Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

[@DeRayOwens]

Still here!! January 2nd 2025!!!! MASTERPIECE!

[@tuanzixiao3666]

YESSS!

[@jackieblannon582]

Deep

[@ebonywhite1388]

Still 🔥🔥🔥

[@AllenzinGamer]

me

[@eob71]

This shit is art. This track was so ahead of it’s time. Eric B and Rakim were so insanely brilliant. We even knew it in 1988 y’all.

[@treyblands7275]

They truly changed hip-hop when this dropped

[@treyblands7275]

And I was born in the 90s lol

[@jefferyrandall8030]

Back then the debate between who was the best came down to two. Rakim or Big daddy Kane. I personally thought MOE Dee was just as good been back then. But after going back and listening to KRS ONE I’ve revised my top 4. 1. Rakim 2. MOE DEE 3. KRS ONE 4. Big daddy Kane.

[@patrickjira7524]

So ahead of its time, it’s scary

[@nzgkilla]

@nlgbbbblth masterplan... lmao

[@__N7]

Rakim was called the first ever real MC in hip hop, back then hip hop was just reciting lyrics. Rakim invented ‘flow’ and changed hip hop forever

[@midasapprentice8670]

If you listen closely to Rakim you can hear T-La Rock.

[@yuriytheone]

I'm russian and can't get what da flow means... Please could some one explain it for me...

[@midasapprentice8670]

@@yuriytheone The cadence or delivery of the lyrics.

[@justkev1044]

@@yuriytheone the rhythm of words

[@phuckyoutube9631]

You are incorrect. look up what MC stands for. As far as first real Lyricist you can say that.

[@henrysantos121]

*Who's fkn here in Oct 2024*

[@johnny75channel]

Nov 2 2024

[@arpadbajkai4961]

Jelen.

[@almightyziz]

Mee! I love ninjer culture.

[@aliabdi3994]

@@johnny75channel hhh

[@OdinDogOfRoar2024]

November 16th 2024!

[@ucheodunzeh6243]

One of the greatest hiphop tracks of all time

[@soulboy6941]

Eric B & Rakim hated the Coldcut mix ... silly.

[@Feledwards]

Not sure which is better, Paid In Full or Follow The Leader.

[@evettehaywood]

@UCHE ODUNZEH" ABSOLUTELY "

[@oza8578]

Absolutely!

[@timothyblack1979]

Probably is

[@oscarwarren9709]

My dad loved this song. He used to bump this all the time when i was young. Lost him two weeks ago. RIP Oscar Raymond Warren Jr....❤️

[@b3n3d1ct10n]

Your Dad had superb taste! Sorry for your loss Oscar.

[@newyorkbasshunter3552]

Soory for your lost he sure knew what was good music god bless his soul

[@juanitamartinezpineros9625]

Hes smiling from the sky ! Stay strong !

[@techychef]

Condolences, sounds like a great guy.

[@paulcallister]

Your dad was Oscar Warren Jr and you Sr? How tf does that happen

[@jjthoughts9920]

The Paid in Full Album should be in the library of congress

[@seancoonery2559]

Yep

[@donniesdonuts9095]

It is

[@q-bert6454]

That’s funny

[@derek0452]

😃

[@sheddinator]

illmatic definitely should

[@TheUncannyOne]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME 🐐

[@shaun1364]

This man's flow was ahead of it's time

[@coldwar1977]

he makes it look like there's no effort at all to it. true master!

[@sincerelysincere6122]

His whole being was ahead of its time it's like no one can really compare except Nas....Eric b mix was dope af

[@kellydukes8080]

No maybe you late

[@dmbassa]

Far ahead. Eric was waaay beyond his era.

[@sbeast1216]

BDK was the only one better

[@lifftedhigh9216]

Pls tell me someone still listening to this masterpiece in 2020?!?!

[@jimlos7669]

Off course the g.o.d. it it should be on your permanent playlist in your head like me 1

[@LA-sz7we]

Yeaaaah

[@TheGuitar5150]

Takes me back to my younger days

[@mar15115]

Its a classic

[@albiewhaanga6242]

Hell yeah!!!

[@christophershaw127]

Brings me tears to hear this again after so many years, such beauty, authenticity, love.

[@moududahmed2757]

Rakim revolutionized music.

[@jakaden5]

This that European remix. I think he was the first to do a remix

[@kensley94]

Then you gta imagen how i feel, this was and still is my jam

[@DonYola8878]

Early 90's

[@MaySun74]

@@DonYola8878 , late 80’s. I remember because I couldn’t go to the house party my neighbor was having…

[@ingamgoduka57]

Pls tell me someone still listening to this masterpiece in 2024?!?!

[@foley_3104]

Of course

[@xxtjawsomexx6468]

discovering this for the first time. i’m turning 24 and i think with maturity and growth, i can finally listen to true hip hop music. That conscious shit !!!!

[@judyabott6260]

Only those who have a good taste of music are here

[@synistralpsyche]

Right here fam

[@estellered]

Still...massive tune

[@kennyking2776]

Who here 2025

[@aust2626]

WOOO!!!

[@ricoa.k.aantlive6052]

Yessir

[@mikedawson3362]

Yessirrr my guy

[@americanmadejustice2168]

Wait what

[@Snshne235]

Here!

[@tr377723]

This was beyond hip hop. It moved the culture of hip hop into a different space... Paid And Full raised the bar of how in sync an Emcee and a DJ could be on a record... Eric B & Rakim set the tone for hip hop to move to the next level within main stream music .. The visuals with the lyrics, it was all so ground breaking.

[@thebrownfilmshow]

I agree. Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@johnnytorino9455]

Well said.

[@macvsogjunkie8035]

@@johnnytorino9455 g

[@roberttange805]

nah rakim and eric singlehandded destroyd rap music. electronic sytnhi only, no sampling. bad lyrics like a 1st. grader mean muggin , glorify gangbanging. theese major label selling donkeys are artist lmao .they just sold u racist uneducated crap

[@dsgg5714]

guys, if you love real hip hop, please watch on KZbin a short story of former music executive Krayzie Bone, who speak about a special meeting, that happened in year 1991 in LA, which changed the entire hip hop music industry, you can find this on YT: "Krayzie bones exposes the secret meeting that destroyed our generation"

[@tishaharrison7117]

We just paid off our mortgage and I been pumping this song repeatedly feels great

[@keamokoofdasun]

Paid in full sure! Congrats!

[@LuisRamirez-ln3cj]

Congrats!

[@josie4065]

Legend.

[@bw4500]

Yo congrats Tisha !

[@J_cobra]

Good energy for you and your family for now on!

[@erich2186]

I am a 52-year-old father of two girls. This is the only song I INSISTED they both learn when they were kids so we could sing it together on care rides.

[@rachelr375]

Good Dad!🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@cedricg190]

outstanding Fatherhood, it only comes around once in a lifetime.

[@KG-th3cr]

Thinkin of a master plan....

[@cedricg190]

@@KG-th3cr 80's -90' brother!!

[@cedricg190]

@@KG-th3cr how about King Kut?

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

Rakim is definitely the greatest hip hop artist of all time! It's a damn shame so many young kids don't watch any of his video he was way ahead of his time. Before Rakim everybody was yes yes ya'll after him Rhyme patterns became the norm. Salute to the GOD

[@provethioaltum3276]

One of the best to do it Ever

[@provethioaltum3276]

@yabghus I got some Jordan's Yesterday I feel happy cuz I'm the only one on my city with them 😎

[@2jcward]

I don’t know about the best, but he definitely started the era of hip hop telling the stories from the hood, which never went away and probably won’t. Most people forget, the world was introduced to rap by Rappers Delight.

[@TheLastOutlaw-KTS]

No he is not...don't be silly... thats like saying the guy who invented candles is greater than Tesla...sure both inventions were excellent for their time but even now rap/hip-hop artists are in general better than artists back then....dont be silly

[@davisindustries47]

@@provethioaltum3276 Are we even supposed to care? What do jordans have anything to do with this. Is it cause Michael Jordan is black and Rakim is black. Is it cause those two raided Fort Knox and Area 51. Is it because they were gang bangers? Why do you pick on people like this? Does it make you happy? Im just kidding man...

[@fookinluvinit4041]

1987 as a young teen listening to this on my Sony Walkman.

[@jackal8607]

You were a teen in the 80s? Lucky as fuck. It was late 80s but still.

[@marimartell3498]

Me too! On my way to school in queens.

[@calvinwalkerwalker5698]

Sigh....on leave fm rm school to join first ship......damn.....

[@klauswenner4871]

@@calvinwalkerwalker5698 Check CHABO ma Region in KZbin,,,and give me your mean pleace,,,Listen!

[@arthurwashington5881]

2019 blastin it on KZbin✊🏽✊🏽

[@OMEGAxWARRIOR]

Paid In Full feels like the opening credits to the golden age of Hip Hop

[@brainsilver3638]

that's because it was

[@420speedweed]

that along with Ice T and Eazy E

[@dominicciusa5025]

OJ’s Bloody Glove great comment...

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

Facts man just plain facts

[@mrvapor4791]

word

[@RememberTheTime09]

Vote Eric B & RAKIM into The RnR Hall of Fame 2024!

[@cym634]

Eric B for President 😂 They are above the RRHOF. That whole organization is a racket to squeeze artists for $20k/ticket, while using their attendance, performances, etc for the financial gain of the owner of the RRHOF. Last I heard, it was owned by the same guy who owns Rolling Stone magazine lol No dope MC in hiphop needs an award for validation. Those who know already love them.

[@travisr.9789]

@@cym634 I was gonna say it, too. What E and R is, is bigger than the RRHOF

[@johnsononey]

Whitey don’t like that ! lol

[@sacheaadams5919]

Please n thank you ‼️👌🏾💯💯

[@ericfalcon8432]

Eric

[@rexphillips-dibb1823]

Rakim is honestly the greatest of all time.

[@tupacgoat9348]

Nah pac is

[@marimartell3498]

Yes, I agree.

[@divitor8413]

Without eric b, rakim wouldnt have these beats.

[@fadiechek2536]

That goes to nasty NAS

[@draeco7433]

Nasty Nas

[@dj-fedorich]

No joke - out of job for months, trying to lift up a business, whistling and nodding my head to this, when I need a fresh air. As longs as I have tunes like this in my life - there is no way those would steer me wrong. Rakim - thanks for capturing those moments in such a masterpiece. Still touching souls of many us, I am certain.

[@k-_-camp4372]

It’s 2022, who still listening to this masterpiece???? You’re a legend

[@felixdoylehammond2497]

I know I know, you too x

[@philgriffiths5514]

Thinkin of a master plan

[@khalidksour7933]

Yooo

[@johndoes7739]

we are all legends!

[@mehmetaktas5529]

Legends

[@noone-zl2di]

Rakim is the goat. The number one.

[@robertopavon8168]

OVER 30 YEARS OLD AND STILL A SUPERMASTERPIECE!!!!

[@motorradundfahrrad725]

1987 🗿

[@Dev_Lenny226]

1987 🗿

[@timothyblack1979]

Yeah that's the truth

[@JeffBezos-pb1zv]

The intro is goosebumps all time!

[@msbosslady1712]

I was 19

[@georgew.morrowiii118]

I bought this album on vinyl when it was first out ... moved 13 times and it’s still in my music collection.

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Its in ours too! check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@davidpouncy8471]

That's what u do when u love something u take it everywhere u go it becomes part of u 🙏👊💯🎯

[@jeremystark3350]

I had an over 500 cd collection of all best 1990s underground and mainstream hip hop, rap, bass music and it was all stolen when I moved to Tallahassee in college back in early 2000s.

[@georgew.morrowiii118]

@@jeremystark3350 sorry to hear about that

[@georgew.morrowiii118]

@@davidpouncy8471 you are so right

[@noobmeffazine]

1986: This is a good song 2019: This is a good song 2074: This is a good song

[@getupstairstobed]

What about 1919?

[@ghettoasfuckxp]

its created in 1987

[@lawrencerose256]

2080: It's an okay song. Also 2080: Civilization collapses.

[@sharris3624]

@@getupstairstobed 😂😂

[@GOD-fc4cr]

@@ghettoasfuckxp 🤣🤣👌

[@bobdobalina838]

I think it's a tribute to how legendary and influential and ground breaking this song was in the number of samples you can hear that came out of it used in other great songs. Respect. First wave hiphop rules.

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

This song could be released right now in 2023 and would still be a hit record 🎯

[@ericbarrone4130]

No it really couldn't be. The whole reason I came across this is cause I'm tired of the PC Now BS and went back in time to this good kinda tunes again. It'd be blasphemy to make now. In which way I dunno but I know it would be picked apart to death if made now

[@sketcharmstrong8491]

@@ericbarrone4130 ok Billy O'Reilly

[@robinking1648]

​@@sketcharmstrong8491 😂

[@nostalgiaof98]

​@@ericbarrone4130 word

[@ThaMentalGod2003]

nah it wouldnt, cuz these sorry ass kids nowadays.. bro 💀they dont even know what real music is💀all they listen to is pop, rock and that new autotune fucked rainbow rap shit (which i dont even wanna call rap, i dont even wanna call it music at all 😂id rather call it shit. just SHIT bruh) its sad ngl but yo 😎at least me n u found our ways to the realeness 😎we chillin bruh, peace, stay positive, stay questionin

[@soniamed]

At 48 years old I can still rap this song word for word 😌 I’ll never forget it

[@MrDonny27]

No way

[@badddd]

Just wait til that dementia hits 😂

[@jdm6613]

@@badddd LOL

[@coachcampy6503]

im 48 and I can also. rakim grew up a couple of miles from me in wyndanch NY. I tried sampling this song in high school as a senior in 89. lotta good rappers from Long Island back in the day.

[@helmandtigers]

56 and it’s still as fresh today as when we played it the boozer on the juke

[@zanedietlin7645]

Everyone talking about how great R is, but how about that BEAT

[@AS-ub2mf]

+Zane Dietlin eric b all daaaay

[@CaptainBuggyTheClown]

+Zane Dietlin actually they were talking about how great Eric be.

[@germxv]

+Zane Dietlin listen, rakim allah is the greatest that ever touched the mic. point blank.

[@MrBlaq]

+Zane Dietlin "Ashley's Roachclip" by The Soul Searchers

[@therealflamelit]

+Zane Dietlin one of the most epic & recognized hip hop beatz eva!!!

[@tommyrivas1030]

Rakim. The NYC. Godfather of Rap. Nuff said

[@rbleaks818]

The album that inspired the Wu-Tang Clan, The Notorious BIG, Tupac, Nas, Kool G Rap, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar Greatness inspires greatness

[@alejandroserrano4693]

2pac even made a song about it

[@slowyne1on1]

Well said, One of my favorite tunes

[@funkeewho384]

Kool G Rap? As far as I know they are from the same era in even Kool G Rap did a 12" single in 1986, before this masterpiece came out

[@fridaygang1321]

I wonder what inspired Eric B. & Rakim to make this one album?

[@panda-l4z]

This inspired some Japanese EDM artist from 90s-2000s too.

[@joshyd1164]

Shout out all my young g's that listen to real hip hop 💪🏾

[@murdaflowzugk3097]

joshy d, I'm 15 chur

[@jeremiah7607]

yooozaaa chur

[@lickitypitz4798]

I’m 11

[@jackgallagher4850]

16

[@michielvanderlinde8671]

joshy d I'm 2

[@winningvictory]

"Fish which is my favorite dish, but without no money it's still a wish"! Most profound and thought provoking verse! Masterpiece/masterclass of a hip-hop/rap lyricist/poet!

[@stephaniegriffiths251]

That 'fish' line is my favourite....

[@papolamuerte]

Read the book Sweat The Technique by Rakim, in it he explains the line and many others✌️

[@winningvictory]

@Papo La Muerte No thank you! I rather read the Bible and any other book that can assist me in gaining wisdom and knowledge! God bless Rakim!

[@rokosantini9290]

@@winningvictory W comment

[@winningvictory]

@@rokosantini9290 Hope you are living your best life!

[@provethioaltum3276]

Rakim and krs1 are amongst the best to ever handle the mic 🎤

[@Rufusdos]

Can't argue with that.

[@mleka29]

💯💯💯💯

[@NuWaveEnt]

Can't forget LL Cool J

[@TanyaAlexis-wr7mq]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@mpicewe3023]

Who is KRS1? Legit question

[@JeromePegues-w3r]

Rakim the greatest lyricist rapper of all time!

[@GROOMGROOM.]

fr

[@keel2151]

I second that the best to pick up a microphone

[@DarkoBert-ob6yr]

nah

[@samicarter1527]

That's what Jay-Z said Hip hop comes from Rakim

[@corpnupe85]

Yep!

[@RapBox]

Still flying!

[@ferkowalski6703]

Rap Box parabéns pelo trampo de qualidade!

[@youngboylove1956]

3:29 "Was it good enough fo ye"Paauusse LMAO I love this song

[@Mollymonroe272]

still being made uncomfortable ... you're flying and I'm frying!

[@natansantana5299]

Rap Box br que ama hip hop e outra coisa!

[@BL-bl7yn]

Você por aqui?

[@JRPRNYC]

I grew up listening to Rakim he's one of the best rap lyricist to ever pick up the 🎤

[@albertrucker5102]

Yes he is one of a kind MC rapper

[@oscarreyesjr841]

Yep... cause he's a Microphone Fiend! 🎤🎶♥️

[@lembk]

The best to ever do it

[@andrewcool4587]

Em might place just under him.

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

He holds the mic like a grudge! 😉

[@bundy254]

who's still bumping to this in 2024

[@yatiinkauroo3185]

me

[@nfbody]

Here too

[@user-Bigcherryy]

Yurrrr🎉

[@harry2019]

Every day brother

[@haxio17]

Gen x

[@el_puma_real]

Back in '87 when I was 15 I had never heard anything like this in Hip Hop, especially this mix. One of the greatest Hip Hop classics of all time.

[@brentjames2425]

14 priceless era 1987 real music people

[@roberttange805]

and it was shit and abonded. for a reason , its a major label selling donkey production . electronic synthi crap .

[@brentjames2425]

9 13 22

[@leeTECHNOman]

Agree🤸🤸🤸🎯

[@dsgg5714]

guys, if you love real hip hop, please watch on KZbin a short story of former music executive Krayzie Bone, who speak about a special meeting, that happened in year 1991 in LA, which changed the entire hip hop music industry, you can find this on YT: "Krayzie bones exposes the secret meeting that destroyed our generation"

[@Joegoog2321]

This album changed hip hop forever, the greatest lyricist of all-time EASILY

[@calvinfolan1736]

Nobody even comes close to Rakim. This album turned the culture on its ear with its impact still felt to this very moment. The GOD MC indeed. He earned that title. 👑

[@digitalkamran1]

One of the greatest tracks ever made.

[@BLACKTALKTODAY]

Is the greatest

[@readinzession1308]

LETS LAUGH, I PLAYED THIS SONG, MY GRANDDAUGHTER ASK ME WHY WE AS OLDER FOLKZ USING HER GENERATION BEATS.....I LOOKED, LAUGHED AND SAID YALL UNGREATFULL KIDS ARE WELCOME NOW GO DO YA REAL HOMEWORK

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

1979-87 when Hip Hop was clean, fun and educational to OUR people.

[@davidlunsford6155]

Beef was settled in the songs. Not like today's special people 😅

[@tajabraswell7028]

💯❤

[@deathpunch23]

To all people. You seen a white person trying to be a trap rapper? It's not pretty.

[@monicadhaliwal1791]

No need for racism Hip Hop is for people of all colours Look at one of The Best Rap Artists of all time...Eminem

[@Element_y]

Our people? You mean human race?

[@Gabriel-gv1mx]

Rakim blends words and phrases seamlessly. He is a peerless pioneer in Hip-Hop, a certified poet and musician in his Jazz approach, comfortably positing his bars both outside and inside the beat: "When I'm writing I'm trapped in between the lines; I esacpe when I finish the rhyme." - I Know You Got Soul- The Greatest MC to ever bless a mic.

[@elinderfler9358]

So true

[@DjTIMEJD]

The GOAT Rakim fan on KZbin, friends.

[@SouthCentralChannel]

that kicked ass

[@kaijohnson7827]

Okay Beavis

[@j1saysum706]

Trust. Me. This style gonna come back. Sooner than you think.

[@Merit16]

We can only hope 👍

[@vancebattersby4354]

Eminem is Coming

[@stanmarsh912]

I was just thinking something similar today.

[@ricksanchez2967]

Em's gonna bring it back.

[@sunscream8502]

Let's hope

[@EstrelladelCaribe]

When Will Smith first recorded "Summertime" his producer said his voice pitch was too high and his delivery too fast. He asked Will to rap using his Rakim impression. Summertime became a classic after that. Will thanked Rakim many years later for his influence.

[@ghostlover951]

Will and Rakim never cruse in their records, or use the N word... find me an artist who can rap like today

[@danielwilson9724]

​@@ghostlover951Gza and Method Man ( Med started doing it some years back but Gza has had the ability to since day 1) there's a few others too

[@ghostlover951]

@@danielwilson9724 you serious? I never noticed that.. ima get that out... thanks for that info

[@mrb-dot6025]

Summertime was a hit the millisecond after the music was chosen

[@onyxsetholin]

​@@ghostlover951 I think Rakim says "Knocking n****s out" on that Juice record

[@hseebold]

The best duo that ever did it… They were way beyond their time.

[@8darkknight472]

The way people look at you when you pull up blasting actual Hip Hop music is priceless

[@faisalabdi775]

Word is born. From newark n i blasted this today n everybody froze when i came to a light.

[@patriciacooper1308]

Yep when I'm at the red light in my little 83 Toyota Dolphin RV with my Dingo dog named Dog, and I'm over 60, just about dancing in seat. I love seeing the reaction from youngsters. My dog Dog loves hip hop too.

[@lokivato]

@@patriciacooper1308 your dog sounds like a G

[@CodenameJameslee]

We get it. Old good New bad.

[@patriciacooper1308]

@@CodenameJameslee I like both 😎❤️

[@JustinMShaw]

I've always loved how this song starts out by telling you what it is and ends by asking if it was good enough. It's a rarity to find a song so considerate of its audience.

[@DjTIMEJD]

Could you point me to the exact time when he asked if he was good, friend?

[@JustinMShaw]

@@DjTIMEJD "Was it good enough for you?" starts at 3:30 and repeats as an echo.

[@DjTIMEJD]

@@JustinMShaw oh okay. The remix video version. I thought you were talking about Rakim’s pen, friend.

[@JustinMShaw]

@@DjTIMEJD No, just the whole song. Both the starting and ending lines sound like samples, but I don't know the exact origin of either.

[@chernobylcoleslaw6698]

😁😆😆😆@@DjTIMEJD

[@bakshotcruz5361]

That base line is hella legendary 🔥🫡

[@StopSelfDoubting]

Mega facts 💯💯💯

[@Liam-lz1ms]

one of the most iconic songs and albums in hip hop

[@soundgardener4940]

In MUSIC (and I'm a rock / metal head)

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Agreed! Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@WhizMitchell]

One of the greatest hip hop records of all time.

[@iammrberserker6068]

even to this day , i dont think anyone reliases how much of a groundbreaking record this was...it was on some levels others couldnt reach only copy...pure genius, the start of an amazing journey for all of us

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Yep you can’t mention Hip Hop and not this record

[@youruncleted]

to hip hop, sure, but the most groundbreaking album of all time is debut black sabbath, it literally molded music for the next 50 years. you still can't possibly learn guitar without learning riffs, and the pioneer and god of riffing is tony iommi, no doubt.

[@nematoad]

@@youruncleted clearly we’re talking about hiphop..

[@youruncleted]

@@nematoad sorry yo no hablo monkey

[@jakesnake8372]

Samples, Tight rhyming schemes, Scratches and a baseline that is out of this world. In regards to the comment mentioning the Black Sabbath album - Much Props to that album but lessons from this one song are felt not only by hip hop to this day, but along a myriad of other musical genres that cross sample and utilize ad libs the same way rakim uses the hypnotic phrase "Paid in full"

[@hensoakira]

This music video is soo ahead of its time wtf

[@DominickSansotta]

Eric B and Rakim are such a dynnamic duo. This was when Rakim was at his best

[@creativemungai]

This gem was released exactly 32 years ago.July 7 , 1987. 🎼🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎶.

[@Tienatra]

Damn that's when I was born may 7 1987 in I'm 32

[@joemartin1253]

Joseph Mungai I was a freshman in high school.

[@matthewbrinkman8807]

Dang I was 4 months old .to think I'm rocking it still my brother

[@scarlettskies100]

I remember that very clearly.....done some dancing to this track

[@real.j1]

That's the day my uncle was born exactly

[@OmarGarcia-sl1sg]

how the hell did rakim have this level of visuals and rhyme before everyone

[@jasonwade9160]

Good question. Might be somthing on that in the art of hip hop documentary by ice t.

[@OmarGarcia-sl1sg]

@@jasonwade9160 honestly rakim can body most rappers today

[@edwinsandoval4146]

The GOD for a reason.

[@hjibakkkihjibakkki6408]

very the era

[@capocapo8538]

He was signed .simple

[@ChiragKadia-b1e]

Music never dies. Thinking of a master plan….. we be.

[@pac-ice-tan806]

No bad/inappropriate words No drugs promotion Real rap, flow, beat And ending with word "Peace" Real artist

[@PopssJr]

Doesn't make him a real artist, gate keeper wanna be elitist douchebag lol FOH.

[@andresserrano7229]

@@PopssJr what?

[@antarikshuprade]

Ever heard of NWA or Eminem, using inappropriate language doesn't mean talentless. You just a kid!

[@zackzallie8735]

"No drugs promotion" lol Dr. Dre had an album called The Chronic.

[@pac-ice-tan806]

@@antarikshuprade Listen, go to google and type top 10 greatest MCs of all time, I'm sure you'll see The Name Rakim on the top, you don't know this guy cuz you don't know the history of hip hop, you're just a Kid Ask Eminem who he used to listen as a kid, ask him who's the greatest rapper of all time, I'm sure he'll say Rakim, and if you think inappropriate words ain't a problem, then listen to Six Nine's songs with you mom on the big screen you idioto

[@johnjohntwentytwenty3796]

I remember we were blasting this when it came out in 87, it's now 2017 and I'm still blasting it and I'll be blasting it in 3017 and beyond ....Peace

[@quitalong4728]

Same here

[@sinaloasaurez6339]

Wow

[@migatron1]

One of greatest tracks of all time !!!

[@vlphil4646]

Classic. These guys are so underappreciated. Rakim's flow is incredible.

[@dillonlawrence5777]

Born 91 south Bronx where hip-hop was started at and still listen to this in 2023 the real hip-hop, not genocide and degrading our people hip-hop 🔥🔥

[@peterd4827]

Born 91 in Las Vegas, NV and I brush my teeth to this!

[@BenzinbrowncrryysLer3000]

This culture is lost now a day

[@irishrover9332]

Dude, you're born in 91 hillarious. All us Gs were popping in the clubs to this while you were breastfeeding millenial. Sit down kid, you grew up to Minimal. When were you in the bars bro! 2010 ROTFL...

[@RomaineJohnsonMD]

Best hip hop song ever. It epitomizes the origins of the culture - big beats, mixing, scratching, sampling R&B old school hits, and hype rap lyrics about getting paid to get paid ...

[@RenewedRS]

I disagree, there are songs of the era that manage to talk about real issues.

[@Fanrose2475]

Da Art Of Storytellin' and C.R.E.A.M would like to have a word with you

[@GLBJ260]

Grandmaster flash- the message

[@doncooper384]

@@GLBJ260 Agree they started it all the message Grandmaster and the Furious 5 2 Eric B And Rakim And then Whodini And Run DMC And LL Cool J

[@dsgg5714]

guys, if you love real hip hop, please watch on KZbin a short story of former music executive Krayzie Bone, who speak about a special meeting, that happened in year 1991 in LA, which changed the entire hip hop music industry, you can find this on YT: "Krayzie bones exposes the secret meeting that destroyed our generation"

[@zackzallie8735]

Paid in Full is the album that aged well!

[@yunarukami14]

LOL! Found you. Nice to see you here

[@zackzallie8735]

@@yunarukami14 Aw, dang! How did you find me?

[@yunarukami14]

@@zackzallie8735 Hehe. I’m omnipresent

[@TheBatorner]

listened to it, when it came out. my buddy had a knack for picking albums. Partied in the northwoods to this album great at 2am in the middle of nowhere.

[@thebrownfilmshow]

It is, and check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@williesavageii]

One verse, no hook/chorus yet a masterpiece.

[@maji___]

holy crap this version is even better than the album one (they're still both good)

[@zahirali7959]

Eshq coldcit cold cut remix is the king

[@zahirali7959]

Eshq 7 minutes of madness

[@zahirali7959]

Eshq how'd you find it? 😏

[@maji___]

+#336600 Ol' Dirty Bastard Viesky™ blasted it on the speakers its amazing

[@zahirali7959]

Eshq told ya :D Glad you like it

[@latinainthecity9648]

This is a work of art, the rap equivalent of bohemian rhapsody

[@slavinbalen9757]

excellent point

[@sharonisaac445]

Absolutely 💯

[@jefflim5443]

Agreed.

[@craigsmith6416]

RIGHT ON!

[@jonbelino5091]

this song is a work of a genius

[@thebrownfilmshow]

You said it! True genius! Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@Ana-kd6yu]

fr the most INSANE hip hop video i’ve ever seen before

[@Itz-Le0style98]

Real Rap!!! Old School will forever be Superior to today's mainstream Rap!

[@provethioaltum3276]

Todays so called music is Trash cant stand that crap. Im always on youtube going back to the old days

[@michaelwilson2340]

Yes. There wasn't mumbling in the old days.

[@mycolortv1]

From The Blues to Rap the musical Genius of Black Americans

[@slideguitarclem]

blues and rap are actually pretty similar, afro americans created it and basically you sing / rap your story, your life , your love pain.

[@Mooreeezy]

Let's not forget jazz and the inspiration for rock and roll. #blackexcellence

[@coldwar1977]

and don't forget house and early techno.

[@intello8953]

Paid in Full is literally in my top 10 greatest Hip Hop tracks of all time 👍🏾😁

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

My Melody is the greatest hip hop track, in my opinion.

[@timothyblack1979]

It is a moment

[@dirtypokesouthsideofh-town552]

​@@Musicienne-DAB1995THAT JOINT ROCKED HARD!!! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿✌🏿

[@michaeldrumm3711]

Smooth

[@Velmahepcat]

Rakim had the clearest delivery of all rappers. Each syllable was perfect, intonation and accent exactly where he wanted your attention. The sonic wall of samples was a masterpiece and nothing like this could be done today due to copyright laws

[@lauracorcoran3183]

I’ll never forget hearing this for the time blaring from my sister’s room. When she would leave, I’d sneak in her room to play the record over and over. The meld of that woman singing, the conga drums, the hard beat, the random samples, their rhyme…it is a journey into sound.

[@dennispantig]

The singing is a sample from Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu. Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer.

[@Wonderhussy]

Sonic art, and great visuals! I wish this was a 12 hour loop...I could listen to this all day

[@jjsmith8681]

it would be a 24 hour loop then right?

[@Wonderhussy]

@@jjsmith8681 no, because 12 of the 24 hours is night...and I still need to get some sleep :-p

[@dirtydinero6622]

@@Wonderhussy bruh how do you sleep for 12 hours? What’s the secret? I can barely get past 4.

[@Wonderhussy]

@@dirtydinero6622 I usually only sleep about 8-9 🙃

[@dirtydinero6622]

@@Wonderhussy why ru shaving 3 hours out of your loop?

[@chavl597]

This is just one of these songs that makes u realize that Hip Hop is so beautiful

[@ahmedk5201]

Yeah

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@InTheHereAndNow]

One of my favorites since 1987 and it NEVER gets old! Eric B. & Rakim - way ahead of their time.

[@marekbydzovsky9734]

Rakim was Pioneer of hip hop

[@jaelyvelazquez8201]

All his lyrics are like the national anthem of rap! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!

[@Drmokat1]

Ofra Haza's voice still gives me chills

[@DG-gx4sg]

This is probably the greatest hip-hop song ever made. That beat is iconic. And Rakim's flow was something no one ever heard of at the time it was released. Truly a game changer.

[@seigfredancay4963]

Agree 💯

[@themethodman7457]

Samidot fucking obliterates lol

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@Just-Princess]

80s hip hop was such a vibe. Soooo creative because it was the beginning. I wasn't even born until the 90's but I'm proud of these "kids" (who are the same age as my parents!) for doing so much with so little. Their legacy is hip hop from every generation until now!

[@jenniferhizzy6591]

Rakim is the greatest ever.

[@shanghunter7697]

You're probably the best ever !!! :)

[@elijahortiz7000]

This old school hip still kicks ass on all these rappers today !

[@Boygonebad]

Real hip hop by one of the greatest mc’s there ever was.

[@thebrownfilmshow]

The greatest! Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@bon8ive]

This was so ahead of its time...If it was released today... it would still be FIRE and would be all over the radio as the #1 hit

[@OliviaCarrigan-w6m]

Still a kickass classic. "This is a journey" plays into my head 24 years later without thought or warning

[@paisleyprincess7996]

36 years…Man

[@rambledogs2012]

I was 14 yrs old when I first heard this and played it constantly, and today at 45 I still remember the lyrics.

[@greyfearon394]

I'm 14 now

[@greyfearon394]

I'll come back when I'm 45, bet I'll still remember all the lyrics

[@rambledogs2012]

@@greyfearon394 if I'm still alive then, do, I'll be 77.

[@greyfearon394]

@@rambledogs2012 heh. Yeah

[@OnealEddie]

47 here. Can't forget these lyrics!

[@nickkalsi1276]

I listen to Metal but I'll tell you that there is no other genre of music that could compare to the essence of this

[@misstinahamilton5714]

The real ones understand good music - it knows no boundaries -it knows no genres !

[@JKTube]

+Nick Kalsi: Nice to find someone so open-minded. Good for you.

[@farhadfaqiry307]

Much respect ✊ to this musical genius from another metal head

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

I consider myself a metal head as well but love the hip hop from my youth such as this, Cool J, Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, BDP and of course the great Run-DMC

[@ralitsa-ost]

Metalhead and hiphophead

[@maxmacdonald4830]

Just watched the breakfast club interview... Had to listen to the lyrical GOAT

[@shereelewis2251]

I'm 💀💀💀💀💀💀 😂

[@robertfrake9263]

Same here

[@daytonohiobasshead5860]

Arguably one the GREATEST mixes/songs in the history of Hip-Hop/Rap!!! Rakim the Great

[@sbeusa6110]

2021 and the unique Rakim flow technique is fresh as ever.

[@thebrownfilmshow]

I agree! Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@Kimmysensation]

Like literally lose my mind EVERY TIME a DJ uses this song!!!!! It’S 🔥 AND WILL BE FOREVER!!! THE MUSIC JUST TURNS ME ON!!!

[@theGENIUSofART-understood]

1987? wayyyyy ahead of its time. GENIUS.

[@staciejones662]

OH YEAH

[@filpoeudes]

Stacie Jones Eric B and Rakim take no credit for this remix.

[@marcjohn9404]

Yeah, this is Cut Chemist's remix, but they're still ahead of their time. This album is fuckin' timeless though, if you get the expanded edition it comes with this remix and others.

[@theGENIUSofART-understood]

@@marcjohn9404 cheers. didn't know that!! GREAT remix then.... what samples....

[@tvoyunderdog]

Best rapper in the world. Rakim legend

[@keel2151]

You got that right the best no doubt

[@banquetroom]

I agree. Big Daddy Kane, Nas and Big Pun are very close seconds.

[@44long33]

Hands down, the greatest

[@user-gp5yh7eg4z]

Shit im headed off to chuck d's timebomb from here...

[@TiffanyLadyStar]

This has to be one of the most insane rap songs ever. 🔥🔥🔥

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Check out Rakim's Lyric Breakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiWqZaQo9-Vedk

[@tyronnfields7945]

Back when u could understand every word....

[@midshipsport]

Dope! Sister

[@roberttange805]

lmao what . 1st grader rhymes. electronic synthi crap . lmao what major label artists

[@roberttange805]

@@midshipsport hey BOI

[@corpnupe85]

The best lyricist of all time!

[@ogeemonkgamingpgcountymd9939]

It's a classic, it will never die

[@starkparker16]

This is a 100% pure, solid gold, genuine, real deal, sho nuff, guaranteed classic.