Rakim
Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., is an American rapper best known as one half of the golden age hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four albums including the landmark Paid in Full in 1987. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest MCs of all time and is credited with pioneering the use of internal rhymes, multisyllabic rhymes, and complex flow in hip-hop. He is a recipient of the Hip-Hop Grandmaster Award from the Paid in Full Foundation, which honors foundational hip-hop artists for their contributions to the art form.
“Watch Scarface and Rakim acknowledge each other's writing skills... you're talking about two of the greatest writers in anything.”
Source→“Him reciting at 83 years old Rakim's lyrics on stage. This is like, this is a room of love on another level.”
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