Business Never Personal

by EPMD

Business Never Personal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 July 1992
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:00
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Charlie Marotta, DJ Scratch, Mr. Bozack, Erick Sermon, Hank Shocklee

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The final release before their infamous first breakup, the legendary New York duo delivers one of the most hard-hitting, definitive boom-bap records of the era. Propelled by the massive crossover posse cut 'Crossover', the album heavily samples funk and soul breaks, providing a relentlessly bouncy backdrop for their signature, tag-team vocal interplay.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic, about-music, rap, old-school, hard, funky

Tracklist

  1. Boon Dox (2:48)
  2. Nobody's Safe Chump (2:12)
  3. Can't Hear Nothing But The Music (3:37)
  4. Chill (2:57)
  5. Head Banger (4:51)
  6. Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2-Mic Doc) (3:04)
  7. Crossover (3:48)
  8. Cummin' At Cha (4:03)
  9. Play The Next Man (3:36)
  10. It's Going Down (4:12)
  11. Who Killed Jane (3:47)

Credits

  • EPMD - primary artist
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - performer [samples from "i can feel it in my bones"]
  • Parrish Smith - written-by
  • Don Whitehead - written-by [portions of "i can feel it in my bones"]
  • Maurice White - written-by [portions of "i can feel it in my bones"]
  • Wade Flemons - written-by [portions of "i can feel it in my bones"]
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - performer [portions of "the message"]
  • Jimmy Cox - written-by [samples from "nobody wants you when you're down and out"]

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