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Unfinished Business is the second album by hip hop duo EPMD.[6] Released August 1, 1989 the album built upon the success of the group's previous album Strictly Business, which was released the previous year. The lead single, "So Wat Cha Sayin'," was the only charting single released from the album. It was the second album from the group to hit #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Unfinished Business
Studio album by
EPMD
ReleasedAugust 1, 1989
Recorded1989
Studio
  • North Shore Soundworks
  • Powerplay Studios
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length57:09
Label
  • Fresh
  • Sleeping Bag
ProducerEPMD
EPMD chronology
Strictly Business
(1988)		 Unfinished Business
(1989)		 Business as Usual
(1990)
Singles from Unfinished Business
  1. "So Wat Cha Sayin'"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
The Village VoiceB+[5]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 16, 1989. It was one of three albums that Priority/EMI Records acquired from Sleeping Bag Records when it ceased operations in 1991.


Reception


Trouser Press wrote that "the rudimentary self-production of Unfinished Business is its most engaging asset: Sermon and his largely silent partner Parrish Smith (the band’s acronym stands for Erick and Parrish Making Dollars) sound like a couple of kids fooling around in mom’s basement, rapping about nothing, singing a line or two, making cut-in jokes with some favorite records and generally amusing themselves while the tape runs."[7]

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums[8] and, in 2005, was ranked #7 on comedian Chris Rock's Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums of all-time list for Rolling Stone.


Track listing


All songs produced by EPMD

No.TitleLength
1."So Wat Cha Sayin'"4:57
2."Total Kaos"4:34
3."Get the Bozack"4:12
4."Jane II"3:33
5."Please Listen to My Demo"3:01
6."It's Time 2 Party"4:37
7."Who's Booty"4:18
8."The Big Payback"4:50
9."Strictly Snappin' Necks"4:29
10."Knick Knack Patty Wack (Feat. K-Solo)"4:56
11."You Had Too Much to Drink (Feat. Frank B.)"7:21
12."It Wasn't Me, It Was the Fame"6:20
Total length:57:09

Charts


Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 53
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1[9]

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


See also



References


  1. Henderson, Alex. "Unfinished Business: EPMD". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 10, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  4. "EPMD :: Unfinished Business :: Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  5. Christgau, Robert (October 3, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
  6. C.M, Emmanuel. "Today In Hip-Hop: EPMD Released 'Unfinished Business' - XXL". XXL Mag.
  7. "EPMD". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Rocklist.net...The Source 100 Best Rap Albums & Singles".
  9. "EPMD". Billboard.
  10. "American album certifications – EPMD – Unfinished Business". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Unfinished Business — второй студийный альбом американского хип-хоп дуэта EPMD, выпущенный 1 августа 1989 года на лейбле Fresh Records/Sleeping Bag Records.


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