im not sure i'm a huge fan of rakim either, but i'll admit that i havent really heard a lot from him. and about jay z, it's hard to say that he isnt a good rapper because he does make some hot records. however, the only way i'd ever have 6 of his albums is they were all burned. you can correct me on this, but i would say that in his albums the songs that aren't party songs, more often than not have weaker beats. so that could lead to people saying the only good songs he makes are party songs.