EPMD - The Big Payback
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- From 1989 Album: "Unfinished Business"....[Artist info below]....
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EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars" (later "Erick and Parrish Millennium Ducats"), referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith ("PMD"). The group has been active for more than 20 years (1986present), and is one of the most prominent acts in East coast hip hop. Diamond J, DJ K La Boss, and DJ Scratch were DJs for the group.
The word "business" is used in every title of the group's albums. Every album also has a track titled "Jane".
EPMD's first album, Strictly Business, appeared in 1988, which featured the underground hit "Strictly Business," based on a sample of Eric Clapton's version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Many critics cite this first album as the group's most influential.[citation needed] The group's brand of funk-fueled sample-heavy hip-hop proved to be a major force in the genre. Unlike old school hip hop, which was originally based on disco hits but eventually became more electronic, EPMD based its music mainly on lifting funk and rock breaks for samples and helped to popularize their usage, along with Marley Marl and Public Enemy. "You're a Customer" combined snippets of Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle," Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie," and the bass line from ZZ Tops "Cheap Sunglasses." "Jane," about a romantic rendezvous turned bad, would be revisited on no less than five sequels; a first for hip-hop, and, perhaps, rock and roll as well. "You Gots to Chill" used 1980s funk band Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce," which has become one of the most enduring sample sources for hip-hop. "I'm Housin'" was covered some 12 years later by Rage Against the Machine. Managed early on by Russell Simmons' RUSH Management, the group toured with such hip-hop luminaries as Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
Promotional EPMD t-shirt for their 1990 Business As Usual album
EPMD signed with Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records, which eventually released its debut album, Strictly Business, by electro funk pioneer Kurtis Mantronik. Propelled by several strong singles ("You Gots to Chill" and the albums title track), the album was eventually certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies[citation needed], as did 1989's follow-up, Unfinished Business. Financial frustrations followed when Sleeping Bag went under in 1992. The two EPMD albums and Nice & Smooths debut album were acquired by Priority/EMI Records before the label was sold to Warlock Records. The duos Sleeping Bag contract was acquired by Def Jam. EPMD returned in 1990 with Business As Usual and Business Never Personal two years later. By 1992, the group presided over an extended family dubbed the Hit Squad, which included Redman, K-Solo, Das EFX, Hurricane G, and Knucklehedz.
In 1992, EPMD had a hit with its song "Crossover," which lamented rappers making blatant concessions to pop sensibilities in order to get mainstream attention from music audiences.[1] Ironically, the song became a crossover hit itself peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in doing so becoming their biggest hit to date.
The duo split in January 1993, under controversial circumstances. According to interviews in The Source and Rap Pages, in late 1991, Smith's house was burglarized by armed intruders. According to Smith, in the ensuing police investigation, one of the apprehended culprits supposedly gave up Sermon's name as having allegedly paid them to do it. Sermon was arrested and briefly detained for questioning, but no charges were filed. Still, it led to lingering tensions, and by the time of the break-up, Sermon alleged financial impropriety on Smith's part. The duo found itself as solo artists by default: Sermon debuted in 1993 with No Pressure, followed by Double or Nothing (1995), Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis (2000), Music (2001), and React (2002). Smith made his statements on 1994's Shade Business, followed by Business is Business in 1996.
Extended & updated info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPMD - Hudba
2024 and this is still the best era of rap. Good music never dies. ✌🏻❤️
I cannot count how many iconic sounds EPMD produced.
East coast and West coast in harmony! Beautiful!! HIP HOP AT ITS BEST!!!
Quite literally the definition of late-'80s and early-'90s hip-hop. This is how it was supposed to be, and sadly how it was supposed to stay. Real hip-hop never dies! R.I.P to the golden age...
The fuck are you talking about? The flows and beats were supposed to stay like this and not evolve? Ever heard Symphony 2000? Because it sounds nothing like this so I guess EPMD was a part of this problem you’re bitching about. That no real hip hop fan has by the way there’s 100s of great hip hop albums EVERY decade, no exceptions
This is great music and a great song. but y’all sleeping on todays music. Super heavy
Indeed
U are so right on 😁
2000's hip hop was better than this era(1987-1991). Hip Hop got better in 1992.
The GOLDEN ERA at it's PEAK, EPMD and the World's Most Dangerous Group NWA together in one video, doesn't get any better than this
East MEETS WEST....EPMD + NWA
CLASSIC!!!!
EPMD & NWA
East Coast/West Coast 1989 HIP HOP!!!!
Corrice Mason before the east vs west rap rivalry they were at peace
Corrice Mason Unity
EPMD + NWA + K-SOLO DOPE SHIT....
NY nd LA Together, I love to see this!... Rip Eazy E, Peace & Love!
One of the greatest HipHop videos of all time. Coasts, styles, rap worlds collide.
This was golden especially when the collaborations between east/west coast rappers at that particular time was a very rare occasion
EPMD & NWA together, epic
hell yeah
Epic indeed! We all knew they should've collaborated together. Speaking of epic, when I was 11, I always wished that EPMD signed to Epic Records. But then again, when it came time to buy my first pack of Yo! MTV Raps trading cards, when I opened it, I realized that they were signed to Def Jam when I saw the bio in the back of the first card. I wonder how Def Jam got the attention of Erick and Parrish. Do you or anyone else here knows?
@Rackin Ruggbie Nah, the only posers were dre and yella. ICE CUBE was a beast on the mic.
@ካኪሰው ማዕከላዊ No he doesn't lol. He has made some of the best albums in hip-hop. His first 4 albums are considered classics by many especially Death Certificate.
@ካኪሰው ማዕከላዊ He may have faked the lifestyle but his rap music was still good. Besides, he has said in interviews before when he was with N.W.A. that they were street reporters.
DJ Scratch is on fire here. What an impressive skills! And this is only an appetizer for what he would do a year later in Business As Usual. His combination with Erick and Parrish made the Hip Hop from this era even better!!
Haha the size of those phones. Gotta love the 80s
True classic, hip Hop finest
Salute EPMD and all NWA
R.I.P Eazy E
DJ Scratch be ripping those turntables!!!
Just noticed the vinyl version has some DOPE different scratching on the chorus.
@@a1jettacoupe Gyeah, and an extra verse by Parrish.
But he not the original DJ it was DJ K La Boss.
I was 14yrs old when this came out!! Straight banger
Mamun Wasim Nah. This was the second album. K La Boss was only on the first album. That’s Scratch in the video and on the song.
lol, when he pulled that GIGANTIC mobile phone though... My fave rap duo of all time.
N.W.A and EPMD NY and LA united classic shit!!
Epmd chemistry back to back was the 2nd best duo ever 1st run & dmc.
One of the best tag team duos in Hip Hop!!
Their conversational rap nothing short of genius. Musical perfection!
i had this album(well all of them) and it was like every summer you were guaranteed new dope music epmd, bdp, and eric b. and rakim for 3 years straight...
NWA making a cameo appearance in the video, but Tone-Loc at 2:17 and K-Solo is shown at 2:21.
N.W.A wasn't a cameo. They were special guest stars in this video.
Two super groups!! Classic, hip hop at its golden era!!
I remember using an iron so i could get the ridges in my fisherman hat when i was a kid...epmd was epic
1989 epmd thanks for the hits much love
I'm Glad Epmd Got Back Together As A Group.
Eric and Parish... Word. Props to Parish to keep the game going.
THE BIG PAYBACK IN 1989!!!!💯💯💯
EPMD & NWA!!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
EPMD & NWA.. Classic
This group was SICK..I grabbed all i could from their label,on that Sleeping Bag tip..I knew i needed like 4-6 copies of everything because i played them so much.
I didnt hear another set of MCs flow like that again until Redman and Method teamed up..
Man Def Jam And Ruthless Was Hot Back In The '80's!
EPMD were still on Fresh at the time. They and Nice & Smooth jumped to Def Jam a year later. (Well, technically, Nice & Smooth was on RAL, but same label group.)
"If a sucker don't like me... The feeling is mutual, Switch my rhymes to a low RPM and shift to Neutral"
Whoa P!!!!!!
1 of the top 5 duo's in the history of rap, Point blank period...Shout out to Erick & Paris, Andre & Big Boi, Eightball & MJG, UGK, Mobb Deep...
Exactly ‼️
UGK 🤘
@@uncgotthepicks9639 true indeed 🙌
Man you missed my two favorites duos Gang Starr and South Central Cartel(the original Havok and Prodigy, Im serious they had these names before Mobb Deep).
PMD's verse was slick. Always liked the Mic Doc's flow
Strong Island meets Compton
Doooope!!!
Facts
Yes sir
Absolutely I love it
Fo sure
Too bad EPMD & NWA never recorded a song together, that would have been nice!!
Hell Yeah That Would Have Been Super Dope.
Damn, I never thought of that but that would had been the jam.
There was too much "i wanna be #1" in those days..
I forgot that N.W.A was in this video.
Wooda been dope as fuck
"We couldn't get at look" WHY? "THERE WAS SMOKE FROM THE RUBBER HE COOKED!" CLASSIC!!!
never knew eazy e and dre were in this video they should of had verses
ILLEST HIP HOP DUO OF THE 90'S...NICE N SMOOTH, DRES AND MR. LAWNGE, DAS EFX, LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND, TRIBE CALLED QUEST, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON...
EMPD meets NWA Classic video!
Don't forget K-Solo & Tone Loc.
One of the true legendary groups of the game. So underated!
2 of the Greatest Groups in one video at the same time EPIC!
they had the illest DJ
baddest beats
Still awesome 30 years later. No rap in the last 20 years can touch it
Who else saw this in 1989? I remember the good ole days of rap. Had the whole N.W.A, K solo and Tone Loc in the video. R.I.P Eazy E
My favorite rap duo of all time
Awesome. Still handling business. Hail EPMD.
Dammmm I was 15 years old when this song was banging 🤦♂️time fly’s
I love east coast west colabo's. Life was all that in 1989-90.
I still want the BIG PAYBACK too in 2018!
EpMd always had westcoast flavor in their music , they were down with the raw talent of nwa and the LA mentality
My Favorite group of All- time. They were better together than they were separate. I pray all the rumors I hear all false and they continue to prosper.
i miss this hip hop
Yeh I kno ace,thats when hip hop had urban love to it and what's so crazy ace I told the guy from Setsasonics the same identical thing i miss this hip hop thee other day my g.
its coming back
Wow !!! I have never seen this video. NWA in a EPMD video way before the East Coast -West Coast beef. Classic video. K-Solo was in the video as well.
Facts
EPMD for life,blessed us with ao many funky gifts,timeless sounds and crazy Hit Squad and Def Squad..mad props to these Living Legends anyday anytime..witness everywhere but no one seen a thing lol
👊🏾
Freaking just perfect. Thanks for posting. All good.
Don't never ever ever mention E Double....Erick Sermon
Classic Rap
aYo,
Scratch murdered this joint
realPapaMidnight lengendary dj stratch
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yo, dj scratch, Erick sermon and parrish smith
he sure did
The scratches and the beat were amazing
Holy shit!!!! That scratch break at 2:24!!!!!
This video is classic I remember seeing this video on the music video show pump it up!! Two super groups epmd and nwa ,hip good golem eta!!
EPMD Classic Banger 🔥🔥🔥
Ice cube, Ez E and Dre Camio is dope!
TRUE OGs 2024 still pumping
if some of u younger guys are looking for that bass bump, def get epmd's first two albums; the later 2 or 3 but the first 2 are crazy
Dawud Yelton right...but this album production is the dopest..
sickkk NWA and EPMD
EPMD + NWA = GOAT
I remember the first time I heard this song. Fell in love with it immediately
The collaborations between East and West coast was beautiful!.. Yea quite as kept it was how it really was supposed to be from day One! . Not all that damn West East coast beef drama! It was all a set up to keep us from being united, and we paid for it dearly needlessly the effects still felt right now as you read this!
Man, Eazy E, Ice Cube...meeting EPMD in this video. It's been a long time since I watched this video.
2023 song of the year!!
Classics after classics...epmd for u🙌🙌🔥☠️🔥
Went to a 90's themed B-Day party last weekend. Thought I was bad "dressed in black, Stoopid dookie link and a fisherman hat" Rolled up to 2 out of every 5 dudes rocking similar gear. Looked like a EPMD concert.. Should have seen the heads turn when I stopped at the supermarket before hand. breaking necks.. hahah..
EPMD are the best Hip-Hop duo in history alongside with MOP
You buggin. Song for Song Mobb Deep > EPMD. EPMD never released a album with more than 2 or 3 songs you could listen too. EPMD didn't hit their stride until the Hitsquad. MOP better than both.
*****
you said duo. LOL I remember throwing smooth Da hustler cassette out the window on the belt parkway. Not kidding. Only had one song.. He was trash. I think I replaced it with smif n wesson . Classic :(
gaurd3 u must be clearly stupid
*****
lol that's coming from a person who's so mixed up, he's letting nostalgia cloud his judgement on EMPD. Who only released 2 or 3 good tracks MAX on each album, if that. Pre hitsquad they were just o.k.
@@gaurd3 u should slap yaself for throwing smoothe da hustler tape outta the window
EPMD....NWA....Real Hip Hop Coast To Coast.
nwa plus epmd !!! tha pack is in the house !!! legendary !!
I cant be the only one who loves erick sermons voice its all slurred and shit 🔥🔥🔥
Johnson Antoine I think that was part of his allure.
One of the sickest flows ever from the Green 👁🗨 Eyed Bandit
hell yeah MTV ban this video because it was not showing no guns in rap videos. but this was a dope ass video and a cool remix. and DJ scratch killed it!
+Shawn Williams Thankfully, this video got HEAVY airplay on the Jukebox Network. What an important part of Hip Hop history that channel was...
fin8glr absolutely
How figurr when i seen yo mtv raps
@@fin8glr The Box was very interesting and important for Hip Hop for this exact reason
Hip Hop turned 50 but classics will always bang🫡to the E double and the mic doc. The ones who brought Das efx, k solo, Redman, and Kieth Murray
That wooden gemini dmc mixer !! ...... bet their worth a few quid these dayz
thanx to creation , nature , music and artists
My favorite back in the dayz we use to rock it E double
What a track!!
This when hip hop was better
Brooklyn meets Compton. So fuckin' dope.
EPMD ain't from Brooklyn. They are from Brentwood, New York which is Long Island. But still New York unites with Los Angeles (Compton).
+Russell Adams they might as well been from Brooklyn they fucked with the heavyweights plus Dj Scratch is from BK
+Russell Adams The brother from Brentwood Long island nicknamed Swift Mitts
NWA , EPMD and K-Solo in one video is
Legendary
I used to watch this video on the jukebox every day I remember the first time I saw it and then I saw NWA on there I was like WTF??!! I was thrown off then hella hyped 😂😂😂 the great days of hip hop 😢
Wow I totally forgot they made video for this song straight classic 👍
K solo up in there!
Shiiit i don't remember Eazy & NWA was on this vid...
R.i.P Godfather of G´Rap Eazy
+Laszlo Lendl that's what im sayin. in fact, i dont ever remember seeing the video at all. i remember so what you sayin but mtv was not playin this one
godfather of g. rap is kool g. rap actually check his first 2...good sh*t
Nah...Schooly D & Ice T.
@Zymeer Boulden fuck u
ME NEITHER
A song that introduced me to the hip hop world way back in 1991
When you ask younger Hip-hop heads about Golden Age Hip-hop: 0:18
EPMD CLASSIC WITH THE THE LEGENDARY EAZY E ICE CUBE AND MC. REN FROM NWA...
epic video
One of the best rap groups no matter when you read this 🔥
I like the album version more, but the video is awesome. Really felt like EPMD was in a new stage of their careers.
Mekii Kauapirura facts the original beat was on another level
The beat for this version is pretty good too imo.
Amazing just amazing
what the F*** happened to Hip-Hop?
I’m still asking that question..
Moi aussi !!! (Me too).
One of the best Hiphop duos of all time!
Ill video clip, K solo Mc Ren get up...
Drink Champs brought me back here... Thanks NORE
WOW 😮... EPMD & THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS GROUP.. REST IN PEACE EAZY MUTHAPHUKIN E
Legendary!!! -DJ JUUICE