Rakim

William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper

Role

Rapper Music Producer

Genre

Hip Hop Funk / Soul Electronic

Group

Legends of Hip Hop Eric B. & Rakim

Credits

G.O.Ds NETWORK - REB7RTH BE ILL The Master

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Role

Rapper Music Producer

Genre

Hip Hop Funk / Soul Electronic

Group

Legends of Hip Hop Eric B. & Rakim

Credits

G.O.Ds NETWORK - REB7RTH BE ILL The Master

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E-mu SP-12

Production & Groove

Used to produce "Juice (Know the Ledge)", among other songs, as stated in this interview with HOT 97 NY at 37:01.

I just seen it [the movie Juice], and I got this whole idea of what I just seen in my head. So I went to the crib. Maybe a week before that, I went shopping. I used to do my little record shopping and I would play my joints, listen to 'em, and then I would take the good ones, and put 'em at the front of the stack. So I get back to the crib, so I know I got that stack waiting. I pulled the record out. First record. [imitates the bassline] I started looking around the room like, ‘this sh*t is too easy, man.' Took the record off, looped the beat up, I had the SP-12 in the crib (...) Pete Rock taught me how to manipulate it. Sample fast, and then slow it down. What up, Pete! I ain’t forget, kid.

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