Eric B & Rakim-paid in full

[EwaY83]

"Thinkin' of a master plan, cuz ain’t nuthin' but sweat inside my hand

So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent

So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

So I start my mission, leave my residence,

thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents"

[OutLookSkateboards]

!!! ... EPIC ... !!!

[londonfresh74]

That aint a representative of the hip hop heads in the UK because that was top of the pops!

When Eric B and Rakim played gigs aorund the UK that year it was a different story!

Crowds on top of the pops were allways lame to hip hop as they were there for pop groups!

[yankessnperu]

Rakim was way ahead of time for them.

[hokki97]

Eric b = the best rap producer eva

[taylor4660]

@hokki97 eric b didn't produce these joints.....Ra did..later Paul C and Large Professor.

[1warriorclass1]

Whatch yo mouth about skin color yo...I'm Italian, not white...but stay off that white shit...ya here?

[MONIMONKS]

I agree with the rest of you on that crowd being wack as fuck!!!!

I love this song since Jr. High!! :D

[Thedarkheritage1]

the history of emceein is

told by all the masterz of the art

in a book,

which is entitled-

...H '0 'W ....::T:O... ::.R' A:.P..

incredddibly

classsic book, def worth pickin up

[rowchdi]

The United States should change its national anthem to Rakim's Pain in Full.

[londonfresh74]

i remember watching this on top of the pops in 1987 when i was 13,even though it was totps it was better than nothing ha ha,finding hip hop then on tv was like gold dust!

[ShutTheFuckUp0809]

I met this homeless guy and we were talking about rap and I told him how if it wasnt for the old school cats like Rakim and them hip hop would of never gotten this big and then we started rapping the verses to this song...

[Biggie032]

this sh*t is not live. Either the sound is later put in this video or he was opening his mouth on a studio recording. I would say it's the second. Little respect I had for him now went even lower. (say whatever you want on that, that is my opinion)

[Hughesy16LFC]

@Biggie032 Its not meant to be live. Its top of the pops (a tv show) it was almost always never a live recording

[koolinturn]

Fish which is my favorite dish lol favorite line.

[gordybhoy1970]

a pen and paper...a stereo a tape a, me.n eric b n a nice big plate aaa

[LivingBetterTV]

ATTENTION RAKIM FANS!!!

GOOD HIP-HOP IS STILL OUT THERE!!!

CLICK MY PAGE!!!

HIS SONG GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME I JAM TO IT!!!

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!!

[DrizzyDrakeIsGod]

Rakim = wack

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

@DrizzyDrakeIsGod ASK YOUR DOCTOR FOR SOMETHING 4 YOUR EARS

[gangstervural]

@DrizzyDrakeIsGod you cant be an actual human

[7xrt463]

That haunting voice of the woman singing is Ofrah Haza. She was so beautiful. May she rest in peace.

[septicmedia]

yes. biters can die.

[iiSwagKing]

Pull out your notes and take em. This is Hip Hop at its finest people. The Greatest.

[flamadiddler]

top of the pops crowd were more likely to be kylie n jason fans at the time thats why theyre not digging it. there were plenty hiphop heads in uk digging this. it got into the top 40 which is why theyre on the programme in the first place. britain got hiphop before white america, just like the blues!!

[londonfresh74]

it wasnt a concert,it was when they were on englands top of the pops back in 87,i watched it,was only 13 then,point im getting at is the crowd were shit because it was top of the pops,the uk fans at a eric b and rakim concert would have done the uk proud and shown respect

[rd3404741990]

this beat is better when z-ro freestyles to it

[nine113]

this crowd is not enthused fuck i wish i was there id be jammin to this shit

[princessxsally]

cos boy do i miss a pen an a paper, a stereo a tape a, a nice big plate o fish! which is my favourite dish................lol

[superga95200]

du lourd!!

[bbsk1385]

the birth of hip hop

[legbreaker]

fuck todays crap. This is from the era when hiphop was truly art.....

[Lacyfresh62]

@legbreaker These kid dont know about this high caliber type of rap

[waff1eirontmacsplat]

I push a roll Royce and a benzito because of these two pioneers

[ksks69]

Eric B & Rakim Introduced me to Ofra Haza Thank you!

[OpinionatedJerk]

Stupid UK people, don't know how to act at a rap show. They're all scared and confused lol.

[olbagofbangers]

this is the coldcut remix ...

[rudebois61]

had this been released now it would have never made top of the pops

one of the best records ever made

[eltaltarofnv]

oh shittt

[Wordtoyoumother]

like when the lady comes ...

[ukwildcats92]

still don't nuttin move but tha money

[RazerForce]

This tune was and still is da shieeettt

[zambia123]

Time to make a come back brother. LOVED YOUR TUNES MAN.

[Cyma007]

Eric B & Rakim!!!!!!!!BEST CLASSIK

[pablitto17]

Ofra Haza cover !! "Im nin Alu" :):)

[Wordtoyoumother]

what the fuuck Boring the people aint bouncin ...

[worddeep3]

because it was a tv show named top of the pops no1 ever bounced they wasnt allowed

[Wordtoyoumother]

Aiight ;)

[sonofadrunk1973]

FIRE!!!!

[walterreally]

Very good rapper and a great album but not the greatest rapper of all time. He'd be lucky to be in the top 5

[Tatuci]

tell me one MC besides GZA who is in the same universe as Rakim

[TheKoolT]

nas

[kingsnbabylon]

Don't forget those are white people. They never can catch the beat. So they just sit or dance looking stiff. That's how their crowds are.

[ostropel]

so true :))

[legbreaker]

@kingsnbabylon

Totally crap. I dunno where ya come from but u must be from the US. the country where apartheid still rules. No offense m8, but over here all races were and are still together bouncin on this kind of hiphop. nuttin to do with race. But just by the fact when you love it, you catch it, black, white, brown, asians whatever.. peace

[nathanch90]

@kingsnbabylon You've obviously never been to Britain.

[grrranger175]

is the audio actually live? because it sounds like its from the studio...

[BlacksAreBeautiful]

nah...lip sync...

[futminore]

what is the name of this rmx ? the house part and the beat are freaking awsome!

[NeckoDecko]

that's the renown Coldcut Remix - Eric and Rakim didn't pay them a dime and here Eric pretends like cutting up the record: WAAAACK...

[fankimen2]

Do you know what is that lady singing at the begining of song? Tnx

[NeckoDecko]

That's the Israeli singer Ofra Haza and the song is called "Im Nin'alu" (there's a 1978 and a 1988 version - they used the acapella of the 80s version for the Remix) - both on youtube!

[fankimen2]

Tnx man...

[PhotoPhoenix]

the UKers aren't even FEELING it, wack.

[RopLize]

this is why i hate UK live shows...

[shankalanka]

history made never mind..what if that or this..thx god

[tupac9322]

oh i love this song!

[javan82]

The Coldcut "Seven Minutes of Madness" remix of "Paid in Full" is considered a milestone in hip-hop, remixes, and sample-based music and is arguably the duos most-recognized hit. Despite its world wide success which led to the track entering many overseas top ten music charts, the duo claimed not to like the remix during its release

[seechrns]

Just to second dat. FOR SURE! I was at Hip Hop Alliance in Brixton when it happened. Coldcut's version kicked up Eric B & Rakim like Heaven 17 helped Tina Turner.

[Rastabits]

"Say Ooops Upside Your Head" a song by Snap! took a sample of this to make this song a No. 1 hit within several countries

[billythejack]

great karma..

[bigcat81]

probably the easiest money they ever made. the producers of the show play the cd, and they just stand out there pretending to perform.

Still cool to see them out there though. ha

[Papak33]

Old Skool ... I like it ... :))

[aztek13soul]

the best

[synteticboy]

Fucking great...

[GUNINYOFACE]

the crowd is a shame but rakim dont give a fuck he just rock it!

[dreakaweedy]

they is foundation,

so many line i hear today and in past

dead president

thinking of a master plan

fish is my fav dish

ect.....

[AsOfNowProductions]

i have the coldcut remix to this song on my page

[Julie8L]

real.....I don't need to say much...old skool 4life!!!!!!!!!!!!forever...

never forget where ya from...

[BadBloodHank]

this song is awesome!

[SakurabaSan]

just so y'all know top of the pops used to FORCE every performer to lip synch.

[lmike13]

boring ass crowd !! LOL....

[mrcrymnd]

@lmike13 I think they were stunned — like deer in headlights.

[iLOVEnyYaDiqq]

@lmike13 LMFAOOO

[sherribailey75]

wow, i would have killed to be at that show. that audience didn't know they were part of history.

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

@sherribailey75 RAKIM'S FIRST EVER TV APPEARANCE IN LONDON. TOP OV THE POPS TV SHOW

[funkberto]

the background drumbreak is from "Ashley's Roach Clip" original performed by The Soul Searchers (sampled also by PM Dawn).

[periechontology]

lol ofcourse the audience is dead, their a bunch of blonde British teens that at this time barely knew what Hip hop was.

[Hadriels]

wow! impresionant !

[roskovbojan]

Look at the crowd.....like DEAD

[roskovbojan]

Look at the crowd.....like DEAD

[88Kobe88]

Oh how I wish I was up there.. Rakim and Eric B are explosive.

[RealSouthShit]

the women voice is the voice of israeli singer named ofra haza but she died r.i.p

[SOLOMONDAYLE]

cHECK THE FACTS ON THE NAME OF THE SINGER...sHE IS SINGING IN ARABIC...NOT HEBREW...WHICH IS THE ISRAELI LANGUAGE

[SOLOMONDAYLE]

MY bad....I stand corrected.....you are right...the singers name is Afra haza as u said........

[b4rcelona]

the audience dose not seem to be having any fun at all, only if they knew

[semitouch]

when was this live?

such a precious footage!

[rarenature]

I always hated this extended version because the cuts kept interrupting his flow. They had to extend it I assume to make that video. The cassette had the short version.

[DJdefcon4]

Tuff tune - but the vid just goes to show that the studio aint the same as live.......if the crowd new then, just what a clasic masterpiece they were listening to the would have jumped more..................but hey, you can say that about many a tuuune!!!

[AMAR4200]

rakim got the hell out of there lol

rakim one of the best ever man

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

its actually 20 years almost give or take a day. long live the MIC GOD

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

when i said live i meant as in person. i am well aware that people always mimed on top of the pops back in the day. i meant live as in this was the ist time i ever saw rakim in person

[bigcya]

peace to allah !! rakim is god

[acolade22]

yo u muslim? or is rakim muslim?

[dinosaur4]

Rakim switch to islam

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

yep,Rakim allah?!

[skater16226]

Ow, this is so good.

[LodoGrdzak]

Not live? Then who cares!

[Lightheavyweight]

This is legendary Rakim spitting straight crack every sane mf should cares

[LodoGrdzak]

Are you saying this is live then? Sometimes it seems live but sometimes I can see why people were saying its lip sync.

[pajhington]

this isnt live, and it is a remix by coldcuts.... the origanalis much better

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

rakim allah live on top of the pops. his 1st ever appearance in ENGLAND!!

[piothepio]

this isn't live...

[AndrewWoollock]

You're righ it's not live. Top Of The Pops didn't go live until MUCH later on in the '90s. But still a good track though!

[DRAMAXCLUSIVE]

HOTTTTTTTTTTTTNESSSS!!!!!!!!!

[the12gauge]

best duet of all time...

[markusjosephjonesus1]

this be the mad notes written by god himself and handed down to the greatest group of all time. mother fucking eric b and rakim