A$AP Rocky was named after Rakim
A$AP Rocky‘s government name is Rakim Mayers and his sisters’ is Erika B Mayers, as a tribute to the famous rap duo Eric B. &…
Fredro Starr used to be Rakim and Jam Master Jay’s barber
Before forming Onyx, Fredro Starr used to be a barber. Fredro would cut hair for Rakim, the late Jam Master Jay, Big Daddy Kane, and all the…
Eric B. & Rakim was originally supposed to be Eric B. & Freddie Foxxx
In 1986, Eric B.—then a DJ at WBLS in New York—was looking for rappers to work with. Eric B went to Long Island and met Alvin Toney a promoter…