FIRST TIME HEARING Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full REACTION - This was hard!

[@DexTVReacts]

Man I'm glad I started this channel! I'm starting to see how this hip-hop shit started! Do y'all know how many ppl used this beat/lyrics/style?! This kinda crazy man lol this where it all started! Everything starting to make sense! I appreciate y'all and I'm appreciating the journey! THIS HARD!!!! #dextv

[@DexTVReacts]

When he said "nothing move but the money" that's a phrase we use when we shoot dice lol its dope to hear him saying that wayy back in 87!

[@walteraskew6581]

@@DexTVReacts this made me wanna watch paid in full movie 💯💯

[@maine1898]

I'm glad you started this too. These reactions to some of my favorite rappers of all time Rakim, BDK, Kool G Rap, are really taking me back to those memories and the feelings we felt when this all dropped. Now you're talking about 80's LL....I hope you do KRS-1(Boogie Down Productions), Slick Rick and Biz Markie as well. I hope you continue down this path and become a true Hip-Hop historian too. You haven't even scratched the surface yet, and I'm excited to see how your journey unfolds.

[@wheelerwon]

@@DexTVReacts Slick Rick and Dougie Fresh, Biz Markie, LL, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul are some that started in the 80’s. Check em out Dex. And of course RUN DMC.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Better Late than Never!! Krs-One, Rakim, Chuck D, Slick Rick, G.Rap, Kane, LL, Queen Latifah & Mc Lyte , Kool Moe Dee leveled up the Rhyming, Lyrical, Storytelling Skills from 1985 & up. Then NAS took it to even higher Statosphere after Release of his 94 Debut Illmatic!!

[@damonjones1291]

"Know The Ledge" Eric B. & Rakim 🔥🔥🔥

[@jjp_nyc]

Their best song in my opinion

[@uniquelyme3581]

This isn't just a song this is a moment in RAP HISTORY!!!!!!

[@benjamincastleman8580]

Eric B And Rakim: "Microphone Fiend" Masterpiece!!!💯🔥🔥🎤🐐🔥🔥💯!!!

[@make1thappen267]

Ra was the first rapper to use the term “dead presidents” on a record💯💯

[@garrybrowne5178]

You want bars. Microphone fiend by Eric B. & Rakim.

[@44GCFOAT]

The Ledge🔥🔥🔥

[@BODominicanYork]

And this is a remix version of Paid In Full that was also on the original album. Should also react to the regular version.

[@travisbickle1552]

This version is cool as a remix but i prefer the original.

[@make1thappen267]

Yeah the scratching at the end is 🔥🔥🔥

[@klasyk1532]

YOUNGBLOOD! My lil bro with Another banger! You want to know where it started with Eric B and Rakim? Telling you, check out "My Melody" and "Make em Clap to This"....those where the 2 joints that changed EVERYTHING!!!💯

[@djpooh2177]

Eric b and rakim both song dope paid in full and ain't no joke 💯💯🔥🔥. Old school hip hop 80s 90s Great music

[@Bighjr88]

The energy in the mid to late 80s was unreal!

[@wheelerwon]

Eric B and Rakim. “Follow the Leader”

[@AbdulAziz-kv6cr]

He did it like a week ago...

[@KoranCarlos]

Eric B and Rakim "Lyrics of Fury " M.O.P "Calm Down" M.O.P and Kool G Rap "Stick to your Gunz"

[@MizoNewyork]

Don't be embarrassed my dude....u learning baby boy and we fuck wit chu .. we from NYc....but we ova seas right now showing u n giving u love my dude..keep it going

[@Dabridge4009]

Dex Nas used this for his Stillmatic freestyle going at the whole Roc...you did that shit was fire.....

[@scbeast73]

Just imagine being this dope at 18 years old.

[@BODominicanYork]

This was 6th grade, memories like a mf ‼️

[@walteraskew6581]

yes GOD RAKIM!! microphone fiend u need asap!

[@tyehodge4075]

Classic real hip hop

[@tyehodge4075]

Check out Junior Mafia “Get Money” & “Player Anthem” BIG verses are crazy

[@markburrell5278]

Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em. One of the most lyrically insane songs put together.

[@ceades75]

Nas used this is H to the Omo freestyle aka Stillmatic Freestyle lol

[@gino88]

This was the radio dance remix. I never liked it as much as the original album version. This version just disrupts his flow, on the original he rhymes longer with no interruption, for me the remix takes away from the skill level.

[@IENetworkTV]

Exactly I hate when ppl react to this but can’t blame them they don’t know

[@jjp_nyc]

You wylin, this version is cold.

[@blaqpharaoh7732]

Facts

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

​@@jjp_nycu better tell em , this version was crazy.

[@jaydwalker8024]

"I was a fiend, before I became a teen, I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream" Rakim 1988.

[@RasPsalm]

Most perfect verse ever written

[@LifebyDe]

I love watching the younger generation embracing the foundation and why older cats protect the lineage. Check My Philosophy by Boogie Down Productions.

[@shannonk.moorer9158]

For the record, that beat/bassline you refer to is from Don't Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards. This was the Seven Minutes of Madness/Coldcut Remix. It was its own thing. You should definitely consider I Know You Got Soul and My Melody, which don't have many reactions.

[@Bighjr88]

My Melody

[@keithlowery9708]

Dex the journey listening to this great music is much appreciated. Keep grinding. Ain't nothing wrong with starting from the beginning and getting to where we are now.

[@isaacsello6097]

Nas Stillmatic freestyle rapped over this beat

[@Puiffanick]

Yes, Rakim was righteous as he was part of the 5 Percent Nation aka the Nation of Gods and Earth. U hear a lot of their teachings in Wu Tang's music as well.

[@willmurray9852]

This is the song that made me fall in love with hip hop‼️

[@K10House]

This is the song that made me fall in love with rap and hip hop. I'm so happy to see it being enjoyed now. This had me all choked up 💕😥

[@455silverwater]

Rakim is the GOD MC....he is the beginning for alot of what we would call the golden era. Him along with KRS and Big Daddy kane set the tempo for late 80s flow..cadence and style...and they were really a reflection of the young drug dealers of that time. This song bang in the car..on the radio...at the skate ring....in the clubs and all over Americans blocks and hoods.

[@rachael9810]

Oh my God, I remember being in high school in Brooklyn going to house parties, hot, sweaty jampacked no phones and this song come on and everybody will just be dancing no beef and just good vibes. And now that I remember, no parents either😂 they were also out partying letting us live our lives in peace.

[@alvinyoungblood408]

The Microphone Fiend!!! You should also check out, "Move the Crowd", "You Know I Got Soul", "Eric B for President" and "Mahogany" In all of these songs, you may hear Rakim curse one or two times maybe. I heard him say in an interview that he doesn't curse on his songs because his parents listens to his music. That's respectful!

[@reginaldjackson8519]

Nas used this beat on the stillmatic freestyle dissing jay z and Rockefeller

[@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178]

REQUEST: Eric B & Rakim "My Melody" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp-bc6l7gbVlr5Isi=Ag0r7gr51fg5J93N "I take seven emcees put 'em in a line, And add seven more brothers who think they can rhyme, Well, it'll take seven more before I go for mine, Now that's twenty-one emcees ate up at the same time" 🔥🔥🙏🏿#GODBARS #RAKIMALLAH #THEGOD

[@tyehodge4075]

Factz…. Bars

[@DexTVReacts]

I got you OG! Bout to get in the dojo and jam out now!

[@Bighjr88]

Say it again my favorite track by them!!!!

[@Bighjr88]

@@DexTVReactsHey young man, how do we send you requests?

[@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178]

@@DexTVReacts #SALUTE

[@xomack9344]

You got some straight BANGERS some KNOWLEDGE some GANGSTER and some COMEDY hip hop tracks

[@brooklyninsideout890]

facts LL one of dem ones... his older stuff especially late 80's thru 90's

[@make1thappen267]

You should do My Melody and Eric B is President. These were their first ever singles that dropped in 86

[@djcswiftthaone3074]

Check out lyrics of fury by tha way Rakim produced 80 percent of those songs you hear 👂🏿

[@seansimms8503]

Alot of the cats we learned from were gangstas and pimps, drug dealers...but during the Crack Era in the 1980s some of those cats come out of prison Muslim, 5% percenters which I believe Rakim was, or Hebrew, my neighborhood was a GD neighborhood, Jewed Up, followers of King David and the 6 pointed Star, most Vicelords were Islamic types and Knowledge was very important, in my neighborhood Love, Life, Loyalty, Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge was scrawled on almost every block, these were the type of cats that told Ra and kids like me the streets wasn't all that glitter and gold, cats like that stayed behind the scenes and typically financed studio time and production.

[@DJ_Katone]

Lots of emcees back then were into the 5% Nation that’s why there was so much positivity and Pro Black themes in Hip Hop back then. Don’t forget about Big Daddy Kane!💯✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾

[@wearebeulah9717]

That's not the only reason. Hip Hop came out of the NY Tri-State area. The cultures and level of education expected in those areas fed the positivity.

[@20thave]

Eric b and rakim lyrics of fury

[@prentisslewis1118]

This is why they call him ....The god!

[@rayraydubb]

"Follow the Leader" reaction gots to be next!!! Keep diggin in them create youngin!

[@RedLine_Imports1]

Let's go Dex!, u tapping in to the Vault my boy 💯

[@SuperShepard1]

Hey, this sample came from Dennis Edwards' Don't look any further." Great song!

[@tonyclark8132]

Being a New Yorker I’m from that era. Check out “My Melody.” The most iconic line in hip hop is on the song. We called it the 7 MC Theory back I. The day. These songs are why he’s called the God MC. He fathered modern day hip hop. He’s you favorite MC’s Favorite MC

[@cguttabxbx3079]

Rakim actually produced damn near 80 percent of his ish..he came with the records, ideas

[@AbdulAziz-kv6cr]

Thst Z Ro song was hard also! 🔥 Great reaction. Listen to the original version, this was the remix.

[@dieselslick34]

This is the track along with I Aint No Joke, and Microphone Fiend solidified my love for hip hop. The first time I heard this track I was blown away by Rakim's flow, bars, and his delivery over the beat. It was drastically different from RUN DMC, LL, Kool Moe Dee and others at the time. Rakim is a top five MC of all time.

[@xomack9344]

RUN DMC: BEATS TO THE RHYTHM 🔥 🔥 Hip Hop History 👍

[@prentisslewis1118]

The beginning 50 used on Candy Shop!

[@ORO_LOBO]

OC - Times Up Common - Hungry Ghostface Killah - Mighty Healthy Mos Def - Hip Hop Prodigy - Snakes Prodigy - Mystic MoBB Deep - Give Up The Goods Wu Tang Clan - Diesel Ghostface - Fish Jeru the Damaja - Ain’t the Devil Happy Common - I Used To Love Her Jeru the Damaja - Invasion Queens Rappers Are A Special Breed Glad To Subscribe

[@BossANova-xw9qi]

Know The Ledge, Microphone Fiend and My Melody🔥🔥

[@anthonymcclain4576]

Let the Rhythm Hit Em Microphone Fiend Don't Sweat the Technique Juice (Know the Ledge) I Know You Got Soul Mahogany 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cibida1]

Eric B is President is an absolute must. 12 inch version please.

[@kairo431]

As a 90s baby who grew up in the 50 Cent era, every time this video starts I think Candy Shop is about to start playing lol.

[@theofficialoutlawpage2047]

The 80s turnt the 90s generation out on hip hop. Everything was new

[@rawbrob1079]

Run DMC was the group that brought hip hop to the main stream. They're hip hop royalty. Give them a reaction.

[@xomack9344]

Yes, that’s what I’m talkin bout. You gotta get into the 80’s bag. Plus there’s some 1 hit wonders that’s classics

[@ojmatthew]

Nas used the Dead Presidents line in '94 on The World Is Yours, then Jay-Z sampled Nas in '96 on Dead Presidents, then dissed Nas on Takeover saying "yeah I sampled your voice, you was using it wrong. You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song" 🔥🔥 RAKIM (& Big Daddy Kane) lyrically changed the rap game in the late 80s which birthed 90s rappers like Biggie, Jay-Z & Nas

[@kairo431]

Rakim is a 5 Percenter and was cool with a lot of notable street figures in the 80s. The OG 50 Cent (stick up kid from Brooklyn) was in a group photo for the paid in full booklet. Young Kool G Rap too.

[@Daytons-Finest]

LL Cool J originated the term GOAT. He also was the 1st true Hip Hop SuperStar, he was the Blueprint on how to be a Hip Hop Star that emcees after him emulated

[@preach-wx4xq]

Nas-remember the times Na-memory lane Eminem-Stan

[@JohnDaDon12]

No way u do Rakim without Let the Rhythm Hit Em & Microphone Fiend. Let’s get to it, homie.

[@kairo431]

OG Sample is Dennis Edwards - Dont Look Any further. 2Pac's Hit Em Up, Rakim Paid in Full, Z Ro Mo City Don, Tech n9ne Strange. So many songs sampled it.

[@ggilchrest]

Eric b and Rakim "My Melody" is the set off

[@rayraydubb]

Yeah youngin, you sleepin on The God!!

[@GregoryBanks]

this is the club remix…both versions are dope. Great reaction..

[@gregorydancy6087]

This the radio remix original is straight 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@maine1898]

"Microphone Fiend" and "Mahogany"

[@williamperez8249]

Exactly this a NY beat Classic beat that everybody used to

[@455silverwater]

As the Rhyme Goes On..

[@BrianMacsMusicArchives]

Dont sleep on I know you got soul,also from the Paid in Full album.

[@ueetim]

Thanks for the good work Dex 🙏🏾 I'm a 23 year old guy from Nigeria. Been a fan of hip hop since high school. And your channel is by far my favorite reaction channel I'd recommend checking out Eric B & Rakim - My Melody Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury

[@aceking875]

Yo gotta check out the album version of this song. When I was a kid all the older guys had this playing in their cars

[@wheelerwon]

Yo Dex. This is the video remix. Listen to the original single. More hardcore feeling.

[@mauricejackson4762]

I was hoping he did the original not the remix.

[@erick.roberts9074]

Eric B & Rakim, “In the Ghetto (Extended Mix),” the video (not the VEVO version, which is truncated). My vote for the greatest rap song ever.

[@purposepassionandlovetv863]

Everybody is going to suggest the classic Rakim stuff and its completely understandable, I would suggest some of his later work as well like "Who Is God" and "18th Letter ".

[@ceades75]

His verse in Hoodlum is crazy

[@garvinpotts9981]

as the rhyme goes on

[@bryansimpson9858]

Yooooooo Gotta do Rakim…New York (Ya Out There) - flow is INSANE

[@trocktp]

You’re doing Eric B and Rakim, you’ve gotten into Kool G. Rap… you gotta get into B.D.P./KRS-One!!

[@marcel4002]

Rakim changed the game with his style of wrapping. It became less singy and more talky, every word wasn't always right on the beat like the older style of rapping.

[@kingmarcus7215]

THE BIG 5 of the late 80s was Rakim KRS-One Kool G Rap Slick Rick Big Daddy Kane They were the 5 greatest solo MCs of the 80s

[@olasimpson6638]

KRS1 is next on this journey! I can tell you exactly where I was at first time I heard My Philosophy by KRS it dropped in 88!

[@mobettaone7795]

Eric B is President - Eric B and Rakim

[@jayroy4088]

Peace Dex, I have to put you on Krs-One's Aztechinal. It's one of the most amazing tracks and vocals that's ever been dropped. Trust me straight 💯 🔥🔥🔥

[@DevonAnderson-oo9xn]

That was the remix U gotta hear da original 🥵☄️☄️

[@MauriceMarshall-br2uy]

Back then it was all original lyrics, now when a rapper bites a bar or a beat it's showing homage to the raper they borrowed from, because imitation is the sign of flattery... It's showing respect of where it came from in lyrics..

[@paullara7224]

Tupacs song Old School , will give you gems .

[@ORO_LOBO]

Nas - Stillmatic Intro Nas - Where’s The Love Nas - Queens Get The Money AZ ft Nas - The Essence Rakim - New York Common - Commonism OC - My World Artifactz - Wrong Side Of The Tracks GangStarr - So Wassup GangStarr - Above The Clouds GangStarr - Rite Where You Stand MoBB Deep - Backwards (Jay Z Diss) MoBB Deep ft The Alchemist - What’s The Word OutKast - Crumblin Erb You Won’t Be Sorry…Glad To Subscribe Youngblood..Salute from Queens, NYC..Enjoy

[@ORO_LOBO]

M.O.P - Calm Down (music to workout to)

[@michaelstovall4998]

Listen to Eric b is president and my melody

[@billbaader193]

Gotta do "Know the Ledge" Juice.

[@pigatt1]

You Know I Got Soul…

[@danagordino7178]

Rakim "LYRICS OF FURY " FROM THE GOD MC AKA RAKIM. THE TITLE OF THE TRACK EXPLAIN WHAT TYPE OF HEAT IS UP THERE.

[@BLAKICE718]

Micro phone fiend, know da ledge, ghetto by Rakim

[@tytaylor1461]

Did you add Bog momma by Roxanne Shante on your list?