# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rakim
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:59:24.616Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rakim"
name: "Rakim"
slug: "rakim"
description: "William Michael Griffin Jr., better known by his stage name Rakim, is an American rapper. He is one half of golden age hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four albums: Paid in Full (1987), Follow the Leader (1988), Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990), and Don't Sweat the Technique (1992). He also released five solo albums: The 18th Letter (1997), The Master (1999), The Seventh Seal (2009), G.O.D.'s Network: Reb7rth (2024) and The Re-Up (2025)"
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rakim_at_Paid_Dues_4_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1968-01-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           56.86
  momentum:             0.5765472312703585
  historical:           24.334452
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/rakimgodmc"
    handle:    "rakimgodmc"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/thegodrakim/"
    handle:    "thegodrakim"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/rakimallah"
    handle:    "rakimallah"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707582/"
    handle:    "nm0707582"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PyWEKLWI0vHPmoNrIX0QE"
    handle:    "3PyWEKLWI0vHPmoNrIX0QE"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.rakim.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85"
    title: "راكيم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85"
    title: "راكيم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85"
    title: "ڕاکیم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85"
    title: "راکیم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D"
    title: "ראקים"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0"
    title: "ラキム"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%9D%BC%ED%82%B4"
    title: "라킴"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BC"
    title: "Раким"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Rakim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BC"
    title: "Раким"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rakim"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2792b097-0b1d-4c50-97f6-f7f097f86438"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364214"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump