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 ...

The Microphone Fiend and his silent cohort drop their fourth and final album together on this date. On this hot summer day in 1992, Rakim, who is widely recognized by some as the greatest MC of all ...

The dynamic duo that still has a spot on many hip-hop lovers’ Top Five list has a fascinating backstory that is just as much business as it is personal. If you listened to hip-hop in the late 1980s ...

Ever since the “Eric B. For President” single featuring a young Long Islander named Rakim Allah was released in the summer of ’86 (which was produced by Marley Marl), the fans were feigning for more ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The North to Shore Music Festival will Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop with a ...

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 ...

“I came in the door, I said it before, I never let the mic magnetize me no more, but it’s biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme, I can’t hold it back, I’m looking for the line” is one of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Music fans can ...

A music legend who's also a TV star stopped by the Lakehouse Music Academy block party in Asbury Park on May 21 to help the school celebrate its 10th anniversary. Eric B of hip-hop legend Eric B and ...

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 ...