Follow the Leader (album Eric B. & Rakim)

Follow the Leader; album in studio
Artista	Eric B. & Rakim
Pubblicazione	26 luglio 1988
Durata	48:27
Dischi	1
Tracce	11
Genere	Hip hop
Etichetta	Uni Records
Produttore	Eric B. & Rakim
Certificazioni
Dischi d'oro	Stati Uniti; (vendite: 500 000+);
Eric B. & Rakim - cronologia
	Album precedente; Paid in Full(1987) Album successivo; Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em(1990)
Singoli
	Follow the Leader; Pubblicato: 1988; Microphone FIend; Pubblicato: 1988;

Recensioni professionali
Recensione	Giudizio
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	A−^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Pitchfork	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Spin	^[8]

Follow the Leader è il secondo album del duo hip hop statunitense Eric B. & Rakim, pubblicato nel 1988 da Uni Records. L'album fu prodotto dal duo con alcuni contributi del fratello di Eric B., Stevie Blass Griffin. È inserito nella lista della rivista specializzata The Source tra i 100 migliori album hip hop di sempre.^[9]

Tracce

Testi e musiche di Eric Barrier, William Griffin.

Follow the Leader – 5:36
Microphone Fiend – 5:17
Lyrics of Fury – 4:15
Eric B. Never Scared – 5:21
Just a Beat – 2:07
Put Your Hands Together – 5:15
To the Listeners – 4:32
No Competition – 3:52
The R – 3:55
Musical Massacre – 4:29
Beats for the Listeners – 4:08

Campionamenti

#	Titolo	Samples^[10]	Durata
1	"Follow the Leader"	"Nautilus" by Bob James "Listen To Me" by Baby Huey "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim	5:36
2	"Microphone Fiend"	"Schoolboy Crush" by The Average White Band "Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy	5:17
3	"Lyrics of Fury"	"Funky Drummer" by James Brown "No Head, No Backstage Pass" by Funkadelic	4:15
4	"Eric B. Never Scared"	"Those Shoes" by the Eagles "Get Up, Stand Up" by Bob Marley & The Wailers	5:21
5	"Just a Beat"	"Pussyfooter" by Jackie Robinson	2:07
6	"Put Your Hands Together"	"Long Red" by Mountain "Handclapping Song" by The Meters "Give It To You" by Upp "Scratchin" by Magic Disco Machine	5:15
7	"To the Listeners"	"God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters	4:32
8	"No Competition"	"Space Funk" by Manzels	3:52
9	"The R"	"Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds "Space Funk" by Manzels	3:55
10	"Musical Massacre"	"It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch "Change Le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim	4:29
11	"Beats for the Listeners"	"God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters	4:08

Note

↑ (EN) Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader – Gold & Platinum, su Recording Industry Association of America. URL consultato il 27 luglio 2017.
↑ Huey, Steve. (EN) Review: Follow the Leader. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
↑ Christgau, Robert (September 27, 1988). (EN) "Consumer Guide: Follow the Leader". The Village Voice: Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
↑ Gold, Jonathan (August 28, 1988). (EN) Review: Follow the Leader. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
↑ (EN) Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full / Follow the Leader | Album Reviews | Pitchfork, su pitchfork.com.
↑ Coleman, Mark. (EN) Review: Follow the Leader Archiviato il 12 dicembre 2013 in Internet Archive.. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2011-10-27.
↑ Hoard, Christian. (EN) "Review: Follow the Leader". Rolling Stone: 281. November 2, 2004.
↑ Marks, Craig. (EN) "Review: Follow the Leader Archiviato il 3 marzo 2016 in Internet Archive.". Spin: October 10, 1995.
↑ (EN) 100 Best Rap Albums Archiviato il 7 agosto 2017 in Internet Archive., rocklistmusic.co.uk.
↑ "Rap Sample FAQ Search: Eric B and Rakim Archiviato il 5 maggio 2013 in Internet Archive.". The-Breaks.com. Accessed November 7, 2008.

Bibliografia

Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (a cura di), The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition, Simon and Schuster, 2004, ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Cobb, William Jelani (2006). To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic. New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-1670-9.
Eric Weisbard e Craig Marks, Spin Alternative Record Guide, Vintage Books, 1995, ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

Collegamenti esterni

(EN) Steve Huey, Follow the Leader, su AllMusic, All Media Network.

(EN) Follow the Leader, su Discogs, Zink Media.

(EN) Follow the Leader, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

Portale Hip hop: accedi alle voci di Wikipedia che trattano di hip hop

[oro_USA-1] (EN) Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader – Gold & Platinum, su Recording Industry Association of America. URL consultato il 27 luglio 2017.

[Huey-2] Huey, Steve. (EN) Review: Follow the Leader. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.

[Christgau-3] Christgau, Robert (September 27, 1988). (EN) "Consumer Guide: Follow the Leader". The Village Voice: Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.

[Gold-4] Gold, Jonathan (August 28, 1988). (EN) Review: Follow the Leader. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.

[5] (EN) Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full / Follow the Leader | Album Reviews | Pitchfork, su pitchfork.com.

[6] Coleman, Mark. (EN) Review: Follow the Leader Archiviato il 12 dicembre 2013 in Internet Archive.. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2011-10-27.

[Hoard-7] Hoard, Christian. (EN) "Review: Follow the Leader". Rolling Stone: 281. November 2, 2004.

[Marks-8] Marks, Craig. (EN) "Review: Follow the Leader Archiviato il 3 marzo 2016 in Internet Archive.". Spin: October 10, 1995.

[TS-9] (EN) 100 Best Rap Albums Archiviato il 7 agosto 2017 in Internet Archive., rocklistmusic.co.uk.

[10] "Rap Sample FAQ Search: Eric B and Rakim Archiviato il 5 maggio 2013 in Internet Archive.". The-Breaks.com. Accessed November 7, 2008.

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