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"So Wat Cha Sayin'" | ||||
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Single by EPMD | ||||
from the album Unfinished Business | ||||
Released | March 17, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:57 | |||
Label | Fresh | |||
Songwriter(s) | Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith | |||
Producer(s) | EPMD, DJ Scratch | |||
EPMD singles chronology | ||||
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"So Wat Cha Sayin'" is the first single released from, EPMD's second album, Unfinished Business . Produced by EPMD with scratches provided by DJ Scratch, "So Wat Cha Sayin'" made it to three Billboard charts, peaking at #5 on the Hot Rap Singles. The video was directed by Adam Bernstein, who previously directed EPMD's 1988 video for "You Gots to Chill". [1]
The song samples One Nation Under A Groove (song) by Funkadelic, and "If It Don't Turn You On (You Oughta' Leave It Alone)" by B.T. Express. The drums were sampled from a dubplate of "Fairplay" by Soul II Soul that Erick Sermon was given by a DJ while EPMD was in London on tour. [2]
In 2001, Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek did a cover version of this song on a song of the same name on Beanie Sigel's The Reason (Beanie Sigel album) album with Beanie covering Erick Sermon's verses & Bleek covering Parrish Smith's verses.
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B Singles | 23 |
US Hot Rap Singles | 5 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 40 |