Tag Archives: Rakim
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REVIEW: LL Cool J leads legends of hip-hop on F.O.R.C.E. Tour stop at Chase Center
LL Cool J performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 1, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — LL Cool J brought out some of the best of old school hip-hop for his F.O.R.C.E. tour stop at Chase Center on Friday. The headliner topped a bill that included…
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Blue Note Jazz Festival: Final day brings Chance the Rapper, surprise guests to Napa
Chance the Rapper performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 30, 2023. NAPA — The final day of Blue Note Jazz Festival brought headliner Chance the Rapper as well as Gary Clark Jr., PJ Morton, Mos Def, Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff,…
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REVIEW: Busta Rhymes unleashes his ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God’
Nineties hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes has returned with a bold statement on Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God—the long-gestating follow-up to his 1998 critically acclaimed album, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front. He hasn’t released a body of work since 2012. That year’s Year of the Dragon lacked focus and…
