Rakim

ContactMusic — Chris Rock filled in for rapper Rakim when the hip-hop star cancelled an appearance at a New York comedy show this weekend (19-20Jan13) due to... more info

Impose Magazine — A famous Rakim quote bathing in codiene kicks off SNS's The Hangover II, while a songstress croons along deep in the ether of the last night's lingering weed smoke and stale beer stench. This is the Hangover II on sizzrppp. SNS are from St. L... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper A$Ap Rocky is facing a lawsuit stemming from an alleged bust-up in New York earlier this year (12).The hip-hop star, real name Rakim Mayers,... more info

Time — Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s 1982 hit “The Message” is the number 1 song on Rolling Stone‘s first-ever list of “The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time.” (LIST: Listen to TIME’s Top 10 Songs of 2012 Playlist) The magazine ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Brook Bobbins) The "invincible microphone fiend" Rakim will team with Wu-Tang staple Raekwon just in time for the holidays, blessing Studio 48 on December 20th. Tickets are on sale. Still no hard... more info

Prefix — Earlier this morning, producer extraordinaire Pharrell Williams somehow managed to defuse the beef between Miley Cyrus and Tyler, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/is-pharrell-now-in-the-studio-with-rakim/71286/ more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIn the late 1980s, effusive music journalists were in the habit of eulogising spectacularly ornate or baroque pieces of arthouse music – particularly on the 4AD label – as cathedrals of sound. Understandably, the phrase ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — BET Networks announced today that legendary MC, Rakim will be the recipient of the “I AM HIP HOP ICON” Award at this year’s BET HIP HOP AWARDS. Rakim will be acknowledged and honoured for his contribution to the music industry as being one of t... more info

Prefix — Given the scale of leaks and premature releases in this digital age, it begs the question as to how catalogs ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-an-unreleased-rakim-and-biz-markie-track/68714/ more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Ooh this is a gem. Gudtyme and DJ Rob Swift get together to amp up this recording from Rakim and Biz Markie performing at Wyndance High School in 1985. Take a listen to the recording below. This will appear on Gudtyme’s upcoming Lunchroom Battles c... more info