EPMD - Unfinished Business (1989)

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01. So What Cha Sayin'

02. Total Kaos

03. Get the Bozack

04. Jane II

05. Please Listen to My Demo

06. It's Time to Party

07. Who's Booty

08. The Big Payback

09. Strictly Snappin' Necks

10. Knick Knack Patty Wack

11. You Had Too Much to Drink

12. It Wasn't Me, It Was the Fame

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EPMD avoided the dreaded sophomore curse and kept its artistic momentum going on its second album, Unfinished Business. Once again, the duo triumphed by going against the flow, when MCs ranging from Public Enemy to Sir Mix-A-Lot to N.W.A weren't hesitating to be abrasive and hyper, EPMD still had a sound that was decidedly relaxed by rap standards. For the most part, EPMD's lyrics aren't exactly profound, boasting and attacking sucker MCs is still their favorite activity. However, Erick and Parrish do challenge themselves a bit lyrically on "You Had Too Much to Drink" (a warning against drunk driving) and "Please Listen to My Demo," which recalls the days when they were struggling. But regardless of subject matter, they keep things exciting by having such an appealing, captivating sound.

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EPMD - Business Never Personal (1992)

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1. Boon Dox

2. Nobody's Safe Chump

3. Can't Hear Nothing But the Music

4. Chill

5. Head Banger (Feat. Redman & K-Solo)

6. Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2-Mic Doc)

7. Crossover

8. Cummin' At Cha

9. Play the Next Man

10. It's Going Down

11. Who Killed Jane

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Having recorded two undeniable hip-hop classics right out the box, EPMD met with a modicum of disapproval for the first time ever upon the release of its third album, which was graded down by some fans and critics because it seemed to be, yes, more business as usual rather than any sort of musical maturation or progression. Unbowed, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith returned with what, at the time, was rumored even before it hit shelves to be their final album together. Indeed, the duo broke up not long after Business Never Personal came out. It was a perfect way to go out together. The album proved to be both a commercial and artistic triumph at the time, and with each passing year, it sounds more and more like their finest, if not their most historically important recording. Unapologetically underground throughout its career up to this point, the duo was savvy enough to throw a bone to an ever-growing rap-listening public in a supposed bid for "Crossover" appeal even as it was taking its concluding bow, thereby negating any cries of "sellout" that otherwise might have been tossed at the group's reputation for independence from any commercial concerns. Frankly, though, it would have been a difficult claim to make stick against EPMD anyway. Despite its appealing Zapp sample and hook, "Crossover" is every bit as coated in street soot as the rest of its music. Nevertheless, it is undoubtedly the catchiest thing the pair had ever created. The rest of the album is harder hitting but in every respect as captivating, running from the abrasively metallic "Boon Dox" to the crowd-moving Hit Squad posse cut "Head Banger," and returning the group more often than not to the scowling (though often tongue-in-cheek) intensity and minimalistic aesthetic of its first two records.And if Erick and Parrish hadn't yet made the impending end of their partnership explicit enough, they do so on the final track, where they finally, figuratively kill off Jane, the transvestite prostitute who had hawked them through each of their albums.

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Label: Def Jam Recordings (Click)

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Head Banger (Feat. Redman & K-Solo)

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EPMD - Business As Usual (1990)

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1. I'm Mad

2. Hardcore (Feat. Redman)

3. Rampage (Feat. LL Cool J)

4. Manslaughter

5. Jane 3

6. For My People

7. Mr. Bozack

8. Gold Digger

9. Give the People

10. Rap Is Outta Control

11. Brothers on My Jock (Feat. Redman)

12. Underground

13. Hit Squad Heist

14. Funky Piano

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Business as Usual is the third album from Hip Hop duo EPMD, their first on leading rap label Def Jam. This effort was not as acclaimed as their first two albums, but was not considered to be a failure. One notable aspect here was the debut of future Hip Hop star Redman, who appears on the tracks "Hardcore" and "Brothers on My Jock". The single "Gold Digger" became a rap hit in 1990. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

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EPEE MD (EPMD) - It's My Thing (Club) [12''](1987) [UK, Single, Promo]

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Side A:

A1 - It's My Thing (Club) (5:38)

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Side B:

B1 - You're A Customer (Club) (5:19)

B2 - It's My Thing (Dub) (5:33)

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EPMD - You Gots To Chill [12"] (1988)

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Side X:

01 - You Gots To Chill (Club Version)

02 - You Gots To Chill (Radio Version)

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Side Y:

03 - You Gots To Chill (Dub Version)

04 - You Gots To Chill (Acapella)

05 - You Gots To Chill (Rapapella)

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EPMD - Strictly Business (1988)

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1-Strictly Business (4:45)

2-Because I'm Housin' (3:58)

3-So Let The Funk Flow (4:17)

4-You Gots To Chill (4:23)

5-It's My Thing (5:43)

6-You're A Customer (5:28)

7-The Steve Martin (4:38)

8-Get Off The Bandwagon (4:21)

9-D.J. K La Boss (4:30)

10-Jane (2:58)

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EPMD - Get Off The Bandwagon