AlbumE · 1988

Strictly Business

by EPMD

Strictly Business is a 1988 hip-hop album by EPMD. It runs 10 tracks across 45 minutes.

Hip-Hop

Best albums of 1988→

Your rating

—

Write a review →

10
Tracks: 45 min
Runtime: 95 bpm
Tempo: D minor
Key

Not yet rated.

Be the first to rate it.

Reviews

No reviews yet.

Tracklist

10 tracks · 45 min

Ranked head-to-head

1 vs 1

Stars say how much you like Strictly Business. They never settle which song on it you would defend. Pick between two at a time and the order builds itself.

Nobody has finished a run on this record yet. Rank Strictly Business's songs yourself →

Also released as

Every pressing below shares this page's rating and reviews — they are the same record.

Strictly Business (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition)Anniversary edition · 2013 · 15 tracks
1. 1Strictly Business
2. 2I'm Housin'
3. 3Let The Funk Flow
4. 4You Gots To Chill
5. 5It's My Thing
6. 6You're A Customer
7. 7The Steve Martin
8. 8Get Off The Bandwagon
9. 9D.J. K La Boss
10. 10Jane
11. 11I'm Housin' (U.K. Mix)
12. 12You Gots To Chill (Dub Version)
13. 13You Gots To Chill (Percapella)
14. 14You’re A Customer (Dub Version)
15. 15It's My Thing (Dub Version)

More like this

Albums like Strictly Business →

About

Strictly Business is the debut album by golden age hip-hop duo EPMD. It was released on June 21, 1988, by Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records around the world and BCM Records in Germany. It peaked at No. 80 on the Billboard 200 soon after release, yet it earned an RIAA gold album certification within four months of its release. In addition, it has received much positive critical attention since its release. In 2003, the album was ranked number 459 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album is known for its lighthearted party raps and funky sample-reliant production. The album has no guest emcees or producers except DJ K La Boss. The album is broken down track-by-track by the group in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.

In brief

When was Strictly Business released?: Strictly Business was released in 1988.
How many tracks are on Strictly Business?: Strictly Business has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
What genre is Strictly Business?: Strictly Business is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
What BPM is Strictly Business?: Strictly Business runs at a median tempo of 95 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Strictly Business?: Listeners of Strictly Business also rate Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop by Boogie Down Productions, It Was Written by Nas, Long Live the Kane by Big Daddy Kane.

Strictly Business at a glance

Label: Priority Records
Produced by: Erick Sermon

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).