(12 May 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 11 May 2026 1. Medium pull out (L-R) Rakim and Eric B. pose for photos 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakim, recording artist: (Reporter: "Were you aware at the time that you were creating something that people hadn't heard?") "To be honest, no. Just a young kid that loved music, loved rapping. And I guess being that I was from Long Island it felt like I was on the outside looking in. So my expectations wasn't that high, but I knew I had something special