Eric B. & Rakim were an American hip hop duo formed on Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of DJ Eric B. and rapper Rakim. They first received acclaim for their 1987 debut album Paid in Full, which featured versions of the popular singles "Eric B. Is President" and the title track. They followed with three successful albums: Follow the Leader (1988), Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990), and Don't Sweat the Technique (1992). AllMusic wrote that "during rap's... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Paid in Full - #2: I Know You Got Soul - #3: Follow the Leader - #4: Move the Crowd - #5: Don't Sweat the Technique| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1987-1988 | Paid in Full | 205 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1987 | 12 | US dance 39 • US R&B 64 • UK 76 | MP3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #386] [4th & B'way 7438] written by William Griffin, Eric Barrier & Bobby Byrd | |||
| 2. | 10/1987 | 3 | US R&B 38 | MP3 | [4th & B'way 7448] written by Eric B. & Rakim | |||
| 3. | 11/1987 | 77 | US dance 3 • US R&B 65 • UK 15 | MP3 | [novelty] charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts [4th & B'way 7456] written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin Jr. | |||
| 4. | 01/1988 | 36 | US dance 3 • UK 53 | MP3 | charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts written by William Griffin & Eric Barrier | |||
| 5. | 03/1988 | 70 | UK 13 | MP3 | R written by William Griffin, Eric Barrier & Bobby Byrd | |||
| 6. | 07/1988 | 8 | UK 81 | MP3 | written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin | |||
| 2. | 1988-1989 | Follow the Leader | 90 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1988 | 67 | US dance 11 • US R&B 16 • UK 21 | MP3 | [Uni 50003] written by William Griffin & Eric Barrier | |||
| 2. | 11/1988 | 9 | UK 74 | MP3 | written by Eric Barrier & Rakim Allah | |||
| 3. | 01/1989 | 13 | US dance 28 • US R&B 79 • UK 76 | MP3 | [Uni 50014] written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin | |||
| 3. | 1990 | Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em | 17 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1990 | 16 | US dance 37 • US R&B 23 • UK 81 | MP3 | [MCA 79018] written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin | |||
| 2. | 09/1990 | 1 | US R&B 82 | MP3 | [MCA 53901] written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin | |||
| 4. | 1991-1992 | Don't Sweat the Technique | 33 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 12/1991 | 4 | US R&B 34 | MP3 | [MCA 54311] written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin | |||
| 2. | 02/1992 | 9 | US 96 • US R&B 38 | MP3 | [MCA 54333] written by William Griffin | |||
| 3. | 06/1992 | 20 | US dance 12 • US R&B 14 | MP3 | [MCA 54418] written by Eric B. & Rakim | |||
| 4. | 12/1992 | 1 | US R&B 107 | MP3 | written by Eric B. & Rakim | |||
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