Eric B. & RakimBest Eric B. & Rakim Albums Ranked
8.5
Avg Score
14
Opinions
5
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 14 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Eric B. & Rakim’s catalog across 5 albums from 14 opinions, with an overall average of 8.5/10. The top-rated Eric B. & Rakim album is Paid In Full (1987) with a 8.3/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Follow the Leader and Don't Sweat the Technique. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1987 to 1992. Paid in Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) ranks as the highest-rated Eric B. & Rakim song on Rate.fm with a 10.0/10 average.
Don't Sweat the Technique
“The music Eric B. and Rakim make kicks because it sneaks into the ear like careless whispers before exploding on the brain like dynamite. Eric B.’s tracks are mellow and mean, while Rakim’s lyrics are at once eloquent and threatening. Describing his inimitable style in the classic track "I Got Soul," from Paid in Full […]”
Paid In Full
“For a second, forget everything extraneous about Eric B. & Rakim: Rakim’s G.O.A.T. status; the debate over who was actually responsible for their music; the rumor that Eric had to get a steel rod in his spine after the dookie ropes fucked his neck up. After a dozen changes of rap fashion, when kids born in 1987 are graduating from high school, do these records still hold up? Do they deserve your m”
Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
“There’s nothing trendy about this impassive duo, no Steely Dan bites or bits of Afrodelic rhetoric here. Eric B. and Rakim are hip-hop formalists devoted to upholding the Seventies funk canon and advancing rap’s original verbal mandate. Almost every track on their third album is built on poetic boasts and wicked J.B. samples, but dismissing […]”