Rakim

Wyandanch, New York, United States

January 28, 1968

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Bio

William Michael Griffin, Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim, is an American rapper. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time.Eric B. & Rakim's classic album Paid in Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, while Rakim himself was ranked #4 on MTV's list of the Greatest MCs of All Time. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that 'Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs perhaps the greatest -- of all time within the hip-hop community." The editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their list of the 'Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)'. Rakim began his career as the emcee of the rap duo Eric B. & Rakim, who in 2011 were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2012, The Source ranked him #1 on their list of the 'Top 50 Lyricists of All Time'.

Updated: 2023-10-11
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Planets

You can think of the planets as symbolizing core parts of the human personality, and the signs as different colors of consciousness through which they filter.* Sidereal Planetary Positions enabled in settings.* Because the birth time information is missing for this chart, the Moon may range up to 6° before or after this position.

Sun in 7° 50' Aquarius
Moon in 25° 18' Capricorn
Mercury in 25° 54' Aquarius
Venus in 2° 24' Capricorn
Mars in 15° 0' Pisces
Jupiter in 3° 41' Virgo (r)
Saturn in 7° 50' Aries
Uranus in 28° 56' Virgo (r)
Neptune in 26° 16' Scorpio
Pluto in 22° 33' Virgo (r)
North Node in 22° 31' Aries (r)
Chiron in 26° 29' Pisces

Aspects

The aspects describe the geometric angles between the planets. Each shape they produce has a different meaning.

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Minor Aspects
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Patterns

Chart patterns are a collection of aspects that are grouped together to reveal a larger geometric pattern within the chart.

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T-Square

Chiron in 26° Pisces
Venus in 2° Capricorn
Uranus in 28° Virgo

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T-Square

Mercury in 25° Aquarius
Neptune in 26° Scorpio
Jupiter in 3° Virgo

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Yod

Pluto in 22° Virgo
North Node in 22° Aries
Mercury in 25° Aquarius

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Cradle

Uranus in 28° Virgo
Chiron in 26° Pisces
Moon in 25° Capricorn
Neptune in 26° Scorpio

Special Features

The section describes some additional features of this chart. Note the inner planets refer to Sun to Jupiter, as well as the Ascendant and MC, and represent the core parts of the personality.

The moon was a waning crescent moon

The inner planets do not fall in a Fire sign

The three modes (Cardinal, Mutable, and Fixed) are evenly distributed among the inner planets

Mercury in Aquarius and Uranus in Virgo are in mutual reception

Declinations

Declinations are a rarely used piece of information in astrology. They reflect a planet's distance north or south of the celestial equator. Read more

Parallels occur when two planets are at the same declination, both in the north or south. They are considered to have the same effect as conjunctions. Contraparallels are when one star in the north and another in the south are at the same declination. They are considered to have the same effect as oppositions.

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