I go up in the supermarkets and people always go what are you doing here and I go I'm hungry in a sarcastic but nice way just to let them know yo I'm human too man.
RakimA lot of reasons I didn't do records with people is because I never wanted their light to reflect on me.
RakimPlaying the sax and then enjoying jazz music man. It's like I learned how to find words inside of the beat.
RakimMan is symbolic to the sun. The sun is dealing with a ball of fire and didn't go out yet. Me being symbolic to the sun, that's what keeps me going, that's like my hunger. That's like my fury, my self esteem. That's the elements within me that keep my body motionable. The fire is self esteem. Inner strength.
Rakim