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and Rakim, you can see another rapper Kool G Rap from the Juice Crew (on Rakim’s right), who was kind of down with PIF 50 Cent (crouching in red hat) Rap (top left in the FILA tracksuit) Killer Ben (top in green) Ant Live (crouching behind 50 Cent) Keith Green (from Long Island) AJ (from Queens) Freddie Foxx Rob Garcia (from Long Island) and Jason Riley (in black).

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An added Easter egg is on the back of the cover where the actual Paid In Full Posse from Brooklyn was featured. Billboard wrote in 2015 that 'Illmatic is widely seen as the best hip-hop album ever'. Paid in Full was the epitome of the city’s street game, lyricism, and hustle all wrapped up into one rhythmic bow. The album is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop albums of all time, appearing on numerous best album lists by critics and publications. Just look at the cover- the big Bennies floating in the background, the trunk jewelry, the classic hustler poses, and Ra’s iconic haircut, not only edified the lyrics on the album but cemented in our minds what New York was like at the dawn of rap’s ascension. It represented an entire generation of Hip-Hop, allowing anyone ever curious about 80’s street culture, an intimate glimpse into the movement. The front cover from the album Paid in Full by Eric B and Rakim is one of the most iconic pieces of art that rap music has ever produced. Eric B and Rakim, Paid in Full Eric B and Rakim, Paid in Full

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