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She asked could I keep the beat
So heres the beat, everytime it pounds you get weak
Comfy, imbedded like a pillow, bouncin' wit an echo
My voice is moist and plus mellowI got it going on, youre gonna wanna come
Skins is the drum, said Im the drummer
Give the drummer some and well see if you can hang wit ra
Hmm, lets see if you can shangrilaEasy like Tina Marie I play it slick
Like Rick James, Im the fire in your desires flames
I heat up your temperature keep the tempo raw
When you start to smoke, rest assuredI start to think cause youre a singer like Anita
High pitched like a tweeter, deep beats start to beat her
Much harder than love taps, my raps above that
I get girls where I want wit a maze full of love trapsBut I dont want to fall in love
I stand in love, good balanced wit a plan to shove
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beatTempos movin' and Im hopin' itll never fade away
The beat is groovin', words are soothin'
And please tell me that youre here to stay

In the mornin' and Im hopin' the mornin' come again
Hold me close and give me another dose
And keep the beat dont ever let it endShe said, ah, so far, you didnt miss a beat yet
Pop in another cassette, then Im in to wreck
Ill give you a beat you never had before
I had to explore and came up wit moreDeep trunk kicks wit a brick for a drum stick
You know the song, dont hum along, come quick
You lay like sade, it feels like paradise
At the top of the pyramid, we review new heightsThe scenery of Egypt, you and me as we get
So deep in the groove, when you move, you get seasick
You seen enough, close your eyes and relax
Move wit the tracks and stay tuned for the saxThe instrumental, enters your mental
Tense but gentle and sentimental
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beatTempos movin' and Im hopin' itll never fade away
The beat is groovin', words are soothin'
And please tell me that youre here to stay
In the mornin' and Im hopin' the mornin' come again
Hold me close and give me another dose
And keep the beat dont ever let it endShe wanted the extended version
So I kept splurging and add more words in
Strong, the emotion, notions move
And the poetrys smoking, potions soothingThere goes the moon, Im far from done
Rise like the sun, here comes the sun
And I wont stop til it sets and then
Rewind the cassettes and Ima play it againBut this time its instrumental at a faster tempo
All I wanna hear is yea rakim, go
I work overtime on your body and mind
Cause Im incline to do both combinedMy job is never done but done well
Horizontal or parallel
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beatTempos movin' and Im hopin' itll never fade away
The beat is groovin', words are soothin'
And please tell me that youre here to stay
In the mornin' and Im hopin' the mornin' come again
Hold me close and give me another dose
And keep the beat dont ever let it end

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Eric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo from New York City, New York, United States composed of DJ Eric Barrier (born November 8, 1965) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.). The duo went on to release 4 studio albums with their 1987, Paid In Full being regarded as one the most influential albums in Hip Hop. In 1988, they released their second album titled, Follow The Leader. They later continued two release two more albums in 1990, Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em and in 1992, Don't Sweat The Technique in which they went on to split in that same year.

Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the best DJ & MC duo. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute peak in their respective skills. Eric B. was a hugely influential DJ and beatmaker whose taste for hard-hitting James Brown samples touched off a stampede through the Godfather of Soul's back catalog that continues up to the present day. Rakim, meanwhile, still tops fan polls as the greatest MC of all time. He crafted his rhymes like poetry, filling his lines with elaborate metaphors and complex internal rhymes, and he played with the beat like a jazzman, earning a reputation as the smoothest-flowing MC ever to pick up a mic. His articulation was clear, his delivery seemingly effortless, and his influence on subsequent MCs incalculable. Together, their peerless technique on the microphone and turntables upped the ante for all who followed them, and their advancement of hip-hop as an art form has been acknowledged by everyone from Gang Starr to the Wu-Tang Clan. While certain elements of their sound might come off as slightly dated today, it's also immediately clear how much of a hand Eric B. & Rakim had in leading hip-hop into the modern age.

Eric B. was born Eric Barrier in 1965 in Elmhurst, Queens; his future partner, William Griffin, Jr., was born in 1968 and also hailed from the suburbs of New York, specifically Wyandanch, Long Island. At age 16, Griffin converted to Islam and adopted the name Rakim Allah. Barrier played trumpet and guitar early on, but switched to the turntables in high school, and eventually landed a job as the mobile DJ for radio station WBLS. It was there that he met Rakim, and the two officially formed a partnership in 1985. Their first single -- "Eric B. Is President" (an ode to Barrier's DJ skills) b/w "My Melody" -- was released on the tiny Harlem-based indie label Zakia. It was a street-level sensation during the summer of 1986, and the duo was picked up by the larger 4th & Broadway imprint. The equally monumental singles "I Ain't No Joke" and "I Know You Got Soul" sampled James Brown and his cohort Bobby Byrd, respectively, and their utter funkiness began to revolutionize the sound of hip-hop. Moreover, Rakim's line "pump up the volume" on the latter track was in turn sampled itself, becoming the basis for M/A/R/R/S' hit of the same name.

In 1987, 4th & Broadway issued the duo's full-length debut, Paid in Full; accompanied by a mighty underground buzz, the record climbed into the Top Ten on the R&B LP charts (as would all of their subsequent albums). Additionally, the British DJ duo Coldcut remixed the title cut into a bona fide U.K. smash. The exposure helped make "Paid in Full"'s drum track one of the most sampled beats this side of James Brown's "Funky Drummer"; it provided the foundation for Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True," among many other, more credible hits. On the heels of Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim signed with MCA subsidiary Uni and consolidated their reputation with another landmark hip-hop album, 1988's Follow the Leader. The title cut took its place among the classic singles already in their canon, and Jody Watley soon tapped the duo for a guest spot on her 1989 single "Friends," which brought them into the pop Top Ten for the first and only time.

The 1990 follow-up Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em proved relatively disappointing from a creative standpoint, although 1992's slightly jazzier Don't Sweat the Technique was a more consistent affair that bolstered their legacy. As it turned out, the record also completed that legacy. The duo's contract with MCA was almost up, and they had discussed the possibility of each recording a solo album. Unfortunately, the resulting tension over the future of their partnership ultimately destroyed it. In the aftermath of the breakup, various legal issues prevented both parties from starting their solo careers for quite some time.

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