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Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat the Technique

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  1. What's On Your Mind - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  2. Teach The Children - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  3. Pass The Hand Grenade - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  4. Casualties Of War - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  5. Rest Assured - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  6. The Punisher - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  7. Relax With Pep - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  8. Keep The Beat - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  9. What's Going On - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  10. Know The Ledge - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  11. Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy
  12. Kick Along - Eric B. & RakimDownload & Buy

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Album Details: Don't Sweat the Technique

Release Date:
01/01/1992
Label:
Mca
UPC:
008811059422

User Reviews: Don't Sweat the Technique

  1. "Their Worst","0

    , February 6, 2002
    Reviewer: Top 100 Reviewers Robert - See all Robert's reviews
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From AMG Reviews

Starting with their 1986 debut, Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim earned raves for Eric B.'s often flawless, judicious productions and Rakim's serious yet relentlessly rhythmic rhyming style. This 1992 album finds the duo picking up from where they left off of 1990's Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em. "What's on Your Mind" has Rakim with intents to woo under a bubbling track with an adroit interpolation of D Train's 1983 hit of the same name. That track aside, Don't Sweat the Technique has Rakim in bleak spirits as thoughts of combat, revenge, and unfortunate "accidents" are not far from his mind. "Casualties of War" has Rakim as an all-purpose psycho with the unsettling hook, "I get a rush when I see blood and dead bodies on the floor." Although it's supposed to be gripping, the thought of a war-ravaged Rakim with his pistols blazing after hearing a truck backfiring is hilarious. All of Don't Sweat the Technique would be more disturbing if it wasn't for the brilliant ear of Eric B. who can cut the tension and exact magic out of a going-nowhere track. Although the lyrics and premise of "What's Going On" aren't extremely sharp, the cracking snare drums and low bass riffs are a perfect compliment to Rakim's delivery. The title track is also jazz influenced, but not as potent as the Simon Law and Mr. Lee's Funky Ginger remixes that don't appear here. Like many albums of this type, Don't Sweat the Technique ends on tracks of little distinction but it is another strong effort from one of rap's most respected acts.

- Jason Elias, All Music Guide



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