Rakim News: Songs of the decade: “Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever Been)”
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Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim | “Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever Been)” | 2007
The Aughts have been rather stingy with its worthwhile posse cut output. In fact, besides “Better Than I’ve Ever Been”* I can’t recall a notable example. It’s a shame, really. Posse cuts used to be a place where a half-dozen or more emcees could all rock the mic together - even while rapping about unrelated subject matter - and it would work because of the group dynamic and its collective energy. But at least we have “Better,” and its superior remix “Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever...
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