Eric B. & Rakim was originally supposed to be Eric B. & Freddie Foxxx

In 1986, Eric B.—then a DJ at WBLS in New York—was looking for rappers to work with. Eric B went to Long Island and met Alvin Toney a promoter who suggested Freddie Foxxx. Freddie Foxxx also lived in Long Island and when they got to his house, he wasn’t home, so the promoter suggested they