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 ...

Eric Barrier—half of the legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—had just learned they were nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when he picked up the phone for this interview. With ...

Rakim Allah, legendary as half of Eric B. & Rakim, was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on Long Island, New York. As a student at Wyandanch High School he occasionally skipped class, and one day his ...

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 ...

It ain't no joke, playing the Stone Pony is a career goal for Eric B and Rakim. The New York City hip-hop legends play the legendary Asbury Park venue with local rising stars Alexander Simone and ...

Eric B. & Rakim could be headed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as they are now nominated in 2024. Hip-Hop legends Eric B. & Rakim are now contenders for the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame sources ...

Hip-hop legends Eric B and Rakim were in the house — and so was Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy introduced Eric B and Rakim Tuesday, June 13, for their North to Shore Festival show at the Stone Pony in ...

With their 1987 debut album Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim introduced internal rhyme schemes to rap, and changed the flow of hip-hop forever. Eric B. & Rakim change the flow of rap with 'Paid in Full' ...