# EPMD — Strictly Business

EPMD’s Strictly Business (1988) is No. 12 in our Golden Age Hip-Hop ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1988
- **Label:** Fresh
- **On one list:** Golden Age Hip-Hop
- **ISRC:** USPO18800007
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Artist:** [EPMD](https://waxonia.com/artist/epmd/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/epmd--strictly-business/

## What we say

### 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.

## Listen

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

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