History Music / PaidInFull

''Paid In Full'' is the debut album by HipHop duo Music/EricBAndRakim, released on July 7, 1987.

"Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd" and "Paid In Full" became hits.

# "Eric B. Is On The Cut" (3:48)

# "Move The Crowd" (3:49)
# "Paid In Full" (3:50)
# "As The Rhyme Goes On" (4:00)

* AnswerSong: "Eric B. Is President" is an answer song to Music/JanetJackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately?"

* ContinuityNod: The line "it ain't where you from, it's where you're at" from "I Know You Got Soul" would later return in their song "In The Ghetto".

* GodIsLoveSongs: "Move The Crowd"

* HeavyMeta: "Paid In Full"

* {{Instrumentals}}: "Eric B. Is On The Cut", "Chinese Arithmetic" and "Extended Beat".
* MoneySong: "Paid In Full", where the band sings that they want to get paid for their hard work.

** "Eric. B. is On The Cut" borrows samples from "It's Great To Be Here" by Music/TheJacksonFive, "I Think I'd Do It" by Music/ZZHill, "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim.

** "I Know You Got Soul" has samples from "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd, "You'll Like It Too" by [[Music/GeorgeClinton Funkadelic]] from ''Music/ConnectionsAndDisconnections''
** "Move the Crowd" is a sample overdose of "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" by Chocolate Milk, "The Jam" by Graham Central Station, "Hot Pants Road" and "Pass the Peas" by [[Music/JamesBrown The JB's]], "Sofistifunk" and "Flight Of The Newborn" by Return To Forever and "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim.
** "Paid In Full" borrows its samples from "Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett, "Change the Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy featuring Beesie, "When Boys Talk" by Indeep and "Ashley's Roachclip" by The Soul Searchers.
** "As The Rhyme Goes On" samples "Change the Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy featuring Beeside, "Hold It, Now Hit It" from ''Music/LicensedToIll'' by Music/BeastieBoys, "Love's Theme" by Fausto Papetti, "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby" by Music/BarryWhite and "Funky President" by Music/JamesBrown.
** "Chinese Arithmetic" samples "Flick Of The Switch" by Music/{{AC/DC}}.
** "Eric B. Is President" goes sample overload thanks to "Funky President" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by Music/JamesBrown, "The Champ" by The Mohawks, "Over Like A Fat Rat" by Fonda Rae, "Long Red" by Mountain, "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers and "Can't Get Away (Special Club "Dub" Mix") by Carol Williams.

** "8-Ball Remix" by Music/{{NWA}} from their album ''Music/StraightOuttaCompton'' samples the line "Pull up a chair" from "My Melody" on "Paid In Full".

** Music/{{Eminem}}'s "The Way I Am" from ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' provides a shout-out to "As The Rhyme Goes On"

* SingleStanzaSong: "Paid In Full".
* SpellingSong: "As The Rhyme Goes On"

* TitleTrack: "Paid In Full"

''Paid In Full'' is the 1987 debut album by Music/EricBAndRakim. It's seen as one of the best HipHop albums ever created and is historically important for using internal rhymes in the genre. It also upped the ante in terms of {{Sampling}}, which has been copied by countless hiphop albums ever since. In fact, Music/JamesBrown even sued because of the unauthorized sampling of his music on the album. "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd" and "Paid In Full" became hits.

'''Tracklist'''

Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] It was also listed at nr. #228 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

** "I Know You Got Soul" has samples from "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd, "You'll Like It Too" by Music/{{Funkadelic}} from ''Music/ConnectionsAndDisconnections''

'''Paid In Full''' is the 1987 debut album by Music/EricBAndRakim. It's seen as one of the best HipHop albums ever created and is historically important for using internal rhymes in the genre. It also upped the ante in terms of {{Sampling}}, which has been copied by countless hiphop albums ever since. In fact, Music/JamesBrown even sued because of the unauthorized sampling of his music on the album. "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd" and "Paid In Full" became hits.

'''Paid In Full''' is the 1987 debut album by Music/EricBAndRakim. It's seen as one of the best HipHop albums ever created, historically important for using internal rhymes in the genre, and definitely the duo's MagnumOpus. It also upped the ante in terms of {{Sampling}}, which has been copied by countless hiphop albums ever since. In fact, Music/JamesBrown even sued because of the unauthorized sampling of his music on the album. "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd" and "Paid In Full" became hits.

Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]]

** Music/{{Eminem}}'s "The Way I Am" from ''Music/TheMarshallMattersLP'' provides a shout-out to "As The Rhyme Goes On"

# "Chinese Arithetic" (4:07)

'''Paid In Full''' is the 1987 debut album by Music/EricBAndRakim. It's seen as one of the best HipHop albums ever created, historically important for using internal rhymes in the genre, and definitely the duo's MagnumOpus. It was also upped the ante in terms of {{Sampling}}, which has been copied by countless hiphop albums ever since. In fact, Music/JamesBrown even sued because of the unauthorized sampling of his music on the album. "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd" and "Paid In Full" became hits.

* NationalStereotypes: "Chinese Arithmetic" is built around the OrientalRiff.