
EPMD - The Big Payback 7-Inch (Orange Vinyl)
A: The Big Payback (LP Version) / B: So Wat Cha Sayinâ (LP Version)
By the time of their second album, 1989âs âUnfinished Businessâ, EPMD were firmly cemented in the rap stratosphere. With one certified classic album under their belts, they proved they were no one-hit wonders, with the sequel possibly even better. A concise 12 tracker once again produced by the artists themselves, it saw them adhering to the âif it ainât broke, donât fix itâ maxim, while going somewhat âbiggerâ.
In other words, guests started to appear â not just on the records, but in the videos â and marketing budgets were higher. None of which watered down their sound. In fact, this is the ultimate EPMD record: a beat thatâs simple but perfect, and two top-of-their-game MCâs going back and forth. But the appearance of NWA in the video for âThe Big Paybackâ hints at their reputation at the time â and at the cordial relations between coasts before the deadly beef that was to come.
âPaybackâ takes both its title and core sample from James Brownâs âThe Paybackâ from 1973, and then weaves two more JB elements with it, including the addictive stabs from âBaby, Here I Comeâ. Itâs a golden track from the golden age.
The B-side is another gem from the same album, and only released before on 7â in a very rare, limited pressing. âSo Wat Cha Sayinâ was the albumâs lead single, and shows EPMDâs wide sampling palette. Thereâs bits of BT Express, a whole lot of Funkadelic and, brilliantly, some drums lifted from Soul II Soulâs gem from just the year before, âFairplayâ. Lyrically, itâs just all about threats to suckerâs MCâs â what else do you want from EPMD?
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A: The Big Payback (LP Version) / B: So Wat Cha Sayinâ (LP Version)
By the time of their second album, 1989âs âUnfinished Businessâ, EPMD were firmly cemented in the rap stratosphere. With one certified classic album under their belts, they proved they were no one-hit wonders, with the sequel possibly even better. A concise 12 tracker once again produced by the artists themselves, it saw them adhering to the âif it ainât broke, donât fix itâ maxim, while going somewhat âbiggerâ.
In other words, guests started to appear â not just on the records, but in the videos â and marketing budgets were higher. None of which watered down their sound. In fact, this is the ultimate EPMD record: a beat thatâs simple but perfect, and two top-of-their-game MCâs going back and forth. But the appearance of NWA in the video for âThe Big Paybackâ hints at their reputation at the time â and at the cordial relations between coasts before the deadly beef that was to come.
âPaybackâ takes both its title and core sample from James Brownâs âThe Paybackâ from 1973, and then weaves two more JB elements with it, including the addictive stabs from âBaby, Here I Comeâ. Itâs a golden track from the golden age.
The B-side is another gem from the same album, and only released before on 7â in a very rare, limited pressing. âSo Wat Cha Sayinâ was the albumâs lead single, and shows EPMDâs wide sampling palette. Thereâs bits of BT Express, a whole lot of Funkadelic and, brilliantly, some drums lifted from Soul II Soulâs gem from just the year before, âFairplayâ. Lyrically, itâs just all about threats to suckerâs MCâs â what else do you want from EPMD?












