Born on this day in 1968, William Griffith Jr., known to the world as Rakim Allah, turns 58 and remains universally revered ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, veteran MC Rakim released his debut solo LP, The 18th Letter. Coming off of the infamous split of Eric B. and Rakim and a five-year hiatus, this album was surprisingly ...

Long Island’s Mariah Carey has released her first new song in several years and it samples another local act, hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim. "Type Dangerous," which dropped late Thursday, is the ...

A momentous collaboration that could forever shift the Hip-Hop landscape is reportedly in the works. According to AllHipHop, four of the genre’s most revered pioneers—Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, ...

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 ...

Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. With his intricate rhyming style, Rakim was influential from his entry into the rap scene in ...

“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 ...