Rakim

William Michael Griffin (born January 28, 1968), better known as Rakim, is a legendary New York MC. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest MCs in rap history due to his rapid rhyming and strong voice.

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Rakim was born in Wyandanch, New York, which is in Suffolk County on Long Island. He is the nephew of R&B star Ruth Brown and was involved in the rap scene at a young age. He converted to Islam in 1984, and in 1985, he met the Queens-based DJ Eric B.

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During the 1980s, Eric B. and Rakim released a number of very influental songs to the hip hop scene. Their most famous is probably "Paid in Full", which has become a hip hop classic. It has been remixed by the British DJ collective Coldcut, sampled in Tupac's song "Hit 'Em Up", and covered by Snoop Dogg during a party scene in the Will Ferrell movie Old School. Another of Eric B. & Rakim's hits from this era is "Microphone Fiend", which was covered in the 1990s by Rage Against the Machine.

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