Hip-hop pioneer Rakim is back with a new song, “Be Ill,” the lead single from his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), out July 26. On “Be Ill,” Rakim is as lyrically ...

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 ...

Rakim is perhaps the ultimate example, an artist who has truly earned the “God MC” title emblazoned on his chain. Hip-hop was a different kind of music before he dropped Paid In Full ...

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 is regarded by generations of rap fans as The God MC. But we may need to start referring to him as The God MC / Producer. Sitting in his studio on a sunny July afternoon, he tells Rolling ...

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.