Raheem the Dream

Raheem the Dream (Micaiah Raheem) is an American rapper and record executive from Atlanta, Georgia, who is a pioneering artist in Atlanta's hip hop scene.

Career Early life In high school, Raheem began MCing at talent shows. After his classmates gave him the moniker "the dream", he began to record music under the name, recording his first track in 1986 on Arvis Records. On August 3, 1986, Raheem became Atlanta's first rap artist to garner regular radio rotation in the Atlanta market when his music was put in rotation by Mitch Faulkner, Program Director of Kiss 104 FM.

1990-2003: Freaknik and increased label involvement By the early 1990s, Raheem's music became a symbol of the burgeoning Atlanta hip-hop scene, later receiving national airplay for single "The Most Beautiful Girl", while soundtracking Atlanta's annual Freaknik festival.

Legacy Throughout his career, Raheem mentored many new rappers and singers, including singer-songwriter / producer The-Dream, who reportedly asked him for permission to use his moniker.

In 2016, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed awarded Raheem the Proclamation for Raheem the Dream Day, as well as the Phoenix Award (the highest honor from the Mayor’s Office) for "his outstanding contributions and groundbreaking work that helped to lay the foundation of Atlanta hip-hop music." 1998: Freak No ’Mo 1999: DJ Will U Please Play 1999: I Wanna Love You (featuring Terius "The-Dream" Nash)