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DEREK K. SCOTT Staff Writer
BACK IN BUSINESS EPMD (Def Jam)
OOO (out of five stars)
Jerry Springer episodes have more
punch than EPMD's Back in Business.
Five years after the group's hia- j
tus, Erick Sermon, who dropped the ?
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dropped the gigantic disappointments
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mentioned, have joined forces, ended j
frivolous beef, and unfortunately, robbed ?
me of $16.99. ^
"Never Seen Before," a joint fea- t
tured on the Def Jam's How To Be A I
Flayer soundtrack and the underground 1
groove "You Gots 2 Chill *97," ended ru- j
mors and developed promise for a Peaches-n-Herb
"reunited," George Foreman- r
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early 1990s as Melvin Watson and BJ ?
McKie are to the success of the Game- T
' cock basketball team. Not living up to
the billing however, is the Back In Business
album released in early October.
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slack like datT ? the verbal ability to
sang with younger hip-hop artists like
[nspectah Deck or Cannibus ? can easly
be questioned.
Parrish Smith doesn't shine either
>n "Da Joint," with lines like "Genuwine
ike pony/You wanna ride?" EPMD falls
victim to their past success and really
loes nothing to move many modernlay
aficionados of the hip-hop culture,
vho wonder if the duo of classic hits
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joint (just a bunch of words that rhyme),
ind verbally, Erick and Parrish just
lon't do justice to the beats, like on the
long Tut On," produced by D J. Scratch.
Back In Business' best moments
lappen when Hit Squad members Das
Cfe are featured on the song Intrigued,"
is Dray denotes "Coming up from Virpn-nia
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3ooks, how you living?/Phat like
rhanksgiving/Drop some sh** like a
jigeon."
Def Squad members Keith Murray
and Redman are featured on the
loner "KI.M.." when Mr.Noble debates.
... the black Bruce Willis, mix tape
irsonist/Esquire for hire/With total
apid fire/Supplier to any Tom, Dick,
lerry McGuire."
Newcomer Noctournal also drops
i nice verse on "Dungeon Master," but
>n "Jane 5," Parrish Smith delivers an>ther
boring tale on top of the overly
tampled Rick James song "Mary Jane."
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product like L.L. Cool J's Phenomenon,
nor is it as frightening as the
concept of a new Will Smith rap album.
However, Back In Business would be
better if there were more songs (11, not
counting an intro, skit, remix and remake),
and a more diverse field of production.
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sample purposes, the duo needed more ?
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(who believe Allen Iverson is nicer than
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