Eric B. & Rakim / Paid In Full (2xLP)

Double vinyl LP pressing. Paid in Full is the debut album from hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, originally released on July 7, 1987. Often credited as a benchmark album for the golden age hip hop, the album produced five singles: "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd", and "Paid in Full", all of which set a higher standard of lyricism in the genre and served as a blueprint for future rappers and producers to come. Eric B. & Rakim formed in Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of Eric B. (born Eric Barrier) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.). Disc 1 - 1 I Ain't No Joke 2 Eric B. Is on the Cut Disc 2 - 1 My Melody 2 I Know You Got Soul 3 Move the Crowd Disc 3 - 1 Paid in Full 2 As the Rhyme Goes on 3 Chinese Arithmetic Disc 4 - 1 Eric B. Is President 2 Extended Beat