Eric B. & Rakim

Eric B. was born in 1965 in Elmhurst,New York and Rakim was born in 1968 in Wyandanch, New York.They first met at the radio station WBLS , and the two officially formed a partnership in 1985.The singles "I Ain't No Joke" and "I Know You Got Soul" sampled James Brown began to revolutionize the sound of hip-hop.The duo recorded its debut album which is named Paid in Full In 1987, Eric B. & Rakim signed with MCA subsidiary Uni and consolidated their reputation with another landmark hip-hop album, 1988's Follow the Leader.Then in 1990 they released another album "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em". Their last album "Don't Sweat the Techniquehe" but their contract with MCA was due to expire and after some quarrels they broke up and each one followed his own-solo career.They are considered the most influential DJ/MC combo in contemporary pop music period and one of the ten Greatest Hip-Hop Duos of All-Time!