The single `` Eric B. is President '' was produced in 1985 .
``   Eric B . & Rakim decided to record together and immediately came under the tutelage of legendary Queens-based hip hop producer Marley Marl , and there exists some controversy over who actually produced their landmark first single , 1986s `` Eric B . Is President '' —which was built on the distinctive Fonda Rea bass line sample .
Eric B. & Rakim