the 2 by no means clashed regardless of their feud, stating, “Me and Rakim were always clear that we were rivals! [But] Eric B. is a personal friend of mine and that’s probably the only reason why me and Ra never really battled.”

Nonetheless, regardless that he was in competitors with Rakim throughout the Nineteen Eighties, Huge Daddy Kane humbly admitted that he really likes Rakim, concluding, “Rakim is a great lyricist. To me, it was always beautiful to be compared to him.”

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