Here’s a heartwarming story that’s sure to brighten your day*. The story goes that A$AP Rocky – government name Rakim Mayers – was named after the God MC, a result of his parents being avid fans of Rakim Allah. However, the young Harlem MC had never met the elder, Hip-Hop patriarch, minus one time when his mom managed to get baby Rocky’s diaper autographed. Read the rest of this entry »

Amazin’ Amie

Conan O’Brien Photobombed ‘The Today Show’ [Warming Glow]

The Best Days of the Week to Buy Anything Online [Lifehacker]

Rakim Talks New Album, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, & ASAP Rocky [Complex] Read the rest of this entry »

In case you missed the news, the John Legend/The Roots tandem were big winners of three Grammy Awards at the 53rd event for having the Best Traditional R&B Vocals, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album in Wake Up! (available on iTunes now). But as you can see, it was more of a homogeneous mix of rhythmic blues than the jazzy Hip-Hop The Legendary Roots Crew have made their calling card. Read the rest of this entry »

Real life documentarian business right here. Milkcrate Athletics links with famed photographer Janette Beckman and the God MC, Rakim, to produce this limited run of “Godly Collabo” t-shirts. All three are influential in their own right, shaping the world in their vision. The tees will be available in limited numbers @ DrJays in the next few days. Read the rest of this entry »

“I perform in cities, hoods & slums, The best seller is drugs, and money’s the only thing that gets love, They say don’t let it make you, but that’s how they rate you, And the more you got, the more they hate you…”

Another page turns on the calender, but you’d never know it by strolling through an inner-city neighborhood.  Things pretty much stay the same while the ever changing cast of characters are the only way of marking time.  With an assist from Maino, The God MC breaks it down on this cut off his latest album The Seventh Seal.

While he’s always been one to drop knowledge on the mic, the visuals show he’s fully embraced the role of the corner OG.

The holidays are upon us once again & with them multiple distractions and engagements to pull us away from our computers.  Regardless, we still kept things up and running  around here as a brief respite when your uncle Joe told his story of when he almost got in a fight with Martin Luther King Jr for the umpteenth time. Read the rest of this entry »

If it wasn’t for William Griffin Jr. and the innovative style of rhyming that he displayed on his genre-shaping album Paid In Full in 1987, Hip-Hop may have never reached the heights that it has reached in the past two decades. Rakim’s status is nothing short of a living legend and his influence reaches across nearly every spread of contemporary music, whether intentionally or not. After a full decade since his last release, The God MC decided to serve up his much anticipated 8th LP The Seventh Seal with his eager fans chomping at the bit to get a taste. Read the rest of this entry »

While the original featured Jada, Rakim is joined by some of NY’s finest for this iTunes bonus from the God MC’s The Seventh Seal. Read the rest of this entry »

“…tsunami it out.”

Gotty™ v. LC debates are frequent, but rarely heated. He pushes me toward levels of thought I would believe to run perpendicular to my own, but indeed often run parallel on a different plane. But one thing we will never agree on is public radio. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, The Urban Daily got the answer as Rakim speaks on how he felt upon hearing Nas’ “The Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim.”

Not totally related, but just a heads up. Newbury Comics has preorders available of Rakim’s The Seventh Seal where buyers get a limited* autographed CD booklet with purchase. Ch-ch-ch-check it out here.

If ever there was a Smoking Session that needn’t nary an introduction, this would be it. A living legend and mythical mononym, Rakim builds with TSS Crew’s TC about his forthcoming album The Seventh Seal and how a pioneer can still break new ground amongst an even newer generation. Read the rest of this entry »

In regards to “Walk These Streets,” this new Maino-assisted heatrock from A3C headliner Rakim, I couldn’t help but get this extremely weird inkling that Dr. Dre was manning the ship as I streamed the fiery drop from Ra Allah’s upcoming album, The Seventh Seal. Read the rest of this entry »

As we finish rendering video of the performances from the last two nights @ the Five Spot, I figured sharing this would be a good placeholder. Saturday night, the crew was doing double-duty as part of us were @ The Five filming and snapping pics while myself, TC & the homie BK went down the street to the East Atlanta Ice House for Myspace’s The Release with Rakim as the headliner. Atlanta’s own Mike Bigga, The Artist Formerly Known As Killer, took the stage right before Ra and put on a set that was capped off by performing “God In The Building,” playing the perfect lead into Rakim’s entrance. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming off the new Tapemasters Inc. mixtape, Rakim & Jada team up for “Euphoria.” Even though it’s tagged up, it’s still good to hear even a audio glimpse of the God MC while the wait for Seventh Seal gets closer to its release date. Read the rest of this entry »

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On Oct. 1-3, you will need to be in Atlanta, Georgia with the TSS crew, witnessing Hip-Hop history.

Your favorite Section is partnering with the good folks at A3C to bring you the 2009 A3C Hip-Hop Festival. Read the rest of this entry »