Born on this day in 1968, William Griffith Jr., known to the world as Rakim Allah, turns 58 and remains universally revered ...

First single, “Rebirth (N.M.A),” features Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt and Wu-Tang's Masta Killa. Legendary Long Island-bred lyricist Rakim Allah is returning with new music as Tha God MC is releasing an ...

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 ends of ...

Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and MC Lyte are not playing with their right to vote and are encouraging others to use theirs as well. Philadelphia’s Overbrook Plaza is normally a parking lot or a shopping ...

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Get ready for a big night of Hip Hop and Spoken Word!! See RAKIM, BIG DADDY KANE, MC LYTE, DUPRÉ DOITALL KELLY, DJ SPINNA, Caridad De La LUZ (LA BRUJA), MAHOGANY L. BROWNE and TYEHIMBA JESS as they ...

Will Smith has finally admitted to imitating Rakim on "Summertime," the Oscar-winner's 1991 hit single with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Smith made the revelation Sunday night after CBS' A Grammy Salute to 50 Years ...

New Jersey Performing Arts Center will present Social Justice through spoken work with some of the most influential Hip Hop artists. It's going to be one special night in Newark with RAKIM, BIG DADDY ...

Born on this day in 1968, William Griffith Jr., better known as Rakim Allah, is widely celebrated as one of the greatest emcees ever to grace the mic. His groundbreaking debut album with DJ Eric B., ...