Tag Archives: Eric B & Rakim
Marley Marl Recreates “Eric B. Is President”
In DubSpot‘s latest Classic Recipes with Marley Marl, the legendary producer walks us through how he created Eric B. & Rakim’s classic and then recreates the beat
Listen: Rakim “New York To Cali (Unreleased Version)”
In 1995, the East-West rivalry was picking up some steam. However, it wasn’t all love lost as Rakim crafted this song that year with producer Dominic Owen. Most fans know this record from the version he put out that was produced by DJ Clark Kent . The beat on this unreleased one is a little more lively.
Rakim Reportedly Recording New Material With Pharrell
According to recent reports, Pharrell is in the studio with one of his favorite artists. Rakim is said to be at work on a 2013 album.
Iconic New York emcee Rakim has been performing his classic album recorded with former partner Eric B., Paid In Full extensively in recent years. Ra has performed the 1986 4th & Broadway release alone as well as with The Roots since 2010, and made a stop with Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh earlier this month in Detroit, Michigan.
There, Rakim spoke with The Detroit Free Press. The newspaper reports that presently Rakim is in the studio with Pharrell of The Neptunes/N*E*R*D, and plans to release a single before the end of the year.
Rakim last released The Seventh Seal in 2009.
