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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]
This is the discography of American rap duo, EPMD. ... "It's My Thing" [c] 1987 — — — * — — 97 — Strictly Business "You Gots to Chill" 1988 —
EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York. The duo's name is an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referring to its members: emcees Erick Sermon ("E" a.k.a. E Double) and Parrish Smith ("PMD" a.k.a. Parrish Mic Doc). During an interview on college radio station WHOV in 1987, Parrish Smith stated that the name evolved ...
(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"
"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.
Out of Business is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo EPMD. [7] [8] The album was originally scheduled for a December 1998 release under Def Jam Recordings, but had been delayed numerous times as a result of a merger between Seagram's PolyGram (Def Jam's parent company) and Universal Music Group's MCA Records, [9] [10] combining Def Jam and Island Records' operations together under ...
Written and produced by the duo, "Strictly Business" became EPMD's second charting single, becoming a minor hit on the R&B charts. Although not a huge success when it was released, the song has since become a hip hop classic, making it onto several best hip hop songs lists. [1]
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 ...