Releasing his debut album Words from the Genius in 1991 via Cold Chillin’ Records, the GZA was the first Wu-Tang member to ...

Mariah Carey dazzled during the television debut performance of "Type Dangerous" at the 2025 BET Awards on Monday night (June ...

Last year, while backstage at CBS' A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop, Smith admitted to Rakim that he was trying to ...

Several of hip-hop's finest took the stage at the 2025 BET Awards, from Lil' Kim and Mariah Carey to Leon Thomas and Bow Wow.

Jaeo Draftpick breaks down his rise from Long Island struggles to London stages, a new hit single, and launching his own ...

Michael B. Jordan once again proved his star power with the release of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” earlier this year. The ...

Long Island’s Mariah Carey has released her first new song in several years and it samples another local act, hip-hop legends ...

EXCLUSIVE: Def Jam Recordings' first president, Bill Stephney, EPMD's Parish Smith and The Bomb Squad's Keith Shocklee were ...

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 ...

Hip-hop pioneer Rakim is back with a new song, “Be Ill,” the lead single from his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), out July 26. On “Be Ill,” Rakim is as lyrically ...

If you listened to hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was all about Eric B. & Rakim. The New York-based duo was known for their unique sound, which was the perfect blend of DJ Eric B.’ ...

Jeff Moore/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Rakim is looking back at his career, including one lyrical moment that has since been deemed prophetic. Upon the release of his first new album in 15 years ...