Rakim Hasheem Allen

nickname

PnB Rock

Sun sign

Protect

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Residence

Philadelphia, but he often travels to Los Angeles, New York City and Miami.

nationality

training

He dropped out of high school at age 15 when his uncle, the only father in his life, was murdered.

occupation

Singer, rapper

family

• Father – He was murdered when Rakim was 3 years old.
• Mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has 4 brothers. One of them was killed, one of them is autistic and another is a rapper named PnB Meen.

Manager

He will be managed by Monty Love, CEO of New Lane Entertainment, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Genre

Hip-Hop, R & B

instruments

Life

labels

• Atlantic Records
• Empire Distribution
• New Lane Entertainment

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180 cm

weight

62 kg or 136.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

1. Rakim shared in an interview that he has only one true love in his life, with whom he broke up in 2009.
2. He became a father to a little girl aged 21 and named his daughter Milan (born October 2013). Although Rakim is very attached to his daughter, he separated from his child’s mother after her birth.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

He is of African American descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• He often sports a prominent goatee with light or beardless hair, as well as glasses or sunglasses.
• Fully tattooed neck as well as various other tattoos on hands and other body parts.
• Gaunt face and lanky figure

brand promotion

He has not yet done any promotional work for any brand.

Religion

He has not spoken publicly about his religious views.

Known for

• His breakout singles Fleek (2015) and Selfish (2016), which peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
• First featured at XXL Annual Freshman List 2017, a magazine promoting and showcasing underground rappers/artists who are on the rise.

First album

In November 2017, he released his debut studio album, titled Catch Those Vibrations , through Atlantic Records .

first movie

To date, he has not appeared in any movies.

First TV show

In 2017, he made his first rap show appearance alongside comedian Pete Davidson alongside Nick Cannon in his TV show titled Wildes ‘N Out .

Personal trainer

Rakim is extremely thin and possibly underweight for his height. He also smokes a lot of weed. It seems the rapper doesn’t follow any specific regime to improve his fitness.

PnB Rock favorite things

His favorite things are unknown.

PnB rock facts

1. He was named Rakim after the famous rapper of the same name who was born in 1968.
2. Rakim started selling drugs on the streets at the age of 15, living as a homeless person in shelters and also committing a few robberies to survive.
3. His stage name PnB is short for Pastorius and Baynton. This is the name of the nearby street corner where Rakim grew up, mostly in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood.
4. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison when he was 19 because of his illegal way of earning a living. After serving a two-year sentence, Rakim was released to remain on a half-board basis.
5. While incarcerated, Rakim began writing songs based on the difficulties in his life. Before he went to prison, he was not interested in the rap music industry at all.
6. During his school days, Rakim stated that he was always very popular with the girls as he had a great sense of humor and was often called the class clown.
7. His popularity as an artist began on Instagram in 2013-2014 when Rakim joined the viral trend of making #TBH (to be honest) video posts in which he sang a response to someone else.
8. In October 2016, Rolling Stone magazine named Rakim in their list of “10 New Artists You Need To Know”.
9. The rapper rarely writes his songs on paper. Preferring to get into a state of mental flux, he captures the “mood” of a place or song and records his response in the form of a song. When he’s not in the studio, Rakim records his rap on his iPhone whenever he’s feeling inspired.
10. To learn more about the artist, follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud and YouTube.