Favorite song from the last 3 Eric B. & Rakim albums

"Know the Ledge"

Yeah, maybe. But that's a lot of great stuff to choose from.

cool, cause i don't get upset i kick a hole in the speaker pull the plug then i jet

"Know the Ledge"

with "Mahogany" and "Microphone Fiend" right behind

she wanted my agony agony agony in her body

hard for me to vote, I only have Follow the Leader, which I really enjoy. especially the title track with the horror movie sample.

you should get 'let the rhythm hit 'em' cuz it rules.

^^^ Best album (except for maybe the last one which I haven't heard and desperately need to)

i love most of these songs. microphone fiend, lyrics of fury, the r, let the rhythm hit 'em, in the ghetto, mahogany, casualties of war, relax with pep, know the ledge, don't sweat the technique. all great. but for real, follow the leader might be my favorite SONG . not just my favorite rap song. it's a toss-up between follow the leader and slip inside this house by 13th floor elevators. both songs mean so much to me. and i would be a different person if i hadn't heard them.

microphone fiend was the first song of theirs i ever heard. such a great song and video.

i honestly kind of like follow the leader better as an album than paid in full, maybe that's heresy.

Follow the Leader is my least favorite of the three I have. I think it may suffer from "the first three tracks are awesome" syndrome more than any other album I've ever heard.

paid in full

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZElWBsoyvUo

follow the leader

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-rEpM6OhQ

microphone fiend

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Irsh2mXJ-E

don't sweat the technique

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bM5fNP-hr9Y

juice (know the ledge)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NNBjKWV65Qc

i ain't no joke

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4RM1Iq-wg

casualties of war

http://youtube.com/watch?v=glpvb5EQ4Ks

move the crowd

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPGtAtJ9Ims

i know you got soul

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5ZJujtSBs

in the ghetto

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QMG_CMAXwyE

you can hear the amazing mahogany here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4EocYZTB0Sc

let the rhythm hit 'em

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7EEaE0qkUcc

i think it's a lot of nostalgia for me. (xpost)

Now I'm home on reserves and you can bet
when THEY call, I'm going AWOL
Cause it ain't no way I'm going back to war
when I don't know who or what I'm fighting for
So I wait for terrorists to attack
Every time a truck backfires I fire back
I look for shelter when a plane is over me
Remember Pearl Harbor? New York could be over, G
Kamikaze, strapped with bombs
No peace in the East, they want revenge for Saddam
Did I hear gunshots, or thunder?
No time to wonder, somebody's going under
Put on my fatigues and my camoflouge
Take control, cause I'm in charge
When I snapped out of it, it was blood, dead bodies on the floor

Too many good 'uns - I went with 'follow the leader' too - 'let the rhythm hit em' is sweet...

Hey Scott, was "Follow The Leaser" your first EB&R song that you heard? It was for me... Yo MTV Raps premiere episode in 1988! I think it was the second video played, after "Run's House"

no, i had the move the crowd/paid in full remix single before that. after i heard paid in full i went out and bought eric b is president 12 inch. and then before i knew it follow the leader came out, so i bought the album and the single. and then the single of The R.

sadly, i don't own any of the vinyl anymore! sold it all when i opened an ill-fated record store in philly. i do have my follow the leader single though. and the 7 inch.

in philly, the video jukebox would just play microphone fiend over and over and over. that was the video channel you had to call into to request songs. well, a lot of people wanted to see microphone fiend, that's all i know.

follow the lesiure

Video jukebox was the best, but my favorite Eric B. & Rakim song far and away is "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em," which I also remember seeing a lot on video jukebox.

that was big in philly for sure. let the rhythm hit 'em. i still have hours of video jukebox footage on vhs. and hours of dance party usa as well.

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Forgot to vote for "Follow the Leader."

This should have had more votes, starting with KJB's.

A winner is me

sad, really. should we put an ad in the paper for more rap fans.

uh i can't find any rakim i like besides 'classic' and when he says the 'chorus' on follow the leader, and slug ruined that.

luriqua on Tuesday, 6 March 2007 08:31

i'd pick "let the rhythm hit em" followed by "know the ledge" but paid in full is the best album they did