Ep.62 - Eric B. & Rakim
On Ep.62 of DITD: One of the consensus greatest duos in Hip-Hop and music history, Eric B & Rakim have never missed as a duo. We look at their career before, the music during and their time after their impressive four-album stretch.
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Show Notes
Eric B & Rakim were the gold standards of Hip-Hop for a good chunk of Hip-Hop's early years. They struck the first $1M deal for any Hip-Hop act. They got the first "5 Mics" rating from The Source and that's without getting into the actual music itself. We get into their beginnings, their incredible four albums that broke ground in their own unique ways, their breakup & temporary reunion and the controversy that spans their entire career as it pertains to production credits.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:58)
Topic Intro - (12:40)
Would Rakim be Rakim without Eric B? - (18:14)
Paid In Full - (26:24)
Follow The Leader - (35:39)
Let The Rhythm Hit Em - (46:16)
Don't Sweat The Technique - (51:15)
Where are Eric B & Rakim on the Hip-Hop duo pantheon - (56:05)
The breakup & Production credit controversy - (59:58)
Lighter Note - (1:17:14)
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