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Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: No. 6

'Paid in Full,' by Eric B & Rakim
With "I came in the door, I said it before/I never let the mic magnetize me no more," the duo ushered in the beginning of bravado. Considered the most influential rap album of all time, 'Paid in Full' was genius. How did the pair know that their streetwise lyrics would launch a movement of ghetto storytellers and 'hood poets? Nevertheless, Rakim's smooth voice and effortless rhymes blended perfectly over jazz samples, making almost every cut seem flawless.

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rayblac

THIS SHOULD BE #1

September 10 2010 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sixmil0105

This is #1 shit......The mother fkn "R" 85-86 WHAT

September 06 2010 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
YaMommazDaddy

...it speaks for its self.

February 02 2010 at 11:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JALIL

ERIC B AND RAKIM... TIGHT!!!!! THIS WAS A DEFINING MOMENT IN HIP-HOP WHEN THEY CAME ON THE SCENE... LOT OF DUPLICATORS OF THEIR STYLE....

September 20 2008 at 1:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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