Celebrating his near 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.