EPMD's blueprint for East Coast rap wasn't startlingly different from many others in ap's golden age, but the results were simply amazing, a killer blend of good groove and laid-back flow, plus a populist sense of sampling that had heads nodding from the first listen (and revealed tastes that, like Prince Paul's, tended toward AOR as much as classic soul and funk). A pair from Long Island, EPMD weren't real-life hardcore rappers -- it's hard to believe the same voice who talks of spraying a crowd on one track could be name-checking the Hardy Boys later on -- but their no-nonsense, monotoned delivery brooked no arguments. With their album debut, Strictly Business, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith really turned rapping on its head; instead of simple lyrics delivered with a hyped, theatrical tone, they dropped the dopest rhymes as though they spoke them all the time. Their debut single, "You Gots to Chill," was a perfect example of the EPMD revolution; two obvious samples, Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce" and Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie," doing battle over a high-rolling beat, with the fluid, collaborative aps of Sermon and Smith tying everything together with a mastery that made it all seem deceptively simple. There was really only one theme at work here -- the brilliancy of EPMD, or the worthlessness of sucker MCs -- but every note of Strictly Business proved their claims.
From the golden age of hip-hop (1988), this Brentwood, Long Island, NY group released their first full-length major label release Strictly Business that year. My favorite track from the album is this one. Featuring samples from Otis Redding, Beatie Boys and The JB's. This is one of the classic grooves from that era. Surprisingly, these guys are still working today. One of the longest living hip...
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i've always loved this song, old school at it's finest... plus it's got a sample of "more bounce to the ounce" by zapp and roger in it so it's instant cool...
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Here's my afternoon:I'm hoping fellow Moggers have some sort of joy of their own, as well.
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Today's song is a bit devoid of explanation. I just woke up this morning needing an anthem - something to give me some bounce, some swagger. Thankfully, anthems are easy to come buy when your CD rack displays Erick and Parrish Making Dollars ... and this certainly qualifies as one of the all-time great head-bobbers itself.
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Here's my afternoon:I'm hoping fellow Moggers have some sort of joy of their own, as well.
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From the golden age of hip-hop (1988), this Brentwood, Long Island, NY group released their first full-length major label release Strictly Business that year. My favorite track from the album is this one. Featuring samples from Otis Redding, Beatie Boys and The JB's. This is one of the classic grooves from that era. Surprisingly, these guys are still working today. One of the longest living hip...
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i've always loved this song, old school at it's finest... plus it's got a sample of "more bounce to the ounce" by zapp and roger in it so it's instant cool...
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At some point over the last few days, I heard California Love on one of the local radio stations here in Halifax. Now that there is actually an urban station in Halifax, this is not the amazing occurrence it might have been. It occured to me while listening to it that Roger Troutman doesn't really get the credit he deserves for the role his music played in helping to create some great songs. ...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Strictly Business |
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| 2 I'm Housin' |
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| 3 Let the Funk Flow |
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| 4 You Gots to Chill |
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| 5 It's My Thang |
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| 6 You're a Customer |
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| 7 The Steve Martin |
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| 8 Get off the Bandwagon |
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| 9 D.J. K la Boss |
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| 10 Jane |
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