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

It’s the day before Rakim Al-Jabbaar's seventh studio album, FM4840: Loyal to the Soil, is released on May 20, and he’s reminiscing about how his hometown, Duncanville—a suburb southwest of ...

LinkinPark shares the absolutely legendary story of how #Rakim, because he doesn't fly, drove all the way from #NewYork to #LosAngeles just to record a verse for one of their heaviest songs! Hear the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

She scored her biggest hit two years later with "Keep On, Keepin' On." Rakim, half of the revolutionary duo Eric B. & Rakim, is widely acknowledged as one of hip hop's greatest MCs and lyricists.

Rakim is responsible for changing the way rappers approach rhyming in the 1980s and is regarded as the greatest living MC of all time. Now, Rakim is moving into the fintech space via his new AI ...

A free pop-up concert to help get out the vote will feature some of early hip-hop's most legendary performers, including MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff. The concert is free to ...