Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. The album was released on june 14, 2005, on hipo records. American hip hop duo from long island, new york, composed of dj eric b. Paid in full is the debut album of american hip hop duo eric b. Saw him at the showbox in seattle, wa couple weeks ago.
The album builds on the sounds of 1990s let the rhythm hit em, with rakim sounding more aggressive on eric b. The strippeddown production might seem a little bare to modern ears, but rakims technique on the mic still sounds utterly contemporary, even stateoftheart and that from a record released in 1987, just one year after run. Standing by the speaker, suddenly i had this fever, was it me or either summer madness cause i just cant stand around so i get. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Gold is the third compilation album, by hiphop duo eric b. The song became something of a signature song for rapper rakim, and allmusics steve huey says the song weaves references to substance addiction throughout in explaining why rakim cant keep away from the mic. They recorded follow the leader at power play studios in new york city. Standing by the speaker, suddenly i had this fever. Following their debut album paid in full 1987, eric b.
Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of. 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. But dont make me wait too long coz im a move on the dancefloor when they put something smooth on so turn up the bass, its better when its loud cuz i like to move the crowd move the crowd. Includes free digital download code of the entire album. Simply one of the best mcs out there, rakim can still hold it down live. Standing by the speaker, suddenly i had this fever, was it me or either summer. Allmusic wrote that during raps socalled golden age in the late 80s, eric b. His freerhythm style ignored bar lines and had earned comparisons to thelonious monk. Is president in 1986 as a musician, he wrote his first rhyme at 7 years old, about the famous cartoon. The duo went on to release 4 studio albums with their 1987, paid in full being regarded as one the most influential albums in hip hop. Microphone fiend is the second single released from the hip hop duo eric b.
Rakims rapping, which pioneered the use of internal rhymes in hip hop, set a higher standard of lyricism in the genre and served as a template for future rappers. Featuring a prominent sample of average white bands 1975 hit. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Paid in full is a 1987 song by american hip hop duo eric b. The duo recorded the album at hip hop producer marley marls home studio and power play studios in new york city, following rakims response to eric b. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills. They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during raps socalled golden age in the late 80s, eric b. He grew up in wyandanch, new york on long island, and became involved in the new york city hip hop scene when he was sixteen years old. In 1988, they released their second album titled, follow the leader. Paid in full is credited as a benchmark album of golden age hip hop. Paid in full became one of the groups most successful singles, owing heavily to a popular remix of the song by english dance music duo coldcut. Song move the crowd beatmix by democratic 3 artist eric b. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music enterprises.