Serious question... how is Back in business not viewed as EPMD’s best album?

[Art Barr]

this thread is made in revision and culturally because of what occurred. Epmd was done, when this dropped.

art barr

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

The Booth done lost it's goddamn mind.

I could make a case for it being a top 5 album in '97.

It would be a tough sell, but I'd DEFINITELY put it in my top 10 of that year. That album was pure smoke, fukk am I missing here?

Don't know if I'd call it their best ever, but it's not nearly as outlandish a claim as y'all seem to be making.

 

[ineedsleep212]

@KickoTheDon I feel like we should've made or should make that EPMD rank discography thread lol.

 

[mobbinfms]

I know I’m asking to be negged because of how this album is viewed in EPMD’s catalog, but this seems like their best album to me. I fukk with the production and their rhyme styles more on this tape than their 80s/ early 90s albums. The way this album is viewed is how iww is viewed by purists imo. Is this album really as bad as the masses say it is or do older hip hop heads scrutinize this album unfairly?

I thought Back in Business was dope. But every EPMD album before that was better.

 

[mobbinfms]

I’m surprised everyone doesn’t think Strictly Business is their best album
To me that’s one a GOAT contender album
So many timeless seminal classics on one album.

 

[TripleAgent]

It's a really good album, but you're comparing it to classics and near classics. I would say it's their 3rd or 4th best. The highs on there are

 

[Art Barr]

I’m surprised everyone doesn’t think Strictly Business is their best album
To me that’s one a GOAT contender album
So many timeless seminal classics on one album.

second album is their best album easy.
second album is up there all time too.

the first album is a gem tho.
get off the bandwagon is still a top record ever made in history, easy.

art barr

 

[raw613]

Business as usual might be my favorite , but I liked all from their initial run. Played back in business a lot though, never seen before , k.i.m. etc were my shyt

 

[hex]

Eh....

The only way someone would think this is their best album is if they preferred mid 90's hip-hop to late 80's/early 90's hip-hop.

"Crossover" and "Headbanger" alone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this whole album and it's not even close.

Fred.