Kendrick Lamar’s star-studded Juneteenth concert was a celebration of Los Angeles’s rap scene. A year later, the up-and-comers who shared the stage with him speak on their experience ...

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.’ ...

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 ...

Rakim, now 56, recognizes times have changed and that the hip-hop landscape is no longer the “golden era” it once was. But he has realistic expectations for his music in today’s climate.

He was named after one of the all-time greats - so it's only fitting he became a star too. A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Athelaston Mayers, was named after American rapper ...

He is a well-known rapper with a string of awards - but many A$AP Rocky fans have no idea how the iconic artist got his stage name. A$AP Rocky, whose real name is ...

Jeff Moore/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Rakim is looking back at his career, including one lyrical moment that has since been deemed prophetic. Upon the release of his first new album in 15 years ...

We had a few criteria when deciding: We only included full-length projects that were commercially released, so no mixtapes or EPs. We took into account the world into which the album was released ...

Hip-hop pioneer Rakim is back with a new song, “Be Ill,” the lead single from his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), out July 26. On “Be Ill,” Rakim is as lyrically ...

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