Business Never Personal

Business Never Personal
Studio album by
EPMD
ReleasedJuly 28, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Genre
Length38:58
Label
Producer
EPMD chronology
Business as Usual
(1990) 		Business Never Personal
(1992) 		Back in Business
(1997)
Singles from Business Never Personal
  1. "Crossover"
    Released: June 23, 1992
  2. "Head Banger"
    Released: October 29, 1992

Business Never Personal is the fourth studio album by hip hop duo EPMD.[2] It was released on July 28, 1992, on Def Jam Recordings.[3] Following mixed criticism of their previous studio effort, 1990's Business as Usual, the duo was able to return to their past acclaim on Business Never Personal. The lead single, "Crossover," became its biggest success, nearly reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is about keeping it real and not crossing over to the mainstream, but became EPMD's biggest mainstream success.

The duo cut "Head Banger" with Redman and K-Solo, and it was also a hit in 1992. The album was certified Gold in sales by the RIAA on October 13, 1992.[4] The single "Crossover" was certified Gold on November 16, 1992. While it has yet to be reissued in the U.S., Business Never Personal was re-released in 2005 on vinyl in Europe.

Members Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith began having money troubles during recording, which led to a 1992 robbery of Smith's home. The perpetrators claimed that Erick Sermon paid them to do the deed, causing the group to break up soon after this release. They each released two solo albums between 1993 and 1996, then reunited as a duo in 1997.[5]

  1. ^ "50 Greatest East Coast Hip-Hop Albums of the 1990s". The Boombox. October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "EPMD". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ EPMD: Business Never Personal. Def Jam Records. July 1992.
  4. ^ RIAA Searchable Database - Search: Business Never Personal Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on August 10, 2008.
  5. ^ EPMD | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. MTV Networks. Retrieved on August 11, 2008.