XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: July 26, 1988: Eric B. & Rakim solidify their greatness with their second album, Follow the Leader, which was released on this day in 1988. Both ...

On this day in 1988, Eric B. & Rakim dropped their critically acclaimed sophomore album Follow the Leader, proving to the world that Paid in Full was only the beginning. Coming off the seismic impact ...

On this day in Hip Hop history in 1988, one of the culture’s most prolific duo’s Eric B. & Rakim released their sophomore LP Follow the Leader. Coming shortly after their game-changing debut Paid in ...

When, where: Wednesday at 8 p.m. at The Red Room Lounge, 521 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: $25, holdmyticket.com and The Red Room In the church of hip-hop, some of the most sacred texts were penned by ...

Family Affair, purveyor of the best in music-related art, design, photography, and ephemera, follows up its inaugural show—PRINCE Pre Fame—by celebrating the 30th anniversary of Eric B. & Rakim’s ...

Rakim is arguably the most influential MC of all time. While a statement like that is often met with a side-eye or a drawn-out debate, being that it's Rakim, there's not many arguments against it. He ...

Will the Hip Hop legends earn a Grammy nomination in the Jazz category? “I couldn’t have done a better job myself and I created the original album [laughs]. It’s a great body of work, and all the guys ...

Rakim Allah, legendary as half of Eric B. & Rakim, was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on Long Island, New York. As a student at Wyandanch High School he occasionally skipped class, and one day his ...

Love, Peace and Hip-Hop, the Columbia organization that strives to engage communities through hip-hop culture, has announced the headliner for its signature Hip-Hop Family Day event: Revered rapper ...

Veteran lyricist Rakim Allah received the prestigious I Am Hip-Hop Award during the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards telecast. If there's one rapper that embodies hip-hop, it's Rakim, whom many regard as the ...