Photographic print of Rakim and friends at Heavy D's birthday party

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A black and white photograph of Rakim and friends at Heavy D's birthday party in New York City. Rakim is pictured in the center of the image, seated with four women behind and surrounding him. He wears a dark leather jacket over a black t-shirt with white text and a large gold chain necklace. He looks straight at the camera, not smiling. The four women are all looking at the camera and smiling. They all wear dark clothing and have long hair. The woman on the left is wearing an off the shoulder top and Rakim's arm is resting on her legs. The two women on the right both wear hoop earrings. On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

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