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 ...

It’s the day before Rakim Al-Jabbaar's seventh studio album, FM4840: Loyal to the Soil, is released on May 20, and he’s reminiscing about how his hometown, Duncanville—a suburb southwest of ...

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 ...