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Today in Hip-Hop: Eric B. & Rakim Drop 'Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em'
On this day, May 22, in hip-hop history, Eric B. and Rakim dropped 'Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em.'
Havoc’s Five Favorite Beats He Wished He Produced
Previously: DJ Premier’s Five Favorite Beats Of All Time
DJ Mustard’s Five Favorite Beats He Wishes He Produced
Common’s All-Time Favorite Kanye West Beats
Mobb Deep’s Havoc Discusses His New Album And Producing For Biggie
DJ Premier’s Five Favorite Beats Of All Time
Previously: DJ Premier Remembers Jeru The Damaja’s ‘The Sun Rises In The East’ 20 Years Later
DJ Premier Didn’t Like The Beat To Nas’ “Memory Lane”
15 Of The Greatest Rapper-Producer Duos Of All Time
DJ Premier Wouldn’t Have Gone Back to Cleveland If He Were LeBron James
15 Of The Greatest Rapper-Producer Duos Of All Time
Last week, XXL brought you the 10 greatest rapping duos of all time, our unranked list of the ten one-two punches that we've seen work off each other lyrically and effortlessly. The Clipse, Mobb Deep, Jay and 'Ye—they're all in there, trading bars and swapping metaphors at the genre's highest level. We m...
Rakim Taps DJ Premier And Pharrell For New Album, Says He Doesn’t Speak With Eric B.
On the strength of some genre-defining albums and a flow that birthed a thousand MC's, Rakim has a clear claim to the status of one of hip-hop's leading lights. But over a 25-plus-year career, and with a dwindling output that has seen him drop only three albums in the past decade and a half, there are a lot of unsolved questions and mysteries surrounding the original God MC—after all, what happene
Eric B & Rakim, “God’s Favorite” [Excerpt From the July/August 2012 Issue]
After 25 years since its release, XXL looks back at the creation of Paid In Full...
Eric B. & Rakim to Re-Release Paid in Full Album
The 18th Letter announces plans for a re-release of Paid in Full...
Eric B. & Rakim Nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Eric B. & Rakim and the Beastie Boys are on the ballot for next year's possible inductees...