The legendary Rakim, who is a part of Marley Marl’s I Am Hip-Hop tribute performance at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, stopped by rolling out to discuss the current state of rap music.

When hip-hop got its start 50 years ago, it was a DJ cutting between two record albums and an MC rhyming over the beats. The the rhymes had predictable patterns; they almost always fell at 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.’ ...

Rakim made history at Johns Hopkins University as the first rapper to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver the 2025 ...

Rakim and Scarface are set to be honored at the first Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards. “Unfortunately, many of the most impactful original artists never received recognition proportional with their ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: July 26, 1988: Eric B. & Rakim solidify their greatness with their second album, Follow the Leader, which was released on this day in 1988.

In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...

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 emcees. The company is called Notes, a fintech ...

Jenkins also collects narratives from a wide range of Markie's family members and hip-hop legends like Rakim, who share personal stories about hanging with Biz, the way he loved to joke and how he ...

After Jeff’s performance, Hip-Hop’s Golden Era celebration continued with MC Lyte, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane. Each of these legends delivered medleys of their greatest hits and reminded the ...

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 emcees. The company is called Notes, a fintech ...