Eric B. & Rakim released their first album “Paid in ... Khalil Kain and Jermaine Hopkins. The classic hip-hop track which puts a hard edge on its smooth jazz sample (Nat Adderley’s 1968 ...

Is President,” “I Ain’t No Joke,” “I Know You Got Soul,” “My Melody,” as well as the title track were instant classics upon their release, helping solidify Eric B. & Rakim’s ...

On this date in 1990, DJ Eric B. and Hip Hop’s number one microphone fiend Rakim dropped LP number three entitled Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em. One of our most coveted Five Mic classics, Let The ...

In his Classic Recipes series ... "I'd say 90 percent of [Eric B & Rakim's] stuff was from Ultimate Breaks and Beats. But, in saying that, you can't take anything away from them.

Barrier and William “Rakim” Griffin—has released four studio albums, including their platinum-selling debut, Paid In Full. Released in 1987, the project spawned the classics “Eric B.

Long Island’s Mariah Carey has released her first new song in several years and it samples another local act, hip-hop legends ...

A few of the ten-track classic’s stand-out songs include ... “Paid In Full”. Even though Eric B. and Rakim just reunited as a group in 2018, this album solidified them as one of the ...

Eric B. and Rakim became the first Hip-Hop act to ever perform at the iconic New Jersey venue The Stone Pony. Eric B. & Rakim joined forces for a historic performance in New Jersey this week to ...

But in 1987, there was a seismic shift in the complexity of rap activated by Eric B. & Rakim and their album Paid in Full. They introduced internal rhyme schemes that pushed rap into new ...

Hip-hop legends Eric B and Rakim were in the house — and so was Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy introduced Eric B and Rakim Tuesday, June 13, for their North to Shore Festival show at the Stone Pony in ...

Blige, for being included in this year’s ceremony. In a statement to the media outlet, Eric B & Rakim said, “Congratulations to the diverse group of artists inducted into the Rock Hall this year.