Move the Crowd

LyricPop is a children’s picture book collection by LyricVerse and Akashic Books that launched in June 2020. LyricPop presents your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, instilling a love of music and song among young readers. 15,000 copy first printing. Released in 1987, ”Move the Crowd,” was one of the singles on Eric B. & Rakim’s debut album, Paid in Full . The album peaked at number fifty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart and went on to sell over a million copies. Rolling Stone included the album on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. "Move the Crowd,” peaked at number three on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number 25 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales The songwriters, Eric Barrier and William Griffin (aka Eric B. and Rakim), are considered one of the most influential and greatest hip-hop duos of all time. Paid in Full was named the greatest hip-hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, while Griffin was ranked number four on MTV's list of the Greatest MCs of All Time. About.com ranked Griffin number two on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). The Source ranked Griffin number one on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.