Rahiem

Guy Todd Williams (born February 13, 1963), known by his stage name Rahiem, is a hip-hop musician. In 1978, Rahiem joined a group called The Funky 4.  He and his group became known throughout New York City for their rap routines and choreographed dance steps. In May of 1979, Rahiem and his group battled Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4 at the Webster Avenue P.A.L in the Bronx.  Grandmaster Flash and his group won the battle, but a couple of days later, two members of Flash’s group came to Rahiem’s Mom’s apartment and asked Rahiem to join their group, which he did. With the new addition of Rahiem, they became known as “Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5”. He and his new group recorded their first song in September of 1979, which was called “We Rap More Mellow”, however was not released under the group’s name. After having limited success with the release of Super Rappin, Rahiem and his group signed to Sugarhill Records.  It was there that they recorded a string of hit songs like “The Message” “New York New York” and “Whitelines”.  The rest, as they say,  is history. On March 12, 2007, Rahiem and his group became the first rap group to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Rahiem has also done production behind the scenes and has worked with Teddy Riley on the second Blackstreet album and with Dr Dre shortly before Eminem signed with Aftermath records.