Rakim
One of the few MC's in hip-hop history to single-handedly change the course of an entire genre, and echoes of his work can still be heard in contemporary rap today. A New York-based MC, one half of one of the most important rapper/producer duos in hip-hop history, namely Eric B. & Rakim, turned the definition of rap upside down in the second half of the 1980s. Rakim transformed hip-hop, defined the term flow and pioneered the use of rhymes, and is rightly called the founder of a new school of rap. Rakim is also credited with creating the overall shift from the more simplistic old school flows to more complex flows.
About Rakim
One of the few MC's in hip-hop history to single-handedly change the course of an entire genre, and echoes of his work can still be heard in contemporary rap today. A New York-based MC, one half of one of the most important rapper/producer duos in hip-hop history, namely Eric B. & Rakim, turned the definition of rap upside down in the second half of the 1980s. Rakim transformed hip-hop, defined the term flow and pioneered the use of rhymes, and is rightly called the founder of a new school of rap. Rakim is also credited with creating the overall shift from the more simplistic old school flows to more complex flows.
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