Rakim

American East Coast hip hop and golden age hip hop singer and rapper Rakim (birth name William Michael Griffin Jr.) was born on January 28, 1968 in, Queens, New York. He is also well known as a former member of the American hip hop band Eric B. & Rakim. Today he is considered as one of the most influential musicians of the hip hop genre. He achieved mainstream success as a solo artist with his breakthrough debut album, The 18th Letter, which reached number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It also yielded the singles such as "The 18th Letter (Always And Forever)", "Skit", "It's Been a Long Time", "Guess Who's Back" and "New York (Ya Out There)". Now, you may download this album by Rakim in mp3 from our site. He continued the success with his follow-up album, The Master, which reached number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and number 72 on the Billboard 200.