Rakim

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Rakim to get I Am Hip Hop Icon Award - The BET Network has announced that they will give the 2012 I Am Hip Hop Icon Award to veteran rapper Rakim. Read More

Rakim Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Mashantucket, CT	MGM Grand at Foxwoods	Thu	Jun 13 / 13	Find Tickets
Boston, MA	Wilbur Theatre	Fri	Jul 19 / 13	Find Tickets
East Rutherford, NJ	Meadowlands Racetrack	Fri	Oct 04 / 13	Find Tickets

Rakim Biography

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William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim, is an American rapper. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time. Eric B. & Rakim's classic album ''Paid in Full'' was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, while Rakim himself was ranked #4 on MTV's list of the Greatest MCs of All Time. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that "Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs -- perhaps ''the'' greatest -- of all time within the hip-hop community." The editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Rakim began his career as the emcee of the rap duo Eric B. & Rakim, who in 2011 were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2012, ''The Source'' ranked him #1 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

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