epmd - strictly business

if you were around in '88 then you know this album was a must have...first person I can recall ever bumpin' epmd was my homie andy when they had just dropped the 12" single for you gots to chill and no one had really heard of them and then next thing you know tadow epmd is mentioned on the same lines as eric b & rakim & public enemy, erick sermon and parish smith formed this very talented duo hailing from brentwood new york (who's acronym stood for erick & parish makin' dollars before they changed it later on in their carrers to eric & parish millenium ducats), this album stands out for being their best work (although the latter albums were also dope none of them were as good as this one) here on this album we were introduced to the famous zapp & roger more bounce to the ounce sample that everybody seemed to want to sample after you gots to chill dropped and became such a huge hit for epmd, also......who do you know that can sample someone like eric clapton, zz top and steve miller and make it sound so funky that you forget the genre of the music from which they were samplin' from?, certified gold (although I'am sure they've sold a lot more since it's certification back in the days) this album truly captivates that newly harvested new york sound with a more funky twist, heavy on samples as any other album of the era but most of the samples used on this album had not been by any other artist on any other songs....in 1993 the duo called it quits (parish blamed erick for having his house burglarized and erick blamed parish for not giving him his proper share) having released 4 albums collectibly the now solo artists has no problem getting another record deal and each persued their solo carrers (which never really shined as when they were a group), the group did reunite for 3 more albums (back in business, out of business and 2008's we mean business) but this and their second (unfinished business) are the most memorable.

1. Strictly Business
2. I'm Housin'
3. Let the Funk Flow
4. You Gots to Chill
5. It's My Thang
6. You're a Customer
7. The Steve Martin
8. Get off the Bandwagon
9. D.J. K la Boss
10. Jane
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