{"product_id":"dont-sweat-the-technique","title":"Don't Sweat the Technique","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLegendary hip-hop duo\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEric B. \u0026amp; Rakim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst formed in Long Island, NY, in 1985. The premier DJ\/MC team, not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills. Between 1987 and 1992, they released four acclaimed albums, the platinum-selling\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaid In Full\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1987),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollow The Leader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1988),\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLet The Rhythm Hit ‘Em\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1990) and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't Sweat The Technique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaid In Full\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaused a stir in the hip-hop music world due to its novel sound, approach, and subject matter. Their songs were the first to really impart hip-hop music lyrics with a serious poetic device sensibility while their gritty, heavy, and dark beats, marked the beginning of heavy sampling in hip-hop records. As a disc jockey,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEric B.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereinstated the art of live turntable mixing and his soul-filled sampling became influential in future hip hop production. The dynamic duo's unprecedented five-year run ended with their fourth and final album to date,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't Sweat the Technique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e which found them going out on top with hip-hop masterpieces like the title cut, \"The Punisher,\" \"Casualties Of War,\" and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJuice\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etheme song \"Know The Ledge.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEric B. \u0026amp; Rakim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereunited in 2017 for a string of one-off shows commemorating the 30th anniversary of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaid in Full\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2018 they will undertake their first major tour together since their initial break up in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's On Your Mind \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeach The Children \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePass The Hand Grenade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCasualties Of War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRest Assured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Punisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelax With Pep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep The Beat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow The Ledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Sweat The Technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKick Along\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Eric B. \u0026 Rakim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67844653285689,"sku":"utg1793032197150","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/1235\/2057\/files\/dont-sweat-the-technique_1.jpg?v=1793032205","url":"https:\/\/ethicalclothingstore.shop\/products\/dont-sweat-the-technique","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}