# EPMD — Every Record We Rank

EPMD appears once in our Golden Age Hip-Hop list, placing as high as No. 12. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Golden Age Hip-Hop
- **Year:** 1988
- **Highest placing:** No. 12 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/epmd/

## Appears on

### [Strictly Business](https://waxonia.com/track/epmd--strictly-business/)

*1988 · Fresh · No. 12 in [Golden Age Hip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/)*

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.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/EPMD%20Strictly%20Business) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCYQ1fRQc8)

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