


^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997".^ "Music: This week's pop cd releases".^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide."EPMDBack In Business (Def Jam) (star) 1/2On.". "You Are What I'm All About" by The New Birth.40 (Third Movement)" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 5 It was released on December 18, 1990, and was their first on Def Jam, after being signed (along with Nice & Smooth) from their former label, Fresh Records. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17. Business as Usual is the third album by hip hop duo EPMD. 4 The single 'Da Joint' became their second Billboard Hot 100 hit. 5 6 It was their first album since 1992, when the pair had broken up due to money issues. "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne Back in Business is the fifth studio album by the hip-hop duo EPMD, released on September 16, 1997, through Def Jam Recordings."Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside."Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" by Mobb Deep.It's an album that does little different from their previous material, but is just as good and sometimes even better. Erick and Parish come though with their most hardcore and material yet. "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra While their sophomore project was a bit of a downgrade from their first album, this album feels like a return to form for the duo.While Strictly Business and Unfinished Business favored a very simple and basic approach to production consisting primarily of samples (many of them clever) and drum machines. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Gladys Knight & the Pips Business as Usual is an ironic title for EPMD 's third album - for in terms of production, it was anything but business as usual for the Strong Island rappers."Person to Person" by Average White Band.Vibe wrote that "Sermon's sluggish production makes the duo's paper-thin and finance-driven subject matter that much more irritating." Rolling Stone declared: "Gone is the Wall of Sound funk that made EPMD famous." The Austin American-Statesman thought that "jams such as 'Richter Scale' and 'Get With This' show true EPMD style as Erick and Parish sound perfect together over guitar funk." The Guardian wrote that Back in Business "returns to the breaks and beats that made great: kooky 1970s funk samples mixed with guitar loops and cool-as-ice vocals." Track listing # The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1997. The single " Da Joint" became their second Billboard Hot 100 hit. It was their first album since 1992, when the pair had broken up due to money issues. Back in Business is the fifth studio album by the hip-hop duo EPMD, released on September 16, 1997, through Def Jam Recordings.
