Talk:Eric B. & Rakim

WikiHeadz
Eric B. should have his own page indeed, talk to someone you know who knows a fair bit about hip-hop history and has access to Wikipedia. Try to get them to write something. See any hip-hop pages that need expanding, even tangentially? WikiHeadz is distributed by the GFDL

Eric B., a rapper?
Eric B. was the DJ in the group, and not a rapper. He did pick up the mic as a solo artist later on, however. Eric B. is now hosting tv shows. Upon questioning, he stated that he would leave Rakim to music, so i can keep tv.

I didn't know he was on t.v could you list some shows he's on.

Eric B.'s wiki page
I will probably make one for him. He is a main part of one of the most important rap groups. He deserves a page. --Taurus8 sam 08:08, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Eric B
Why doesn't Eric B have his own page?

Don't get me wrong when I say this because I think eric b. is one of the best d.j.'s to ever live but the star of the group was the legendary rakim eric b. was almost considered an add on, although I think he should have his own page.

Plagiarism
This article's lead is nearly a verbatim copy from the Eric B. & Rakim's entry at AMG (allmusic.com). 80.201.8.44 21:38, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

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band members?
Is it really neccesary? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.63.172.90 (talk) 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

POV
The introduction to the article was not written with a NPOV stance. It should probably be rewritten or deleted. 97.114.21.138 (talk) 22:52, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Frankly, the whole article suffered from unsourced fancruft, and I have now removed the worst of it. Please - more references; less adulatory opinionated text.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:41, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Limp Bizkit sample
Limp Bizkit sampled this in My Way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.168.97.202 (talk) 15:02, 25 March 2012 (UTC)


 * As above - a reliable source is required.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:41, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Rakim's Age
On this page it says Rakim was born January 28, 1967. On his own page it says January 28, 1968. Which one is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.6.12.23 (talk) 05:57, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

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This image should be included with the article because the article covers important historical content about the recording of the record "Eric B. Is President". The image better depicts the controversy between claims over who recorded the song, which differs between what was printed on the record and personal accounts. --Djrun (talk) 18:42, 25 September 2018 (UTC)