Follow the Leader (album Eric B. & Rakim)
# Follow the Leader (album Eric B. & Rakim)

Follow the Leader è il secondo album del duo hip hop statunitense Eric B. & Rakim, pubblicato nel 1988 da Uni Records. L'album fu prodotto dal duo con alcuni contributi del fratello di Eric B., Stevie Blass Griffin. È inserito nella lista della rivista specializzata The Source tra i 100 migliori album hip hop di sempre.

## Tracce

Testi e musiche di Eric Barrier, William Griffin.

* Follow the Leader – 5:36
* Microphone Fiend – 5:17
* Lyrics of Fury – 4:15
* Eric B. Never Scared – 5:21
* Just a Beat – 2:07
* Put Your Hands Together – 5:15
* To the Listeners – 4:32
* No Competition – 3:52
* The R – 3:55
* Musical Massacre – 4:29
* Beats for the Listeners – 4:08

## Campionamenti

| # | Titolo | Samples | Durata |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Follow the Leader" | "Nautilus" by Bob James "Listen To Me" by Baby Huey "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim | 5:36 |
| 2 | "Microphone Fiend" | "Schoolboy Crush" by The Average White Band "Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy | 5:17 |
| 3 | "Lyrics of Fury" | "Funky Drummer" by James Brown "No Head, No Backstage Pass" by Funkadelic | 4:15 |
| 4 | "Eric B. Never Scared" | "Those Shoes" by the Eagles "Get Up, Stand Up" by Bob Marley & The Wailers | 5:21 |
| 5 | "Just a Beat" | "Pussyfooter" by Jackie Robinson | 2:07 |
| 6 | "Put Your Hands Together" | "Long Red" by Mountain "Handclapping Song" by The Meters "Give It To You" by Upp "Scratchin" by Magic Disco Machine | 5:15 |
| 7 | "To the Listeners" | "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters | 4:32 |
| 8 | "No Competition" | "Space Funk" by Manzels | 3:52 |
| 9 | "The R" | "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds "Space Funk" by Manzels | 3:55 |
| 10 | "Musical Massacre" | "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch "Change Le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim | 4:29 |
| 11 | "Beats for the Listeners" | "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters | 4:08 |
