Target Talk - “The Right Frequency” featuring Rakim Al-Jabbaar
Rakim Al-Jabbaar pulls up for a powerful conversation ahead of the release of his new album FM4840 . We talk about growing up with hip hop royalty, how his father Big Al of Nemesis shaped his musical roots, and the pressure and pride that comes with carrying the name Rakim. He breaks down his latest singles "Astro Budz" and "Open 24Hrs," the mindset behind revisiting FM480 , and why sequencing means everything to him. From personal growth to creative risk-taking, this episode is a look at an artist stepping deeper into his purpose.
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Rakim Al-Jabbaar
Artist and Spiritualist
Named after the original God MC, Rakim Al-Jabbar is, in his own words, "the heartbeat of Dallas Hip-Hop" and the consciousness of true MCs who are looking to reclaim the throne of their legendary forefathers. Note to the reader; please don't get "Big Baby Thanos" (Al-Jabbar's alter ego) confused as a rapper that doesn't know his birth roots. This 5'8 lyrical master can "swang & bang", "talk smoke," and take the listener on a verbal tour of the streets of South Dallas and Oak Cliff with the best of his fellow rappers from the Big D, which is what these southerners have come to be known for. However, with consciousness and self-awareness calling him to lyrical excellence, he showcases his mastery of metaphor in ways that relate to the newly indoctrinated and seasoned Hip-Hop aficionados alike. In this down-to-earth and cumulatively musically exotic package, Rakim Al-Jabbar sends a message that lands dead smack in the middle of the cerebral cortex and reminds you that Hip-Hop is a culture that is geographically boundless. One of the biggest of the current class of MCs on the planet resides in Dallas, Texas, and as they say, everything is BIGGER in Texas.
The "Big Baby Thanos" project, composed of 9 new tracks, is Al-Jabbar's first offering from a series (more volumes coming quarterly) of topical lyrical hymns paying tribute to southern culture, family struggle, survival in the streets, and hope for the future, all in a seamless 35-minute voyage of the mind. Rakim's flow rings of so… Read More
