Microphone Fiend
The song became something of a signature song for rapper Rakim , and AllMusic's Steve Huey says the song "weaves references to substance addiction throughout in explaining why Rakim can't keep away from the mic . " Featuring a prominent sample of Average White Band's 1975 hit "School Boy Crush" , the song was further evidence of Eric B . 's fondness for soul samples and became one of the most quoted songs in hip hop . 
<triplet> School Boy Crush <subj> Average White Band <obj> performer