Eric B. & Rakim · 1987 · 1980s · Entry 248 of 272
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Rakim rewriting what an MC could do — multisyllabic, internal, breath-aware, written-down. Eric B. on the SP-1200 with James Brown breaks. Hip-hop's first technician record.
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