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 | | With Eric B. the master of the aggressive beat and Rakim delivering relentlessly rhythmic rhymes with a serious, gruff baritone, they self-released their first collaboration, "Eric B. Is President." The 1986 track became a street sensation which prompted their signing to the 4th & Broadway label. |
 | | Eric B. would emerge as a solo act and top producer while Rakim, acknowledged as one of the all-time great rappers, ended a five-year hiatus with a 1997 solo debut, followed by another album two years later. |
 | | One of the most respected and influential groups in hip-hop history, Eric B. & Rakim helped turn hip-hop into a dominant and serious genre of music in the late '80s -- and with PAID IN FULL heralded hip-hop's coming of age. |
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