Artist artifact
Rakim
MC whose internal rhyme density and calm authority with Eric B. raised the technical bar for rap lyricism.
Biography
MC whose internal rhyme density and calm authority with Eric B. raised the technical bar for rap lyricism.
Influence
Post-Rakim MCs had to rhyme inside the bar differently; he is a common answer to 'who invented modern flow.'
Historical context
MC whose internal rhyme density and calm authority with Eric B. raised the technical bar for rap lyricism. Post-Rakim MCs had to rhyme inside the bar differently; he is a common answer to 'who invented modern flow.' Paid in Full remains a producer-MC balance lesson—Eric B.'s spare funk leaving oxygen for the voice.
Associated instruments
- Vocals
Specimen note
Paid in Full remains a producer-MC balance lesson—Eric B.'s spare funk leaving oxygen for the voice.