EPMD - Business Never Personal
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Track List: Business Never Personal
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Album Details: Business Never Personal
- Release Date:
- 07/28/1992
- Label:
- Def Jam
- UPC:
- 731452351227
User Reviews: Business Never Personal
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, August 23, 2002Reviewer: r9400 - See all r9400's reviewsi dont know what cd these other guys who rated this cd were listening too....this is epmd's best album over all....two hot joint? i dont think they ever listened to this album. the boon dox is sick,scratch bring it back is a classic,cumming at you is nice.and dont ever say that a hip-hop classic like head banger was done better by the ruff ryders....cuzz thats a lie and shows me you probally were still wearing diapers when the this album came out...the ruff ryders version dont come close on the real they should of never touched that record...classic ... -
What Happened ?
, February 12, 2002Reviewer:
Robert - See all Robert's reviews You give us 3 classics in a row and then this! I'm only feelin' 2 joints on here, "Crossover" and "Headbanger". To make matters worse, the Lox version of "Headbanger" was almost better than the original. Definately their worst album! Their still the best group of all time though.
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Pro Reviews: Business Never Personal
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Having recorded two undeniable hip-hop classics right out the box, EPMD met with a modicum of disapproval for the first time ever upon the release of its third album, which was graded down by some fans and critics because it seemed to be, yes, more business as usual rather than any sort of musical maturation or progression. Unbowed, Erick and Parrish returned with what, at the time, was rumored even before it hit shelves to be their final album together. Indeed, the duo broke up not long after Business Never Personal came out. It was a perfect way to go out together. The album proved to be both a commercial and artistic triumph at the time, and with each passing year, it sounds more and more like their finest--if not their most historically important--recording. Unapologetically underground throughout its career up to this point, the duo was savvy enough to throw a bone to an ever-growing rap-listening public in a supposed bid for "Crossover" appeal even as it was taking its concluding bow, thereby negating any cries of "sell-out" that otherwise might have been tossed at the group's reputation for independence from any commercial concerns. Frankly, though, it would have been a difficult claim to make stick against EPMD anyway. Despite its appealing Zapp sample and hook, "Crossover" is every bit as coated in street soot as the rest of its music. Nevertheless, it is undoubtedly the catchiest thing the pair had ever created. The rest of the album is harder hitting but in every respect as captivating, running from the abrasively metallic "Boon Dox" to the crowd-moving Hit Squad posse cut "Head Banger," and returning the group more often than not to the scowling (though often tongue-in-cheek) intensity and minimalistic aesthetic of its first two records. And if Erick and Parrish hadn't yet made the impending end of their partnership explicit enough, they do so on the final track, where they finally, figuratively kill off Jane, the transvestite prostitute who had hawked them through each of their albums. - Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide |
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On the surface, the sample-reliant productions and monotone rapping styles of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith had little to recommend them, but the duo's recordings as EPMD were among the best in hip-hop's underground during the late '80s and early '9...Full EPMD Biography
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