Born on this day in 1968, William Griffith Jr., better known as Rakim Allah, is widely celebrated as one of the greatest emcees ever to grace the mic. His groundbreaking debut album with DJ Eric B., ...

Often described as spiritual, meditative, raw, yearning, divine, longing, beautiful, transcendent and profound, the four-part ...

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: -- Roman Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas in 1225 -- English ...

Drake's beef with Kendrick Lamar is the latest in a career's worth of rap battles. He previously feuded with Pusha T, Meek ...

Bluegrass musician Vic Mullen is 92. Actor Alan Alda is 89. Actress Susan Howard (``Dallas'') is 83. Former NHL player and 1972 Summit Series star Paul Henderson is 82. Actress Marthe Keller ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 58. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is 57. Musician DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill is 57. Rapper Rakim is 57. Actor Kathryn Morris (“Cold Case”) is 56. Humorist Mo Rocca is 56 ...

A$AP Rocky's assault trial in connection to an alleged shooting incident started this week. Reality TV star Erika Jayne's son was one of the first witnesses. RHOBH's ...

There are so many acts that don't become international acts if they don't come on stage at [Toronto's] Concert Hall when [Toronto DJ] Ron ... LL Cool J, Rakim, Queen Latifah realize, "Oh, I ...

During a Fenty event in her native Barbados, she did a DJ set for the crowd ... The charges against Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, stemmed from a confrontation in Hollywood in November ...

For their first two albums, Rakim (and sometimes Eric) would give Patrick records to sample, and Eric B would add scratches on top. Having had experience as a DJ before fully committing to the mic ...