“Eric B Is President” and “My Melody” completely changed the face of the genre, just as Run-DMC’s “Sucker MC’s (Krush-Groove 1)” had done three years earlier. Rakim’s laidback ...

“It ain’t the everyday style or the same old rhyme,” Rakim Allah ... B-side, “My Melody” (both brilliantly “synthesized” by producer/engineer Marley Marl from Eric B.’ ...

RAKIM was part of the hip-hop group Eric B. & RAKIM, which made waves during the golden age of hip-hop during the 80s. Their album “Paid in Full” was listed as one of the Greatest Albums of ...