Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Intro
2. Pioneers
3. Right Now
4. Check 1, 2
5. Symphony - (featuring M.O.P.)
6. Hold Me Down
7. Rap Is Still Outta Control - (featuring Busta Rhymes)
8. Fan, The
9. Draw
10. U Got Shot - (featuring 8-Off Agallah/215)
11. House Party
12. Funk, The
13. Symphony 2000 - (remix, featuring Redman/Method Man)
14. Jane 6
DISC 2: GREATEST HITS:
1. It's My Thing
2. You Gots 2 Chill
3. Strictly Business
4. So Whatcha Sayin'
5. Big Payback
6. Get the Bozack
7. Please Listen to My Demo
8. Gold Digger
9. Rampage - (featuring LL Cool J)
10. Crossover
11. Headbanger - (featuring Redman/K Solo)
12. Never Seen Before
13. Da Joint
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | 215, 8-Off Agallah, Busta Rhymes, K Solo, LL Cool J, Lady Luck, M.O.P., Method Man, Redman | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This limited edition 2 CD set contains the complete OUT OF BUSINESS and a bonus greatest hits album.
EPMD: Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Redman, M.O.P., Busta Rhymes, 8 Off Agallah, 215, Method Man, Lady Luck, K-Solo, LL Cool J (rap vocals).
Producers: Erick Sermon, DJ Scratch, Parrish "PMD" Smith, Angel "8 Off" Agullar.
Engineers include: Tommy Uzzo, Charlie Marotta, John Decatur.
EPMD has dropped its signature brand of hip-hop funk flavor on the world for over a decade. OUT OF BUSINESS is an album that recalls the pure uncut street flavor of earlier efforts from Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith. Tracks like "Pioneers," "Symphony," and "Check 1,2," help ensure that the dynamic duo of hip-hop will remain strictly entrenched at the top of the hill.
Produced mostly by Sermon, who creates a fusion of classic funk samples and today's hottest street sounds, OUT OF BUSINESS stands as reason why EPMD has had a decade of hits and numerous gold records. The pair spit verses like they did when they burst on to the scene in the late '80s, making OUT OF BUSINESS one of EPMD's deepest albums in years. OUT OF BUSINESS is also available with a special greatest hits disc that includes classic EPMD tracks like "It's My Thang," "Crossover," and "Big Payback."
Editorial Reviews
4 out of 5 - ...[EPMD] rhyme as if the game's stakes involved neighborhood props insteadof major-label millions....Tracks...are so catchy and clever they practically dare trend-obsessed fans to ask for anything more...
Alternative Press (10/01/1999)
...On their seventh - and grandest - album, EPMD dis hip hop hypocrisy while pumping the boogie... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (07/23/1999)
...best album since 1990's BUSINESS AS USUAL....[shows] no indications of closing up shop...
CMJ (07/26/1999)
3 stars (out of 5) - Rap works so much better when it's raging against the machine....undoubtedly tha' real deal.
Melody Maker (08/14/1999)
...hearkens to EPMD's feel and style on their early recordings....[a] funk-filled ride.
Rap Pages (09/01/1999)
...the album deserves praise and props on the sheer strength of the duo's favorites....As long there are rare tracks to be sampled and grimy, street-worthy lyricists to hook up with, EPMD will always be open for business.
Vibe (09/01/1999)
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