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Paid in Full | 
| Artist: Eric B. & Rakim
Label: Island
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 76717
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.2
UPC: 602517807907
EAN: 0602517807907
ASIN: B001DZDTLI
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I Ain't No Joke | | • | Eric B. Is on the Cut | | • | My Melody - Eric B. & Rakim, B., Eric | | • | I Know You Got Soul | | • | Move the Crowd | | • | Paid in Full | | • | As the Rhyme Goes On | | • | Chinese Arithmetic | | • | Eric B. Is President | | • | Extended Beat | | • | As the Rhyme Goes On | | • | Paid in Full |
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This debut album, basically a collection of early singles ("Eric B. Is President," "I Know You Got Soul," the title track), is the motherlode of late-'80s New York rap--assured, serious, and hugely influential. Rakim, a rapper's rapper, is the Chow Yun-Fat of hip-hop: cool as steel, absolutely calm, absolutely deadly. His verbal wit and rhythmic gift go hand-in-hand. He flows like a waterfall, playing around the beat, leaping from one ingenious phrase to another, letting the words do all the work. And Eric B.? He comes up with some straightforward but effective backing tracks (he favors James Brown grooves), scratches on a couple of block-rocking instrumentals, and makes room for the master to do his thing. --Douglas Wolk
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Hip-hop doesn't get much better than this January 3, 2005
John Alapick (Wilkes-Barre, PA United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Eric B & Rakim's debut album Paid In Full has stood the test of time as one of the best hip-hop albums ever released. Even though their third album Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em is more consistent, few hip-hop albums, if any, have boasted as many classic tracks as Paid In Full. Rakim reinvented rap with his creative rhymes and smooth delivery while Eric B. remains one of the best ever at the turntable. This album has also been sampled by several rappers and musicians over the years, most notably Eminem and Limp Bizkit.
Paid In Full plays almost like a greatest hits album as many of the tracks are now hip-hop standards. "I Know You Got Soul" is one of their best tracks, so revered in fact that even Rolling Stone recognized it as one of the top 500 songs of all time. "Eric B. For President" is also one of their most memorable tracks particularly because of its "Make 'em clap to this" hook. "I Ain't No Joke" with its snappy horn lines, Eric B.'s stellar turntable work, and Rakim's rapid-fire lyrics is also very strong. The tracks "My Melody" and "Move The Crowd" are killer, featuring memorable backing tracks and Rakim's laid-back delivery which is so impressive that it seems almost effortless. "As The Rhyme Goes On" is slow and menacing as Rakim raps over a very deep bass line. Eric B. gets to showcase his skills on the instrumentals "Eric B. Is On The Cut" and "Chinese Arithmetic" although the latter gets too repetitive after a while. The last track "Extended Beat" is basically just the backing track for "Move The Crowd." Last but not certainly not least is "Paid In Full", one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded that's been sampled by so many artists for its memorable bass line and percussion. A classic hip-hop album that should be owned by all fans of the genre. Highly recommended.
Undisputed Essential October 30, 2001
Jake Tha Snake (East Coast)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
There isn't much left that can be said about this album. Most rap product before "Paid In Full" relied heavily on the mechanical sounding TR-808 drum machine. On this 1987 landmark, Eric B favored looped samples from James Brown (and Brown cronies such as Bobby Byrd - see "I Know You Got Soul" for evidence), creating an organic soundscape that acknowledged the breakbeat songs that inspired much of early hip-hop. The production (as solid as it was) only served to spotlight the stellar lyricism of Rakim. Although the legendary status of Rakim has grown over the years (and been punctured occasionally with subpar product since "Paid In Full"), the intelligent, spare and stark quality of his rhymes and delivery on this full length (still) demands your attention on every listen. Owing to some meandering instrumentals, not every track is a stone cold classic, but the presence of Rakim ensured that the vocal cuts were/are all unequaled numbers.
Eric B & Rakim- Paid in Full June 29, 2003
Constant (Vancouver, BC Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
In 1987 Eric B (Eric Barrier,DJ) & Rakim (William Griffin ,Lyricist) dropped there debut album "Paid in Full" an album that today is considered a hiphop classic by many. This reviewer was six years old when it came out, so I cant really say how it was then, because I did not come across it till last year, while reading a thread on a hiphop board, recommending it as one of the most important hiphop releases of all time. It raised some controversy at that time by sampling music from the likes of artists like James Brown (starting a tradition of sampling brown a recent example would be Nas- Get Down). First track on this album is "I aint no Joke", first thing that came to my attention when listening to this was Rakims crazy flow, and delivery, it really grabs the listners attention, and Rakim comes across raw on this, Eric B's scraching and beat is nice too. The next track "Eric B. is on the Cut" follows and showcases more of Eric Bs skills. The long "My Melody" follows and has Rakim tearing into fake mcs. "I know you Got Soul" flows smoothly, Eric B's turntable skills and Rakims lyrics, kept this listner nodding for all six minutes, followed up by the mellowed out "Move the Crowd". Albums title track "Paid in Full" comes next, right now this is my favourite track love the beats to it, and Rakims simple yet addictive lyrics and flow on a thugged out track about getting money. "Chinese Arithmetic" is an oriental sounding (if theres such a description) track of pure scratching, not huge into this track, but I like the variety it brings, and it seems original as I have never heard anything like it. "Eric B. Is President" is the albums last track with Rakim on it, and has Rakim talking about the game and dropping the chorus "Make em clap to this". Album finishes with the instrumental "Extended Beat". I noticed a few things while listening to this, alot of Rakim's lyrics I have heard from other artists over the years, and every track ends with extended instrumentals. I like this, nowadays you have some Rappers who stay on an instrumental to the very end, dropping to many lines (this leads to people buying pure instrumental albums), Rakim keeps his lyrics short, and memorable and you get to enjoy Eric B's scrachting and beats. Another thing I have heard about this album is that it was before its time, innovative in Eric B's blend of Jazz sampling, and Rakims smooth delivery. For people to be remembering "Paid in Full" sixteen years later is another indication of how ill it is, I recommend it for anyone who loves oldschool and classic hiphop.
Arguably the Greatest August 11, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Before this album dropped, Hip Hop and fat shoe laces were in fashion and each stood as good a chance as the other to remain in vogue. Some talented acts like Run- DMC, the Fat Boys, Whodini and Kurtis Blow kept Hip Hop on the radar scope but rap as a staple genre was nowhere near being a fixture in our culure. And then we heard Rakim, Hip-Hop's first true artist. His flow was in fact, just like the waters of the Nile: cool, deep, and flowing north against the grain of every MC out there at the time and most since. Rakim's flow seemed somehow ahead of its time yet familiar, as if he'd always been there, from the ancient Pyramids to suede Pumas, all the while whistling his melody. This album cemented hip hop in our culture and Rakim still remains the standard by which all great MCs are measured. That makes Paid in Full arguably the greatest hip hop album and one of the most important albums of all time.
eric b and rakim gets it done February 6, 2004
liveon14887
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I often seen people always buying crap like Nelly, Gay-Z, Gay Fool or Chingy's albums, thinking that it's the best CD ever made or they are the best rappers to come out. I hear word on the street saying sh*t like "Chingy is a dope writer and his rhymes make a lot of sense". Yet, I hardly ever come across people who actually listen and understand REAL RAP music.It don't matter what year you're in, get this album and let it take you back in time... and I mean BACK in time. This was made back in '87 and ever since its release, it has become an instant classic. Never before have I come across a CD that has: a) great production. b) extraordinary lyrics that speak the truth and c) incredible songs that all deserve listening to. Eric B as the dope producer and Rakim Allah as the dope rhymer, what more could you want? Rakim's words speak the truth and come from the heart. This album explains why the dynamic duo could knock down idiots like Nelly so bad. Even if you haven't heard of Eric B and Rakim (which is stupid really if you haven't) and you haven't heard this album, get it anyway. I guarantee it will grow on you incredibly fast, even though it's an old album. You know, this album is pretty good for an old album due to the fact that I still enjoy it as if I was living back in the olden days. So many more people would love RAP music if idiots like Chingy and Nelly weren't on top of the charts.
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