Song · Eric B & Rakim
“Paid In Full” by Eric B & Rakim
From the album Paid in Full (1987)
“Paid In Full” by Eric B & Rakim appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Paid in Full. Its best result is #27 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #169 alternative song of 1987.
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"Paid in Full" gave Eric B. & Rakim's 1987 debut album its title, and the duo wrote and produced it themselves. Their partnership dated back to 1985, when Eric B. went looking through New York's WBLS for a rapper to go with his turntable work and Rakim answered the call. The album came together early in 1987, split between Marley Marl's home studio and Power Play Studios in Manhattan, and Patrick Adams and Elai Tubo engineered this one.
Issued as the album's fifth single, it became one of the pair's biggest, and a lot of the credit goes to Coldcut. The English dance duo were brought in to remix it for the single, and their version, subtitled "Seven Minutes of Madness", is the one that carried it furthest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 27 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 836 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2021 | 201 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 808 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2026 | 143 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
Also listed as: Paid in Full.
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