Songs Written by Eric B.Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Louis Eric Barrier (born November 8, 1963) is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ from New York City. One half of the golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he formed the group in 1986 and served as its primary producer and DJ. Their debut album, Paid in Full (1987) was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, and the duo were nominated in 2011 for induction into the Rock and... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Friends - #2: Paid in Full - #3: I Know You Got Soul - #4: Follow the Leader - #5: Cop That Shit
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  Eric B. & Rakim
I Know You Got Soul
1.
05/1987

I Know You Got Soul
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
12 pts


39
dance
64
R&B


76
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #386]
[4th & B'way 7438]
written by William Griffin, Eric Barrier greentick & Bobby Byrd
I Ain't No Joke
2.
10/1987

I Ain't No Joke
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
3 pts




38
R&B




[4th & B'way 7448]
written by Eric B. greentick & Rakim
Paid in Full
3.
11/1987

#2  Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
77 pts


3
dance
65
R&B


15
UK
[novelty] charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
[4th & B'way 7456]
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin Jr.
4.
01/1988

Move the Crowd
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
36 pts


3
dance




53
UK
charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
written by William Griffin & Eric Barrier greentick
I Know You Got Soul
5.
03/1988

#3  I Know You Got Soul
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
70 pts








13
UK
R
written by William Griffin, Eric Barrier greentick & Bobby Byrd
Follow the Leader
6.
07/1988

#4  Follow the Leader
Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
67 pts


11
dance
16
R&B


21
UK
[Uni 50003]
written by William Griffin & Eric Barrier greentick
7.
07/1988

As the Rhyme Goes On
Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full   Paid in Full
8 pts








81
UK
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
8.
11/1988

The Microphone Fiend
Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
9 pts








74
UK
written by Eric Barrier greentick & Rakim Allah
9.
01/1989

The R
Eric B. & Rakim

from Follow the Leader   Follow the Leader
13 pts


28
dance
79
R&B


76
UK
[Uni 50014]
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
  Jody Watley
Friends
10.
05/1989

#1  Friends
Jody Watley

from Larger Than Life   Larger Than Life
163 pts
9
US
7
dance
3
R&B


21
UK
with Eric B. & Rakim
[MCA 53660]
written by André Cymone, Jody Watley, Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
  Eric B. & Rakim
11.
06/1990

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
Eric B. & Rakim

from Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em   Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
16 pts


37
dance
23
R&B


81
UK
[MCA 79018]
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
12.
09/1990

In the Ghetto
Eric B. & Rakim

from Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em   Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
1 pts




82
R&B




[MCA 53901]
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
13.
12/1991

What's on Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme)
Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
4 pts




34
R&B




[MCA 54311]
written by Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
Don't Sweat the Technique
14.
06/1992

Don't Sweat the Technique
Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
20 pts


12
dance
14
R&B




[MCA 54418]
written by Eric B. greentick & Rakim
15.
12/1992

Casualties of War
Eric B. & Rakim

from Don't Sweat the Technique   Don't Sweat the Technique
1 pts




107
R&B




written by Eric B. greentick & Rakim
  Ahmad
16.
10/1994

You Gotta Be...
Ahmad

from Ahmad   Ahmad
1 pts




106
R&B




written by Ahmad A. Lewis, Stefan K. Gordy, Erik Barrier greentick & William Griffin
  Parliament/Funkadelic
Follow the Leader
17.
05/1995

Follow the Leader
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Dope Dogs   
3 pts








157
UK
as Parliament, Funkadelic & The P-Funk Allstars
written by William Griffin & Eric Barrier greentick
  Adina Howard
18.
12/1995

It's All About You
Adina Howard

from Do You Wanna Ride?   Do You Wanna Ride?
2 pts




58
R&B




written by Eric Barrier greentick, William Griffin, Dennis Lambert, Duane Hitchings & Franne Golde
  B Angie B
19.
12/1995

It's My Life
B Angie B

1 pts




74
R&B




as Angie B
[Bust It/Capitol 74001]
written by William Griffin, Eric Barrier greentick, Mark Morales, Mark C. Rooney & K. Price
  Tricky
20.
05/1997

Makes Me Wanna Die
Tricky

from Pre-Millennium Tension   Pre-Millennium Tension
31 pts








29
UK
written by Eric Barrier greentick, William Griffin & Adrian Thaws
  O.C.
21.
07/1997

Far from Yours
O.C.

from Jewelz   
10 pts
81
US


43
R&B




featuring Yvette Michele
[Payday 850916]
written by Omar Credle, Anthony Best, Michelle Bryant, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
  Rakim
22.
12/1997

Guess Who's Back
Rakim

from The 18th Letter   The 18th Letter
33 pts




22
R&B


32
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Universal album cut]
written by Eric Barrier greentick, Rodolfo Franklin, William Griffin, Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler & Hank Shocklee
  Lo Fidelity Allstars
23.
05/1998

Vision Incision
Lo Fidelity Allstars

from How to Operate with a Blown Mind   How to Operate with a Blown Mind
30 pts








30
UK
written by Eric Barrier greentick, William Griffin, David Randall & Philip Ward
  Trade Secrets
24.
10/1998

I Know You Got Soul – The Official Remixes
Trade Secrets

3 pts








154
UK
featuring Erik B. & Rakim
written by Eric Barrier greentick, William Griffin, James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Charles Bobbit
  Limp Bizkit
Crushed
25.
01/2000

Crushed
Limp Bizkit

from End of Days   End of Days
4 pts






31
alt.


written by Eric Barrier greentick, Wes Borland, Fred Durst, William Griffin, Johnny Otto, Sam Rivers & Method Man
  Lil' Kim
No Matter What They Say
26.
06/2000

No Matter What They Say
Lil' Kim

from The Notorious KIM   The Notorious KIM
47 pts
60
US


15
R&B


35
UK
[Queen Bee 84703]
written by Edward Archer, Eric B. greentick, Robert Beavers, José Feliciano, Darren Henson, Jack C. Hill, Kimberly Jones, Peter Joyner, Rakim, Ro, Dennis Taylor & H. "Hank" Thomas
  Timbaland & Magoo
Cop That Shit
27.
07/2003

#5  Cop That Shit
Timbaland & Magoo

from Under Construction, Part II   Under Construction, Part II
56 pts
95
US


49
R&B


22
UK
featuring Missy Elliott
aka Cop That Disc
[Blackground 001609]
written by Timbaland, Magoo, Dennis Taylor, Edward Archer, Eric Barrier greentick, Freddie Byrd, Howie Thompson, Jack Hill, Jackey Beavers, Lael Williams, MC Lyte, Missy Elliott, Preston Joyner & William Griffin
  Alicia Keys
28.
09/2003

Streets of New York
Alicia Keys

from The Diary of Alicia Keys   The Diary of Alicia Keys
1 pts




122
R&B




featuring Nas and Rakim
written by Alicia Keys, Taneisha Smith, Eric Barrier greentick, Nasir Jones, Chris Martin & William Griffin
  Teairra Mari
Make Her Feel Good
29.
04/2005

Make Her Feel Good
Teairra Mari

from Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Marí   
38 pts
35
US


9
R&B




[Roc-A-Fella 004632]
written by Eric Barrier greentick, Vito Colapietro, Neely Dinkins Jr., Sean Garrett, William Griffin & Willie Hutchinson
  Lloyd
Girls Around the World
30.
04/2008

Girls Around the World
Lloyd

from Lessons in Love   Lessons in Love
21 pts
64
US


13
R&B




featuring Lil Wayne
[The Incorporation LP Cut]
written by Lloyd Polite, Dwayne Carter, Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin
  Ludacris
31.
12/2008

Last of a Dying Breed
Ludacris

from Theater of the Mind   Theater of the Mind
11 pts
65
US








co-starring Lil Wayne
[DTP/Def Jam Digital]
written by Vito Pallavicini, Ludacris, Dwayne Carter, Wyatt Coleman, Youtha Fowler, Giuseppe Donaggio, Eric Barrier greentick & William Griffin


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Eric B. & Rakim


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