The Best of Eric B. and Rakim - 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

Eric B. & Rakim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000NJWSZI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,174 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly the best rap duo ever, August 4, 2003

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Jason Brink (MKE, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Eric B & Rakim (Audio CD)

This was back in the day when rap meant something. People were rapping for bragging rights about who was better. It wasn't East Coast vs. West Coast and there were no guns involved. The music was as serious as it is today but they knew how to use to the language to get their points across without dumbing it down with constant cussing.

It was all rhymes. And it was all good.

No rapper today could hold a candle to these guys or any of their peers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Go for the GOLD"!!, August 16, 2005

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"Old Skool" Ran-Dee ("Da' Bronx") - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Eric B & Rakim (Audio CD)

All the songs on this compilation are dope classics. But for the definitive, ultimate Eric B & Rakim compilation with "SUPERIOR, RE-MASTERED" sound quality, your best bet is; Eric B & Rakim "GOLD". Check it out!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars People Slept On These Guys, August 14, 2003

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Hillari Hunter "Westside Tomboy" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Eric B & Rakim (Audio CD)

Eric B. and Rakim put out hard-hitting rap songs during the late 80s and early 90s. They were early "hardcore" rappers, but without all of the misognist and heavy cursing that became the staple of many rappers who came after them. I don't feel that this duo received proper respect or recognition, despite of the fact that they influenced other rappers. This compliation of their greatest hits is a good representation of their talent.