Nine years after they went Out of Business, veteran hip-hop duo EPMD (Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith) return with a new album, and you'd think it was only nine months. Save the appearance of young buck Skyzoo plus some street slang that's very 2008, We Mean Business is right in line with the cold, hard, and funky sound of EPMD in the '90s. Considering the time off, the loyal fan base, and the simple addictiveness of the crew's music, this is hardly a bad thing and -- just like the fans like it -- almost all the productions come from in-house, with Sermon handling twice the amount of tracks headed by Smith. The few guest producers include 9th Wonder, who contributes to the Skyzoo feature "Left 4 Dead," plus DJ Honda, who puts an infectious spy guitar riff underneath the great "Never Defeat 'Em" with Method Man. The old vocoder and golden age scratching from DJ 4our 5ive make the crooked "Roc-Da-Spot" the big throwback track but it's the following "Blow" that really shines, with its tightly cut loops and classic bravado boasts like "You a queen with drama/Don't make me get mad and Barack O-Bomb-Ya." As far as guest rappers, old friends like Teddy Riley, Keith Murray, Redman, Havoc, plus an especially on fire KRS-One are here, making this album short on new developments but greatly appealing to those who long for the way it used to be.
After almost ten years since their last drop, Erick and Parrish return with their new album, We Mean Business , a release bent on proving that EPMD still has it. It's like Rocky VI, the old retired hero comes back to prove himself versus the younger, faster, boxers. The result? A courageous effort falls short of success. We Mean Business comes out pretty hard with tracks like "Puttin' Wor...
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Ok, I promise! Last post for the night! I bet you all forgot we were doin' Q-Tip Week here, huh? So much dope shit going on in the hip hop world, that I had to get you all caught up. And I definitely had to get this sampler online. New EPMD… this album should be [...]
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After almost ten years since their last drop, Erick and Parrish return with their new album, We Mean Business , a release bent on proving that EPMD still has it. It's like Rocky VI, the old retired hero comes back to prove himself versus the younger, faster, boxers. The result? A courageous effort falls short of success. We Mean Business comes out pretty hard with tracks like "Puttin' Wor...
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Ok, I promise! Last post for the night! I bet you all forgot we were doin' Q-Tip Week here, huh? So much dope shit going on in the hip hop world, that I had to get you all caught up. And I definitely had to get this sampler online. New EPMD… this album should be [...]
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Erick Serman and Parrish Smith are back together after a close to 10 year hiatus! The new album, We Mean Business is due in stores December 9th. Here's the first single, called "Listen Up". Real hip-hop stand up! DOWNLOAD No Tags---Related Articles at Kevin|Nottingham: This Is Hip Hop:No Related Posts
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| 1 Puttin' Work In |
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| 2 What You Talkin' |
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| 3 Roc-Da-Spot |
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| 4 Blow |
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| 5 Run It |
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| 6 Yo |
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| 7 Listen Up |
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| 8 Bac Stabbers |
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| 9 Never Defeat 'Em |
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| 10 Jane |
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| 11 Left 4 Dead |
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| 12 They Tell Me |
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| 13 Actin' Up |
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