EPMD - Strictly Business Lyrics
"I shot the Sheriff"
Don't get too close because you might get shot
"I shot the Sheriff"
Try to answer to the master or the MC rap god is no joke
I knew I was the man with the master plan
To make you wiggle and jiggle, like gelatin
Just think while I sink, into the brain structure
Don't sleep on the E
You see, somethin' might rupture
It don't take time for me to blow your mind
Take a second to wreck it because you're dumb and blind
So just lounge... 'cause you're an MC clown
Total chaos - no mass confusion
Rhymes so hypnotizin' known to cause an illusion
Like a magician... who draws a rabbit out a hat, son
I draw them all like a .44 Magnum
MC, freeze stop look and listen, and try to imagine
It's travellin' the speed of light, but everything's motionless
Is frightening... plus the thought you alone
You now enter dimension, called the Twilight Zone
You're terrified... plus you can't bear the thought
You and I one-on-one, in the Land of the Lost
You start to shiver... then you scream, my friend
Yo, wake up, Muttley, because you're dreamin' again
But next time I'm on the scene, do not try to diss us
Keep your mouth shut sucker duck, because I'm strictly business
"I shot the Sheriff"
Don't get too close because you might get shot
I'm Strictly Business
"I shot the Sheriff"
Don't get too close because you might get shot
This is the rap season when the E starts pleasin'
Girls around the world no need to be skeezin'
When I roll I stroll, Cool always pack a 2
Just in case a brother acts a fool
I've got the energy to put the girlz in a frenzy
Put a shock when I rock even though I'm not stingy
Make sure I don't bore when I'm on the dance floor
Get busy, boy
Like you never saw before
Rhyme flow good to go
After the show I'll pull your hoe, boy
"Do you sniff blow?"
- Hell no
Got my whole life ahead of me, no time to be sniffin'
And if my parents find out, then they start riffin'
So I stay, A-OK
'Cause I'm the E the R-I-C-K
MC's look me in the face and their eyes get weak
Pulse rate descends heart rate increases
It's like beam me up, scotty, I control your body
I'm as deadly as AIDS when it's time to rock a party
With all due respect, when I say mike check
I let a sucker slide once then I break his neck
So when I say jump, you'll reply "How high?"
Because I'm takin' no prisoners, so don't play hero and die
You're just a soldier and I'm a Green Beret
I do not think twice about the MCs I slay
So if you want to battle, I highly recommend this
Bring your dog, mom, and dad because I'm Strictly Business
Yo, yo, you're still pickin' on that four-leaf clover?
Bring in the sandman, sucker because it's over
My name is Eric Sermon and I'm back again
I see the head's still turnin' of my so-called friends
They smile in my face - behind my back they talk trash
Mad and stuff - because they don't have cash
Like the E-Double or the Pee-MD
He drives a Corvette, I drive a semi-iroc Suzuki
I'm the locksmith with the key to fame
Never high on myself, always stay the same
Play a lot because I'm hot and like a horse I trot
Around the track and back
Fatigued?
No, I'm not
I'm the mellow, the fellow, the one that likes to say hello
To a fly girl that is good to go
With the slow tempo and the off-beat rhyme flow
'Cause when I am in action, there is no time for maxin' or relaxin
Just reactin' and subtractin'
On a sucker MC who's mouth keeps on yappin' and flappin'
I lose my cool, then I'll be start slappin' and smackin'
You on a roll, then I'll be start jackin' and cappin'
No time to lounge, I'm packin' and strappin'
At my point attack I soar at you like an eagle
I'm the sheriff, and bitin' is illegal
So next time in town, I highly recommend this
You gots to chill, because I'm Strictly Business
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EPMD Strictly Business Comments
💥2020 this still fire💥
I have this on my Workout Playlist. Best Shit ever.
MUMBLING NOT ALLOWED....
Oh and don't forget best breakdancing in mid 80s
When Rap and Hip Hop made sense.2020 sees lame verses and mumbling.Sad.
Sea See Cee C..30kings reference also.
Pop pop pop..not a single flop..Now who just got a shot. You just got got. Hits the spot . Dot dot dot...THATS A HOT POT SHOT. shot k..ok..I'll stop..DROP!
Eric Shermon destroyed this track
Thumbs ! On this u might get shot!! Lol!
For the Pioneers. We Love you. Thanks. 🙏🏽
EPMD arrives to Copenhagen 1 April 2020 with M.O.P
And off course am going 👍😎
Great shit man!
You now enter the dementiion called the twilight zone
Plus de 30 ans que je n'ai pas entendu cela ..... ça vieillit bien :)
One the best ever
The best ever
Still 30 years on
Great song and all, but they sound half-asleep at times
Remember buying the album on import around 1987/8 fucking excellent man! Cheers!
DEC 2019 Representing
this is one of the sickest tracks ever.
As kids we used to walk around quoting this song like it was our own original one liners
Top-20-All-Time-Hip-Hop-Album.
YA BOYS TRUMP AND TRUMP CRUZ INC. ALMOST GOT THE BLUNT END OF A BULLET
Masterpiece
🔥🔥🔥
2019 anyone ???????
I'm a 48 yo professional superfine ass lady....and i pull up to the PTA meetings bumpin this right cheah. Cuz that's how it be. RIP Tony Fisher....ah-ooh-wah....(HP know what it is....)
Pure lyically pure as honey. !
It don't take time for me to blow ya mind, it take a second to wreck it cause you dumb and blind💥🔥
Eric and Parish making dollars....EPMD, fucking slick.!
Every time I’m high
Pure classic.
ONE OF THE HARDEST RAP SONGS TO DATE!!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
I always liked these two
but now I'm 42
and they slay
in a gentleman way
If your this Def and sampel Bob Marley (RIP) GO Brothers. 😎 Respect from Root Rockers Sthlm Sweden 🇸🇪🇯🇲
Bumping this September 22, 2019.
never knew what this was called til today. this was my favourite track on a tape back in the 80's, just found a tape player and it took me right back
Superb.
Wow..thats all i can say.That was my shit
I'm sorry but early Erick Sermon had one of the absolutely SICKEST flows ever in hip hop.
I pull ya hoe,boy this was that shit back when it dropped masters of the slow flow
It's in my collection!
Remember hearing this album on tape at my friends when it first dropped and thinking I need to get those original samples and realising that I'd missed out on a lot of music..introduced me to a lot of funk and soul that had passed me by!
Hip Hop
Damn - this is still one of the greatest Hip Hop albums ever - it still sounds SO FRESH!
The shoutout to Kane and Biz at the end.
One of the many things that real HipHop is about, competition but comm(unity)!
Yo!!!yooo!
Bronx Made it, Brooklyn Played it, Queens gave it, Strong Island Golden Aged it.
No one had harder beats than EPMD.
Rumor has it..... that Eric Clapton actually likes this version better than his own.
Epmd wanna make me get a stereo upgrade
Millennials will never know where the game started. Epic 90s right here
Mike Midas SCR Refix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XHXn_pA-9E
Legendary.
That's me never playing games or smiling anymore nomore for me or anyone.I smile for noone nope
Twilight zone and star trek reference...who does that now...🧠
dam this takes me back to the 90s when the buses was bombed like the new York City trains in the 80s.........peace to all writers
You can call 90's new york hip hop better than 80's new york hip hop all you want, but I will never agree with you.
Neither one don't realize the impact they had on brothas so sad how artist pay no mind to there fans but ERICK AND PARRISH MY NIGGAS 4 LIFE 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤👍✌
I was a producer/engineer who lived through the golden era and I can tell you why Hip Hop from the golden era and earlier is so much better than today's Hip Hop. I worked in D&D and other famous studios during that time:
1. You had a team of engineers and producers to help you. The engineers knew what they were doing and made amazing mix downs. Listen to how amazing the mastering is on this album. It's incredible. Also listen to Jam On It. It's one of the greatest mastered records in recent history.
2. You had a team at your label. Your label wouldn't let you release wack music because everyone had a stake in it. When something was off, your label and labelmates would help.
3. You could sample dope music. Now sample clearances are a giant pain in the ass.
4. Analog equipment and analog samplers were used. The music just sounded so "warm". I still hear the difference between an Ensoniq ASR sampler and a computer. The computers all have the same chip sets and process audio the same way. It's flat and cold. The old analog reel to reels, boards, and samplers had their own "feel".Don't believe me? Think of it this way - how much electricity did you have to pump through an SSL board vs. your laptop to make music? The SSL took massive amounts thus pumping more energy into the song.
5. Loudness wars didn't exist. Engineers focused on "dynamic range" and "personality" rather than how loud they could smash the song. Now all they want to do is make it as loud as possible which sacrifices dynamic range.
These days, 1 person with a laptop can pump out a song but it doesn't mean it's good or well engineered. Engineers during the golden era were AMAZING. Most have left the business because it pays so little.
Irish Celtic You know what you’re talking about. All it takes is an hour or less of listening to today’s (c)rap vs ‘golden era’ as Irish Celtic describes it. Wish it would come back. Thanks for explaining some of the biggest issues...well stated brother.
Are you talking mid 80s to mid 90s...when djs mixed with records...lol not like now where every rapper has lil in front there name...,lil bat,lil mike wasn't it lil John or Wayne that was first one cuz they need put patent on that and collect with interest
i knew i was da man with the master plan to make ya wiggle n jiggle like gelatin!!!
Strictly business.. business as usual.. unfinished business.. n now.. out of business!! Lol
🙋♀️ *WHO'S LISTENING IN 2019?* 💜
2019 and BEYOND
Hallah for the Savior Hip Hop and anything that helps us get back to where we come from which in my opinion is all over the place! 1 love FAM! Stay Woke
White kid.. 46 years old .. this still my fav song of all time !
BRENTWOOD STRONG ISLAND
🔥🔥🔥
my god blast from the past
I had this classic on cassette when it first came out. Every song was the joint. All I had to do is lay back and let auto reverse do the rest.
2019 here from Joe Rrgan podcast with B-real
He drive a corvette...I drive a samurai suzuki. Tfw the suzuki samurai used to be ballin! Lol
Eric sermon and biggie are legends
2019 and still can’t believe the way Eric tried to set up and
Rob/misted Parrish
2019, still bumping it...
“They smile to my face behind my back they talk trash , mad and stuff because they don’t have cash”
Still here 2019! Peace 2 real rap!
Pulse rate descends heart rate increases like beam me up Scotty I control your body I'm as deadly as AIDS when it's time to rock a party.
When this shit dropped that time that error you had to have bars and be a real one to never get your jewels taken we was doing the taking hard core b boy... one luv to EPMD one of the greatest teams to do bar to bar back to back line for line...the era when niggaz was real thorough shell toes suede tip Jabar's (for the niggaz that know) Terry cloth Kangol
Well I'm the Mellow the fellow the one who likes to say hello to a fly girl that's good to go.
Best of hip hop culture
I'm as deadly as AIDS when its time to rock a party......Classic BAR!
"Smile in my face, behind my back they talk trash, mad as hell because they don't have cash!" Still bangin in 2019!
🎧💯
That beat!!
The beat and lyrics on track bruh ngl
Whos still alive in 2019?????
flawless...
@Daven And in 2019 :)!
Real hip-hop, this is straight up fire!
Everytime I hear this song. I gotta bust out the old school dances like the wop, & the running man 😆 #classic #hiphop #memories 💯
My name is Erick Sermon and I'm back again
I see the heads still turning and my so-called friends
They smile in my face, behind my back they talk trash
Mad and stuff, because they don't have cash
Like the e-double, or the PMD
He drives a corvette, I drive a samurai Suzuki 💣💣💥💥💥💥
This track right here means so much to so many people..
Still love this song in2019
It's 2019 and I'm still grooving
Tears in my eyes for the ol girl i LOVED ...HIP HOP!!!! I miss you baby girl!!!!!!
"Don't get too close because you might get shot!"
RIP Epo had the cutlass supreme cranking this!!!
strictly business is so ahh funnkkkkyyyy yeah 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉.