But in 1987, there was a seismic shift in the complexity of rap activated by Eric B. & Rakim and their album Paid in Full. They introduced internal rhyme schemes that pushed rap into new ...

Eminem and 2 Chainz have just dropped a new track, “Kyrie & Luka,” which blends rap and basketball vibes, featuring DJ ...

Give credit to Eric B. for the dope flip. As a project densely packed with solid beats and some of the very best displays of technical rap wizardry hip-hop had seen at that point, Follow the ...

What defines East Coast rap? For artists like Eric B. and Rakim, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, or ELUCID, it means innovative samples emboldened by a curative dose of boom-bap. In the case of ...

Eric B. got his break when he was asked to fill for ... among the GOATS and has earned respect that goes far beyond the rap game. On a 2024 episode of “Club Shay Shay,” actor and professional ...

Rakim further expanded the lyrical possibilities of rap on “Follow the Leader,” his second collaboration with Eric B, peppering his dense rhymes with lessons from the Nation of Islam offshoot ...

His simple rhyming style paired with tongue-twisting metaphors puts him in rap’s upper echelon of MCs. On the production side, Eric B. has solidified his reputation as one of the culture’s ...

DJ Polo, best known for his work with Kool G Rap, has reportedly passed away. News of Polo's death began circulating on July 27 when tributes began flooding in. Eric B was one of the first people ...

And Billboard is doing the same today (June 28) as we post the final top 10 in our ranking of the 50 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time ... the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac era of hip-hop.