Rakim Quotes - Page 2

The older I get the wiser and more skillful I get.

I always had an intelligence with me, I was always in the streets, I was always trying to do good. I was always looking for something to guide me. In the beginning church wasn't it.

Once you start making money you have to put things into perspective.

Not follow me but follow the lyrics.

What's powerful about the mind, the mind comes through every physical and when the physical goes the mind still exists.

I came in the door, I said it before I never let the mic magnetize me no more. But it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme, I can't hold it back...I'm looking for the line. Taking off my coat, clearing my throat, My rhyme will be kicking until I hit my last note.

It 's amazing how Allah made the mind to the point where we almost alike me and you, we almost see the same. But we got different aspects of things. Certain things are what they call common sense. Allah made it like that meaning there's only one mind, be we all occupy it. Some of us dig into it a little deeper. Some of us are lazy on it. There's only one right and one wrong.

When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.

Allah's blessings is like everyday. I can't do nothing without mentioning ALLAH or one of his words. I can't do nothing without coming across one of his blessings or doing something and be like that's Allah talking to me or something happen to me and I say Allah gave me that.

So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents

I think half of our life is written out for us and things happen the way their supposed to happen.

I'm everlastin, I can go on for days and days With rhyme displays that engrave deep as X-rays I can take a phrase that's rarely heard, FLIP IT Now it's a daily word

What was once easy became confused and hard, which brings us back to the mystic question, who is God?

It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.

You can't win for losing.

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.

I used to roll up: this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny. Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money.

We lost the connection between the entertainment world and the neighborhoods.

Sometimes I can't believe half of the love that I get.

I wake you up and as I stare in your face, you seem stunned. Remember me? The one you got your idea from?

I love to see when people are real passionate about what they feel and what they say.

I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke, Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke.

I don't work out too much. I just do some pushups when I feel the right hook is getting a lil weak.

A lot of times when people listen to music it's because they feel down, and that's when serious hip-hop comes into play. When times is hard, people can hear a rapper that inspires them to do what they [are] supposed to do.

I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn, Make money in Manhattan and never been tooken. Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down, Get strong on the Island, recoup, and lay around.