Paid in Full | 
| Artist: Eric B. & Rakim
Label: Island
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2988
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000432302
UPC: 602498804223
EAN: 0602498804223
ASIN: B0008KLVVO
Release Date: April 26, 2005
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
Eric B. And Rakim's Paid In Full January 13, 2006
Randy
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Why do people write reviews about things which they obviously cannot comprehend? To paraphrase another customer review, "this album came out a year after Run DMC's debut album." That's odd, since this album came out in 1987, and Run DMC released the first single from their album in 1983, which, if you do the math is....wow, four years, not one! If people feel the urge to write a record review, at least they should incorporate factual pieces of evidence, not fabricated bits of nonsense. I don't usually take the time to write record reviews, because in reality, who cares what other people think about certain music; if you enjoy listening to it, then listen to it. If you don't like it, then who cares if fourteen hundred misinformed simpletons raved about it. It's usually if someone likes an album that they will take the time to laud it, as they usually do, and it's not indicative of worth.
Another thing that I've found to be odd, is when people say that good music sounds dated. I've listened to this album countless times, and there is no suubstitute for innovation and versatility. Rakim recorded some of the best MCing that I've ever heard, and his influence can almost be considered ubiquitous. His lucidity is striking, and a good indication of why he did not need overproduced backing beats, as so many rappers today do. An intense lack of poetic flow is hard to cover up, despite how many half-nude women are in your videos and how elaborate the music may sound. Eric B. and Rakim made a great, great album that is not phased by time.
NOT JUST THE BLUE PRINT, THE FOUNDATION February 15, 2006
S. Robinson (Savannah)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is how it's supposed to be done. The first hip-hop album that I can remember to have universal appeal. By that I mean the hip-hop universe. The Eric B for president beat seemed ubiquitous back in 87, 88 and I still couldn't get enough of it. Hip-hop was really starting to emerge and Eric B and Rakim had taken the vanguard ushering in a new style of hypnotically seductive beats laced with a smooth intricate rhyme style. A true classic.
Get It While You Still Can April 6, 2006
Keith A. Jones (Philadelphia PA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
After years of dealing with the rap today we need to turn our attention directly to masterpiece albums like this one. In 2003 I just couldn't take anymore and if 03 wasn't enough then 05 and 06 is definitely going to do it for the rest of my generation except for the mindless ones. I went out and bought every album I could and I don't call it Old School I call it Real hip hop. Paid in Full is one of the best albums I have in my collection and I see why Nas loves Rakim. If you ask me it's in the top 5 greatest albums of all time. The production is perfect and it helps present the perfect blend of lyrics and beats that go hand and hand together. Rakim is nothing short of classic and neither is Eric B.. It's an album that anyone that considers themself a true hip hop head must have and anyone that is a collector of essential music should study it. If anyone has a top 5 greatest rappers of all time without Rakim then they can't honestly say they've heard Paid In Full.
Another "oldschool" classic - rap fans will LOVE it! January 11, 2006
C. Cross (New Haven, CT USA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Eric B. and Rakim's "Paid In Full" is one of their two rap classics that, although it's a little dated sounding, most rap fans will love! Every song here is good or great, and Rakim is definitely just a great MC. He's not one of my favorites, but I'm pretty sure everyone will like him. He flows very well and his delivery is interesting and well done for the time period that this came out (considering it came out a year after Run-D.M.C.'s first album, it was pretty revolutionary) - you can tell why it was very influential when it came out in 1987. The lyrics aren't necessarily deep, but they're always fun, catchy and interesting to listen to. Rakim was known for his delivery, not his lyrics. Eric B delivers some great minimalistic production here that unfortunately sounds a bit dated, but if you can get past it's oldschool sound then you're set. There are even several rap classic here including the greats "My Melody" and "Eric B. Is President". It's all just really good stuff, and its historical importance definitely adds to its rating and value. Mainstream rap fans might not like it, but true rap enthusiasts will love this! Highly recommended!
Highlights include:
the entire album!
So good you won't believe it... July 10, 2006
Music Master (Detroit, MI)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is one of the best hip hop CDs that I own. Eric B. & Rakim are one of the best DJ/MC duos of all time and this CD shows why. It starts off with the unbelievable "I Ain't No Joke", and from start to finish, it is unbelievable. For starters, on every track that Rakim raps on, he kills it. He is one of the best (if not the best)lyricists of all time. He showcases lyrics that not only have incredibly complex rhyme schemes, but also make sense to whatever he's saying (meaning he doesn't throw in words just to sound good, he does it because it fits with what he is saying. His flow is very hard to match on this CD. He has such a great flow that it all sounds natural to him, and it sounds so perfect when he says it. Now for te beats. Eric B. was on the top of his game on this CD. The three instumental tracks on the CD are all great, as Eric B. is one of the best to ever be on the turntables. He laces every beat so well and it compliments Rakim perfectly on every single track he raps on. Oh, and on the track "I Know You Got Soul", Eric B. becomes the first to sample another song when he samples James Brown. So we have a great and highly influential DJ, and a MC who made a lot of innovations to lyrics. It just makes me sad that rappers like Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and others can say that Rakim is highly influential and important to them, and then make pathetic songs that are a disgrace to his legacy (not to mention how Lil Wayne now calls himself "The Greatest Rapper Alive" what a joke!). But anyways, this is a truly great album, and if you love old school hip hop, or just want a change of pace from the MTV hip hop that is polluting the airwaves, then check this out. Whether you are trying to start a collection, or making an addition to your music library, you cannot go wrong with this CD. Plus, it is $7.99, when Lil Wayne CDs are a lot more expensive, better music at a nice low price.
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