Paid in Full (Exp)

Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (Exp)

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Artist: Eric B & Rakim
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Music Label: Island

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Free Music Review: Great Album
Hit: 5 Stars

I think I am the opposite of the person below, I don't really like Public Enemy, specifically Flava Flav, but I love this album. I will gladly admit that most of what Rakim raps about is how great he is, usually talking about his rapping skills and his addiction (to the mic), and I am lovin it: If he sucked and talked about himself being great, then I would not be ok with it, but he is awesome on the mic.

The lyrics are complex and very clever in my opinion. For example, the lyrics to "I ain't no joke" (Awesome song, one of my favorite of all time):

(Verse 1)

I ain't no joke
I used to let the mic smoke
Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke
When I'm gone no one gets on cause I won't let
nobody press up and mess up the scene I set
I like to stand in a crowd and watch the people wonder, damn
But think about it then you'll understand
I'm just an addict addicted to music
maybe it's a habit, I gotta use it
Even if it's jazz or the quite storm
I hook a beat up convert it in a hip hop form
Write a rhyme in graffiti in every show you see me in
deep concentration cause I'm no comedian
Jokers are wild if you wanna be tame
I treat you like a child then you're gonna be named
another enemy, not even a friend of me
Cause you'll get fried in the end when you pretend to be
Compete'in, cause I just put your mind on pause
And I complete you when you compare my rhyme with yours
I wake you up and as I stare in your face - you seem stunned
Remember me, the one you got your idea from?
But soon you start to suffer - it's gonna get rougher
When you start to stutter that's when you had enough of
Biting it, I make you choke, you can't provoke
You can't cope, you should've broke because I ain't no joke.
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Here is another one I like, this one from My Melody:

I take 7 MCs, put em in a line
and add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme
well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine
now that's 21 MCs ate up at the same time
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The album is about 53 minutes or so, but the song Extended Beat is just the beat to "Move The Crowd." The two extra songs included are nothing special in my opinion: Both are just remixes, the "Paid in Full" remix is the song from the "Paid In Full" music video (it basically takes out the Dialog between Eric B and Rakim and replaces it with some different samples). So you end up with 42 minutes of classic music (about the same length as illmatic).


Song By Song:

1. I Ain't No Joke - 10/10 - My favorite song on this album, and one of my favorite rap songs of all time: This song is just a flat out classic.
2. Eric B. Is on the Cut - 10/10 - This song is just a beat, no lyrics from Rakim, but it is one of my favorites on the track, Eric B. is awesome with the Beats.
3. My Melody - 10/10 - A little slower than the rest of the album, but an absolute classic. The lyrics, specifically, the rhyming and wordplay, are absolutely amazing.
4. I Know You Got Soul - 10/10 - You got it!
5. Move The Crowd - 10/10 - Another awesome song
6. Paid In Full - 9.5/10 - A little too short on the actual lyrics, but what Rakim says is awesome. Also, the beat here is great: listen to it closely as it has been sampled by plenty of rappers.
7. As The Rhyme Goes On - 10/10 - PUMP IT UP HOME BOY! Great song.
8. Chinese Arithmetic - 9/10 - Cool beat, but I like "Eric B. Is on the Cut" more.
9. Eric B. Is President - 10/10 - Awesome Song
10. Extended Beat - 7/10 - The Beat from "Move The Crowd"
(Extra Tracks)
11. As The Rhyme Goes On (Radio Mix) - 7/10 - Too much was taken away from the original
12. Paid In Full (Mini Madness) - 7/10 - The dialog between Eric B and Rakim has been taken out and replaced with an interesting middle eastern like sample.


If you don't have this album, and are up for some cocky, complex, and clever lyrics, pick Paid In Full up immediately.

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