Today, Jan. 28, marks the birthday of God MC, Rakim. Rap music has a way of celebrating the opening line. It’s always the hard entry that has heads nodding and wanting to listen to ...

RAKIM rose to fame as one-half of the rap duo Eric B. and Rakim. Now, he is breaking new ground with an AI-powered platform, a one-stop shop for music, money, and knowledge for artists and creators.

Eric B. & Rakim usher in hip-hop’s Golden Age with their debut album, Paid in Full. The album cover features custom clothing created by hip-hop’s go-to fashion designer at the time, Dapper Dan.

With its roots in both the avant garde and novelty music, cut & paste came of age in 1987 with the likes of Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu, Coldcut, Steinski, Bomb The Bass and M/A/R/R/S. Angus Batey ...