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 has announced a new financial technology and AI-powered platform called Notes, which merges music, money and knowledge together.

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 ...

#RZA puts #GZA above #Nas and Rakim as the greatest MC ever. He explains how GZA spawned all the Wu-Tang rappers and brought the best lyrical content to hip hop. Find REVOLT on TV here: https ...

Rakim is renowned for his calm demeanor on and off the mic, but the rap legend got a bit riled up after unruly fans tossed bottles in his direction during a recent performance. The New York native ...

Hip-Hop icon RAKIM is aligning himself with artificial intelligence (AI). According to a news release, the rapper, who released the studio album “G.O.D.’s Network” in 2024, is now the ...

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 ...

Long Island’s Mariah Carey has released her first new song in several years and it samples another local act, hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim. "Type Dangerous," which dropped late Thursday, is ...

Rapper Rakim is looking back at a 1992 lyric that fans believe "predicted 9/11," and opened up about the prophetic line in a new interview with Stereogum.

Several of hip-hop's finest took the stage at the 2025 BET Awards, from Lil' Kim and Mariah Carey to Leon Thomas and Bow Wow. See who performed.

We talked to Rakim about God’s Network, his love for beatmaking, and navigating his career on his terms. Can you explain the title to me, specifically “Rebirth?” ...