Eric B. & Rakim single "Know the Ledge"

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"Know the Ledge" is a 1992 hip hop single by Eric B. & Rakim, best known for its appearance on the soundtrack of the film "Juice" and for Rakim's intricate lyricism over a jazz-influenced beat.

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Eric B. & Rakim single "Know the Ledge" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumVersionAppearsOn Don’t Sweat the Technique ⓘ
alsoAppearsOn Don’t Sweat the Technique ⓘ
artist Eric B. & Rakim ⓘ
associatedAct Eric B. ⓘ
linked to: Eric B. & Rakim

Rakim ⓘ
bSide Untouchables ⓘ
composer Rakim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1990s ⓘ
era golden age hip hop ⓘ
featuredIn Juice (1992 film) ⓘ
linked to: Juice
featuresElement complex internal rhymes ⓘ
multi-syllabic rhyme schemes ⓘ
storytelling verses ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasChorus sample-based hook ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Know the Ledge music video ⓘ
includedInSoundtrack Juice (film) ⓘ
linked to: Juice
influencedBy jazz ⓘ
label MCA Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 4:00 ⓘ
lyricist Rakim ⓘ
narrativeStyle first-person storytelling ⓘ
notableFor association with the film Juice ⓘ
intricate lyricism ⓘ
jazz-influenced beat ⓘ
originalTitle Juice (Know the Ledge) ⓘ
linked to: Juice
partOf Juice: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ
linked to: Juice
performer Eric B. & Rakim ⓘ
producer Eric B. ⓘ
linked to: Eric B. & Rakim

Rakim ⓘ
recordedIn 1991 ⓘ
releaseDate 1992-01-07 ⓘ
releaseYear 1992 ⓘ
subjectMatter consequences of violence ⓘ
crime ⓘ
street life ⓘ
tempo uptempo ⓘ
usedAs theme song for Juice in marketing ⓘ
vocalist Rakim ⓘ
writer Rakim ⓘ

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4th & B'way Records → released → Eric B. & Rakim single "Know the Ledge" ⓘ