Rapper Rakim talks to Romesh after releasing music for the first time in 15 years. Plus, music from A Tribe Called Quest, Princess Nokia and Black Eyed Peas.
Romesh sits down with New York’s Rakim - widely regarded as one of the most important rappers of all time. One half of the golden age duo Eric B & Rakim, and a transformative figure in hip-hop, Rakim was key in shaping hip-hop into the genre we know today.
He talks to Romesh about his musical upbringing, finding his flow and producing his first album in 15 years ‘G.O.D.s Network: REB7RTH’. There’s also time for music from K7, Memphis Bleek and JAY-Z, Wretch 32, Onyx, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg.
First broadcast in 2024.
Produced by Folded Wing for BBC Radio 2.
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K7
Come Baby Come
- tommy boy music.
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A Tribe Called Quest
Award Tour (feat. Trugoy the Dove)
- Jive.
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Harry Wilkinson
Say No More
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Memphis Bleek
Dear Summer (feat. JAY-Z)
- Roc-A-Fella.
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Princess Nokia
Happy
- Arista Records.
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Wretch 32
2 minute silence
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Black Eyed Peas
Joints and Jam
- Interscope.
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Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle Mel
White Lines (Don't Do It)
- Sugar Hill.
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Eric B. & Rakim
Don't Sweat The Technique
- MCA.
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Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full
- 4th & B'way Records.
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Rakim
When I'm Flowin'
- Universal.
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Rakim
It's Been A Long Time
- Universal.
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Rakim
Be Ill (feat. Kurupt & Masta Killa)
- Holy Toledo Productions.
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Rakim
Love Is The Message (feat. Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg, Planet Asia & Louis King)
- Holy Toledo Productions.
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Onyx
Slam
- RAL.
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Dr. Dre
Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang (feat. Snoop Dogg)
- Death Row.
Broadcasts
- Sat 3 Aug 2024 00:00BBC Radio 2
- Sat 15 Feb 2025 00:00BBC Radio 2
- Saturday 00:00BBC Radio 2