Rakim made history at Johns Hopkins University as the first rapper to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver the 2025 ...

The legendary Rakim, who is a part of Marley Marl’s I Am Hip-Hop tribute performance at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, stopped by rolling out to discuss the current state of rap music.

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If you listened to hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was all about Eric B. & Rakim. The New York-based duo was known for their unique sound, which was the perfect blend of DJ Eric B.’ ...

The Odunde Festival, the annual celebration of African and Caribbean culture, will observe its golden jubilee at a 16-block ...

The legendary MC just released his first album in 15 years and he produced every track. By Angel Diaz Rakim has been your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper since he and Eric B dropped Paid in ...

As Hip-Hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, Sprite launched a new campaign last week featuring notable figures Rakim, Nas, Latto, and GloRilla. Sprite first joined forces with Hip-Hop ...

Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company, in partnership with RAKIM, one of hip-hop’s most influential emcees. The company is called Notes, a fintech ...

Even in the hyperbolic sphere of hip-hop, Rakim’s microphone supremacy can’t be overstated — Kool Moe Dee has said he “invented flow” on classics such as “Paid In Full,” “I Ain’t ...

Rakim is set to release his first solo studio ... “‘There's no limit to greatness, keep going.' And that's what Hip-Hop listeners gotta understand, man,” the Long Island native said at ...

Rakim Allah, legendary as half of Eric B. & Rakim, was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on Long Island, New York. As a student at Wyandanch High School he occasionally skipped class, and one day ...

Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company, in partnership with RAKIM, one of hip-hop’s most influential emcees. The company is called Notes, a fintech ...