Rakim Album: “The Archive Live, Lost & Found [PA]”

This is a very good summary of Rakim's songs. It does not replace the original work but is a way to hear all of the classic Rakim tracks plus some...

Rakim is always worth the listen. Brothers are still catching up with his genius. I wasn't pleased with the Dr. Dre tracks. I never did think that marriage would work. When you can work words and lyrics that beautifully

you have to keep the tracks gritty to match the flow. A good buy for all fans and the new crop of listeners.

Rakim's DJ in this live recording can't stop himself shouting "Yeah, Yeah", etc. All these live tracks sound as if they are from the same set, certainly a recent time period since Rakim is singing them in a retrospective style with the crowd getting the part of singing some of the best, most memorable hook-lines that break Rakims flow. There are some new studio recorded songs that sound good.