Rakim Concert History

Rakim (pronounced rah-KIM) (Born William Michael Griffin Jr. on January 28, 1968 in Long Island, New York, USA) is an American rapper and pioneer of the musical genre of hip hop. He is consistently cited as one of the most skilled (and top amongst the most influential) MCs of all time due to his exceptional flow and complex lyrical craftsmanship, he revolutionized hip-hop lyricism with his complex flow, elaborate metaphors and rapid delivery. Together with Eric B, he released a number of classic albums between 1987 and 1992.

Rakim Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 29, 2024
Upcoming
Rakim / Doug E. Fresh / Slick Rick Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Gary, Indiana, United States
Nov 17, 2024
Upcoming
Rock The Bells Cruise
Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem Miami, Florida, United States
Nov 16, 2024
Upcoming
Rock The Bells Cruise
Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem Miami, Florida, United States
Nov 15, 2024
Upcoming
Rock The Bells Cruise
Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem Miami, Florida, United States
Nov 14, 2024
Upcoming
Rock The Bells Cruise
Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem Miami, Florida, United States
Nov 13, 2024
Upcoming
Rock The Bells Cruise
Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem Miami, Florida, United States
Oct 19, 2024
Rakim / Big Daddy Kane / DJ Spinna

Represent: social justice through spoken word

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey, United States
Oct 04, 2024
Rakim / DJ Jazzy Jeff Brooklyn Bowl, The LINQ Promenade Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Sep 01, 2024
Doug E. Fresh / Rakim / EPMD / Chubb Rock Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre Mableton, Georgia, United States
Aug 31, 2024
Rakim

Paint Louis 2024

  Setlists
St. Louis Flood Wall St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Aug 30, 2024
Doug E. Fresh / Slick Rick / Rakim / Kid N Play / Brand Nubian / Yo-yo / Kwame
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Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
Aug 14, 2024 –
Aug 18, 2024
24th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos + BloodyMania 17
Insane Clown Posse / Merkules / Ouija Macc / Scum & Insane Poetry / Static-X / Twisted Insane / Vended / Apollo Exodus / Bambam The Voodoo Chi7d / Bars / Big Sherm / Dirtboys / Drawol / Flapjack Wilson / Fro50187 / Klokwerk E / King DZL / Matt Foy / Molly Gruesome / NGS / Rysk / WORLDWIDE CHAOS / Mike E. Clark / Ganksta N-I-P / Bible Belt Massacre / Cartoon Bondurant / Kung Fu Vampire / Monster Wolf / S.O.N. / Skitz Kraven / Smallz One / The Hooliganz / V-Sinizter / Wakko The Kid / Bazooka Sharkz / Corvin's Breed / Dying Oath / Jordon Stepp / King Wicked / Kreaturelagoth / Looney's Tunez / Mikey Rotten / Our Inner Circle / Percybones / Posezur / Rook Mewsick / Saint Diablo / Scream at the Sky / ShowMeGod / The Lap / The Unforgiven / Trauma 2S$ck / Ummo / Wildcard / Bake Lo / Dr. Gigglez / Enokh Xmortiz / For the Enemy / Goreleone / Greyxeyes / Hearseboi / Isolated Beingz / J Biz R / Jay Villian / Ninja God / Nuclear Dysfunction / Psyko Circus / Ruthless Rob / The Brimstone Lab / Whack / DJ Paul / Rakim / Galactic Empire / King Gordy / xEIGHTY-SIXEDx / Big Jay Oakerson / Clownvis / Dayton Family / Devereaux / Dj Clay / Esham / George South / James Storm / Kim Dracula / Mastamind / Nick Gage / Officer Colt Cabana / shaggytheairhead / Willie Mack / Zac Amico / 2 Tuff Tony / Alex Taylor / Bleed the Wicked Menace / Calib Connely / Darby O'Trill / DJ CHUNK / Grimm / HB The Grizzly / Jenny Savage / JJ Allen / Kerry Morton / Kongo Kong / Mad Man Pondo / MC Lars / MDogg Twenty Matt Cross / Moshpit Mike / Richie Boy Bryer Wellington / Rox TV Underground All Stars / $alamanderx / Santana Jackson / Scythe Gang 666 / SFFTG / Silas Mason / Simon Gotch / The Backseat Boys / The Brothers of Funstruction / The Hatchetman Project / The Redwood Giants / Tom Wood / Uncle Juff / Young Mo$h / Juggalo Championship Wrestling Show all bands
  Setlists
Legend Valley Thornville, Ohio, United States
Aug 10, 2024
M.C. Lyte / Rakim Wingate Park New York, New York, United States
Aug 03, 2024
Rakim The Anthem Washington, D.C., United States
Jun 19, 2024
Rakim Effenaar Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Jun 14, 2024
Cancelled
Rakim Klub Progresja Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
May 25, 2024
Rakim / Big Daddy Kane / EPMD Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Gary, Indiana, United States
May 18, 2024
Rakim Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
May 17, 2024
Rakim Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
May 16, 2024
Rakim O2 Institute Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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The F.O.R.C.E Live
Sep 3, 2023
 Inglewood, California, United States
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The F.O.R.C.E Live
Sep 3, 2023
 Inglewood, California, United States
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The F.O.R.C.E Live
Sep 3, 2023
 Inglewood, California, United States
  Added by David Notty

The F.O.R.C.E Live
Sep 3, 2023
 Inglewood, California, United States
  Added by David Notty

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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [697-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [696-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [695-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [694-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [693-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex on Aug 21, 2011 [688-small]

Rakim / EPMD / DJ Funkmaster Flex
Aug 21, 2011
 New York, New York, United States
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LL Cool J / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Rakim / Queen Latifah / Doug E. Fresh / Slick Rick / Z-Trip on Nov 19, 2023 [534-small]

LL Cool J / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Rakim / Queen Latifah / Doug E. Fresh / Slick Rick / Z-Trip
Nov 19, 2023
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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TICKET: Rakim & Mic Geronimo - Tramps NYC (1997), tags: Rakim, New York, New York, United States, Ticket, Tramps - New York CIty - Rakim / Mic Geronimo on Dec 30, 1997 [855-small]

TICKET: Rakim & Mic Geronimo - Tramps NYC (1997)

Rakim / Mic Geronimo
Dec 30, 1997
 New York, New York, United States
  Uploaded by That Dame Lana
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Genres:

Hip Hop
Rap
Gangster Rap
East Coast Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop
New York
Old School
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Latest Setlist (08/31/2024):

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  1. My Melody
  2. It's Been a Long Time
  3. When I B on tha Mic
  4. Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)
  5. Move the Crowd
  6. The Watcher
  7. Addictive
  8. What's on Your Mind
  9. Mahogany
  10. I Know You Got Soul
  11. In the Ghetto
  12. I Ain't No Joke
  13. Microphone Fiend
  14. Paid in Full
  15. Eric B. Is President
  16. Don't Sweat the Technique
  17. Juice (Know the Ledge)
  18. Follow the Leader

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 23 concerts
2023 44 concerts
2022 34 concerts
2021 8 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 14 concerts
2018 20 concerts
2017 19 concerts
2016 26 concerts
2015 16 concerts
2014 26 concerts
2013 22 concerts
2012 8 concerts
2011 15 concerts
2010 5 concerts
2009 12 concerts
2008 12 concerts
2007 23 concerts
2006 34 concerts
2004 1 concert
2002 1 concert
1998 1 concert
1997 1 concert
1987 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Rakim had?

Rakim has had 369 concerts.

What genre is Rakim?

Rakim is most often considered to be Hip Hop, Rap, Gangster Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, New York, and Old School.

When is the next Rakim concert?

The next Rakim concert is on November 13, 2024 at Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Gem in Miami, Florida, United States. The bands performing are: Busta Rhymes / Method Man & Redman / Jadakiss / E-40 / scarface / Rakim / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / Twista / goodie mob / Mia X / 8ball & MJG / Sa-roc / The Soul Rebels / kid capri / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Mannie Fresh / DJ Red Alert / DJ Scratch / DJ Epps / Hourglass / Roxanne Shante / Nick Cannon.

When was the last Rakim concert?

The last Rakim concert was on October 19, 2024 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The bands that performed were: Rakim / Big Daddy Kane / DJ Spinna.

What setlist does Rakim play live?

The songs that Rakim performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the August 31, 2024 concert at St. Louis Flood Wall in St. Louis, Missouri, United States:

  1. My Melody
  2. It's Been a Long Time
  3. When I B on tha Mic
  4. Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)
  5. Move the Crowd
  6. The Watcher
  7. Addictive
  8. What's on Your Mind
  9. Mahogany
  10. I Know You Got Soul
  11. In the Ghetto
  12. I Ain't No Joke
  13. Microphone Fiend
  14. Paid in Full
  15. Eric B. Is President
  16. Don't Sweat the Technique
  17. Juice (Know the Ledge)
  18. Follow the Leader

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