Follow the Leader, Eric B. & Rakim's second release, is also their second out and out classic record. Following the same formula as their debut it's anchored by Eric B.'s innovative production style and Rakim's blisteringly brilliant braggadocio. Home to high-water marks like "Microphone Feind" and "Follow the Leader," the golden age of hip-hop certainly has a surplus of fantastic LPs but Follow the Leader is right near the top.
