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Eric B and Rakim

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Don't Sweat The Technique

 

Tracklist

(Vinyl)
A1   What's On Your Mind      5:30
A2   Teach The Children      2:59
A3   Pass The Hand Grenade      3:12
A4   Casualties Of War      4:01
A5   Rest Assured      3:38
A6   The Punisher      4:06
B1   Relax With Pep      3:59
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Review


The music Eric B. and Rakim make kicks because it sneaks into the ear like careless whispers before exploding on the brain like dynamite. Eric B.'s tracks are mellow and mean, while Rakim's lyrics are at once eloquent and threatening. Describing his inimitable style in the classic track "I Got Soul," from Paid in Full (1987), Rakim roared, "I can take a phrase that's rarely heard/Flip it – now it's a daily word." With that he defined the essence of great hip-hop – before taking it to the next phase with Follow the LeaderRead More

(1988) and Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990).

On Don't Sweat the Technique, their majestic fourth album, Eric and Rakim expound further on the funky-fresh aesthetic. The title comes off like a warning to crews looking for mass-ass appeal. But they should also heed the words of "The Punisher," a track that sends out a brutal manifesto to every rapper coming on. Rakim sounds scarier than a terrorist, and one just knows he's talking reality when he promises that "you'll never hold a mike again." This former stickup kid may have traded in his life of crime for rhymes, but the brutality of his past life informs his loopy poetics and icy voice.

In "Relax With Pep," Rakim declares, "I'm prepared to take mine to get mine/And I can protect mine, either with a rhyme or a nine," and his new enterprise is sustained with thick, kill-crazy beats that display a moody, cinematic quality. When he weaves a verse of seduction ("Keep the Beat"), slinky minor-key piano chords get rubbed in. When he stalks the perimeter like a mad ghetto boy on "Know the Ledge," the theme from the movie Juice, buzzing, wailing snippets speed by to heighten the tension. Don't Sweat the Technique activates the mind – it's erotic, playful, violent, dramatic, funky, jazzy and definitely dope. (RS 634/635)


HAVELOCK NELSON




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  Eric & His Burden   Don't Let Me Be Mistaken
Netherlands, Van Record Company, Vancds91053, 1991
  CD   VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)/VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) acetates4sale
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  Eric B & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Usa, Mca, 4437, 1992
  CD   NM / NM Jay's Classic Vi
United States
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Us, Mca Records, Mcad10594, 1992-06-23
  CD   NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)/NOT GRADED Bennys Disc
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$11.09    
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique (1992)
  CD   EX Fun Records
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Usa, Lita 098
  CD   MINT / NUOVO Asbury Park Reco
Italy
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  ERICKSON,ROKY   Don't Knock The Rock
Original Art And Disc Usa, Norton, Ced301, 2003-01-01
  CD   M- ROCK READ INC
United States
$12.96    
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  Ericksons   Don't Be Scared, Don't Be Alarmed
[digipak] 2010 Release; 11 Tracks
  CD   USED - VERY GOOD Dreamelodic
United States
$16.99    
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  ERIC BOELL GROUP   Don't Stop The Blues
33t Avec Manu Katche, Dominique Grimaldi... Lite Lamination Wear At Edges Rest Is Mint. Petits Gresillements De Surface, Ecoute Excellente. Fr, String, 33856, 1983
  LP   VG+/EX DISCMANIA
France
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
2 copies
Cassette   VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)/VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) Forever Young
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Used Very Good 1992 Usa Cassette With Crack In Case Is Out Of Print With 12 Tracks - Mca Records Mcac-10594
  Cassette   VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)/VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) Forever Young
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Used Like New Cassette Tape Is Out Of Print With 12 Tracks
  Cassette   NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)/NEAR MINT (NM OR M-) Forever Young
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Like New Cassette Tape With Secure Pad, Like New J-card Insert, Very Light Rub To Case Us, Mca Records, Mcac10594, 1992
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8 Track Promo In Standard Release Case. Has Hole Punched Through Barcode Us, Highnote Records, Inc., Hcd7220, 2011
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$7.55    
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  Eric Burdon   Don't Give A Damn
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Denmark
$5.42    
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  Eric Martin Band   Don't Stop
Appears Unplayed In Company Sleeve - Professional Dealer Online Since 2001 We Ship (usually W/in 24 Hours!) In Custom Heavy-duty Cardboard Boxes With Inner Stiffeners Us, Elektr...
  7"   NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)/GENERIC MightyVinyl
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  Eric B. & Rakim   Don't Sweat The Technique
Us, Mca Records, Mca1254369, 1992
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  Eric Powell   Don't Deny It
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