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Eric B. & Rakim
1.
10/1986

Eric B. Is President by Eric B. & Rakim

2





48
R&B






[4th & B'way 7431]
written by Rakim (as Rakim Allah) 
2.
05/1987

I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
11



39
dance
64
R&B




76
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #386]
[4th & B'way 7438]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) , Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Bobby Byrd
3.
10/1987

I Ain't No Joke by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
3





38
R&B






[4th & B'way 7448]
written by Eric B. & Rakim 
4.
11/1987

 ③  Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
72



3
dance
65
R&B




15
UK
[songwriter #3 hit]
[novelty]
charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
[4th & B'way 7456]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin Jr.) 
5.
02/1988

Move the Crowd by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
34



3
dance






53
UK
charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
written by Rakim (as William Griffin)  & Eric B. (as Eric Barrier)
6.
03/1988

 ④  I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
66











13
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
[R]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) , Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Bobby Byrd
7.
07/1988

 ⑤  Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
63



11
dance
16
R&B




21
UK
[songwriter #5 hit]
[Uni 50003]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin)  & Eric B. (as Eric Barrier)
8.
07/1988

As the Rhyme Goes On by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
7











81
UK
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
9.
11/1988

The Microphone Fiend by Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
9











74
UK
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as Rakim Allah) 
10.
02/1989

The R by Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
13



28
dance
79
R&B




76
UK
[Uni 50014]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Jody Watley
11.
05/1989

 ②  Friends by Jody Watley

from Larger Than Life   Larger Than Life
153

9
US
7
dance
3
R&B




21
UK
[songwriter #2 hit]
with Eric B. & Rakim
[MCA 53660]
written by André Cymone, Jody Watley, Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Eric B. & Rakim
12.
06/1990

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em by Eric B. & Rakim

from Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em   Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
15



37
dance
23
R&B




81
UK
[MCA 79018]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
13.
09/1990

In the Ghetto by Eric B. & Rakim

from Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em   Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
1





82
R&B






[MCA 53901]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
14.
12/1991

What's on Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme) by Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
3





34
R&B






[MCA 54311]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
15.
02/1992

Juice (Know the Ledge) by Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
8

96
US


38
R&B






[Soul/MCA 54333]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) 
16.
06/1992

Don't Sweat the Technique by Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
19



12
dance
14
R&B






[MCA 54418]
written by Eric B. & Rakim 
17.
12/1992

Casualties of War by Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
1





107
R&B






written by Eric B. & Rakim 
Rakim
18.
11/1993

Heat It Up by Rakim 

from Gunmen: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
4

118
US


92
R&B






[MCA 54743]
written by Rakim 
Ahmad
19.
10/1994

You Gotta Be... by Ahmad

from Ahmad   Ahmad
1





106
R&B






written by Ahmad (as Ahmad A. Lewis), Redfoo (as Stefan K. Gordy), Eric B. (as Erik Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Parliament/Funkadelic
20.
05/1995

Follow the Leader by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Dope Dogs   
3











157
UK
as Parliament, Funkadelic & The P-Funk Allstars
written by Rakim (as William Griffin)  & Eric B. (as Eric Barrier)
Adina Howard
21.
12/1995

It's All About You by Adina Howard

from Do You Wanna Ride?   Do You Wanna Ride?
2





58
R&B






written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Rakim (as William Griffin) , Dennis Lambert (sample), Duane Hitchings (sample) & Franne Golde (sample)
B Angie B
22.
12/1995

It's My Life by B Angie B

1





74
R&B






as Angie B
[Bust It/Capitol 74001]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) , Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales), Cory Rooney (as Mark C. Rooney) & K. Price
Tricky
23.
05/1997

Makes Me Wanna Die by Tricky

from Pre-Millennium Tension   Pre-Millennium Tension
30











29
UK
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Rakim (as William Griffin)  & Tricky (as Adrian Thaws)
O.C.
24.
07/1997

Far from Yours by O.C.

from Jewelz   
10

81
US


43
R&B






featuring Yvette Michele
[Payday 850916]
written by O.C. (as Omar Credle), Buckwild (as Anthony Best), Michelle Bryant, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Mobb Deep
25.
08/1997

Hoodlum by Mobb Deep

from Hoodlum: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture   Hoodlum: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
1





101
R&B






featuring Big Noyd & Rakim
written by Havoc, Prodigy, Rakim  & Big Noyd
Rakim
26.
12/1997

Guess Who's Back by Rakim 

from The 18th Letter   The 18th Letter
31





22
R&B




32
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Universal album cut]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Clark Kent (as Rodolfo Franklin), Rakim (as William Griffin) , Chuck D (as Carlton Ridenhour), Eric Sadler & Hank Shocklee
Lo Fidelity Allstars
27.
05/1998

Vision Incision by Lo Fidelity Allstars

from How to Operate with a Blown Mind   How to Operate with a Blown Mind
29











30
UK
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Rakim (as William Griffin) , Dave Randall (as David Randall) & Phil Ward (as Philip Ward)
Rakim
28.
08/1998

Stay a While by Rakim 

from The 18th Letter   The 18th Letter
14











53
UK
written by Jane Eugene, Rakim (as William Griffin) , Carl McIntosh & Steve Nichol
Trade Secrets
29.
10/1998

I Know You Got Soul – The Official Remixes by Trade Secrets

3











154
UK
featuring Erik B. & Rakim
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Rakim (as William Griffin) , James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Charles Bobbit
The Art of Noise
30.
06/1999

Metaforce by The Art of Noise

from The Seduction of Claude Debussy   The Seduction of Claude Debussy
14











53
UK
featuring Rakim
written by Lol Creme, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, Paul Morley & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Limp Bizkit
31.
01/2000

Crushed by Limp Bizkit

from End of Days   End of Days
4









31
alt.


written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Wes Borland, Fred Durst, Rakim (as William Griffin) , John Otto (as Johnny Otto), Sam Rivers & Method Man
Rakim
32.
01/2000

When I B on tha Mic by Rakim 

from The Master   
1





119
R&B






written by Rakim (as William Griffin)  & DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)
Lil' Kim
33.
06/2000

No Matter What They Say by Lil' Kim

from The Notorious KIM   The Notorious KIM
45

60
US


15
R&B




35
UK
[Queen Bee 84703]
written by Edward Archer, Eric B., Jackey Beavers (as Robert Beavers), José Feliciano, Darren Henson, Jack Hill (as Jack C. Hill), Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones), Peter Joyner, Rakim , Ro, Dennis Taylor & H. "Hank" Thomas
Truth Hurts
34.
03/2002

 ①  Addictive by Truth Hurts

from Truthfully Speaking   Truthfully Speaking
259

9
US


2
R&B




3
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
featuring Rakim
[Aftermath 497710]
written by Static Major (as Stephen Garrett), DJ Quik (as David Blake) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Jay-Z
35.
01/2003

The Watcher 2 by Jay-Z

from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse   
1





123
R&B






featuring Dr. Dre, Rakim & Truth Hurts
written by Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Rakim (as William Griffin Jr.)  & Scott Storch
Timbaland & Magoo
36.
07/2003

Cop That Shit/Cop That Disc by Timbaland & Magoo

from Under Construction, Part II   Under Construction, Part II
53

95
US


49
R&B




22
UK
featuring Missy Elliott
[Blackground 001609]
written by Timbaland, Magoo, Dennis Taylor, Edward Archer, Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Freddie Byrd, Howie Thompson, Jack Hill, Jackey Beavers, Lael Williams, MC Lyte, Missy Elliott, Preston Joyner & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Alicia Keys
37.
09/2003

Streets of New York by Alicia Keys

from The Diary of Alicia Keys   The Diary of Alicia Keys
1





122
R&B






featuring Nas and Rakim
written by Alicia Keys, Taneisha Smith, Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Nas (as Nasir Jones), DJ Premier (as Chris Martin) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Teairra Mari
38.
04/2005

Make Her Feel Good by Teairra Mari

from Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Marí   
36

35
US


9
R&B






[Roc-A-Fella 004632]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Vito Colapietro, Neely Dinkins (as Neely Dinkins Jr.), Sean Garrett, Rakim (as William Griffin)  & Willie Hutchinson
Lloyd
39.
04/2008

Girls Around the World by Lloyd

from Lessons in Love   Lessons in Love
20

64
US


13
R&B






featuring Lil Wayne
[The Incorporation LP Cut]
written by Lloyd (as Lloyd Polite), Lil Wayne (as Dwayne Carter), Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Ludacris
40.
12/2008

Last of a Dying Breed by Ludacris

from Theater of the Mind   Theater of the Mind
10

65
US










co-starring Lil Wayne
[DTP/Def Jam Digital]
written by Vito Pallavicini, Ludacris, Lil Wayne (as Dwayne Carter), Wyatt Coleman, Youtha Fowler, Pino Donaggio (as Giuseppe Donaggio), Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
Linkin Park
41.
03/2014

Guilty All the Same by Linkin Park

from The Hunting Party   The Hunting Party
37

117
US




✫1
rock
21
alt.


feat. Rakim
written by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda & Rakim (as William Griffin) 
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