Don't Sweat the Technique was the last album released by Eric B. & Rakim in 1992. The album featured some classic unheralded bangers like "The Punisher","Know the Ledge" (featured on the Juice Soundtrack as "Juice (Know the Ledge)"), as well as the title track, "Don't Sweat the Technique".
The title track, known for its jazzy hook utilizes the following samples:
Section 1.Soul
Kool and the Gang
Kool and the Gang: (De-Lite 1969)
* "Give it Up" (Drums)
Eric B and Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
Mayfield, CurtisBack to the World: (Curtom 1973)
* "Right on for the Darkness"
Eric B and Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
Section 2. Jazz
James, BobTwo: (CTI 1975)
* "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (Drums)
Eric B and Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
Young-Holt Unlimited (Trio)Born Again: (Cotillion 1971)
* "Queen of the Nile"
Eric B and Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
2 comments:
yep. that's a dope record right there, fammo! I used to draw MAD sketches to that... I can almost feel the art while I listen to this song.
that Juice soundtrack is SO sick too...
Yeah, that joint he did "Know the Ledge" was HOT FIYAH!!!
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