Legendary emcee Rakim joins Stretch and Bobbito for a look at his iconic career and life, including reflections on his Islamic faith, the... Rakim Reflects On His Life In Hip-Hop And What Happened ...

Rakim made his debut in '86, with a melody and a president's mix. Over two decades later, William Michael Griffin is still calm and humble as they come. He sits comfortablely as the man who your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In "Casualties of War," the hip-hop great rapped: "I look for shelter when a plane is over me/ Remember Pearl Harbor? New York ...

“I start to think and then I sink/ Into the paper like I was ink/ When I’m writing, I’m trapped in between/ The lines/ I escape when I finish the rhyme.” The first time I heard these lines from Eric B ...

On this day in 1988, Eric B. & Rakim dropped their critically acclaimed sophomore album Follow the Leader, proving to the world that Paid in Full was only the beginning. Coming off the seismic impact ...