DMX is going through it right now. But prior to his arrest earlier this week, the embattled rhymer experienced something we can all appreciate -- he met his rap idol Rakim for the very first time. And ...

Rakim-- the man, the myth, The 18th Letter -- is back on the hip hop scene after a 15-year break from releasing albums!!! Rakim produced the track, added the DJ scratches himself and tells us his ...

The current Hip-Hop generation has seen its fair share of rappers blatantly attempt to rub out the ones who paved the way for them, or just sh*t on the road all together. DMX recently showed paying ...

Watch incredible footage of DMX and Rakim meeting each other for the first time. "Growing up there was always a conflict on who was the best rapper, it was between Big Daddy Kane and Rakim. I always ...

(AllHipHop News) DMX hitting high notes. Rakim dressed like it’s winter time. The behind the scenes video of Rakim and DMX recording their first ever collaboration, “Don’t Call Me” is everything you’d ...

New York rap pioneer Rakim has announced his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), which follows 2009’s The Seventh Seal. It comes out on July 26, and pre-orders are up now. Rakim ...

With all of DMX’s crazy headlines aside, the man is still doing work. Though there hasn’t been any confirmation on a new album, DMX collaborated with hip-hop’s finest Rakim on a new track that hit the ...

The 13th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival returned Saturday (July 15) with a bang. With temperatures teetering along the 90 degree mark, the sweltering heat failed to derail the plans of the avid ...

It would be considered a fairly common practice to listen to DMX to raise one's levels of hype, energy or adrenaline. But what makes the Dog Man himself go crazy? Well, according to a video posted ...

Rakim is readying his first album in 15 years — and he’ll be joined by a host of fellow rap legends, past and present. Making the announcement on Instagram, the project’s A&R/executive producer ...