Album Info
| Artist: | Eric B. & Rakim |
| Album: | Follow The Leader |
| Released: | USA, 2018 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Follow The Leader | |
| A2 | Microphone Fiend | |
| B1 | Lyrics Of Fury | |
| B2 | Eric B. Never Scared | |
| B3 | Just A Beat | |
| C1 | Put Your Hands Together | |
| C2 | To The Listeners | |
| C3 | No Competition | |
| D1 | The R | |
| D2 | Musical Massacre | |
| D3 | Beats For The Listeners |
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Description
When the bassline slides under Rakim’s first bars on Microphone Fiend, the room tilts. Eric B. & Rakim’s Follow The Leader finds the duo doubling down on cinematic, space-minded boom-bap with absolute poise. The title cut maps galaxies while Rakim never wastes a syllable; Lyrics of Fury is a clinic in breath control and internal rhyme.
This expanded 2LP pressing spreads the album out so the low end sits deeper and the space around the samples opens up. Cuts like Microphone Fiend hit harder, with Eric B.’s stabs and scratches positioned with real intent. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Eric B. & Rakim records online with us.
File it beside peak-era Public Enemy, but the vibe here is cooler and more surgical, less bombast and more glide. From Put Your Hands Together’s rolling swing to the ominous drift of To the Listeners, the sequencing still pulls you from front to back. It’s the duo’s sleekest balance of futurist imagery and street pragmatism, and it still sounds surprisingly modern in a living room or a small party.
A foundational hip-hop record made more playable by the breathing room of two discs, and a smart upgrade if you know the original single LP’s pinch. Add it to your collection today, available online or in our Melbourne record store.
