Rakim

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human rapper recording artist songwriter

Rakim is a pioneering American rapper widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential lyricists in hip-hop history.

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Label Occurrences
Rakim canonical 76
Rakim (MC, rapper) 1
Rakim (rapper) 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart mid-1980s ⓘ
affiliation Five-Percent Nation ⓘ
linked to: Five-Percent Nation (Nation of Gods and Earths)
awardReceived The Source 50 Greatest Lyricists of All Time list inclusion ⓘ
VH1 50 Greatest MCs of All Time list inclusion ⓘ
birthName William Michael Griffin Jr. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1968-01-28 ⓘ
describedAs one of the greatest MCs of all time ⓘ
one of the most influential lyricists in hip hop history ⓘ
pioneering American rapper ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
golden age hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
influenced Eminem ⓘ
linked to: Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)

Jay-Z ⓘ
Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
Nas ⓘ
Rakim-inspired internal rhyme schemes in hip hop ⓘ
The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ
influentialWork Eric B. Is President ⓘ
Paid in Full (song) ⓘ
linked to: Paid in Full (album)
instrument vocals ⓘ
knownFor complex internal rhymes ⓘ
innovative flow ⓘ
lyrical complexity ⓘ
multisyllabic rhyming ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Eric B. & Rakim ⓘ
movement golden age of hip hop ⓘ
name Rakim ⓘ
notableWork Don’t Sweat the Technique (album) ⓘ
Follow the Leader (album) ⓘ
Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em (album) ⓘ
Paid in Full (album) ⓘ
The 18th Letter (album) ⓘ
The Master (album) ⓘ
The Seventh Seal (album) ⓘ
occupation rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
partnerInMusicWith Eric B. ⓘ
linked to: Eric B. & Rakim
placeOfBirth Wyandanch, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Wyandanch, New York
religion Islam ⓘ
residence New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York
stageName Rakim ⓘ

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Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mos Def → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
Tupac Shakur → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
A$AP Rocky → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
DJ Khalil → hasCollaboratedWith → Rakim ⓘ
Rakim → name → Rakim ⓘ
Rakim → stageName → Rakim ⓘ
Jay Electronica → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
Nation of Gods and Earths → associatedWith → Rakim ⓘ
Five Percenters → notableFollower → Rakim ⓘ
Truth Hurts → associatedAct → Rakim ⓘ
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
Rakim Athelaston Mayers → inspiredBy → Rakim ⓘ
Rakim Athelaston Mayers → namedAfter → Rakim (rapper) ⓘ
linked to: Rakim
DJ Premier → associatedAct → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: Premo
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture → performer → Rakim ⓘ
Aftermath Entertainment → notableFormerArtist → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment
Eric B. & Rakim → member → Rakim ⓘ
Eric B. & Rakim → lyricsBy → Rakim ⓘ
Paid in Full → performer → Rakim ⓘ
Paid in Full → producer → Rakim ⓘ
Kool G Rap → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
The Hunting Party → featuresArtist → Rakim ⓘ
Ayatollah → hasCollaboratedWith → Rakim ⓘ
Ayatollah → producedFor → Rakim ⓘ
Microphone Fiend → writer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: “Microphone Fiend”
William Michael Griffin Jr. → stageName → Rakim ⓘ
Eric B. & Rakim → hasMember → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: William Michael Griffin Jr.
Paid in Full (album) → producer → Rakim ⓘ
Paid in Full (album) → mainLyricist → Rakim ⓘ
Follow the Leader (album) → producer → Rakim ⓘ
Follow the Leader (album) → contributor → Rakim ⓘ
Follow the Leader (album) → lyricist → Rakim ⓘ
Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em → producer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em (album)
Don’t Sweat the Technique (album) → producer → Rakim ⓘ
Don’t Sweat the Technique (album) → featuresArtist → Rakim ⓘ
The 18th Letter → artist → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The 18th Letter (album)
The 18th Letter → performer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The 18th Letter (album)
The 18th Letter → producer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The 18th Letter (album)
The Master → artist → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The Master (album)
The Master → performer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The Master (album)
The Master → producer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: The Master (album)
The Seventh Seal (album) → artist → Rakim ⓘ
The Seventh Seal (album) → performer → Rakim ⓘ
The Seventh Seal (album) → producer → Rakim ⓘ
The Seventh Seal (album) → hasCoverArtFeaturing → Rakim ⓘ
Eric B. Is President → vocalist → Rakim ⓘ
Eric B. Is President → writer → Rakim ⓘ
Germaine Williams → influencedBy → Rakim ⓘ
Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition → performer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: Eric B. & Rakim compilation "Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition"
I Know You Got Soul → writer → Rakim ⓘ
subject linked to: Eric B. & Rakim single "I Know You Got Soul"