Rakim at O2 Ritz Manchester

Celebrating his nearly four-decade hip-hop career, the legendary rapper Rakim, aka William Griffin Jr, formed the blueprint for the future of hip-hop. Famed for hits such as “I Ain’t No Joke” and “Paid In Full”, the Long Island native is known as a lyrical master and was one half of the influential duo, Eric B. and Rakim, to make one of the genre’s most celebrated DJ and MC collaborations of all time.