EPMD - Back in Business
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Free Music Review: Fun Album By The Legendary Duo
Hit: 4 Stars
I am not gonna front, this is my first EPMD album, but I do have Erick Sermon's first 2 (1993,1995)solos and his Insomnia comp from 1996, and I am a fan of his production. Erick Sermon's production does not dissapoint here either as he handles the lion's share. PMD handles a little as does Rockwilder contributing some co-production. There is a lot of deeper more lyrical East Coast rap out there, but there is room for some fun, beat driven funk, and these guys deliver no shortage of it. Much of the lyrical content includes boasting and flexing rap skills, calling out weak mc's, and a little doe doe smoke here and there. "Never Seen Before" really gives up the funk with a twangy soul sample. I like PMD's flow here, and the 2 show that they are still comin' hard on the mic. The remix is tangy laid-back funk PMD's rolling, funk inflected beat is bangin' on "Last Man Standing." Again, PMD's flow is on point, and the title is pretty self-explanatory. Erick Sermon does a pretty good job on the mic, though I prefer PMD's flow though. I like the Zapp "More Bounce To The Ounce" sample on the tight "You Gots 2 Chill '97," a remake to one of their earliest classics. They tell other mc's to chill because they will be shut down by EPMD's funk if they try to step to them. We get a neat Def Squad collabo with Redman and Keith Murray. Redman serves it as raw as ever; Erick Sermon steps his flow game up a bit here. Keith Murray as usual rips it to shreds with his cool, raspy rap voice. All four come correct as they once again flex their mic skills. The beat has a deep underground vibe. "Intrigued" has a cool funky underground vibe too. Das Efx keep it sewasidal and raw, and Drays and Skoob's flows are intact, a fun listen; Das Efx seems to steal the show here. "Jane 5" has an appropriate background Rick James sample, yet with a raw, old-school boom bap beat. I may not call this album a classic, but I thoroughly enjoyed rockin' this joint. It is a very fun and listenable banger by a duo with a complicated history. Nice to see them Back In Business here. I now need to cop their earlier material to see them at the top of their game.Free Music Review: This is what happens when great groups breakup...........
Hit: 3 Stars
The landscape of rap had changed dramatically in the 5 years that EPMD was broke up. Due to the major drama in hiphop that went down in the preceding 12 months, E & the P decided to make amends and drop another joint. This joint is just okay. Nothing like the 4 classic joints that dropped between 88 and 92. Free Music Review: one of the best ever
Hit: 5 Stars
i would have to say when this album came out I bought it because of the "Never Seen Before" single. I was immediately impressed from the first track to the end. If you like hip-hop this album is a must have. When this came out I listened to nothing but gangsta rap
and this enlightened me to other genres of rap
Free Music Review: Appropriately Titled
Hit: 4 Stars
Back in Business was a welcome return. It didn't try too hard to blow our minds. It's not over-produced. There are, arguably, no anthems. EPMD's chemistry still holds. Misogyny is kept to a minimum. The Public Enemy cover is bomby!Free Music Review: 4.5 stars - Erick & Parrish Making Dollars
Hit: 5 Stars
Erick Sermon & Parrish Smith team back up after taking 5 years off to do another great Group album. Pioneers in Hip Hop, the two got together again and made a great album. It has 2 classic songs, and 3 ok ones, with the others all being quality. Features Def Squad cronies: Redman & Keith Murray as well as Das EFX and Nocturnal. No weak tracks and great production (as always from the Green Eyed Bandit), this album, although short (only 46+ minutes with interludes), it is a great album and a must have.
#2 - 8.5
#3 - 10 (classic)
#4 - 7.5
#6 - 9 (f/ Das EFX)
#7 - 8.5
#8 - 7.5
#9 - 9
#11 - 9
#12 - 7
#13 - 8.5 (f/ Redman & Keith Murray)
#14 - 8.5 (f/ Nocturnal)
#15 - 9 (parrish Smith solo about Jane (Again))
#16 - 10 (classic remix of #4)
Parrish Smith -- b. 1968 -- Brentwood, Long Island, NY
Erick Sermon -- b. 11/25/68 -- Brentwood, Long Island, NY
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