Black Business

Black Business
Studio album by Poor Righteous Teachers
Released	September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
Studio	Epsilon Studios (New Jersey)
Genre	Political hip-hop jazz rap
Length	52:16
Label	Profile
Producer	Poor Righteous Teachers Tony D
Poor Righteous Teachers chronology
Pure Poverty (1991) Black Business (1993) The New World Order (1996)
Singles from Black Business
"Easy Star" Released: 1992 "Nobody Move" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
The Source	[3]

Black Business is the third studio album by American hip-hop group Poor Righteous Teachers. It was released on September 14, 1993, via Profile Records. Recording sessions took place at Epsilon Studios in New Jersey. Production was handled by members Culture Freedom, Father Shaheed and Wise Intelligent, and Tony D. It features contributions from Rahzii Hi-Power, Black Prince, Omar Superstar and Power Israel.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 167 on the Billboard 200 and number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Its single "Nobody Move" peaked at number 98 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 48 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"144K"	Scott Phillips Timothy Grimes David Jones Jr.	Poor Righteous Teachers	4:49
2.	"Da Rill Shit"	Phillips T. Grimes Kerry Williams Israel Grimes Andre Long S. Dinkins III	Poor Righteous Teachers	5:07
3.	"Nobody Move"	Phillips T. Grimes	Poor Righteous Teachers	4:28
4.	"Mi Fresh"	T. Grimes Williams Anthony Depula	Tony D	4:16
5.	"Here We Go Again"	Phillips T. Grimes Williams Lana Moorer Kirk Robinson Nathaniel Robinson Jr.	Poor Righteous Teachers	4:22
6.	"Selah"	T. Grimes Depula Jones Jr.	Tony D	3:58
7.	"Black Business"	T. Grimes Williams Depula Gerald Wilson	Tony D	3:55
8.	"Get off the Crack"	Phillips T. Grimes Williams Lawrence Parker Scott Sterling	Poor Righteous Teachers	3:22
9.	"None Can Test"	T. Grimes Williams Phillips	Culture Freedom	4:08
10.	"Ghetto We Love"	Phillips T. Grimes	Poor Righteous Teachers	4:44
11.	"Rich Mon Time"	Phillips T. Grimes Williams Curtis Mayfield	Poor Righteous Teachers	4:30
12.	"Lick Shots"	T. Grimes Depula	Tony D	4:37
Total length:				52:16

Sample credits

• Track 1 intro contains a sample of "Shadrack" written by Robert MacGimsey and performed by Brook Benton.
• Track 5 contains a sample of "Bring the Noise" written by Hank Shocklee, Carl Ridenhour and Eric Sadler and performed by Public Enemy, a sample of "10% Dis" performed by MC Lyte, and a sample of "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" performed by Run-DMC.
• Track 7 contains a sample of "Viva Tirado" performed by The 5th Dimension.
• Track 11 contains a sample of "Hard Times" performed by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel

• Kerry "Culture Freedom" Williams – producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 8-11), executive producer
• Scott "Father Shaheed" Phillips – producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11), engineering, executive producer
• Timothy "Wise Intelligent" Grimes – producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11), executive producer
• David "Rahzii Hi-Power" Jones Jr. – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 6)
• "Power Israel" Grimes – additional vocals (track 2)
• Andre "Black Prince" Long – additional vocals (track 2)
• S. "Omar Superstar" Dinkins III – additional vocals (track 2)
• Anthony "Tony D" Depula – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 12)
• Tom Zepp – engineering
• Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
• Rebecca Meek – art direction, design
• Klaus Schönwiese – photography

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	167
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	29

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Black Business - Poor Righteous Teachers | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
2. "Poor Righteous Teachers Black Business (Profile) (STAR)(STAR)Long…". Chicago Tribune . November 25, 1993. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
3. Fernando Jr., S.H. (October 1993). "Record Report". The Source .
4. "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 2, 1993. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
5. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 2, 1993. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2025.

External links

• Black Business at Discogs (list of releases)