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"You Gots to Chill" is a song by EPMD, released as a single from their 1988 debut album Strictly Business. It reached number 22 on the U.S. R&B chart.The song prominently features a sample from "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp and "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang.
Strictly Business is the debut album by hip-hop duo EPMD.It was released on June 7, 1988, by Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records around the world and BCM Records in Germany. It peaked at No. 80 on the Billboard 200 soon after release, [1] yet it earned an RIAA gold album certification within four months of its release. [2]
In March 2011, EPMD performed at the Lawyer4Musicians Hiphop showcase at Venue 222 in Austin, Texas. [6] It was the duo's first time performing in Austin, where they performed many of their early hits as well as cover songs and freestyle rhymes. EPMD appeared on the Nas album King's Disease II alongside Eminem on the track "EPMD 2".
(All tracks co-produced with PMD and Mr. Bozack, except track 3 co-produced with PMD and Charlie Marotta) 01. "Boon Dox" 02. "Nobody's Safe Chump"
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
The song, which was produced by member Erick Sermon, featured verses from K-Solo and Redman, both members of EPMD's rap collective, the Hit Squad. The single became a minor hit on both the R&B and rap charts. peaking at 75 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The Austin American-Statesman thought that "jams such as 'Richter Scale' and 'Get With This' show true EPMD style as Erick and Parish sound perfect together over guitar funk". [17] The Guardian wrote that Back in Business "returns to the breaks and beats that made [EPMD] great: kooky 1970s funk samples mixed with guitar loops and cool-as-ice ...
Trouser Press wrote that "the rudimentary self-production of Unfinished Business is its most engaging asset: Sermon and his largely silent partner Parrish Smith (the band’s acronym stands for Erick and Parrish Making Dollars) sound like a couple of kids fooling around in mom’s basement, rapping about nothing, singing a line or two, making cut-in jokes with some favorite records and ...