Dublin to play host to HipHop royalty – Rakim announces Button Factory date!

Calling all HipHop fans, calling all HipHop fans……. in fact calling all you boys and girls who simply love to experience great music and be entertained! Mark your diaries, ping your friends and update your Status’ for the 6^th of May is your day (more specifically your evening) after It was just announced that New York”s finest Rakim is heading to Dublin.

The Button Factory Temple Bar will play host to one of the events of the Irish Hip Hop calendar. If you are already acquainted with this true great of the scene then you know what I am talking about, if not then you need to fix up and get yourself immersed in one of the best back catalogues you are likely to hear.

Spanning nearly 25 years starting with the legendary partnership with New York DJ Eric B, Rakim’s career kicked off in 1987 with what MTV has dubbed “The Greatest Hip Hop Album of All Time”  “Paid in Full” this masterful MC has gone from strength to strength continually garnering  huge critical acclaim with each new release, most recently with the album  “The Seventh Seal”.

Having split with Eric B in acrimonious fashion in the early 90’s, the New York native has not only proved himself a legend behind the mic but also shown his diversity behind the scenes after working with some of the biggest names in the game as producer, screenwriter and author.

His live shows are legendary and the number of artists clambering to name check him in their songs or who continue to spout him as an influence is astonishing.  Dr Dre, Ghost Face Killer, Eminem, Wu-Tang Klan, A Tribe Called Quest, the late Tupac Shakur and a host of others have all in one way or another doffed their peaked caps to a true great of the industry.

This will be a special live show in which Rakim will perform his landmark “Paid in Full” album in its entirety alongside a selection of his other classic hits. So 6^th of May need I say more, see you there!

Rakim plays Dublin’s The Button Factory on Friday May 6th.
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Tickets.ie priced €20.

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