Mandela, Rest In Peace.

On Wednesday evening, Rakim headlined the Lyricist Lounge’s event at Brooklyn’s Red Hook Park. During the show, he brought out Styles P for a quick set of his own.

Over the past few days, many celebrities have attended the Art Basel 2012 in Miami. Friday night, The God Emcee catered to a crowd at The Stage. Peep the highlights above.

[vodpod id=Video.16033978&w=500&h=300&fv=] For those who aren’t up on the government names, A$AP was born, Rakim Mayers. After telling Angie Mar he was named after the God MC, she surprised him with the man himself. Rakim meet Rakim.

Last week, Complex chopped it up with Rakim Allah. During their interview The 18th Letter touched on his recent Rock-N-Roll Hall Of Fame Nomination. Inductees will be announced soon, but it’s not too late to cast your vote here. Recently, you were nominated for a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What was your reaction when you heard the news? I was speechless. You can almost say, “Yeah, I made it,” getting nominated to that right there. It’s […]

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As previously mentioned, Rakim was one of the surprise guests last night at Paul Rosenberg’s #PR40 Birthday Bash. In this clip, he performs “Eric B. Is President”, “Microphone Fiend”, and “Follow The Leader.”

[vodpod id=Video.11650976&w=540&h=350&fv=] Rakim celebrated the 25th anniversary of Paid In Full two nights ago with two shows at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan. Backstage, MTV caught up with the God and his esteemed back-up band, The Roots, as they spoke on the event. “The Roots is hip-hop royalty right now,” Rakim said. “From what they do, what they bring to the table, for them to holla at me, put this together, invite me out, that let me know, […]

Saw the God last night at Blue Note. So this is only fitting. He raised the bar. He set the standards. Rakim Allah is a supreme MC who’s timeless catalogue proves he’s one of the all-time greats in hip-hop culture. 90s babies study your lessons.

Earlier this evening, the Science Of Speech concert featuring Rakim, De La Soul and Black Star went down