Album · Eric B & Rakim
Don’t Sweat the Technique by Eric B & Rakim
Don’t Sweat the Technique is an album by Eric B & Rakim, released in 1992. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Don't Sweat the Technique”, on 3 lists with a best position of #288.
Don't Sweat the Technique, the fourth and final studio album from Eric B. & Rakim, came out on MCA Records on June 23, 1992, and it closes the book on the duo that had formed on Long Island in 1986. They cut it at The Hit Factory in New York City, picking up where 1990's Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em left off.
The formula gets richer rather than softer: Eric B.'s beats lean jazzy and soulful, while Rakim comes on more aggressive than before, every word placed with a surgeon's calm. The title track was a modest radio hit, and "Casualties of War" finds him at his most political. Two cuts had already done time at the movies: "What's on Your Mind" came from the House Party 2 soundtrack, and "Know the Ledge" first surfaced in Juice as "Juice (Know the Ledge)". The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 22 and peaked at number nine on the R&B albums list.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Don’t Sweat the Technique on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Sweat the Technique | 3 | #288 | – | 2021–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.