Back in Business (EPMD album)
Back in Business is the fifth studio album from the hip-hop duo EPMD, which broke up because of personal problems in 1992. After releasing four successful albums between 1988 and 1992, the duo returned with another successful effort. The single "Da Joint" became their second Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1997.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1997.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer | Performer | Length |
1 | "Intro" | DJ Scratch | *Interlude* | 0:13 |
2 | "Richter Scale" | Erick Sermon | EPMD | 3:16 |
3 | "Da Joint" | Erick Sermon, Rockwilder | EPMD | 3:28 |
4 | "Never Seen Before" | Erick Sermon | EPMD | 2:51 |
5 | "Skit" | Parrish Smith | *Interlude* | 0:24 |
6 | "Intrigued" | Erick Sermon | EPMD, Das EFX | 3:38 |
7 | "Last Man Standing" | EPMD | EPMD | 3:35 |
8 | "Get Wit This" | Erick Sermon | EPMD | 3:42 |
9 | "Do It Again" | Erick Sermon | EPMD | 2:52 |
10 | "Apollo Interlude" | Erick Sermon | *Interlude* | 1:18 |
11 | "You Gots 2 Chill '97" | EPMD | EPMD | 3:26 |
12 | "Put On" | DJ Scratch | EPMD | 3:54 |
13 | "K.I.M. " | Erick Sermon | EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray | 4:36 |
14 | "Dungeon Master" | Parrish Smith, Agallah | EPMD, Nocturnal | 3:24 |
15 | "Jane 5" | Parrish Smith | PMD | 2:41 |
16 | "Never Seen Before " | Erick Sermon | EPMD | 2:52 |
Samples
Richter Scale- "Person to Person" by Average White Band
- "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
- "California Love" by 2Pac
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
- "Think " by Lyn Collins
- "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
- "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters
- "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
- "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
- "Walk on By" by Gloria Gaynor
- "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "Hell on Earth " by Mobb Deep
- "Change the Beat " by Beside
- "We Don't Care" by Manfred Hübler
- "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "Funkin' for Jamaica " by Tom Browne
K.I.M.
- "Symphony No. 40 " by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- "Girls" by Beastie Boys
- "Da Mad Face Invasion" by Onyx
- "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
- "You Are What I'm All About" by The New Birth
- "Mary Jane" by Rick James
- "Watching You" by Slave
- "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
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