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 […]
Last week Billboard released their “10 Greatest Rappers of All Time” list and people seem to agree on most of the emcees, but there is one noticeable name that’s missing. Tupac, who would be in most people’s top 5 let alone the top 10, didn’t even make the cut. In a explanation of how the music-charting website arrived at the […]
Obey your thirst by drinking a Sprite with rap lyrics on it because…marketing schemes! This summer, Sprite cans will feature lyrics from Drake, Nas, Rakim, and…
Here’s something that will make you proud to drink those extra calories. Sprite has unveiled its inaugural “Obey Your Verse” Lyrical Collection, which are cans featuring inspirational but…
Rakim joins the lists of rappers and singers who have paid homage to the late South African leader Nelson Mandela since his passing on December…
Ice-T Takes us on an intimate journey into the heart and soul of Hip Hop with the Legends of Rap Music. This performance documentary goes beyond the stardom and the bling, to expolore what goes on inside the minds, and erupts from the lips, of the Grandmasters of Rap, Recognized at the Godfather of Gansta […]
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 […]
