yep, dude on the upper left with the blue fila hat is Supreme Magnetic
Is it true that Eric B was nothing but a goon?
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yep, dude on the upper left with the blue fila hat is Supreme Magnetic
Already knew Eric B wasn't producing a lot of the beats or scratches but didn't know Eric B was crushing the game like that... Straight up hoodlum
Dude probably had Large Professor in headlocks and shyt
DaveyDave
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Large Pro would have been 16 around this time? Not much he xould do against a goon like Eric B lol. It's crazy to think of the amount of Classics he has done and how long he has been in the gameDude probably had Large Professor in headlocks and shyt
DaveyDave
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Rakim was known for spittin before he hooked up with Eric B. I remember hearing it was supposed to be Eric B and Freddie Foxxx but he didn't show up to the session.
taught him about, not how to rap.
Cause he was a DJ with industry contacts and all that.
Back then a lot of rappers had Djs, I don't believe that just cause Eric B had street ties he wasn't into music, a great dj and had some production skills.
DaveyDave
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What do you mean? If Ra was already rappin before they met how did Eric teach him about it? You talkin about the industry side of things? From what I've Hershey wasn't a. Very good DJ anyway, he just had the connects and the muscle.
I have no doubt that he was the actual DJ when it came to performing, but it seems like dude has very little, or nothing at all to do with the beats that were made on the albums. When you think about it logically, it wouldn't make sense for someone to align them self with a guy that offered absolutely nothing to them so I think Eric B did offer some type of benefits to Rakim whether that was fronting money, connections, studio time, muscle, or booking.
If he was straight up extorting him why would he even bother giving Rakim any credit for the beats? They would have to split the money on that instead of it all going to his pocket. So i believe he would have strong armed that too. I just don't think he should get any credit at all for anything they did musically from what I've been seeing here.
If he was straight up extorting him why would he even bother giving Rakim any credit for the beats? They would have to split the money on that instead of it all going to his pocket. So i believe he would have strong armed that too. I just don't think he should get any credit at all for anything they did musically from what I've been seeing here.
Eric B was not only respected by Rakim but other rappers like Kool G and shyt. What I'm saying I've heard from other people with knowledge about the NY rap scene back then so I'm not sure. Whats said is that it would be no God MC with all the gold, sports cars and shyt if it wasn't for Eric B. It would be no biggest contract in rap at the time, and all that.
I should've said "taught him about the rap game."
mortuus est
Veteran
Eric is a goon
Representar
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which one was the real 50 cent?
Also a young Kool G Rap in the brown leather jacket on the right next to Rakim.
KILLAKUTT7
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props- never knew that-Paid in Full one of my fav albums of all time
Did y'all miss the part where it said he wuz paying for studio time?sounds like he wuz just a smart business man,he wuz the executive producer why not get a credit when he putttin all the money in.