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Rakim is an artist, born on 28 January 1968 in New York City. Rakim is known as a member of Eric B. & Rakim. There is no album of their own in the collection, but Rakim does appear on one album by others: Hip Hop Collected: The Next Chapter. With the group, two records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Spotify. Header photo: fanart.tv.

Timeline of Rakim

The years of Rakim with Eric B. & Rakim. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Appears on

Rakim is on this site on one album by others: Hip Hop Collected: The Next Chapter. The album lists the track concerned.

Eric B. & Rakim in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Rakim was part of it, Eric B. & Rakim had two records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

  1. 1987Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 2 of 1988, 8 weeks in the chart Paid In Full
    Eric B. & Rakim, Marley Marl
    3:49
  2. 1989Dutch Top 40: peak position 25 in week 29 of 1989, 5 weeks in the chart Friends
    Jody Watley, Eric B. & Rakim
    4:28

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Eric B. & Rakim

Source: top40.nl

Together with Rakim

In Eric B. & Rakim, Rakim played with Eric B..

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Rakim born?

Rakim was born on 28 January 1968 in New York City.

Which group does Rakim belong to?

To Eric B. & Rakim. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Eric B. & Rakim have while Rakim was part of it?

Two records made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Paid In Full, which reached number 4 in week 2 of 1988. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Which albums by other artists feature Rakim?

On one album: Hip Hop Collected: The Next Chapter (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Where can you find Rakim online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Rakim?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.