On this day in Hip-Hop history, veteran MC Rakim released his debut solo LP, The 18th Letter. Coming off of the infamous split of Eric B. and Rakim and a five-year hiatus, this album was surprisingly ...

On this day in 1988, Eric B. & Rakim dropped their critically acclaimed sophomore album Follow the Leader, proving to the world that Paid in Full was only the beginning. Coming off the seismic impact ...

Rakim made history at Johns Hopkins University as the first rapper to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver the 2025 Peabody Conservatory commencement address. Hip-Hop legend Rakim, widely ...

Legendary emcee Rakim joins Stretch and Bobbito for a look at his iconic career and life, including reflections on his Islamic faith, the... Rakim Reflects On His Life In Hip-Hop And What Happened ...

Rakim made his debut in '86, with a melody and a president's mix. Over two decades later, William Michael Griffin is still calm and humble as they come. He sits comfortablely as the man who your ...

It’s always humbling when gods celebrate gods. Kendrick Lamar shows love to Rakim on Clipse’s new album, Let God Sort Em Out. On the track “Chains & Whips,” Lamar raps: “Let’s be clear, Hip-Hop died ...

A momentous collaboration that could forever shift the Hip-Hop landscape is reportedly in the works. According to AllHipHop, four of the genre’s most revered pioneers—Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, ...

Ghostface Killah‘s sequel to his critically acclaimed LP Supreme Clientele is on the way. The Staten Island rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member dropped the project’s first single “Rap Kingpin” today and it ...

Serial entrepreneur and former recording artist Victor D. Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company, in partnership with RAKIM, one of hip-hop’s most influential ...

On June 28, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, N.O.R.E. (Victor James Santiago Jr.) delivered what many are calling the moment of the night at Rock The Bells Festival 2025. In a backstage ...