Follow the Leader (album)

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"Follow the Leader" is a landmark 1988 hip-hop album by the duo Eric B. & Rakim, celebrated for its complex lyricism, innovative production, and major influence on the evolution of rap music.

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Follow the Leader (1998) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED
certification RIAA Gold NERFINISHED
certificationDate 1989-09-27
chartPositionUSBillboard200 22
chartPositionUSBillboardTopR&B/HipHopAlbums 7
contributor Eric B. NERFINISHED
Rakim NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner Greg Burke NERFINISHED
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs landmark hip hop album
genre golden age hip hop
hip hop
hasFormat cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
hasTrack Follow the Leader (song) NERFINISHED
Lyrics of Fury NERFINISHED
Microphone Fiend NERFINISHED
Musical Massacre NERFINISHED
No Competition NERFINISHED
No Omega NERFINISHED
Put Your Hands Together NERFINISHED
The R NERFINISHED
To the Listeners
Untouchables NERFINISHED
influenced evolution of rap music
language English
length 46:21
lyricist Rakim NERFINISHED
movement golden age of hip hop
nextWork Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em (album) NERFINISHED
notableFor complex lyricism
innovative production
numberOfTracks 10
performer Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED
photographer Mark Seliger NERFINISHED
previousWork Paid in Full (album) NERFINISHED
producer Eddie F NERFINISHED
Eric B. NERFINISHED
Patrick Adams NERFINISHED
Rakim NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1987
1988
recordLabel MCA Records
UNI Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1988-07-25

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Rakim notableWork Follow the Leader (album)
Korn albumReleaseYear Follow the Leader (album)
this entity surface form: Follow the Leader (1998)