Strictly Business (EPMD song)
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"Strictly Business" is the debut single by EPMD
from their debut album, Strictly Business. Written and produced by the duo, "Strictly Business" became EPMD's first charting single, becoming a minor hit on the R&B charts. Although not a huge success when it was released, "Strictly Business" has since become a hip hop classic, making it to several Best hip hop songs lists.
The song's main sample is Eric Clapton
's cover of Bob Marley
's "I Shot the Sheriff
". Other sample's include "Jungle Boogie
" by Kool & the Gang
and "Long Red
" by Mountain
.
EPMD
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", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
from their debut album, Strictly Business. Written and produced by the duo, "Strictly Business" became EPMD's first charting single, becoming a minor hit on the R&B charts. Although not a huge success when it was released, "Strictly Business" has since become a hip hop classic, making it to several Best hip hop songs lists.
The song's main sample is Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
's cover of Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
's "I Shot the Sheriff
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley, told from the point of view of a man who admits to having killed the local sheriff, but claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy sheriff. He also claims to have acted in self defense when the sheriff tried to shoot him. The...
". Other sample's include "Jungle Boogie
Jungle Boogie
"Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. It scored number four as a single and became very popular in nightclubs. The song's spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce...
" by Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
and "Long Red
Long Red
"Long Red" is a song recorded by the band Mountain from their album Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On. It is notable as one of the most sample drum breaks in the history of hip hop music.-Samples:...
" by Mountain
Mountain (band)
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
.
Single track listing
- "Strictly Business" (Vocal Mix)- 6:30
- "Strictly Business" (Radio Mix)- 3:30
- "Strictly Business" (Instrumental Mix)- 5:26
- "Strictly Business" (Acapella)- 4:01
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. R&B Singles | 25 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 17 |
| U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles | 19 |