This could go down as one of the cruelest joke on hip hop fans. Reports of an reunion tour with Eric B & Rakim in 2017 are “completely untrue” says Rakim’s manager. The story from Okayplayer.com reached out to Rakim’s management and they have said there are no reunion plans in the works. Although there’s love […]
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 […]
Eric B and Rakim have reunited for a tour. According to HiphopDX, the iconic duo announced the news on Twitter throughout the week, playing off of the current presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Details coming soon
A picture floating around on Instagram could mean the veteran duo are speaking and possibly working together 24 years. Eric B, the veteran DJ and producer posted a photo of himself and the “Microphone Fiend” and spoke of a new management team they’re involved with called Paid in Full. “Eric B, Rakim, Jose Hassan, Paid […]
Born in Brooklyn, New York to a professor and school administrator, Talib Greene Kweli grew up in an educated environment and was drawn to afrocentric rappers and conscious artists like De La Soul and Native Tongues. Talib would write short stories and poems as a child and teenager, but it was a 1994 trip to […]
The recent events and news headlines has opened again the deep wound of racism in our country. Hip Hop fans and social media activists have been reactionary with what they have witnessed and emcees like Rakim say that social media has given people a microphone they need to voice their concerns. “The god emcee” explained his […]
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There will be no repeat! 2Pac was defeated by the God MC Rakim in the Elite Eight of our Classic Hip Hop Madness competition to crown the best rapper. Pac made a nice run at the end but Rakim was leading with 81% of the vote with 15 minutes left to go. There will be […]
One of Hip-Hop’s most respected emcees makes a promise this year to classic hip hop fans. The god emcee Rakim has announced plans to perform all of his debut album, “Paid In Full” live in New York at B.B. King’s this summer. The iconic album released in 1987 and regarded as a pillar hip-hop’s “golden era,” cemented Rakim’s […]