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 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. 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 want to be music s worst nightmare. public enemy s extreme politics has meant almost no radio air play, even on black stations. it s rap for a reason. they call it a mind revolution. a rebel in his own mind rebel without a pause was heavily influenced by rakim and heavily influenced by what was
introduced a lot of people to hip-hop culture. can you give us some definitions of the lls in your name? ll stands for long and lean lover of ladies last of the red hot lovers looking for a little. just a lot of ls. the guys only be talking about yourself. how much of a lover, how the women love him to death, how they can throw down, how good they can dance. how bad they are. nobody better not mess with me and all of that kind of foolishness. if they were to address the issues, the issues being poverty, the issues being not having political power. you see what i m saying? all of these issues, they should be addressing this with their energy. planet earth it was my place of birth 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. hard on the boulevard i never get scarred i learned different rhythms
sound of something boiling under. public enemy literally said we want to be music s worst nightmare. public enemy s extreme politics has meant almost no radio air play, even on black stations. it s rap for a reason. they call it a mind revolution. a rebel in his own mind rebel without a pause was heavily influenced by rakim and heavily influenced by what was just going on. it was really a desperate call to have us being heard. you talk about black all the time to a multiracial audience. shouldn t you maybe be thinking about who are the people i ve got out here? haven t you got a responsibility to them rather than what you personally i have a responsibility to my people and my culture, because my people and my culture have been brutalized and ignored for years. my mother standing in the welfare line the way you survive is crime my life is over so i might as well speak my mind ice t is the first west coast
you see what i m saying? all of these issues, they should be addressing this with their energy. planet earth it was my place of birth 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. 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 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. 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
beastie boys was dope, you know what i happen? license to ill really spread like wildfire and introduced a lot of people to hip-hop culture. can you give us some definitions of the lls? ll stands for ladies, love, legend, long and lean, lover of ladies, red-hot lovers looking for a little, just a lot of ls. the guys only be talking about youfrts. how much of a lover. how the women love him to death. you know, how they can throw down. how good they can dance. how bad they are. nobody better not mess with me and all of that kind of foolishness. they they won t address the issues. the issues, being, poverty. the issues being, not having political power. you see what i am saying? all of these issues. they should be addressing this with their energy. planet earth was my place of birth ra kim is the guy who