XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: July 26, 1988: Eric B. & Rakim solidify their greatness with their second album, Follow the Leader, which was released on this day in 1988.

On this day in Hip Hop history in 1988, one of the culture’s most prolific duo’s Eric B. & Rakim released their sophomore LP Follow the Leader. Coming shortly after their game-changing debut ...

Those ranks could be swelled even further this year if Eric B. & Rakim, architects of killer singles such as “Follow the Leader,” get the call. Eric B. & Rakim formed in Long Island ...

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview, Rakim confirms he’s working on a 4th solo album later for this year, but Eric B won’t be involved at all... Eric B & Rakim were legends during the ...

If you listened to hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was all about Eric B. & Rakim. The New York-based duo was known for their unique sound, which was the perfect blend of DJ Eric B.’ ...

Unbeknownst to even the most ardent Eric B. & Rakim fans, he helped produce a lot of their early material, including Paid in Full and Follow the Leader. “I always did music on all my albums ...

Eric Barrier—half of the legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—had just learned they were nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when he picked up the phone for this interview.

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 ...