Double vinyl LP pressing. Paid in Full is the debut album from hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, originally released on July 7, 1987. Often credited as a benchmark album for the golden age hip hop, the album produced five singles: "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd", and "Paid in Full", all of which set a higher standard of lyricism in the genre and served as a blueprint for future rappers and producers to come. Eric B. & Rakim formed in Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of Eric B. (born Eric Barrier) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.).
- SIDE 1 -
1 I Ain't No Joke
2 Eric B. Is on the Cut
- SIDE 2 -
1 My Melody
2 I Know You Got Soul
3 Move the Crowd
- SIDE 3 -
1 Paid in Full
2 As the Rhyme Goes on
3 Chinese Arithmetic
- SIDE 4 -
1 Eric B. Is President
2 Extended Beat