Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

by Eric B. & Rakim

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 June 1990
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:23
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Eric B., Rakim, Eric Barrier

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their third album, 'Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em', Eric B. & Rakim deliver an incredibly dense, serious evolution of their influential East Coast sound. Rakim's legendary, deadpan internal rhyming is flawlessly backed by raw, highly rhythmic boom-bap production and complex, soulful sampling.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, sampling, rhythmic, rap, old-school, classic, underground

Tracklist

  1. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (5:25)
  2. No Omega (4:44)
  3. In The Ghetto (5:26)
  4. Step Back (4:27)
  5. Eric B. Made My Day (5:10)
  6. Run For Cover (4:50)
  7. Untouchables (4:16)
  8. Mahogany (4:37)
  9. Keep 'Em Eager To Listen (4:41)
  10. Set 'Em Straight (4:30)
  11. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em - 12" Vocal Version Remix (6:11)

Credits

  • Eric B. - primary artist, producer, executive producer
  • Carol Friedman - art direction, photography by
  • Patrick Roques - design
  • Anton Pukshansky - engineer
  • Brian Scheuble - engineer
  • Patrick Adams - engineer
  • Ralph Sutton - engineer
  • Tony Aliprantis - engineer
  • Tony Papamichael - engineer
  • "Lazer" Mike Rhodes - engineer [assistant]
  • Randy Wine - engineer [assistant]
  • Carlton Batts - lacquer cut by, mastered by
  • Rakim - lyrics by
  • Large Professor - producer
  • Paul C - producer
  • Eric Barrier - written-by
  • William Michael Griffin, Jr. - written-by

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