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2 days ago · By 1987, hip-hop was still a growing subculture but it’s clearly national, and as a whole, it’s far more complex than it was five years earlier. This was the year that gave us the debut albums of Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, and Eric B. and Rakim.
19 hours ago · Eric B. & Rakim’s debut album, “Paid in Full” (1987), is considered a classic and featured groundbreaking tracks like the title track “Paid in Full” and “I Ain’t No Joke.”
1 day ago · The next day I ordered doubles of all the volumes that were available at that time. Interestingly enough, we had first stepped to Eric B & Rakim with the same question at the same show and they both acted like dicks. Amusingly, David Toop cites Eric B’s ‘disgust’ with DJ’s using breakbeat albums in his 1984 book, Rap Attack:
4 days ago · Eric B and Rakim made waves in the '80s, but their final album came in 1992 with “Don’t Sweat the Technique.” The album featured singles like “Casualties of War” and “Know The Ledge. ...
2 days ago · Rakim also marked a new zenith for the complexity of MCing. ’87 also gave us the debuts of Ice T and N.W.A and the major label debut of Too Short. The rise of the West Coast, specifically ...
4 days ago · If you know old school rap, you know that the likes of Run DMC, De La Soul, Eric B & Rakim, Gang Starr, Grandmaster Flash and the Beastie Boys. These names are widely recognized as some of the best old school rappers.
1 day ago · Illmatic is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nas. It was released on April 19, 1994, by Columbia Records. After signing with the label with the help of MC Serch, Nas recorded the album in 1992 and 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City.
