Eric B. & Rakim, The Complete Collection (Box Set)

You cannot mention rap's greatest groups of all time without naming Eric B. & Rakim. This latest release, Eric B. & Rakim: The Complete Collection, is a career box set honoring one of hip-hop's most consequential duos, spanning their greatest releases and moments all in one thoughtfully detailed compendium. Rap's landscape was forever changed when Rakim emerged from Long Island in the mid 1980s. His contemplative flow coupled with imaginative metaphors had all MCs before him scratching their heads- while all future MCs improved their approach. In a time where MCs kept the party moving to beats, Rakim methodically made partygoers stop and listen. Eric B was out of Queens, New York with a musical background in traditional instruments like the trumpet and drums. It wasn't until after high school when Eric B. was introduced to the sampler and he quickly tried his hand at sound experimentation under the tutelage of Juice Crew maestro, Marley Marl. The duo's first release, Paid In Fu