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Sprite recently launched a new “Obey Your Verse” campaign featuring verses from Missy Elliott, J. Cole and Tupac emblazoned on their cans. To complement the collector’s items, Sprite debuted ...

Born on this date in 1968, William Griffith Jr. aka Rakim Allah is considered the greatest emcee to ever touch the mic. His debut album along with DJ Eric B., Paid In Full, is a necessary piece of Hip ...

Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and MC Lyte are not playing with their right to vote and are encouraging others to use theirs as well. Philadelphia’s Overbrook Plaza is normally a parking lot or a shopping ...

First single, “Rebirth (N.M.A),” features Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt and Wu-Tang's Masta Killa. Legendary Long Island-bred lyricist Rakim Allah is returning with new music as Tha God MC is releasing an ...

When hip-hop got its start 50 years ago, it was a DJ cutting between two record albums and an MC rhyming over the beats. The the rhymes had predictable patterns; they almost always fell at the ends of ...