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RAKIM WTF were you thinking????

MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
I missed this video? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/latte.gif" alt="" 21I guess I didn't have cable in 97'? Looks like he's on some Burning Man party vibe ... Thoughts ... I'm confused?p1b,121

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  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,471 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I missed this video? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/latte.gif" alt="" 21I guess I didn't have cable in 97'? Looks like he's on some Burning Man party vibe ... Thoughts ... I'm confused?p1b,121 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121It's supposedly a bunch of visual symbolism of 5 Percent stories and such. Doesn't make it any less corny to look at, though.
  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    STANDARD RAP RESPONSE #2: "Get that money _____(insert artist's name)!!!"
  • roistoroisto 879 Posts
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTSsTmcvxc4/a1
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121STANDARD RAP RESPONSE #2: "Get that money _____(insert artist's name)!!!" b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/funnypost.gif" alt="" 21
  • MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
    P>b,121b,121Tell em' Rakim Sent You...b,121b,121Photobucket/a1
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I ride
  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    P>b,121b,121Tell em' Rakim Sent You...b,121b,121Photobucket/a1 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTSsTmcvxc4 b,121"*HENGH*"
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I missed this video? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/latte.gif" alt="" 21I guess I didn't have cable in 97'? Looks like he's on some Burning Man party vibe ... Thoughts ... I'm confused?p1b,121 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121To make it worse, this was one of the first (if not the first) solo video he dropped, and it just looked cheap. The imagery, the meaning, that's all fine but it was like "shit, this is Rakim and it still looks like the first season of Rap City".
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Hahah. I love this song, but this video is TERRIBLE.
  • YemskyYemsky 708 Posts
    I always felt this record was never as big as it should have been. Maybe this video is the reason why.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121b,121It's supposedly a bunch of visual symbolism of 5 Percent stories and such. Doesn't make it any less corny to look at, though. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121It appears to be a mixture of New Testament Jesus & He-Man. b,121I ain't mad at it.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Now imagine that video with this song:b,121
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    I remember when this shit dropped and Rakim still had some heat/anticipation for his solo debut.b,121b,121Mad folks were like - WTF is that?b,121b,121If only he had the budget to fully execute what they imagined as some fantasy realm.b,121b,121I wonder how much it cost to fabricate that microphone?b,121b,121Dude never "saved" the girl either.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121b,121 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121Yo, no homo
  • DeegreezDeegreez 804 Posts
    I say not Rakim's fault...b,121Label hires youngbuck nyu kid director, youngbuck nyu kid director pitches corny metaphysical video idea, Rakim shows up.
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    deliciousb,121b,121b,121and serious LOL at 3:28.
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    I want to know where the devil/demon got his funky ass shoes from!!! Hes got the Hadean pimp look down pat...
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    A surreal masterpiece! Felliniesque in it's scope.b,121You fools aren't wreckonizin' b,121you should bow down when in presence of such godliness.b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/107.gif" alt="" 21
  • MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121A surreal masterpiece! Felliniesque in it's scope.b,121You fools aren't wreckonizin' b,121you should bow down when in presence of such godliness.b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/107.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    P>b,121b,121The funny thing is, since my original post, I have watched this three more times! I admit it, there may be something brilliant about it. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oof.gif" alt="" 21
  • CosmophonicCosmophonic 1,172 Posts
    It's funny, it's weird, it's cheap. Obviously a joke!
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I want to know where the devil/demon got his funky ass shoes from!!! Hes got the Hadean pimp look down pat... b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121He's supposed to be a Satyr.
  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I ride b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Seriously. I can't see how people aren't enjoying this video.
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    very img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/pasue23is.gif" alt="" 21
  • rascmonrascmon 441 Posts
    The dancers are listening to something else though. Like they raided "The Grind" set. RAKIM PRODUCED BY DJ SCRIBBLE
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I remember when this shit dropped and Rakim still had some heat/anticipation for his solo debut.b,121b,121Mad folks were like - WTF is that?b,121b,121If only he had the budget to fully execute what they imagined as some fantasy realm.b,121b,121I wonder how much it cost to fabricate that microphone?b,121b,121Dude never "saved" the girl either. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121The song was and still is great, but the video did its damage. People thought he couldn't do a video worse than "Don't Sweat The Technique", this was it. It's decent, but a lot of people expected better, and not something that seemed to fit a standard that didn't quite fit his.b,121b,121Or maybe our elitist views of what Rakim was meant to represent.
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121I remember when this shit dropped and Rakim still had some heat/anticipation for his solo debut.b,121b,121Mad folks were like - WTF is that?b,121b,121If only he had the budget to fully execute what they imagined as some fantasy realm.b,121b,121I wonder how much it cost to fabricate that microphone?b,121b,121Dude never "saved" the girl either. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121The song was and still is great, but the video did its damage. People thought he couldn't do a video worse than "Don't Sweat The Technique", this was it. It's decent, but a lot of people expected better, and not something that seemed to fit a standard that didn't quite fit his.b,121b,121Or maybe our elitist views of what Rakim was meant to represent. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Yeah. Does he even have a "big budget" classic video?b,121b,121I liked Dont Sweat, but he got seriously hatted on for highlighting White Chicks in the video.b,121I didnt see what the big deal was cause that look became the norm eventally. %5 MC or not.
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    What was the Eric B. & Rakim video that had the crack-smoking midget?
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121What was the Eric B. & Rakim video that had the crack-smoking midget? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/melt.gif" alt="" 21
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Yee-know?
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Microphone Fiend?
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