Back in Business (EPMD album)

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.

Back in Business
Studio album by EPMD
Released	September 23, 1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:08
Label	Def Jam 536 389
Producer	EPMD Rockwilder DJ Scratch Agallah
EPMD chronology
Business Never Personal (1992) Back in Business (1997) Out of Business (1999)
Singles from Back in Business
"Da Joint" Released: October 21, 1997 "Richter Scale" Released: November 11, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1997.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Length
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
US Billboard 200	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	4

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		US Hot 100	US R&B[3]	US Rap	US Dance Sales
1997	"Da Joint"	94	45	17	5
1997	"Richter Scale"	—	62	—	—

References

1. Back in Business at AllMusic
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA322&dq=rolling+stone+gang+starr&cd=1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=rakim&f=false. Page 281
3. "EPMD Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2019.