I'm sad but not surprised that Eric B & Rakim did not get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. I don't know if they'll ever get in, which is a travesty. I'm on the nominating committee and I ...

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 his ...

Talib Kweli and Rakim will headline the New Generation Music Festival.It'll be Rakim's first visit to Omaha, and the 30th anniversary of Paid in Full, the classic album put out by the two hip-hop ...

Hip-Hop pioneers Eric B and Rakim are now distancing themselves from incendiary tweets about the new generation of rap that were sent from their Twitter account last week. The now-deleted tweets ...

Legendary rapper Rakim and NBC’s Katy Tur join “Fallback Friday” an irreverent segment on the news show “The Beat with Ari Melber.” Rakim discusses the key to longevity in music, and the resistance ...

Eric B. knew he’d made it when James Brown hit him with an F-bomb. The pioneering DJ-producer earned the wrath of the Godfather of Soul when he sampled the latter’s “Funky President” on ahead-of-their ...

While he may have access to metrics that tell him otherwise, he may be overstating the impact of the tweet in question, which currently only has around 6,400 retweets and 12,000 likes, but his own ...

It ain't no joke, playing the Stone Pony is a career goal for Eric B and Rakim. The New York City hip-hop legends play the legendary Asbury Park venue with local rising stars Alexander Simone and ...

Artist: Brian ColemanTitle: Rakim Told Me (Book)Rating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine When an artist today reflects on one of their songs with, it is what it is, it leads to something bitter-tasting ...

There's good reason for why legendary emcee Rakim Allah is known as "The God" among both hip-hop greats and fans. The revered emcee was just a teenager when he proved himself distinct from others, ...

Rakim is renowned for his calm demeanor on and off the mic, but the rap legend got a bit riled up after unruly fans tossed bottles in his direction during a recent performance. The New York native was ...