From his first album out the gate, Paid in Full in 1987, Rakim as cemented himself into the halls of the hip-hop hall of fame. "It's a blessing to be around this long and I'm still mentioned with ...

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 ...