Cat No:
MRB7196
Release Date: 03 December 2021
Label: Mr Bongo
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7119691278872
Genres: Rap & Hip-Hop Rap & Hip-Hop
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Description
EPMD's initial success in 1987 seemed to take a lot of people by surprise. Without build-up or fanfare, they launched this stunning debut 12" and, so ill-prepared were people for it, that the label was still misspelling their name.
Those early 12" copies of 'It's My Thing' – and the hard to find UK 7" that followed shortly after – have them billed as EPEE MD. Before they were signed, they were going by EEPMD, but they decided to drop an E due to the success of the west coast's Eazy E. The one person not surprised by their success, however, was hip-hop pioneer and producer Kurtis Mantronik, who actually signed them to Fresh Records.
It's fitting that he's the man that saw their promise, as he himself was one to go against the grain. His electro-influenced productions for Mantronix and Just Ice were ahead of their time, and perhaps in EPMD he saw kindred spirits. Because, at the time this dropped, hip-hop was going up tempo, taking its cue from James Brown samples and picking up the pace.
On both 'It's My Thing' – underpinned by the languorous 'Seven Minutes of Funk' by The Whole Darn Family – and 'You're a Customer', with its combination of ZZ Top and Steve Miller Band – Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith slow things right down. It gives their vocals time to breathe and allows us to enjoy the interplay of their metaphor and simile-heavy lyrics. As calling cards go, they don't come any better than this.
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Tracklisting
- 1. It's My Thing
- 1. You're A Customer
Disc 1
Side 1
Side 2
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The Original Sound of Mali 2
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Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanco Do Crioulo / Cala...
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Kirie / Com Mais de 30
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Latin Beats: A Tribute to Tito Puente
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Brazilian Beats Boxset (8CD)
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Total Recall
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Speak Your Peace
Terry Callier
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The Big Payback (7")
EPMD
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You Gots To Chill (7")
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Strictly Business (7")
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I'm Housin'
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