Paid In Full: Original Samples

by Kevin on May 2, 2008

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Paid In Full: Original Samples

We’re taking it back to the old school this time around. That’s right, one of hip hop’s greatest albums gets the sample treatment… thanks once again to my man Thomas. Released on July 7, 1987, Eric B. & Rakim‘s debut album Paid In Full is one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time. It has become a benchmark hip hop record and is a definitive piece of hip hop’s golden age era.

With that being said, we all know this album. We know Eric B. & Rakim used masses of samples on each track. This is a huge set… probably one of the biggest posted on this site! So I split the set up into three parts. I started using Rapidshare recently, cuz Megaupload was acting flaky. Rapidshare has always been very reliable, so I think we’ll stick with them for a while. Just three tracks missing from this set. Great work Thomas!

Update:  All on one link.


  1. “Pass the Peas” by The J.B.’s
    • Sampled in “I Ain’t No Joke” and “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  2. “Theme from the Planets” by Dexter Wansel
    • Sampled in “I Ain’t No Joke”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  3. “I Think I’ll Do It” by Z. Z. Hill
    • Sampled in “Eric B. Is On The Cut”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  4. “It’s Great to be Here” by The Jackson 5
    • Sampled in “Eric B. Is On The Cut”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  5. “Long Red” by Mountain
    • Sampled in “My Melody” and “Eric B. Is President”
    • Produced by Marly Marl / Eric B. & Rakim and Marly Marl
  6. “Ain’t Nobody” by Rufus & Chaka Khan
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  7. “The Grunt” by The J.B.’s
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  8. “You’d Like it Too” by Funkadelic
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  9. “Got to be Real” by Cheryl Lynn
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  10. “Pussyfooter” by Jackie Robinson
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  11. “Different Strokes” by Syl Johnson
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  12. “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  13. “Greedy G” by the Brentford All-Stars
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  14. “I Know You Got Soul” by Bobby Byrd
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  15. “Ashley’s Roach Clip” by Soul Searchers
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul” and “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  16. “Last Night Changed it All (I Really Had a Ball)” by Esther Williams
    • Sampled in “I Know You Got Soul”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  1. “Feel Good” by Fancy
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  2. “N.T.” by Kool & The Gang
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  3. “Midnight Theme” by Manzel
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  4. “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  5. “Sofistifunk” by Return to Forever
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  6. “Beat Bop” by Rammelzee vs. K Rob
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  7. “The Jam” by Graham Central Station
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  8. “Soul Power ’74″ by Maceo & The Macks
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  9. “Impeach the President” by The Honey Drippers
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  10. “Hot Pants” by The James Brown
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd” and “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  11. “Action Speaks Louder than Words” by Chocolate Milk
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  12. “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe” by Barry White
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd” and “As The Rhyme Goes On”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  13. “(Say It Loud) I’m Black and I’m Proud” by James Brown
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  14. “Papa Don’t Take No Mess” by James Brown
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  15. “Don’t Tell It” by James Brown
    • Sampled in “Move The Crowd”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  1. “Im Nin’Alu” by Ofra Haza
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  2. “When Boys Talk” by Indeep
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  3. “Love Break” by Salsoul Orchestra
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  4. “Change le Beat” by Fab Five Freddy
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full” and “As The Rhyme Goes On”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  5. “Train Sequence” by Geoffrey Sumner (snippet only)

    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  6. “Boogie Woogie” by Sound Dimension *

    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  7. “Ashley’s Roach Clip” by The Soul Searchers *
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  8. “Don’t Look any Further” by Dennis Edwards
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  9. “Love Break (Ooh I Love It)” by The Soul Children *
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  10. “We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty” by Lyn Collins
    • Sampled in “Paid In Full”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  11. “Hold It Now, Hit It” By The Beastie Boys
    • Sampled in “As The Rhyme Goes On”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  12. “Love Theme” by Fausto Papetti
    • Sampled in “As The Rhyme Goes On”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  13. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” by Genesis
    • Sampled in “As The Rhyme Goes On”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim
  14. “The Champ” by The Mohawks
    • Sampled in “Eric B. Is President”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim and Marly Marl
  15. “Funky President” by James Brown
    • Sampled in “Eric B. Is President”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim and Marly Marl
  16. “Over Like a Fat Rat” by Fonda Rae
    • Sampled in “Eric B. Is President”
    • Produced by Eric B. & Rakim and Marly Marl

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  • http://blaxploitationpride.blogspot.com selfscience

    thanx

  • http://goondancing.blogspot.com Goon

    Damn. I didn’t realize how deep Eric B used to dig.

  • http://www.sp1200.net MiRKED

    word they flipped multiple sample per record dopeness

  • http://www.royalbeatz07.com RoyalBeatz07

    I can’t get enough of these wonderful sets. Thank you.

  • Lyndon

    here’s that roach clip:

    http://rapidshare.com/files/112296922/Soul_Searchers_-_Roachclip.mp3.html

    I thought I had that Soul Children but I am mistaken lol.

  • http://myspace.com/tokyocigarstyle Tokyo Cigar

    Peace to the god Rakim, Eric B and Marley. Great job for real. I had no idea how heavy this sample set would be.
    Peace

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Thanks Lyndon!

  • darrius

    no need to download this, as i have 85% of these joints already. this sample set is still valuable to me from a sheer historical standpoint. it’s crazy to see the depth of Paid in Full as a body of work. we all know about Rakim’s prowess. now we have all the proof in the world of how dope Eric B. was as a DJ and a producer.

  • BlAcKiE

    this is awesome but i hate rapidshare

  • b

    All Eric B ever did was provide the finances for studio time, and act as tour DJ. Large Pro, Marley Marl, 45 King, Paul C and the God himself did pretty much all the production, mixing and cuts.

  • BMack

    This is an awesome set! From a sheer historical standpoint as well as pure audio dopeness this displays the depth and originality that went into making the classic that is “Paid in Full”. It’s been pretty well documented that Eric B. was basically a ‘face’ for the group and didn’t really contribute much in terms of hands on workmanship. However, I’ve never heard any of the others say who did what or go in depth on what really went down. Credit due to those who rightfully deserve it….albums like this will likely never be made again. Thanks for compiling this and sharing with the masses!!!

  • http://www.jonmadison.com jon

    man i got schooled with this one! it’s ridiculous just how much music was used in a song that you’d think was as straightforward as “i know you got soul”…

    an album like this published on this scale this day–would cost millions, and yes definitely wouldn’t have been made in 2008 except in the underground.

    big ups.

  • Mike

    Can anyone tell me if the video version of “paid in full”, the coldcut remix, contains the same samples as the album version of the song? thanks already

    and does anybody have a link to an article or interview in which it is documented that eric b was only the face and didnt do any production really? thanks again:)

  • mr cheeba

    yes there is an original paid in full video without the stupid arabian remix and the stupid annoncer on it but it wasnt doing to well in rotation so the record company did a remix and tried to turn it into dance record — i saw the original version on video music box and then came that stupid remix and seen the original again —

  • mr cheeba

    from what i heard growing up in nyc at that time marley marl produced eric b is president & eric b for president and check out my melody and i think you got soul also – eric b brought some records to marley to sample and arrange and thats what marley did cause eric b had no knowledge of equipment exept turntables – eric b is a street dude and he had connections he knew marley and marley was the man also key knote was the large professor from main source programmed and co produced on paid in full — marley had released a remix of i know u got soul if i remember right saying special mix throughout the song — eric b did pay marley , maybe thats why marley kept quiet about it plus eric b would have beat him up — just like he beat up large pro — rakim did the scratches with marley on some tracks — not eric b — what has eric b produced ?

  • rob element

    re … paid in full coldcut remix trivia…

    The video mix was popular in europe ,all those extra samples,breaks & ofra haza wailing

    Rakim was unhappy with the remix he said it was a pile of shit in a mixmag interview. . .
    But coldcut were well respected for their cut & paste remix using the lp version
    ( no mastertape ) .. even though they ignored the artist.

    I understand rakims point. He was a hardcore artist rapping about getting paid & reflecting on his past sticking up people accompanied by happy dancing vids & arabic chanting.
    The remix would have sounded different if coldcut had the mastertapes.

    btw disc 2 ,3 contains samples from the wildbunch,chad jackson ,derek b, norman cook,coldcut,cj mackintosh remixes of paid in full i, know you got soul, move the crowd,

    I dont think eric b was that creative when digging breaks ( common ultimate breaks beats songs across all albums )

  • http://www.jonmadison.com/ jon

    Rakim was wrong
    Coldcut was right

  • TopSlob

    Great site! Can you please re-up the links for Eric B & Rakim “Paid in Full” Sample sets? Thanks!

  • Ron

    Please we please get a Re-UP on the dead link????

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Uploading now…

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Ok…..link updated with rapid.

  • Explosionof9

    Can we clarify which samples were used in the original Paid In Full as opposed to the Coldcut remix?

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