Paid In Full (studio album) by Eric B. & Rakim
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80/100  | 05/18/2023 11:45 |  RevolverCB72 | | 76/100 |
75/100 | 03/19/2023 16:13 | Hyggevinyl | | 74/100 |
60/100 | 03/05/2023 12:01 | IvanShishman | | 70/100 |
70/100 | 03/04/2023 13:19 | Sforge | | 77/100 |
60/100 | 03/04/2023 11:51 | MickLord | | 70/100 |
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This album is very influential hip hop record and one of the best in 1980s. Rakim rapping skills were ahead of his time and production is decent. A lot of iconic tracks on here, but overall it still suffers a bit of being so early in the genre that not much variety is here.
Album Rating: 82.30
(823/10)
1.I Ain't No Joke. 91
2.Eric B. Is On The Cut. 70
3.My Melody. 84
4.I Know You Got Soul. 86
5.Move The Crowd. 85
6.Paid In Full. 88
7.As The Rhyme Goes On. 79
8.Chinese Arithmetic. 72
9.Eric B. Is President. 78
10.Extended Beat. 90
teague 10/15/2021 18:53
You gotta admit this is supremely influential. The face of rap would be completely different without Rakim and the production from Eric B. is impressive for the time.
VictorVale 07/26/2021 22:44
Clássico!
Stand out tracks are their Top 20 hits, "I know you got soul"(13) & "Paid in Full"(15).
StefanR10 11/28/2020 16:04
The album is remarkable for his scratching and the perfect rap parts by rakim. My favorite song is Eric B is President especially for his The Mohawks "Champ" Sample.
planetneutral 11/07/2020 05:35
Completely listenable throughout with some genuinely iconic stuff that just permeates so much of what came after it.
junodog4 08/09/2018 16:48
Rakim was so good. He really raised the bar.
joannajewsom 04/07/2018 17:12
The instrumentals get in the way, but the rest is still incredible 30+ years later. I understand those who see the production as dated, but most of these beats still knock despite that.
And the real star here is Rakim's rapping. His wordplay, rhyme patterns, and delivery still hold up--they do more than merely hold up; they're great. This the the most meta- rap album in history probably. Every song, even the title track, is ultimately about how great of a rapper he is. And yet the content never bores me because Rakim is that creative.
Some enjoyable beats but at the end of the day it's middle class volvo rap. Nothing wrong with that but not as compelling as some of their more socially conscious contemporaries.
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