#ghostproducer

[cookiecaker]

god help the outcast with her witchcraft; someday i'm gonna go home

[autistic-alexithymic-female]

Being a female musician is horrifying because no matter what you do, you're going to face a shit ton of misogyny.

I genuinely do not know what I'm going to do as every single area of music is male-dominated.

If I decide to ghostwrite and produce for other musicians, then I will have males telling me what to do all day.

If I decide to DJ, I'll be expected to perform for people in a tube top and lots of cosmetics. I'll have males stare at me.

I probably have other options and ideas. Ghostwriting, ghostproducing, and DJing seem to be my leading options -- if not going into music journalism or a different field.

Part of me wants to perform, and I would really love it in some sense, but the way males stare at me just makes me feel like it's bullshit. I always cover myself up and the idea of people seeing me that way just makes it all feel so confusing.

I have been asking myself a lot why I'm really doing this.

I guess I like that I stand by my principles, but I do not know how to deal with what's expected of me in male-dominated networks. I feel that no one really cares about women in these spaces and all the males are bros with each other so it just makes me feel off.

[fuckyeah-female-record-producers]

Boiler Room

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DJ - Missy Elliot

ghostwriting and ghostproducing - Miguel, Mariah Carey, Hayley Kiyoko

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[cyarskaren52]

“Thinking of a master plan…”

Rakim. Just saying his name evokes a certain image. He is Hip-Hop personified, and forever the standard by which emceeing is judged. Rakim Allah has been shaping and reshaping the artform for more than 35 years, and across his career, both with and without Eric B., he's revolutionized what an emcee can do with their pen. 

It's almost taken for granted that Rakim has one of Hip-Hop's strongest catalogs. Alongside Eric B., "The R" delivered a four album run that few artists can say they're able to match; from the groundbreaking and virtually perfect debut of Paid In Full to the stellar home run of Don't Sweat The Technique five years later. As a solo artist, Ra never pushed too hard for mainstream validation, opting instead to remain the rap game's most devout purist. That's who he has always been. Rakim is Rakim. 

So we had the unenviable task of putting together the 25 Dopest Rakim Songs. Here they are. 

#26

"ADDICTIVE" - TRUTH HURTS FEAT. RAKIM [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot! A smash from the late great Static Major and superproducer DJ Quik, it features one of Rakim's most smoothed-out verses. 

#25

"WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND"

This gem from the "House Party II" soundtrack was also one of the singles released from the final Eric B. & Rakim album "Don't Sweat The Technique."

#24

"WALK THESE STREETS" FEAT. MAINO

Rakim relishes in his elder statesman status on this track with Maino. Making it clear that funds and floss are just not who he is, Ra re-establishes himself as a voice of the people.

#23

"KEEP 'EM EAGER TO LISTEN"

An album cut from Eric B. & Rakim's third album, it shows just how much Rakim was continually pushing himself forward as a lyricist. It's also an early showcase for the brilliance of Large Professor. 

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#22

"MY MELODY"

One of the standouts on an album that's damn-near ONLY standouts, this is one of Eric B. & Rakim's best early tracks (ghostproduced by Marley Marl)

#21

"LOVE 4 SALE"

The Sue Raney sample is sublime. Mature Ra speaks on relationships vs materialism. The production is rugged but smooth, as Rakim breaks down the importance of a shorty finding love. 

#20

"CASUALTIES OF WAR"

Recorded just as George H.W. Bush was invading Iraq amid the Persian Gulf War, Rakim addresses the conflict of being a Black American soldier tasked with treating Muslims like the enemy. 

#19

"IN THE GHETTO"

Moody and melodic, Rakim's flow never sounded more immaculate than it does on this introspective track from "Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em." Props to Rudy Ray Moore.

#18

"HOLY ARE YOU"

Rakim's reputation as "The God MC" comes from two things; his stature as a rhymer, but also his penchant for weaving knowledge of self and mathematics into his rhymes. Example A is right here. 

#17

"WHEN I B ON THE MIC"

Rakim's solo career has been somewhat low-profile compared to his heyday with Eric B., but this is one of his best solo singles--from his underrated sophomore album, "The Master." 

#16

"NEW YORK (YA OUT THERE)"

A shout-out to his home city, this remains one of Hip-Hop's best odes to the Big Apple. With DJ Premier on the beat, it's a victory lap for classic NYC boom bap. 

#15

"LYRICS OF FURY"

Ra leans into the aggressive production and lets loose. Chris Rock once called this track "probably, lyrically, the best rapping anyone's ever done," and it ain't hard to see why he holds it in such high esteem. 

#14

"GUESS WHO'S BACK?"

It had been five years since Eric B. & Rakim's final album, and in the 1990s, that felt like an eternity. But the God MC came roaring back with his first solo single, announcing his return.

#13

"MOVE THE CROWD" 

It's somewhat ironic that a song about getting the crowd moving is so laid-back, but Rakim makes his point effectively. No mistakes allowed. 

#12

"MAHOGANY" 

Who says Rakim never raps for or about the ladies? A seductive ode to a mysterious woman, Rakim flows smoothly over a winning sample of "I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green. 

#11

"THE 18TH LETTER (ALWAYS AND FOREVER)"

One of the purest showcases of lyricism ever put to wax. Rakim breaks down the mathematics behind his famous initial as only he could do. A master class in rhyming. 

#10

"LET THE RHYTHM HIT 'EM"

The title track from Eric B. & Rakim's third album is a masterpiece. One of the most inspired flips of "Nautilus" by Bob James, it also features some of Ra's most innovative lyricism. 

#9

"IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME"

Another track released after Ra's five-year silence in the mid-1990s, it was another moment for the R to let anyone who didn't know exactly who he is as an emcee. 

#8

"MICROPHONE FIEND"

It's an emcee's mantra. Rakim made an absolutely brilliant parallel between loving the microphone and being addicted to dope; and highlighted the rush of one as compared to the other. 

#7

"DON'T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE"

The "Rumpshaker"-esque video was the first appearance of Wyclef Jean, but beyond that, this is one of the greatest (and last) slices of classic brilliance from the game's greatest emcee/deejay duo. 

#6

"I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL"

We admittedly don't always think of the dancefloor when we think of great Eric B. & Rakim tracks, but this is the most party-ready groove the duo ever released. 

#5

"FOLLOW THE LEADER"

The second album from Eric B. & Rakim let you know that they were upping the ante in every way. Sonically, this is where those Coltrane comparisons become more apparent. 

#4

"ERIC B. IS PRESIDENT"

Have the votes been tallied? Rakim nominates his deejay in one of the duo's most beloved songs. Deejay tributes were a mainstay of 80s rap but none raised the bar quite as high as this one.

#3

"I AIN'T NO JOKE"

He let you know what was up from Day One. The first music video from Eric B. & Rakim also serves as the first music video appearance from none other than Flavor Flav. 

#2

"KNOW THE LEDGE"

The theme song to beloved 1991 hood thriller "Juice" is a lyrical tour de force. Rakim's flow is ice-cold and razor sharp, as he details a life of crime doomed to end in violence. 

#1

"PAID IN FULL" 

It's on the short list of greatest rap songs ever made. The sample of Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett's "Don't Look Any Further" would become a Hip-Hop staple, and Rakim's opening bars are embedded in the very fabric of this rap shit. Calling it "classic" is an understatement. Uber-essential.

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[8kofficial]

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[rwproductions]

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[maxtauker]

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[paullennar]

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[bryaneyberg]

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[tokyomandy]

My ghost producer. #nocap #producer #femaleproducer #ableton #ghostproducer #baby #momlife #plur #startemyoung https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UGlCrHAFu/?igshid=14cv1b6l0cijq