Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rakim and Scarface were honored on Friday (Nov. 17) for their many contributions to Hip-Hop. The Paid In Full Foundation’s ...

Two of the culture’s greatest talents will receive a newly created honor. Rakim and Scarface are set to be honored at the first Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards. “Unfortunately, many of the most impactful ...

The Hip Hop Classic tour touches down Saturday, bringing Scarface, Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Jazzy Jeff. It’s a supernova of ’80s and ’90s beats and rhymes, featuring some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rakim Allah, legendary as half of Eric B. & Rakim, was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on Long Island, New York. As a student at ...

In recent years, concert promoter Lorenzo Zenteno, owner of Premier Live, has played a major role in organizing large scale hip-hop and R&B concerts throughout DFW, Austin, San Antonio and Houston.

It wasn’t a reunion of the Furious Five, but Friday night’s concert at DAR Constitution Hall featured an extravaganza of old-school hip hop by an outstanding quintet. Five pioneers of the genre — Big ...

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EXCLUSIVE: The org held its third Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards on Saturday night (October 18) at the Bellagio’s Tower Ballroom in Las Vegas. The Paid in Full Foundation held its third Hip Hop ...

Rap music wouldn’t be where it is today without the foundation Rakim helped build. Some people call him God. His government name is William Michael Griffin. Rakim’s manager, Matthew D. Kemp, helped ...