Heineken Red Star Access Presents Hip Hop MC Legend RAKIM Live In Chicago

USPA NEWS - RAKIM born William Michael Griffin, Jr. is a reknown voice in Hip Hop music phenomena whose lyrical cypher steeps stronger than the blackest brew. In a rare Chicago appearance presented by Heineken Red Access Party, RAKIM took to the 1st Ward/Chop Shop stage front and center to "move the crowd."

As if this Sunday couldn't have felt any hotter, RAKIM reknown in celebrated Hip Hop culture as the "R," took to the fevered stage...Chicago BlackHawk-suited and Timberland-booted for a crowd-favored and chiefly lyrical performance augmented by DJ 33 1/3 impressively imported all the way from Paris for the day fest. Opening the stage with fireworking attraction were members of the Chicago-native Hip-Hop Group "Crucial Conflict;" who partied post-performance onstage with RAKIM and offstage with attendees in family-reunion-styled fervor. Heineken Red Access Party presented the intimate day-party-concert featuring "RAKIM" Live; in coordination with Event Director, Juan Kirkman of JuanAndOnlyEvents together with Mark Fuller of EnFULLAffectMarketing. Attendees were entertained from 2pm to 7pm by the old school mix-smashed sounds, of Chicago- DJ: 'That's Broadway' and Native New Yorker DJ S&S upside, downside, inside and outside of the bi-leveled venue and roof Top Bar at 1st Ward/Chop Shop (Wicker Park), Chicago, IL.