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 1992, Rakim, regarded by many as the greatest MC of all time, and his silent partner Eric B. released their fourth and final album as a duo, Don’t Sweat the Technique. The ...

Hip hop and fishing: Not the most ordinary analogy partners, certainly. But, today, Rakim–who has been dipping big in the hip-hop stream since his 1987 debut, Paid In Full­–wants to talk bait, tackle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994.

Long Island’s Mariah Carey has released her first new song in several years and it samples another local act, hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim. "Type Dangerous," which dropped late Thursday, is the ...

Rakim made history at Johns Hopkins University as the first rapper to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver the 2025 Peabody Conservatory commencement address. Hip-Hop legend Rakim, widely ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some not, but always songs worth hearing. This week, in celebration of the new Black Keys ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghostface Killah‘s sequel to his critically acclaimed LP Supreme Clientele is on the way. The Staten Island rapper and Wu-Tang ...

No Ceilings, the most recent mixtape from New Orleans’ Lil Wayne is hip-hop du jour. It’s a standard within the genre embraced by a mass culture that tips its hat to topics profane and pedestrian, ...

Eric B. enters the hip-hop podcast space with his new “Jet Talk” series on the Remy Network. Eric B. is expanding his legacy into podcasting with the launch of his new “Jet Talk” series on Remy Ma’s ...

Songs by The Soul Stirrers and Bertha "Chippie" Hill were included, as well as a Funkadelic album. The Recording Academy has announced the albums and songs been inducted into this year’s Grammy Hall ...