[youtube id=”EcKWZP3htY0″]Luke Cage’s second season premiered on Netflix today. In this clip, Rakim performs “King’s Paradise’ for the crowd at the Harlem Paradise club. Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad produced the song that is one of the season’s surprises. Rakim was also included in the will.i.am and Marvel comicContinue Reading
[youtube id=”WSh7gNFNz64″] [youtube id=”VYPDCkywXgc”] [youtube id=”DOoxptc5luM”] Last night Eric B. and Rakim performed their Paid In Full album at The Apollo to celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary. Flavor Flav, Special Ed, Roxanne Shante, EPMD, Kool Herc, Ice-T, Main Source and Fat Joe were special guests. Watch the performances of ”Continue Reading
Thirty years ago Eric B. and Rakim released their seminal Paid In Full album. The recording was one of the first to bring the New York City street aesthetic to the world. Rakim revealed himself to be one of the few rappers to have immediate “God” status because of theContinue Reading
[vimeo]57569481[/vimeo] Cam Be presents another mini cinema treat with this clip of Rakim at The Shrine in Chicago. The emcee performs, talks about hip-hop and it ends nicely with B-boys on the dancefloor. Related posts: Rakim At The Highline Ballroom-7th Seal Preview 8/13/09 Rakim: The Definition Of A Classic AContinue Reading