EPMD: Business Never Personal (1992). It Was All Good...Until It Wasn't

<p>B. Cox reviews <strong>EPMD</strong>&#39;s fourth album <em>Business Never Personal </em>as it turns 30. After three successful albums that carried them through the peak of hip-hop&#39;s golden era, EPMD released their fourth album and seemed primed for success well into the 90s.</p><p>The album is packed into less than 40 minutes of funky, but thumping production by the group with two singles: &#34;Crossover&#34; and the posse cut &#34;Head Banger&#34; which featured fellow Hit Squad members <strong>K-Solo</strong> and newcomer <strong>Redman</strong>. The album went gold and is considered by some to be the group&#39;s third classic album, and by others a return to their roots of their freshman and sophomore albums.</p><p>The success would not be long lived. Due to tensions over financial improprieties and accusations that Erick Sermon sent burglars to rob Parrish Smith&#39;s home, the group split shortly after the album, pursuing solo careers, before reuniting in 1997 for a new album.</p><p><strong><u>Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online</u></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.vaultclassicpod.com/" rel="nofollow">www.vaultclassicpod.com</a></p><p><strong><u>Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffee</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpod" rel="nofollow">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpod</a></p><p><strong><u>Show Notes</u></strong></p><p><strong>Albumism: EPMD&#39;s fourth album &#34;Business Never Personal&#34; Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective</strong></p><p><a href="https://albumism.com/features/epmd-business-never-personal-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective" rel="nofollow">https://albumism.com/features/epmd-business-never-personal-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective</a></p><p><strong>HipHopScriptures: EPMD&#39;s &#34;Business Never Personal&#34; Album Anniversary </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.hiphopscriptures.com/blog/2022/7/30/epmds-business-never-personal-album-anniversary" rel="nofollow">https://www.hiphopscriptures.com/blog/20