Eric B. and Rakim – Paid in Full (1987) + Paid in Full (seven minutes of madness) the Coldcut remix (1987)

This is a journey into sound.
A journey which along the way
Will bring to you
New colour
New dimensions
New values

“Exhibit A in the case for Rakim as hip-hop’s John Coltrane: His incandescent thought-bubble rap – barely a minute long – is all iced flow and sly beat-dodging, a good-vs.-evil meditation that calmly frames thug life inside real-life economics (an appetite for “a nice big plate of fish/Which is my favorite dish”) and a novelist’s eye for detail (“Ain’t nothin’ but sweat inside my hands”). The primordial beat, taken from the Soul Searchers’ “Ashley’s Roachclip,” inspired U.K. DJ team Coldcut to craft “Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness)” – arguably the best remix in hip-hop.” – Rolling Stone

Paid in Full (seven minutes of madness) the Coldcut remix

“Coldcut’s version of Eric B & Rakim’s ‘Paid In Full’ launched their career and reinvented the concept of the remix at the same time.” (SoundOnSound)