Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Hes not one of my favorites, but im pretty sure everyone will like him. Both because, as many know, it disrespected the scope to which run that shit would become accustomed to over time and also because it just didnt give the album enough credit. Rakim, check this out, yo, you go to your girls house and ill go to mine, cause my girl is definately mad, cause it took us too long to do this album. For a second, forget everything extraneous about eric b. This album is considered, by both critics and rap fans, to be one of the best. Rakim reflects on his life in hiphop and what happened with. Eric b is on the cut and my name is rakim, from eric b is president is not just an eleven word sentence. Paid in full is the first album by the classic duo eric b. Paid in full is the debut album of american hip hop duo eric b. See all the albums from eric b and rakim available on napster.
Paid in full is a 1987 song by american hip hop duo eric b. Me and eric b, and a nice big plate of fish, which is my favorite dish but without no money its still a wish cuz i dont like to dream about gettin paid so i dig into the books of the rhymes that i made so now to test to see if i got pull hit the studio, cuz im paid in full rakim, check this out, yo you go to your girl house and ill go to. In fact many mcs over that span have copied rakims. Every song here is good or great, and rakim is definitely just a great mc. Paid in full, i used to rhyme off of dennis edwards all the time. Beastie boys had just debuted a year ago, boogie down productions debuted, public enemy and so on and so forth.
The remix by coldcut became an unexpected pop hit and was later sampled by nas for his. The strippeddown production might seem a little bare to modern ears, but rakim s technique on the mic still sounds utterly contemporary, even stateoftheart and that from a record released in 1987, just one year after run. Ownership of the duos catalog consolidated in 1999, when polygram which owned island records, which released paid in full merged with universal music group, an outgrowth of mca records, which owned the rest of the duos albums. B and rakims first record and to this day still holds its own with hiphop over twenty years after its release. Paid in full is a song by american hip hop duo eric b. The duo went on to release 4 studio albums with their 1987, paid in full being regarded as one the most. The duo recorded the album at hip hop producer marley marls home studio and power play studios in new york city, following rakim s response to eric b.
Apr 26, 2005 listen to your favorite songs from paid in full by eric b. Celebrated as one of the top mcs of all time, rakim hypnotized fans with his monotone delivery and complex lyrics eric b. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music enterprises. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. Provided to youtube by universal music group paid in full eric b. One of the most influential rap albums of all time, eric b. Is president, i know you got soul, the title track, is the motherlode of late1980s new york rap. Me and eric be, and a nice big plate of fish, which is my favorite dish but without no money its still a wish cause i dont like to dream about gettin paid so i dig into the books of the rhymes that i made to now test to see if i got pull hit the studio, cause im paid in full. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Paid in full is the debut album from american hip hop duo eric b. The album peaked at number fiftyeight on the billboard 200 chart and produced five singles, eric b.
Although marley marl claimed to have produced two tracks my melody and eric b. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Jun 12, 2011 eric b and rakim record paid in full in a week 7 july 1987. Eric b and rakim record paid in full in a week music the. At age 16, griffin converted to islam and adopted the name rakim allah. Is president was so seamless that it drew a response from james brown himself. Written and produced by group members eric barrier and rakim allah, the song was released as the fifth single from the duos debut studio album paid in full. Written and produced by group members eric barrier and rakim allah, the song was released as the fifth single from.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Eric b and rakim paid in full seven minutes of madness remix coldcuts remix of this rap classic delivered exactly what its intro promised a journey into sound michael hann. But it actually wasnt the full song my melody by eric b. One of the most influential hiphop acts of the 80s, eric b. So i dig into the books of the rhymes that i made so nows a test to see if i got pull hit the studio, cause im paid in full outro. Paid in full is a debut album that is basically a collection of early singles eric b. Paid in full heralded momentous change in popular music. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. That well known and sampled phrase has long been cemented into the lexicon of hiphop, as have many of rakims other influential lyrics such as you thought i was a donut.
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