Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (2 LP)

PAID IN FULL is perhaps the most important album of the middle-school era of hip-hop--"I Know You Got Soul," "I Ain't No Joke," and "Eric B. Is President" are as classic as hip-hop songs get. Eric B. & Rakim pioneered the minimalist sound that would form the new-school of hip-hop aesthetics with Eric B.'s innovative distillation of James Brown samples to pure drum and bass-line splendor and Rakim's narcissistic monotonal lyrical bombast. The title cut forwarded the manifesto that all others in hip-hop were to follow: the eternal search for dead presidents. Personnel: Rakim (raps), Eric B. (scratches).Recorded at Power Play Studios, New York, New York. Format: Vinyl 2 LP Genre: Hip Hop Remember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from our official JocoRecords website! Track Listing: A1        I Ain't No Joke    3:54A2        Eric B. Is On The Cut    3:48A3        My Melody 6:46B1        I Know You Got Soul 4:46B2        Move The Crowd 4:23C1        Paid In Full    3:50C2