Thanksgiving House Party

Every Thanksgiving, I have Thanksgiving dinner at my house and all the family comes over and it's usually alot of fun (and work, and money). Every year, my girlfriend starts to act like a psycho because she gets all stressed out and wants everything to be oh so perfect. In honor of the chaos going on in my house right now, I figured I would post this Eric B and Rakim "House Party" single. This is actually a classic track from the "Don't Sweat the Technique" LP. Don't let the involvement with the goofball movie fool you, this is a sweet ass 80's hip hop track. Rakim is arguably one of the best MC's to ever grace the microphone, so pretty much anything he's on is the shit. I was pretty happy to find this slightly damaged single in the 25 cent bin while shopping in San Francisco... Anyways, Have a good Thanksgiving everyone. 

I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke

Here it is, one of the best hip hop records ever made: Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full". This is an original pressing on 4th and Broadway with the Yellow labels and "Dope Remixes" Sticker. It also has a gold promo stamp on the back. I don't have a great story behind this, I had been looking for one on ebay for a while and finally got this one for under $20. Sometimes patience pays off, I had to sit on the sidelines will some broke $70. Like most hip hop original pressings, this one was probably pressed a million times so it's definitely not as rare as an old hardcore record, but original pressings still aren't always that easy to come by in decent condition. The overall quality of the jacket and vinyl seems very poor. Similar to my Wu-Tang press below, this vinyl is super thin and flimsy. The jacket itself seems thinner than normal, even considering its age. Gave it a spin and it doesn't sound that great either. Oh well, I'll stick to the mp3's I guess.