{
  "slug": "epmd",
  "name": "EPMD",
  "description": "EPMD appears once in our Golden Age Hip-Hop list, placing as high as No. 12. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-28",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/epmd/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1988,
    "last": 1988
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 12,
    "list": "Golden Age Hip-Hop"
  },
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      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "golden-age-hip-hop",
      "name": "Golden Age Hip-Hop",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "epmd--strictly-business",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/epmd--strictly-business/",
      "title": "Strictly Business",
      "year": 1988,
      "label": "Fresh",
      "isrc": "USPO18800007",
      "whyItMatters": "Eric Sermon and Parrish Smith rapped as if half asleep over an Eric Clapton sample, and invented a laid-back delivery that most of the West Coast would later build on.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/EPMD%20Strictly%20Business",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCYQ1fRQc8",
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        }
      },
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        "slug": "golden-age-hip-hop",
        "name": "Golden Age Hip-Hop",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/"
      },
      "artist": "EPMD"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}