Growing up in the city of Long Island in the city of New York, the rapper known as Rakim would become one of the most well known rappers of the present. He was born in 1968 and would start his hip hop career in his teenage years. He would be introduced to the scene when Eric B would introduce him to the music scene by taking him to Marley Marl's house when Eric was recording one of his singles.

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