Eric B & Rakim
USA
Formed: 1986
Died: 01 January 1992
Styles: East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Golden Age
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They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills. Eric B. was a hugely influential DJ and beatmaker whose taste for hard-hitting James Brown samples touched off a stampede through the Godfather of Soul's back catalog that continues up to the present day. Rakim, meanwhile,...
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