Back in Business (EPMD album)
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Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 46:08 | |||
Label | Def Jam 536 389 | |||
Producer | EPMD Rockwilder DJ Scratch Agallah | |||
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Singles from Back in Business | ||||
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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 (all of them being considered classics), 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(s) | Performer (s) | Length |
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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. (Keep It Movin')" | 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 [Remix]" | 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
Da Joint
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
- "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
- "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
Never Seen Before
- "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters
- "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
- "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
Intrigued
- "Walk on By" by Gloria Gaynor
Last Man Standing
- "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" by Mobb Deep
- "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
Get Wit This
- "We Don't Care" by Manfred Hübler
- "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
Do It Again
- "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne
You Gots 2 Chill '97
- "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
- "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
K.I.M. (Keep It Movin')
- "Symphony No. 40 (Third Movement)" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- "Girls" by Beastie Boys
- "Da Mad Face Invasion" by Onyx
Jane 5
- "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
- "You Are What I'm All About" by The New Birth
- "Mary Jane" by Rick James
Never Seen Before (Remix)
- "Watching You" by Slave
- "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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US Hot 100 |
US R&B[3] |
US Rap |
US Dance Sales | ||
1997 | "Da Joint" | 94 | 45 | 17 | 5 |
1997 | "Richter Scale" | — | 62 | — | — |