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Eric B & Rakim

1985-1992 in Queens, New York, NY

Genres

  • Golden Age Hip-Hop
  • East Coast Hip Hop
  • 80s
  • Old-School Rap
  • Rap/Hip Hop

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Biography

Eric B. & Rakim are a hip hop duo formed in Long Island, New York in 1986, composed of Eric B. (born Eric Barrier) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.). AllMusic wrote that "during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop." Tom Terrell of NPR called them "the most influential DJ/MC combo in contemporary pop music period," while the editors of About.com ranked them as No. 5 on their list of the 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Duos of All-Time. ... (see more)


Popular Songs

Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) album cover
Paid In Full
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) album cover
I Know You Got Soul
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) album cover
I Ain't No Joke
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, ... album cover
Microphone Fiend by Eric B & Rakim

Albums by Release Date

Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) album cover
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition)
by Eric B & Rakim
Paid In Full album cover
Paid In Full
by Eric B & Rakim
Don't Sweat The Technique album cover
Don't Sweat The Technique
by Eric B & Rakim
Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em album cover
Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
by Eric B & Rakim
Follow The Leader album cover
Follow The Leader
by Eric B & Rakim

Featured on

I Love MJ Forever album cover
I Love MJ Forever
by Michael Jackson
Taster's Choice Vol.3 album cover
Taster's Choice Vol.3
by J-Rocc
The 4-Track Era Collection (1990-1992) album cover
The 4-Track Era Collection (1990-1992)
by DJ Shadow
Now, Listen Again! album cover
Now, Listen Again!
by DJ Food
Fabriclive.26 album cover
Fabriclive.26
by The Herbaliser
Hip Hop's Best Kept Secret (The Old Skool), Vol. 1 album cover
Hip Hop's Best Kept Secret (The Old Skool), Vol. 1
by DJ Spair
Fabriclive.14 album cover
Fabriclive.14
by DJ Spinbad
Back To Mine: Tricky (Vol. 14) album cover
Back To Mine: Tricky (Vol. 14)
by Tricky
Badmeaningood Vol.2 album cover
Badmeaningood Vol.2
by Roots Manuva
This Or That album cover
This Or That
by Sway & King Tech

Compilations

Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 10 (1979-1991) album cover
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 10 (1979-1991)
by Various Artists
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 11 (1979-1991) album cover
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 11 (1979-1991)
by Various Artists
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 6 (1979-1991) album cover
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 6 (1979-1991)
by Various Artists
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 3 (1979-1991) album cover
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 3 (1979-1991)
by Various Artists
Electro: The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection album cover
Electro: The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection
by Various Artists
Brown Sugar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover
Brown Sugar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
The Source Presents Hits From The Vault Vol.1: The Pioneers album cover
The Source Presents Hits From The Vault Vol.1: The Pioneers
by Various Artists
Rap's Greatest Hitz: Ghetto Rap album cover
Rap's Greatest Hitz: Ghetto Rap
by Various Artists
Juice: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover
Juice: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists

Playlists

Yo!!!
Yo!!!
dj: djbeebo
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta Rap
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
Strictly Motown
Strictly Motown
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
The 90's Hip-Hop Renaissance
The 90's Hip-Hop Renaissance
dj: vaticangm
Hhunny32's Music
Hhunny32's Music
dj: hhunny32
From The Streets
From The Streets
dj: Ikenstein
Bootybumpinchik's Music
Bootybumpinchik's Music
dj: bootybumpinchik
big 00s blue
big 00s blue
dj: classeigne16

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