Gold is the third compilation album, by hiphop duo eric b. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from the remixes 19871992 explicit by eric b. Check out my melody part 1 a two part documentary about the story of rakim the god emcee. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music enterprises. Every song here is good or great, and rakim is definitely just a great mc. In 1988, they released their second album titled, follow the leader. Is president was released as the first single with my melody as the bside. That well known and sampled phrase has long been cemented into the lexicon of hiphop, as have many of rakim s other influential lyrics such as you thought i was a donut. They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during raps socalled golden age in the late 80s, eric b. Turn up the bass check out my melody hand out a cigar im lettin knowledge be born and my names the are a k i m not like the rest of them im not on a list thats what im sayin i drop science like a scientist my melody s in a code the very next episode has the mic often distortin ready to explode i keep the mic in fahrenheit freeze mcs and make em colder the. Paid in full is the debut album of american hip hop duo eric b.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Fatboy slims always read the label sample of eric b. Eric barrier and rakim allah born william michael griffin, jr. Mtv listed the album as the greatest in hip hop history. Hes not one of my favorites, but im pretty sure everyone will like him. Is president an ode to barriers dj skills b w my melody was released on the tiny harlembased indie label zakia. Provided to youtube by universal music group my melody eric b. Marley marl stated that his cousin mc shan was an assistant engineer on some tracks, including the single my melody, though eric b. Eric b is on the cut and my name is rakim, from eric b is president is not just an eleven word sentence. Listen to songs by rakim on myspace, stream free online music by rakim. There are even several rap classic here including the greats my melody and eric b. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Turn up the bass, check out my melody, hand out a cigar im letting knowledge be born and my names the r akim not like. 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. Listen to your favorite songs from paid in full by eric b. The duo recorded the album at hip hop producer marley marls home studio and power play studios in new york city, following rakim s response to eric b. The album builds on the sounds of 1990s let the rhythm hit em, with rakim sounding more aggressive on eric b. Rakims songs stream online music songs listen free on. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. So maybe i might just search for a 9 to 5, if i strive then maybe ill stay alive so i walk up the street whistlin this feelin out of place cos, man, do i miss a pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of me and eric b, and a nice big plate of fish, which is my favorite dish but without no money its still a wish cos i dont like to dream about.
Turn up the bass check out my melody hand out a cigar im lettin knowledge be born and. The pair is generally considered to be one of the most influential and innovative groups in the hip hop genre. His freerhythm style ignored bar lines and had earned comparisons to thelonious. American hip hop duo from long island, new york, composed of dj eric b. It was there that he met rakim, and the two officially formed a partnership in 1985. Check out my melody original mix explicit by eric b. His freerhythm style ignored bar lines and had earned comparisons to. Formed in 1986, the group stopped in 1993, and reunited in 2018. Eric b is president and my melody completely changed the face of the genre, just as rundmcs sucker mcs krushgroove 1 had done three years earlier. The album was released on june 14, 2005, on hipo records. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of. Always read the label by fatboy slim sampled eric b. The album contains numerous remixes and extended mixes of eric b.
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