EPMD - So Whatcha Sayin'

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From 1989 Album: "Unfinished Business".....
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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.
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@andrewwelch9496
@andrewwelch9496 7 ай бұрын
I still bump this in 2024, much respect to EPMD!!!
@omarwilliams5562
@omarwilliams5562 4 ай бұрын
Absofuckinglutely
@yardmarley
@yardmarley 4 ай бұрын
This is timeless..
@Richard-pv6yu
@Richard-pv6yu 18 күн бұрын
YESSSSSSSS
@disco3466
@disco3466 10 жыл бұрын
One of the dopest beats in hip hop history!!!
@paultrought267
@paultrought267 7 жыл бұрын
The Beat is Pure FUNK.
@lionelkennedy1394
@lionelkennedy1394 5 жыл бұрын
No doubt.
@jayskicksnfits9372
@jayskicksnfits9372 5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the B.T. Express sampled guitar riff from "If It Don't Turn You On, You Oughta Leave It Alone."
@sandradavis7142
@sandradavis7142 4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@jldub23
@jldub23 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed. this is my era. Im here head bobbing 👏👏👏👏
@bradjones5654
@bradjones5654 9 жыл бұрын
im so proud to say this was my era in hip hop.
@staciejones4059
@staciejones4059 5 жыл бұрын
Generation X, throw up your hands
@mixythedog
@mixythedog 5 жыл бұрын
I hear ya there, nothing like those days, EVERYTHING was dope, real rhymes, real creativity, real imagination, real shit...
@drahcirx8824
@drahcirx8824 5 жыл бұрын
Brad Jones me too family
@TheStandardBearer
@TheStandardBearer 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto, bruh!
@GrandKuwsh
@GrandKuwsh 4 жыл бұрын
No joke
@ruqiya22
@ruqiya22 10 жыл бұрын
"I'm known to be the master in the M.C. field, No respect in 87, 88 you kneel".........Classic.
@ock9naten570
@ock9naten570 6 жыл бұрын
"because I produce an get loose"
@claytonpottinger4286
@claytonpottinger4286 4 жыл бұрын
Puttin heads to bed....straight out the box. MCs are jumpin out shoes and socks! 🔥🔥
@timmcgruder8487
@timmcgruder8487 2 жыл бұрын
Dammit! I just wrote that this might be the hardest verse in the whole song before seeing your comment!😂😂
@denisegivens2155
@denisegivens2155 2 жыл бұрын
classic line!!!!!
@troygibson1675
@troygibson1675 2 жыл бұрын
Parrish was clearly the better M.C. His bars were significantly doper than E-Double's.
@ebonystarr614
@ebonystarr614 9 жыл бұрын
over 20 yrs old and STILL sounds better than most of the crap out today! Bring back REAL hip-hop!
@wbarn003
@wbarn003 9 жыл бұрын
+Stephanie Brown I agree, and would say more than 90% of today's crap!
@TheMarbles1
@TheMarbles1 8 жыл бұрын
+Stephanie Brown think nwa might have changed the direction of hip hop ...
@backindaday87baby46
@backindaday87baby46 8 жыл бұрын
true
@theoldschooloriginal
@theoldschooloriginal 8 жыл бұрын
+Jody Clarke Yes!!! NWA changed the direction of Hip Hop because NWA was created to silence the conscious Hip Hop movement.
@maccagrabme
@maccagrabme 8 жыл бұрын
+Stephanie Brown Most? I would say ALL.
@JamieFurlong
@JamieFurlong 4 ай бұрын
It's great reading comments from 2024 from those of us who were around when this dropped. It's STILL up there as one of the best tunes in hip hop.
@PB-jk8bl
@PB-jk8bl 4 ай бұрын
🎯
@KahliaMooreLee-Lee
@KahliaMooreLee-Lee Ай бұрын
🤍🤍🤍🤍💯!🤍🤍🤍🤍
@Richard-pv6yu
@Richard-pv6yu 18 күн бұрын
Yes
@SykopathBnG
@SykopathBnG 9 жыл бұрын
DJ Scratch is a Fucking ANIMAL!!! This was his official first song with EPMD too
@DRONUFF
@DRONUFF 9 жыл бұрын
he ain't a joke wit it. cold ass hell
@Moshe.1972
@Moshe.1972 8 жыл бұрын
a beast one if the sickest DJs
@benjyesmith
@benjyesmith 8 жыл бұрын
scratch always killed it
@mauricecarter585
@mauricecarter585 7 жыл бұрын
Sykopath BnG dope ass DJ also DJ premiere and terminator x.
@Aluvsloans
@Aluvsloans 7 жыл бұрын
Every head I know acts like they can do the scratches 😂😂😂😂Classic
@beyallluv
@beyallluv 8 жыл бұрын
This beat is INSANE!!!!!
@171TITO
@171TITO 8 жыл бұрын
hype music!
@Ramble79
@Ramble79 6 жыл бұрын
Dj Scratch was the addition they needed. EPMD one of the best.
@199319941995020828
@199319941995020828 Жыл бұрын
Oh yes bro , Cube knew it , he used it on his hit “Jackin fo beats
@troygibson1675
@troygibson1675 Жыл бұрын
One of the dopest beats in Hip Hop History. I think it's in my Top 5 list.
@megabugginout
@megabugginout 6 ай бұрын
This beat iz 🍌
@LisaR._
@LisaR._ Жыл бұрын
I was 15-16 when this came out .I'm 49 still loyal to real rap. This will always be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@iSuavemente
@iSuavemente Жыл бұрын
Indeed ! this and LL' - Boomin System.....👌
@TopGunAce23
@TopGunAce23 Жыл бұрын
I'm 51 and hearing this for the first time in 1989 on the unfinished business cassette tape. It still hits just as hard now.
@zagorthegreat
@zagorthegreat Жыл бұрын
They are GOOD yes, but they can’t do much versus Public Enemy, NWA, Ice T, Run DMC
@TopGunAce23
@TopGunAce23 Жыл бұрын
@@zagorthegreat can we agree to disagree?
@zagorthegreat
@zagorthegreat Жыл бұрын
@@TopGunAce23 We agree of course
@DorseyJackson
@DorseyJackson 3 жыл бұрын
EPMD tracks were so hard. I'll bump EPMD all day.
@tanisha.r.thomas
@tanisha.r.thomas 2 жыл бұрын
The song combines two great things...EPMD and the Parliament sample!!! My daddy and I could both appreciate this song from two different ages and perspectives.
@damienwilbert2006
@damienwilbert2006 2 жыл бұрын
Word Dorsey Jackson!
@heavenvalentine6033
@heavenvalentine6033 Жыл бұрын
Yo!!
@rebeltvr6046
@rebeltvr6046 Жыл бұрын
Hardest niggas in the game
@andreapitter1728
@andreapitter1728 Жыл бұрын
I fill you, EMPD is one of the greatest rap group back in the day
@iamthetruth1348
@iamthetruth1348 2 жыл бұрын
2022 and still some of the dopest beats and lyrics everrrrrrr 🔥🔥🔥
@jeroenpost2260
@jeroenpost2260 5 ай бұрын
Still in 2024, shout out from the Carribean
@johnskerry2182
@johnskerry2182 Жыл бұрын
I still wear EPMD hats!
@ladonewaller5330
@ladonewaller5330 10 жыл бұрын
This Track is STILL Knockin' after 25 Years!!!!
@TheFitnessTutor
@TheFitnessTutor 10 жыл бұрын
Better believe it!
@leeparham2876
@leeparham2876 9 жыл бұрын
LaDone Waller aint it though.real rap
@noncustody
@noncustody 7 жыл бұрын
Bass hittin hard on this jam.
@EllisReaves
@EllisReaves 7 жыл бұрын
DJ Scratch is the best DJ scratcing a record point, blank, period.
@iristyndall7522
@iristyndall7522 7 жыл бұрын
Knockin for real
@Aesop101
@Aesop101 2 жыл бұрын
Dropped the Album strictly business and you thought we would fold, 30 days later the LP went GOLD, So Wat cha sayin’ 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@valeriekenney6362
@valeriekenney6362 Жыл бұрын
Yess!!!!!! Lyrics was🔥 "The proof is in the pudding, yo, check the BILLBOARD 😁🔥
@richdollabill305
@richdollabill305 Жыл бұрын
Nig I ain sayna damtheen
@bobbysealejunior6590
@bobbysealejunior6590 Жыл бұрын
Classic lyric.
@eharlem3
@eharlem3 11 ай бұрын
This is a Rakim diss
@closmoney
@closmoney 10 ай бұрын
People would never know they was dissing Rakim with that line
@CMT12875
@CMT12875 2 жыл бұрын
Bought this CASSETTE in 1989 when I was 13. Still banging it today. Beat is unbelievable!!!
@TheRenard10
@TheRenard10 Жыл бұрын
The cassette's still in his collection! With the epmd logo!
@Fredolay
@Fredolay Жыл бұрын
I’m a yougin, this song been on repeat for the last couple of months
@darrinparker161
@darrinparker161 2 ай бұрын
HARD ASF
@130mrdmc
@130mrdmc 7 жыл бұрын
Parish Smith one of the most underrated MCs of this era
@tezzingtonsir28
@tezzingtonsir28 3 жыл бұрын
He is not that nice Eric carried him because of the beats.
@Richkeyj
@Richkeyj 3 жыл бұрын
@@tezzingtonsir28 Eric definitely the better rapper but Parrish was perfect complement.
@2hottie89
@2hottie89 3 жыл бұрын
Long as my man's alive I plan on taking them higher maybe I can give em the rights the mask cause I only trust a few with Zev Luv X from KMD! I'll go ahead and say easy top 3 rap groups of all time EPMD!!! No brainier 🎶🎶🎶
@rodrickthompson2799
@rodrickthompson2799 2 жыл бұрын
I think P was better flower, E was just the mistro beatmaker !
@georgemaxwell3467
@georgemaxwell3467 2 жыл бұрын
P's solo album was trash 🗑 he was the perfect compliment to E Double!!
@frostyfreezyfreeze54
@frostyfreezyfreeze54 10 жыл бұрын
EPMD really sounded like they had to shut everybody up. This was the perfect lead single for Unfinished Business.
@aSpeakerOfTheTruth
@aSpeakerOfTheTruth 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. This is how you're supposed 2 come with it. The energy is still fresh. This was before my time, so my comment can't be biased can it???
@courtneypannell8937
@courtneypannell8937 Жыл бұрын
My dads favorite rap duo. RIP to him. Listen to this when I think of him.
@MYLIFEmag
@MYLIFEmag Жыл бұрын
Rest In Perfection to your dad🕊🕯
@stephengreen5865
@stephengreen5865 Жыл бұрын
My brother dress style back in 89 just like epmd
@nmarcus7233
@nmarcus7233 7 ай бұрын
RIP 🕊️. He had good taste. EPMD timeless.
@mkebrwn
@mkebrwn 3 ай бұрын
Your father had impeccable taste. RIP🙏🙏
@stefan11804
@stefan11804 Жыл бұрын
I cannot count how many iconic sounds EPMD produced.
@weemannnnnnnnnnn
@weemannnnnnnnnnn 10 жыл бұрын
My high school years! Back in the days when all the these rappers and rap groups had their own style and originality!!
@paultrought267
@paultrought267 7 жыл бұрын
EPMD Recognise the debt they owe to the musicians of BT express and Funkadelic.
@a.taylor8294
@a.taylor8294 2 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!! Why don't people express more desire for this type of creativity?
@brentjames2425
@brentjames2425 2 жыл бұрын
1992
@FreshRose-z3s
@FreshRose-z3s 2 жыл бұрын
1989😆
@alexzander1769
@alexzander1769 5 ай бұрын
It's 2024 and I still listen to 80s and 90s hip-hop🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@michaelpoole524
@michaelpoole524 Ай бұрын
BEST OF HIP HOP
@Solunadaye
@Solunadaye 9 жыл бұрын
One of the hardest beats ever....EVER!
@brentjames2425
@brentjames2425 2 жыл бұрын
No hip hop today can touch epmd public enemy wu tang
@texasboy3427
@texasboy3427 2 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@frankwhite8595
@frankwhite8595 10 жыл бұрын
25 years old and sounds better than ANY of that shit out there today. FACE Big up SCSU!!!!!!!!!!
@mauricemoody8353
@mauricemoody8353 5 жыл бұрын
They just don't get it, we had love in our hearts today they dont know what love is.
@kellybrown6401
@kellybrown6401 5 жыл бұрын
Big facts real rap music
@TheHumanBallsack
@TheHumanBallsack 4 жыл бұрын
The shit that's been coming out since the 2000s is audio syphilis
@maxiepattie85
@maxiepattie85 4 жыл бұрын
NAILED IT even 5 years later!
@ManCity4InRow
@ManCity4InRow 3 жыл бұрын
You nailed that brother
@kevinfoster2984
@kevinfoster2984 10 жыл бұрын
One of the doppest beats ever! Ice Cube jacked this beat in "Jackin for Beats"
@kennethgarrett6243
@kennethgarrett6243 6 жыл бұрын
Years later still banging more than this space rap we have out here today
@dukenicholson890
@dukenicholson890 3 жыл бұрын
Cube liked it so much, he did it again...
@Cali_Livin_916
@Cali_Livin_916 10 жыл бұрын
Greatest concert ever 1988, Sacramento, CA. EPMD Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Public Enemy Run DMC You'll never ever see anything like that again.
@filpoeudes
@filpoeudes 6 жыл бұрын
Cali Livin That east coast rap at the time baby...!
@ghostrecon755
@ghostrecon755 6 жыл бұрын
Cali Livin The line-up alone is legendary!
@robbnelsonjr502
@robbnelsonjr502 6 жыл бұрын
Cali Livin Don't forget Austin Texas
@originalghettochef3781
@originalghettochef3781 4 жыл бұрын
Runs House Tour
@dukenicholson890
@dukenicholson890 3 жыл бұрын
HATE I wasn't there.....#fknLIVE
@lionelkennedy1394
@lionelkennedy1394 4 жыл бұрын
This beat is SO FIRE!!! 🔥
@OGimperial97
@OGimperial97 Жыл бұрын
This song was the best idea for a single on a followup album. Brilliant.
@CelltheGREAT
@CelltheGREAT Жыл бұрын
Major facts
@peterwest4965
@peterwest4965 9 жыл бұрын
Test of a classic tune is that it stands the test of time you could still drop this tune still anytime anywhere don't sound dated.
@greezythumb
@greezythumb 9 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@kidbean1
@kidbean1 9 жыл бұрын
+Peter West Word !!! Timeless !!!
@beasy8558
@beasy8558 8 жыл бұрын
facts
@5PYZ3R
@5PYZ3R 7 жыл бұрын
lol. nah it's definitely dated. that tune at 3:16 loooool
@IamME4U
@IamME4U 6 жыл бұрын
Word!
@kennyabernathy2203
@kennyabernathy2203 11 жыл бұрын
This is the real shit! From 88' til about 2000ish Hip Hop was at it's peak. It's been down hill ever since. I'll give Kindrick Lemar a little love when it come to mainstream but now all real Hip Hop is underground. Seek and you shall find turn off the radio and dig in the crates and you find Hip Hop is still alive and it is there for those who seek it.
@L1big62
@L1big62 10 жыл бұрын
righteous bro , in da crates always
@saucepham7644
@saucepham7644 7 жыл бұрын
Kenny Abernathy true bro plenty of great music that lots of people have never heard
@thatguy4345
@thatguy4345 7 жыл бұрын
Kenny Abernathy Exactly, everyone today is always saying hip hop is dead. Its just unknown and underappreciated. Sift through the garbage and you can find gold.
@deadlystylzcal2913
@deadlystylzcal2913 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll give you the time frame except I believe it was from ‘86/‘87 through 2000ish. Once Rakim hit the scene, things changed forever. He’s like Jordan and changed the game forever. And while others (LeBron, etc.) emulate and can be argued as better, he is the pioneer and architect that changed the way the game was forever played.
@marcellusellis3982
@marcellusellis3982 2 жыл бұрын
Back in the day This joint in a Jeep w/a banging system, riding up and down the NY streets of all boroughs will have everybody head nodding to this ✊🏿 #HipHopClassic
@russelladams7134
@russelladams7134 9 жыл бұрын
At 3:18 Eric Sermon's impression of Luther Vandross. Very funny. This was the old school hip-hop. Classic.
@MrAvant25
@MrAvant25 6 жыл бұрын
Russell Adams You can tell he lol'd at the end of that take 😂
@XavierCoolDude
@XavierCoolDude 2 жыл бұрын
Brings me back to 88-89. White kid falling in love with hip hop. I’d stop whatever sport I was playing after school to get home at 4:30 to watch Yo!! EPMD became one of my fav groups of all time. This joint being one of the best hip hop songs ever. I’m 44 will rock this shit until I’m 85.
@tymr.t3645
@tymr.t3645 3 жыл бұрын
Smooth brothers Took rap to a new level. I still rock these brothers. True hip hop rap. Loved watching MTV raps. Sure don't make music like this anymore
@gtmassive310
@gtmassive310 9 жыл бұрын
This classic should be at a million views already!
@heathen-greaser
@heathen-greaser 2 жыл бұрын
Yea 2.1 million now and still hasn't received enough views :/
@ImInevitable1987
@ImInevitable1987 2 жыл бұрын
I still bump this in 2022. One of my favorite songs by EPMD
@1117AJ
@1117AJ 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite rap songs of all time and EPMD is my favorite rap duo of all time.
@drcentertainment4756
@drcentertainment4756 4 ай бұрын
This is when beats were made with limitations. The passion of the mix of instruments and samples and the eloquentness of the rhyme. You can't get this sound today in 2024 no matter how hard they may try.
@ajtowin
@ajtowin 2 жыл бұрын
This 🔥🔥🔥🔥 track came out deadass like 33 years ago June 1989, STILL SO DOPE, ASFK!!!!
@AnSoRap
@AnSoRap 8 жыл бұрын
DJ Premier called this beat one of his 5 favorite.
@gaffle-411
@gaffle-411 6 жыл бұрын
He actually mimicked it for the Group Home in "Supa Star". I noticed it way back when it came out.
@karlsylvain
@karlsylvain 6 жыл бұрын
really? i agree. this beat is your favorite beatmakers favorite beat! it's amazing
@rahim4411
@rahim4411 6 жыл бұрын
DJ Premo got like 30 hot joints LOL I don't know which one is top, but DJ Scratch killed the scratches!!!
@ffeda
@ffeda 6 жыл бұрын
True
@AnTwON94
@AnTwON94 6 жыл бұрын
rahim4411 pretty sure he rates mass apeal as his favourite
@MegaLechiffre
@MegaLechiffre 9 жыл бұрын
This was when EPMD was the hottest group out! Everything they put out back then was a hit! Erick Sermon never really got his props as a producer but, Das Efx, Keith Murray, Redman and many others have him to thank... As we all do....
@West_is_Jelqing
@West_is_Jelqing 2 жыл бұрын
YES
@jhodges7041
@jhodges7041 2 жыл бұрын
Das Rolled with PMD
@lionelldecquir7651
@lionelldecquir7651 9 жыл бұрын
This beat still #1 and I enjoy it every time I listen to it pure true classic
@Pops_journey
@Pops_journey 2 жыл бұрын
Damn don't we all miss the 80s and 90s. These dudes were so underrated. By far one of hardest beats out back then. Strictly Business album bumped from start to finish
@Daryl524
@Daryl524 Ай бұрын
I remember rocking this cassette tape in my 1988 Acura Integra in lower manhattan.
@harold7302
@harold7302 10 жыл бұрын
No matter what mood im in, i can listen to this all day every day.
@katcarpratt
@katcarpratt 2 жыл бұрын
That part at 4:05 to the end....My Lord!!! Still hitting in the summer of 2022!!
@sandrabernard3488
@sandrabernard3488 Жыл бұрын
Yep DJ Scratch went crazy 🔥
@gregroycampbele5880
@gregroycampbele5880 3 жыл бұрын
The best duo of all time no one comes close
@youngLu5t
@youngLu5t 2 жыл бұрын
They were my number 1… but there’s a little duo outta queens that took that title for me around the early 2000’s you might’ve heard them. Mobb Deep?🤷🏽‍♂️
@zoroshima1664
@zoroshima1664 2 ай бұрын
They nice but Mobb Deep always been my number 1 duo. Dem queen dudes had it lit too in the 90’s
@albertjimenez7896
@albertjimenez7896 Жыл бұрын
This is a top 10 all time hip hop beat, and if you don't get it, you have a lot to learn.
@12-chotthoughts22
@12-chotthoughts22 7 жыл бұрын
that Luther Vandross impersonation was beautiful 😂😂
@mwInfinity
@mwInfinity 6 жыл бұрын
And tht smile afterwards...like yeah I ripped tht. No , no u didn't but loved it anyway.
@HH-xw7qt
@HH-xw7qt 3 жыл бұрын
Funny 😀 but that's Erick Sermon (the comic relief) for you.
@soulheaven9243
@soulheaven9243 Ай бұрын
erick & slick rick used to pull that move on the regular(inserting classic R&b lines into a rap song verse)
@Breakbeats92.5
@Breakbeats92.5 9 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt this is the song that made me want to make beats!
@Wilizm
@Wilizm 6 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Breakbeats92.5
@Breakbeats92.5 9 жыл бұрын
Hip Hop is so polished now a days. It was great to grow up and listen to it when it was in it's infancy and technology wasn't as sophisticated as it is now.
@thirdshift47
@thirdshift47 9 жыл бұрын
Corey Cavalier This was before sound compression took over engineering schools;becoming the industry standard.
@DookLeto
@DookLeto 9 жыл бұрын
Corey Cavalier you have to love that crunchy mpc sound though
@phillipheard1930
@phillipheard1930 9 жыл бұрын
Corey Cavalier it may be overly produced and engineered today but lyrically it's incredibly dumbed down and to a great extent is trance inducing chanting. It's truly a shame.
@Crates94
@Crates94 9 жыл бұрын
Corey Cavalier The american blacks traded their rhythm for the dollar. The natural rhythm holds the key to the higher levels of creativity. The rhythm in the music now has a different effect on the psyche.
@cjlovick
@cjlovick 9 жыл бұрын
Corey Cavalier Sorry young cats.. I don't see Hip Hop of today as sophisticated at all. Music is programmed, and lyrics are written on the 3rd grade level.... I see it as unsophisticated.
@daysturn1971
@daysturn1971 9 жыл бұрын
I played this every morning before school.
@daysturn1971
@daysturn1971 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DustinBowls003
@DustinBowls003 9 жыл бұрын
one of the DOPEST BEATS of all time...just sayin'...
@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814
@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814 8 жыл бұрын
+Sean Burke No doubt !!! No need to justify the straight truth!
@musselflash2062
@musselflash2062 8 жыл бұрын
+Sean Burke Whatcu talkin' bout Sean??? ehr, uhm I mean... So Whatcha Sayin??
@mrdreloaded4049
@mrdreloaded4049 3 жыл бұрын
More greatness from the Golden Age of Hip Hop (1987 - ~1997)!!! Nothing (mainstream) today would have been successful back then.....
@Ricardo034
@Ricardo034 4 жыл бұрын
The only "hook" in history which is nearly only plain scratches. 🔥🔥🔥
@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion
@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion 2 жыл бұрын
Gangstarr's Code of the Streets is a good example as well
@leonardkimble5525
@leonardkimble5525 2 жыл бұрын
@@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion Yes Sir!!! And "Can you han.. handl... handle the whole weight?"
@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion
@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion 2 жыл бұрын
@@leonardkimble5525 that is one track I can never get enough of.
@solgryn4591
@solgryn4591 2 жыл бұрын
This beat was truely ahead of its time. Dat drums man.... shit is bananas
@sandradavis7142
@sandradavis7142 4 жыл бұрын
Back in the days Respect. Party till dawn. I was a real B Girl with my big ear rings lol. 🇨🇦 🇯🇲 every summer we travel to Brooklyn. Good ole days
@leelennon3087
@leelennon3087 10 жыл бұрын
"Brothers on my jock for the way I hold a piece of steel." HOT
@kahrimumia
@kahrimumia 2 жыл бұрын
Everything that came out in those times was so uniquely Fresh and Dope... EPMD had everybody wanting/wearing bucket hats
@DjDavito1987
@DjDavito1987 9 жыл бұрын
top 5 greatest song ever!
@emack4371
@emack4371 9 жыл бұрын
No doubt
@renzo7503
@renzo7503 9 жыл бұрын
+Davito Brigante Hell Yeah!!
@muggledon1
@muggledon1 7 жыл бұрын
So whut u sayin????
@171TITO
@171TITO 7 жыл бұрын
Davito Brigante illest track out of Long Island EVER!
@jjmorgan6
@jjmorgan6 7 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@YourconnexxMedia
@YourconnexxMedia 9 жыл бұрын
its literally amazing that this song actually came out as the opener for the 2nd album.... as good as strictly business was tou would think it couldnt be topped i dont think any rap group in history destroyed the sophomore jinx this easily
@zeeone6513
@zeeone6513 8 жыл бұрын
i love it!! EPMD!!! so whatchu sayin!?
@johnnybing91
@johnnybing91 7 жыл бұрын
Scratch displayed the most memorable skills in hip-hop music.
@TreyIM22
@TreyIM22 Ай бұрын
This is my favorite hiphop track of all time. I was a sophomore in high school when this came out and it still mesmerizes me to this day. So well put together, and while E and Parish weren't the greatest lyricists, their rhymes married well with the track. I used to think E doing Luthor was so wack when I was young but now, I absolutely love that part. Cracks me up now..i still bump this to this very day, going on 51. Sheesh....
@marcussmith3934
@marcussmith3934 8 жыл бұрын
DJ Scratch is a beast
@angman
@angman 8 жыл бұрын
Yepppppppp!!!!!!!!
@jamesjones9449
@jamesjones9449 6 жыл бұрын
Top 5 ever 4 sure
@ock9naten570
@ock9naten570 6 жыл бұрын
"Preach brother, preach"
@krutlin25
@krutlin25 4 жыл бұрын
Say less!💪🏽💯
@robertseanoliver8159
@robertseanoliver8159 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sefafitisemanu279
@sefafitisemanu279 2 ай бұрын
This is Hip hop, when it's cooler than the other side of the pillow 🎤 🔥
@rig4365
@rig4365 2 жыл бұрын
I heard this on the radio while I was driving today . Man it felt so good to hear it again. Wish I could go back in time, even for a little while. ✌
@maccagrabme
@maccagrabme Жыл бұрын
Trouble is you couldnt tell people much about the future because they would think you were completely insane, none of them would believe anything you told them.
@kamanijones5589
@kamanijones5589 2 ай бұрын
2024 we still here!!!💯👑
@EvanGantt
@EvanGantt 8 жыл бұрын
"People round town talkin' this and that Of how we sound like the R, and our music was wack Dropped the album Strictly Business and you thought we was bold Thirty days later, the LP went gold So what you sayin" Classic Shit! Lol
@rudyliberato1844
@rudyliberato1844 8 жыл бұрын
Dropped the album Strictly Business and you thought we would Fold* THIRTY DAYS LATER, THE LP WENT GOLD SO WATCHA SAYIN
@EvanGantt
@EvanGantt 8 жыл бұрын
+rudy liberato see I knew I has it mixed up lol, thanks for the correction
@peytonbell516
@peytonbell516 8 жыл бұрын
+rudy liberato nice!
@mjolden
@mjolden 8 жыл бұрын
Best line in the record
@Dee-qm2kl
@Dee-qm2kl 8 жыл бұрын
yes classic
@kelsinrolle9334
@kelsinrolle9334 10 жыл бұрын
this is that real classic rap music. so cleeeaaannnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@gracejonesboxcut4990
@gracejonesboxcut4990 Жыл бұрын
The boys banged this jam all over the neighborhood back in the day
@malcolmsanders7607
@malcolmsanders7607 Жыл бұрын
A masterpiece ❤️😁
@antoniotheghostwalker8839
@antoniotheghostwalker8839 2 жыл бұрын
realize this era is the time of Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson & Mike Tyson.. dope 80 - 90's
@shereeduncan1633
@shereeduncan1633 3 ай бұрын
🎉😊❤😊 Yesss , Mike and Mike, and oh yes Mike😊❤🎉❤
@antoniohoward981
@antoniohoward981 12 күн бұрын
@@shereeduncan1633any night. I performed like Mike. Anyone Jordan , Tyson , Jackson. Action ridiculous.
@kelsinrolle9334
@kelsinrolle9334 10 жыл бұрын
these brothers so dope i had to play their songs over again
@Ready2071
@Ready2071 Жыл бұрын
Talking about beats!! One of the dopest!
@diligentsun1154
@diligentsun1154 Жыл бұрын
This beat is Off The HOOK!!!
@Magnus1718
@Magnus1718 Жыл бұрын
Up there with Shook ones part II
@Mikey_Peelmore
@Mikey_Peelmore 11 ай бұрын
I still love how haunting the visuals are, especially when the first hook comes in. R.I.P Stezo
@loxied-t2613
@loxied-t2613 2 жыл бұрын
This beat will still be playing way pass 2030 Turn it up!!!!!!
@jhodges7041
@jhodges7041 2 жыл бұрын
My dude on the wheels was on another level .
@therealsyxx
@therealsyxx 11 ай бұрын
This my era. When music videos were movies.
@empresskiya6466
@empresskiya6466 2 жыл бұрын
26 years still Banging.... 🔥🔥
@colonelstrickland5293
@colonelstrickland5293 7 жыл бұрын
"well I'm known to be the master in the M.C. field, no respect in 87"
@KushkingTv
@KushkingTv 2 жыл бұрын
Now this was real hip hop!! Salute EPMD!!💯
@atmosphericjubilancy
@atmosphericjubilancy 8 жыл бұрын
growing up on long island I couldn't believe such magic came from nextdoor
@tezzingtonsir28
@tezzingtonsir28 3 жыл бұрын
Strong Island!!
@99alfailiwaqain51
@99alfailiwaqain51 2 жыл бұрын
@@tezzingtonsir28 “Where I got Em wiylin”
@melvinbridgewater4955
@melvinbridgewater4955 2 жыл бұрын
This Is Where EPMD Met Das Efx N Da Sewer. Classic
@rickdoofus30
@rickdoofus30 10 жыл бұрын
I met Erick last year - a real nice guy. Love it when legends live up to the mantle
@rondar.8746
@rondar.8746 2 жыл бұрын
The dancer in the background that was dancing solo was called Fendi. Good Times!
@Deadman1817
@Deadman1817 7 жыл бұрын
Top 5 song of the late 80's
@marcoklinge3361
@marcoklinge3361 9 жыл бұрын
This never gets old...Damn skippy
@blaze318318
@blaze318318 7 жыл бұрын
I play this til this day. this song made me fall in love with Hip Hop. love EPMD
@zoroshima1664
@zoroshima1664 2 ай бұрын
This beat lit. I’m surprised no one in the industry (real hip hop artist) today ain resemble and remix this beat. Junt mad lit, no doubt.
@MelvinArthurMurray
@MelvinArthurMurray 8 жыл бұрын
One my favorite songs of all-time.
@EhHold
@EhHold 3 ай бұрын
The best. This shits was dope af back then, still is now 2024. Mad ill
@HH-xw7qt
@HH-xw7qt 3 жыл бұрын
I've always thought EPMD had the hardest/hard-core Beats in hip-hop.✌🏾
@herbiainc1484
@herbiainc1484 11 ай бұрын
89 classic Thank You 🌹
@johnramos1287
@johnramos1287 6 жыл бұрын
One of the best hip hop tracks ever. Yup.
@jason1182
@jason1182 3 жыл бұрын
Sophomore year of high school. This video was the talk of the class.
@marvinwashington1040
@marvinwashington1040 10 жыл бұрын
Still got the original cassette tape to this...I blew out plenty speakers to this DOPE joint!!!
@ShawnHamilton718
@ShawnHamilton718 9 жыл бұрын
EpMD Hardest Hardcore Rap Duo. The Golden ERA of HipHop, never thought the artform would evolve into what it is today, no more backup dancers, everyone has ghost writers, Cat in Hat rappers and kids rapping like they're from different regions.
@RobTay475
@RobTay475 8 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Song on the planet, So Wat Cha Sayin
@TheWinterShadow
@TheWinterShadow 2 жыл бұрын
I actually had to hear this several times and I haven't done that in over a 15 years.
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