Hip-hop fans rejoice: Eric B. & Rakim have announced that they are reuniting. Over the past week, the duo has been tweeting from their shared account that they are back together. https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/788922068452663296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/789236057187291136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/789237049312161792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/789636287946891264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/789636946234454017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/EricBandRakim/status/789823564421615620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw It’s been a long time coming. The two broke up in 1993 following the release of 1992’s Don’t Sweat the Technique. The […]
Let’s go back into time and enjoy this Rakim unreleased track from 1995. Rakim has not released any new music since 2009’s “The Seventh Seal.” Producer Dominic Owen pulled this classic joint from the vault for us to enjoy. The Microphone Fiend was working on his 1st solo album “The 18th Letter” when he recorded […]
I wonder if Rakim will rock some new music when he come to town for The Return Of The Legends Tour at The DPAC during NCCU Homecoming Weekend. In a recent HipHopDX interview Rakim said he was working on a new album…. his 4th solo album. The Microphone Fiend may be working with Pharrell, DJ […]
Happy Birthday going out to The Microphone Fiend Rakim. Rakim who was named the number #1 Lyricist in Hip Hop in 2012 by The Source Magazine celebrates his 45th birthday today…..Take a look and see why he is The Microphone Fiend…..
Words By Hafeez Raji Rarely do pioneers stay relevant some twenty-five years after coming on the scene to redefine a genre as one William Griffin, aka Rakim bka The R. Over two decades ago my only knowledge of hip hop–or better yet “rap”–revolved literally on my first vinyl album, a compilation of the Sugar Hill […]
Rakim, who’s real name is William Michael Griffin, Jr. is known as one of hip hop’s most influential and skilled MCs of all time. Rakim has always been praised for his lyrical content and flow. At the age of 16, William Michael Griffin joined The Nation of Gods and Earths also known as the 5 Percent […]
