Eric B. & Rakim were an American hip hop duo formed on Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of DJ Eric B. and rapper Rakim. They first received acclaim...
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hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on July 26, 1988. Following their debut album, Paid in Full (1987), Eric B. & Rakim left 4th & B'way Records and signed...
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""Checking out Eric B. & Rakim" - Cornell University Library Digital Collections". "Eric B. & Rakim Talk Reunion, the Birth of Cool and Being the Greatest"...
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a 1987 song by American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Written and produced by group members Eric Barrier and Rakim Allah, the song was released as the...
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Eric B. & Rakim, an American hip hop duo, consists of four studio albums, five compilation albums, 15 singles, and nine music videos. Eric B. & Rakim...
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better known by his stage name Rakim (/rɑːˈkɪm/), is an American rapper. He is one half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four...
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Paid in Full (album) (category Eric B. & Rakim albums)
Paid in Full is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on July 7, 1987, by Island-subsidiary label 4th & B'way Records...
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Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (category Eric B. & Rakim albums)
duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on June 19, 1990. The group's sound develops further, with Rakim adopting a deeper, more aggressive tone of voice, and more...
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I Ain't No Joke (category Eric B. & Rakim songs)
Eric B and Rakim met in 1985, after Rakim responded to Eric B's search for "New York's top MC". In 1986 they released their debut single, "Eric B. Is...
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Golden age hip-hop (section Eric B. and Rakim)
Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Biz Markie, Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Gang Starr, and A Tribe Called Quest....
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is a song by American hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. It was written by group members Eric Barrier and Rakim Allah and released as the first single from...
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Don't Sweat the Technique (category Eric B. & Rakim albums)
fourth and final studio album by American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on June 23, 1992, by MCA Records. It was recorded and produced by Eric B. &...
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"Eric B. Is President" is the debut single released by hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. The bassline is an interpolation of Fonda Rae's "Over Like a Fat Rat"...
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communities". It cites examples including Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." and Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full". Material goods a status symbols are a common topic...
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The 18th Letter (category Albums produced by Eric B.)
following a five-year hiatus after Don't Sweat the Technique (1992) as duo Eric B. & Rakim. The album's title refers to the letter "R" being the eighteenth letter...
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recorded by Eric B. & Rakim in 1987. A commercial and artistic success, it was ranked #23 by Rolling Stone on their list of Top 50 hip-hop songs, and #396 on...
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extended mixes of Eric B. & Rakim's greatest hits as part of Universal Music Group’s Gold series. Kellman, Andy. "Gold - Eric B. & Rakim". Allmusic. Retrieved...
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Eric B. & Rakim for their 1992 album Don't Sweat the Technique, and released as a single on June 27, 1992. The song was written and produced by Eric B...
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Derek B dies at age 44 Derek B was also successful as a record producer and remixer, working with the Cookie Crew, Thrashpack, and Eric B and Rakim. In...
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Eric B. & Rakim album, the back cover featured Eric B. with Chuck D. because of an editing error. "Follow the Leader" (Eric B., Steve Griffin, Rakim)...
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"In the Ghetto" is a song by American rap duo Eric B. & Rakim. It was released on September 29, 1990, as the second single of their third studio album...
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feat. Inspectah Deck and Kurupt and "As the Rhyme Goes On", "Follow the Leader", "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim "I'll Be There" samples "I'll...
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Microphone Fiend (category Eric B. & Rakim songs)
released from the hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim's second album Follow the Leader. The song became a signature song for rapper Rakim, and AllMusic's Steve Huey says...
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4th & B'way Records (redirect from 4th&B)
distributed by 4th & B'way in the US. Other notable artists included Eric B and Rakim and Noel. On April 12, 2013, The Island Def Jam Music Group reactivated...
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Know the Ledge (category Eric B. & Rakim songs)
Juice as "Juice (Know the Ledge)" – is a 1992 single by hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. The film's theme song, also released on the duo's 1992 album Don't...
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UGK (section Career and recordings)
2009. Bun B said that they grew up listening to the Geto Boys, Eric B and Rakim, N.W.A and A Tribe Called Quest. UGK (most notably Pimp C) has also influenced...
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with; Foxxx missed the meeting, and Eric B. ended up pairing up with MC Rakim and forming the group Eric B. and Rakim.[citation needed] Despite this,...
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Ofra Haza (section Collaborations and performances)
would be extensively re-released, re-mixed and sampled, for example on Coldcut's remix of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full". The single made only a brief...
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the Pace" by Gregory Isaacs, "Your House" by Steel Pulse, "Juice" by Eric B and Rakim, "Baby girl" by Wiley, "Show Me Love" (Stonebridge Club Mix) by Robin...
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as well as Eric B and Rakim all made an appearance at the station or on the air waves. KPOO now broadcasts local public commentaries and talk programs...
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