But I never said nothing. It looked good for the group—Eric do the beats and Ra do the lyrics. At the end of the day, it made me grand.” The album also gave Rakim the opportunity to play his ...

In one of his early songs, "My Melody," Rakim places the rhyme in the center of the bar instead of at the end, which Fitzgerald says flipped the traditional customs of hip-hop rhythm and lyrics at ...

none” — Rakim ‘Don’t Call Me’ lyrics The R teams with, of all people, DMX for this new number. As if reinventing rap in one language wasn’t enough for one lifetime, the God drops ...

Leading the party are headlining acts Rakim and Doug E. Fresh, who will take the stage at 23rd and South streets at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. The festivities start earlier that day at 10 ...

With a tagline of one of Rakim’s best-known lyrics, “Don’t Nothing Move But The Money,” the platform is named Notes and its purpose is to help redefine financial empowerment for ...

It also has a feature that lets artists write lyrics and connect with their peers ... including an AI voice assistant in RAKIM’s voice. It is hoping to launch fully at the end of February.

New York rap pioneer Rakim has announced his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), which follows 2009’s The Seventh Seal. It comes out on July 26, and pre-orders are up now.