Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

Infobox Album |
Name = Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em
Type = Album
Artist = Eric B & Rakim


Released = June 19, 1990
Recorded =
Genre = Hip-Hop
Length = 54:16
Label = MCA Records
MCAD-6416
Producer = Eric B.
Paul C (uncredited)
DJ Mark the 45 King
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pmex97e7krdt~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=428&name=Eric+B.+%26+Rakim link]
*The Source Rating|5|5
Last album = "Follow The Leader"
(1988)
This album = "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em"
(1990)
Next album = "Don't Sweat The Technique"
(1992)

"Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em" is the third album by groundbreaking hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, which was released in 1990. The group's sound develops further, with Rakim adopting a deeper, more aggressive tone of voice, and more mature and serious subject matter. Musically, the production ranges from smoother soulful track's such as "In the Ghetto" to the hard-edge assault of the title track "Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em." Despite the fact that it doesn't boast singles as popular as the duo's previous albums ("Paid in Full" and "Follow the Leader") it is considered by many to be the duo’s most coherent album. The album is one of few that has received a 5-mic rating when it was reviewed in the Source Magazine. In 1998, the album was selected as one of the Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

The back cover features a dedication to the memories of Rakim's father, William, and producer Paul C. [http://fatlacemagazine.uproxx.com/?p=1633] Paul had worked on many of the album's tracks before his murder in July 1989. Paul's protégé Large Professor completed his work. Neither receive credit in the album's notes. [http://crunkster.abstractdynamics.org/archives/003807.html]

Track listing

#"Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em"
#"No Omega"
#"In the Ghetto"
#"Step Back"
#"Eric B. Made My Day"
#"Run For Cover"
#"Untouchables"
#"Mahogany"
#"Keep 'Em Eager to Listen"
#"Set 'Em Straight"
#"Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em" (Mark 45's Remix) [CD bonus track]

Later Samples

*"Mahogany"
**"N.Y. State of Mind Pt. II" by Nas from the album "I Am..."