Arriving in style for the Rakim book signing..Rakim had no idea I was coming.

Initially I stood in live very low key with the other fans..the line continued to grow.

Eventually, I was taken in by Rakim’s manager as the word got out that I was in line..it was still a surprise though. Going back to choosing Eric B & Rakim to be on my single ‘Friends’ from my second solo album “Larger Than Life: which became a groundbreaking multi-chart Top 10 collaboration to working with him again in the 1998 ‘Off The Hook’ D-Dot Remix and video.. it was great say hi and let him know I was his fan back in the day and continue to be, to which Rakim told me “..you’re family..always will be.”

While standing in line I was also inspired and look forward to signing copies of my memoir in the near future.

Get the bestseller ‘Rakim: Sweat The Technique” life and writing manual.

Video of our reunion to follow in the meantime, here’s our classic ‘Friends’ Jody Watley featuring Eric B & Rakim.

Golden era Hip Hop, a couple of my personal favorites from Eric B & Rakim.