Strictly Business (EPMD song)
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| Single by EPMD | ||||
| from the album Strictly Business | ||||
| B-side | "Pimp Matrimony" | |||
| Released | August 27, 1988 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith, Bob Marley | |||
| Producer(s) | EPMD | |||
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"Strictly Business" is the debut single by EPMD from its debut album, Strictly Business. Written and produced by the duo, "Strictly Business" became EPMD's first charting single, becoming a minor hit on the R&B charts. Although not a huge success when it was released, "Strictly Business" has since become a hip hop classic, making it to several best hip hop songs lists.
The song's main sample is Eric Clapton's cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff". Other sample's include "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang and "Long Red" by Mountain.
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