| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/island | | UPC: 00731453825628 | | Release Date: 7/20/1999 | | Buy.com Sku: 60318528 | | Item#: MXJQ2N | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro ~ EPMD |  | | 2. Pioneers ~ EPMD | | | 3. Right Now ~ EPMD | | | 4. Check 1, 2 ~ EPMD | | | 5. Symphony - (featuring M.O.P.) ~ EPMD | | | 6. Hold Me Down ~ EPMD | | | 7. Rap Is Still Outta Control - (featuring Busta Rhymes) ~ EPMD | | | 8. Fan, The ~ EPMD | | | 9. Draw ~ EPMD | | | 10. U Got Shot - (featuring 8-Off Agallah/215) ~ EPMD | | | 11. House Party ~ EPMD | | | 12. Funk, The ~ EPMD | | | 13. Symphony 2000 - (featuring Redman/Method Man) ~ EPMD | | | 14. Jane 6 ~ EPMD | |
(P) 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 1999 Mercury Records Limited
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | 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. | | After the popular, praised 1997 comeback album Back in Business, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith returned with another solid effort that proved they remained one of the best combos in hip-hop, as relevant and tight in 1999 as they were ten years earlier. Most of the tracks are in-house productions (either Sermon or Smith), a true rarity in the '90s hip-hop world, and they lend the album a continuity sorely lacking considering the legion of rap albums that feature a different producer for each track. And as the duo has done for ages, EPMD does more than just trade in familiar riffs to drive the tracks on Out of Business. The only familiar sample is on the "Intro," and even there, Sermon and Smith turn "Fanfare for Rocky" into something over and above the original. The pair's raps have definitely progressed in the past ten years, as "Pioneers," "U Got Shot," "Right Now," and "Hold Me Down" more than prove. One of the album highlights is the anti-crossover diatribe "Rap Is Still Outta Control," featuring Busta Rhymes (another rapper who's been around long enough to know) and including great lines like, "They took our music and our beat and tried to make it street/And then got in the magazine to try to sound all sweet." Still, EPMD occasionally falls prey to current trends, with obligatory string-sample productions on "Symphony" and "Symphony 2000" (the latter with Redman, Method Man, and Lady Luck) that serve only to obscure the great guest raps. Despite the title, in the liner notes EPMD dispels any rumors that this could be the duo's last album. ~ John Bush | | 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." |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/07/2005 | | Original Release Date : 1999 | | Catalog ID : 538 256 | | Label : Def Jam (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00731453825628 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (7/23/99, p.68)
- "...On their seventh - and grandest - album, EPMD dis hip hop hypocrisy while pumping the boogie..." - Rating: A-Alternative Press (10/99, pp.88-9)
- 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..." CMJ (7/26/99, p.30)
- "...best album since 1990's BUSINESS AS USUAL....[shows] no indications of closing up shop..." Vibe (9/99, p.271)
- "...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." Melody Maker (8/14/99, p.34)
- 3 stars (out of 5)
- "Rap works so much better when it's raging against the machine....undoubtedly tha' real deal." Rap Pages (9/99, pp.171-2)
- "...hearkens to EPMD's feel and style on their early recordings....[a] funk-filled ride." |
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