Eric B. Is President
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| SinglebyEric B. & Rakim | ||||
| from the albumPaid in Full | ||||
| B-side | "My Melody" | |||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:00(Original, single version) 6:20 (Remix, album version) "My Melody": 6:15 or 6:30 (Original, single version) 6:46 (Remix, album version) | |||
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"Eric B. Is President"is the debut single released byhip-hopduoEric B. & Rakim.The bassline is an interpolation ofFonda Rae's "Over Like a Fat Rat".Marley Marlis often credited with handling production duties for the song, but Eric B. has disputed this in recent interviews.
About this controversy, Eric B. told Allhiphop.com, "I took the records to Marley Marl's house inQueensbridgeand paid Marley Marl to be theengineer.Marley got paid. That's why he's not a producer, that's why he is not getting publishing. I brought the music. I just couldn't work the equipment because that’s not what I did... "[2]
During an interview in 2008, Eric B. said,
I took Fonda Rae's 'Over Like A Fat Rat' and said 'This is the bass line I'm going to use for this record.' Rakim spit the beer all over the wall and thought it was the funniest shit in the world. I told Rakim, just like you laughing now you going to be laughing all the way to the bank and be a millionaire one day because of this record.[2]
Samples
[edit]- "Funky President"byJames Brown
- "Impeach the President"(snare) byThe Honey Drippers
- "The Champ" byThe Mohawks
- "Long Red"(drums, vocals) byMountain
- "Over Like a Fat Rat" byFonda Rae(replayed bassline)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard Hot Black Singles[3] | 48 |
References
[edit]- ^Quan, Jay (August 8, 2022)."Classic Albums: 'Down By Law' by MC Shan".RockTheBells.com.
- ^abBerrios, Martin A. (February 29, 2008)."Class of '88: Paid In Full".AllHipHop.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2008.
- ^"Eric B. & Rakim - Billboard Hot Black Singles".Billboard.RetrievedOctober 20,2021.