Music Review

Music Review: 'Business Never Personal' (1992)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: EPMD; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Fourth time's a charm? Well, maybe. EPMD's fourth and latest release, Business Never Personal, continues their rough and rugged course. Over stripped-down fat beats — which border on the slushy and unwieldy — Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith's, trade lines celebrating their own musical and lyrical skills in their signature lisps. Sure, it's the same meat-and-potatoes recipe that has earned them three gold records, but you won't find a more compelling lesson in relentless, basic funk.

Originally posted Jul 31, 1992 Published in issue #129 Jul 31, 1992 Order article reprints

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