Jay-Z Gives Rakim His Props For Paving Road In Hip Hop

Jay-Z's making sure to acknowledge the trail blazed by Rakim to enable his own hip hop immortalization giving the "Paid In Full" creator his flowers backstage at the Grammys The 2 NYC rap icons lit up when they crossed paths in a hallway, and Jay thanked Rakim for "paving the roads" to which Rakim stated the reciprocation had been felt as well The moment was captured by SiriusXM's Torae Carr, who also serves as a chapter president for the Recording Academy. Rakim was long considered to be the hip hop "GOAT" before Jay took the reigns and recruited Rakim for his "Blueprint²" album over 20 years ago.

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