With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from TA Thomas' new Southern soul joint to Rakim and Big Ghost LTD's new ...

Jarrett played in 10 regular-season games for Tampa Bay each of the past two campaigns, and he compiled nine catches on 11 targets for 124 yards over 200 offensive snaps last year. He had been ...

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Usually reserved to the shadows, Rakim has stepped back into the spotlight in a big way in recent years, a resurgence that culminated in the release of his new album, G.O.D.s NETWORK – REB7RTH ...

Hip-hop legend Rakim, also known as The God M-C, is one of the pioneers of the culture. He's a lifelong Giants fan, but many don't know that he was also a standout high school quarterback. To ...

Rakim, now 56, recognizes times have changed and that the hip-hop landscape is no longer the “golden era” it once was. But he has realistic expectations for his music in today’s climate.

Rakim is regarded by generations of rap fans as The God MC. But we may need to start referring to him as The God MC / Producer. Sitting in his studio on a sunny July afternoon, he tells Rolling ...

Rakim Lubin, a former college basketball player who spent a year with UConn, died Sunday. He was 28. His death was announced by the Prestige Memorial Funeral Home in his hometown of Gadsden, Ala.

Rakim Lubin, a former UConn Huskies basketball player, has died at the age of 28, according to an online obituary. Lubin’s cause of death was not disclosed, but according to the obituary, he ...

Maryland wide receiver Rakim Jarrett (5) moves in motion against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in College Park, Md. AP ...

Iconic hip-hop duo Eric B. (right) & Rakim in New York circa 1989 Getty Images “We kind of think different now, and being on the same page in the studio is real important,” he said.

Rakim tipped his hat to Philip Payton Jr., Joe Lewis, Lena Horne, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou and Louis Armstrong, before concluding with a few bars about the comic book-inspired series.