Rakim Forced To Cancel Multiple Shows After Breaking His Foot

Fat Joe, DJ Rhettmatic and Rock The Bells are among the many sending Rakim well wishes after the Microphone Fiend revealed he broke his foot during a recent show. The God MC made the announcement via Instagram on Thursday (December 1). 

"Regrettably, I’m going to have to postpone my shows in Seattle, Portland and California this coming week," he explained. "I broke my foot at a concert about 10 days ago and the doc is saying I still need to rest it for at least a few more days. We thought setting up a chair and pushing through the show, but that’s not the experience I want to give you all, so I’m going to fall back and come see everyone when I’m 100 percent. It’s going to take a hot second to reschedule, so for now refunds are available at point-of-purchase and we’ll get word out when the new dates are confirmed. " 

Rakim celebrated the 25th anniversary of his 1997 debut solo album, The 18th Letter, in October with a show at S.O.B.'s in New York City. The following day, he was joined by Pete Rock for an appearance in Cleveland before moving on to his next commitment. Like the rest of the Hip Hop legends, Rakim is gearing up for the 50th birthday of the culture in 2023. Speaking to RAPstation in a recent interview, Eric B. strongly suggested a reunion will be a part of the festivities. 

"What we’re doing is the city has come aboard to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop starting in New York City and the city is going to put together 50 concerts," he said of Mayor Eric Adams' meeting at City Hall last month. "They’re doing all kinds of parties—small parties, big parties—and at the end of the year, in August, we're going to do a huge one in Central Park." 

Regarding the reunion, he said, "Anything is possible. It's definitely one of those things where it's like, 'Damn, I could have played Woodstock.' You don't want to miss out. We're gonna have a great time."