Eric B. to Rakim: ‘I Want You to Laugh Like That When We Get Paid in Full’ Eric B. unpacks the title track to their groundbreaking album — and provides insight into what makes the song an ...

Rap’s professor emeritus Rakim responded to Kendrick Lamar name-dropping him on his “ Chains & Whips ” guest verse from the Clipse ‘s new album Let God Sort Em Out.

Produced by Scram Jones, the song's beat calls back to his classic single "Mighty Healthy" and Eric B & Rakim‘s influential ...

The lyric, as he noted, was viewed differently after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. "I remember when 9/11 happened like it did… it definitely bugged me out," Rakim said ...

He was just a teenager when he first came to prominence as one half of the duo Eric B. & Rakim. Their 1987 debut album, Paid in Full, is often cited as a turning point in the golden age of hip-hop ...

And when Rakim was laughing, his brother Steve [Griffin] said, “Eric, don’t listen to him.” Steve, we called him “Blass,” he said, “All he does is write rhymes.