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Originally Posted by Grotesque Head
I'd personally say that Rakim would rank above the following in your list in terms of influence in Hip Hop:
Public Enemy
The Beastie Boys
Will Smith
and maybe Run DMC.
That's in terms of influence on the music itself, as opposed to its mainstream success.
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dude beastie boys and publim enemy evoloved rap furhter than rakim could ever imagine. will smith won the first ever rap grammy, rakim didnt do that, did he? no. rakim is overrated no boudbt he inflenced hipphop but he definitley isnt as strong an i flunece as the people i mentioned.
the guy who said the thing about Afrikka Bambatta is right enough though. But in all honesty it was a toss up between tem and krs one i didnt want to have both so krs one won out
although i respect all those guys for influencing hip hop culture and rap to be completely honest i dont like any of there music with the exception of numbers 6-10 as u can tell by my favorites liset