Flow. People take it for granted now, but there was a time during rap music"s infancy when the majority of emcees were still using a slightly herky-jerky style. All that changed when Rakim came into the game and flipped the lyrical aspect of rap to new, and unheard of, levels. His ability to ride a beat was unmatched and many felt he was, at the time, the greatest emcee walking the face of the planet. This records shows off those skills and how he"s grown over the years with songs ranging from the classic "Paid In Full" to the much more recent "I"ll Bust Em, You Punish Em" featuring Canibus.