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 Stone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

Rakim praised Kendrick Lamar’s shoutout on Clipse’s new track as one of the most powerful tributes he’s received in years. Rakim is showing love after Kendrick Lamar name-dropped him on Clipse’s new ...

Rakim is truly “The God MC” and even Will Smith knows it. Rakim and Will Smith just shared a full-circle moment. Following Smith’s performance as part of the Grammy’s Hip-Hop 50, video of their ...

“The God Emcee,” Rakim announced his first new project in 15-years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), with the release of the project’s first single and video “Be Ill,” which also featured Kurupt and Masta ...

Hip-hop and the fintech community collide with this new platform for creators. Legendary artist Rakim Allah, the lyrical genius of lyrical hip-hop duo, Eric B & Rakim, has launched an AI-powered ...

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 ...

As part of the groundbreaking global music program, Sprite Limelight, the brand is bridging the gap between Hip Hop’s golden age and the new school with the exciting collaboration of rising ...

Rakim is the optime of hip-hop excellence. His uncanny ability to create clever rhymes and unique flows was ahead of its time. Before hip-hop became the mainstream sensation that it is today, The God ...

Rakim is responsible for changing the way rappers approach rhyming in the 1980s and is regarded as the greatest living MC of all time. Now, Rakim is moving into the fintech space via his new ...

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 ...