Strictly Business (CD)

Long Island-born rappers Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith formed the underground hip-hop duo EPMD in the late 1980s. Creating a sound and stance so self-assured as to seem effortless, they were among very few rap artists with the talent to pull it off without sounding lazy. EPMD did much to revitalize a flagging rap scene with UNFINISHED BUSINESS, an early outburst of controlled creative energy that sampled rock sources as well as underground dance music, working up a healthy, funk-fueled groove.

• Category:  Music  »  Rap & Hip Hop  »  East Coast Rap
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 1, 1991
• Label: Priority Records (USA)
• UPC: 049925713527
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106039429
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #41302 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1150 in Rap & Hip Hop (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop Bestsellers)
• #150 in East Coast Rap (See Top 100 East Coast Rap Bestsellers)

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EPMD: Erick "E Double E" Sermon, Parrish "PEE MD" Smith (vocals).

Recorded at North Shore Soundworks and Island Media Studios, West Babylon, New York.

As even the title states, STRICTLY BUSINESS is a no-nonsense mission statement from EPMD ("Eric and Parrish Makin' Dollars"), a straightforward, seamlessly produced piece of rap history. As the title track makes clear, STRICTLY BUSINESS was all about setting the standard for rap's burgeoning pop dominance. Eric's laid back vocals contrast his partner's more staccato delivery. Together the team contributed much to pop culture by way of this album--"The Steve Martin" is a self-explanatory dance lesson, while the tight groove of "You Gots To Chill" enjoyed a respectable tenure in the public consciousness. "Let The Funk Flow" is marked by a loose, expertly mixed blend of samples, while "You're A Customer" employs "Fly Like An Eagle" along with a spare backing track and an encyclopediaful of cultural references. The album's comedic closer is "Jane," a heavy-handed tale of a lady who messed with the wrong MC.

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