Does anyone know what went down w/ Eric B & Rakim w/ their split???
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@ Ra & Eric B still counting money while G Rap is bleeding.
I remember reading that Eric B. was taking credit for work he didn't do including production when Ra and others were doing it.
Eric was getting a larger stake from the group... BUT... That was Rakim's fault... Rakim is a RECLUSE and like many MCs, wasn't one for meetings... Rakim's brother, Steve, deserved some of the credit for the production.... AND, as I said before, Large Professor PRODUCED the 'Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em' album... Paul C would have produce it BUT he passed away... Eric B burned a lot of bridges...
I heard Eric B. was focused on hustling. That was just hearsay through some NY cats I knew. I never really got to the bottom of the actual reason.
Eric was getting a larger stake from the group... BUT... That was Rakim's fault... Rakim is a RECLUSE and like many MCs, wasn't one for meetings... Rakim's brother, Steve, deserved some of the credit for the production.... AND, as I said before, Large Professor PRODUCED the 'Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em' album... Paul C would have produce it BUT he passed away... Eric B burned a lot of bridges...
Good shit I figured you would come and shed some light on the subject
Both singles were included on what would become the duo's last album together. Don't Sweat the Technique was released in 1992. The album built on the jazzier sound of Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em and the title track was also one of the duo's last notable singles. The album wasn't supposed to be the last; but their contract with MCA was due to expire. During the recording of the album, both members expressed an interest in recording solo albums. However, Eric B. refused to sign the label's release contract, fearful that Rakim would abandon him. This led to a long and messy court battle involving the two musicians and their former label MCA Records. The legal wrangling eventually led to the duo dissolving completely. Eric B. has clarified that the monetary problems stemmed from labels like Island and others claiming ownership of the masters—not from any financial disputes between him and Rakim:
"The money got split 50 /50 from the door, because I remember people would try to keep shit going. When we first came out, people were saying 'Eric was getting all the money' and 'he was trying to shine more than Rakim,' but that's not true. would go to all the interviews, [because] Rakim didn't want to go to the interviews. He didn't like that part of the business. [But] we split all the money from dime one. I don't care what money I spent in the past, that money is never coming back. Whatever money we made, we split 50/50. Even up until now, we split every dime 50/50."
"The money got split 50 /50 from the door, because I remember people would try to keep shit going. When we first came out, people were saying 'Eric was getting all the money' and 'he was trying to shine more than Rakim,' but that's not true. would go to all the interviews, [because] Rakim didn't want to go to the interviews. He didn't like that part of the business. [But] we split all the money from dime one. I don't care what money I spent in the past, that money is never coming back. Whatever money we made, we split 50/50. Even up until now, we split every dime 50/50."
Remember these?
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-108134.html
-Eric. B beat down Large Professor and ran Kool G. Rap out of New York to Arizona after 'G. Rap revealed Large Pro produced most of the beats Eric B was supposed to have done on the Eric B. & Rakim albums and "wanted dead or alive".
Subs for the convo. Always wondered why they split.
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