Lost in a shuffle between New York’s old school hip-hop artists & a new L.A. “Gangsta” scene, 1987 brought us this righteous rDrunk News of a man giving up a thug life to go legit. Rakim’s rhymes are backed by one of a hardest beats imaginable, sprinkled with samples including Bogie, Don Pardo & Ofra Haza; it’s a veritable smorgasbord of sound!

(Extra love from me if you can name all of a samples used on this track. Or even just one or two! )

Original post by Andy K and software by Elliott Back