One of the leading figures during hip-hop's golden age, a smooth MC who's a perennial favorite for the best rapper of all time. Rakim Chaney set to become only second former NIC-10 star to land a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two of the culture’s greatest talents will receive a newly created honor. Rakim and Scarface are set to be honored at the first Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards. “Unfortunately, many of the most impactful ...

Eric B. & Rakim have an enviable legacy in hip-hop; one that puts them near the front of the genre's most respected and revered artists. Eric B. met Rakim when they were just teens, and the radio ...

Serial entrepreneur and former recording artist Victor D. Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company, in partnership with RAKIM, one of hip-hop’s most influential ...

Rakim made history at Johns Hopkins University as the first rapper to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver the 2025 Peabody Conservatory commencement address. Hip-Hop legend Rakim, widely ...

Last Friday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, you couldn’t turn a corner without bumping into a pillar of hip-hop. Flavor Flav, DJ Kool Herc, Mase, Ice T, Fat Joe and dozens more took the stage ...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Rakim Chaney scored 24 points as Valparaiso beat Nicholls 68-63 on Wednesday. Chaney also added six rebounds for the Beacons (2-1). Owen Dease added 13 points and Shon Tupuola ...