So Wat Cha Sayin'

"So Wat Cha Sayin'"
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
"I'm Housin" (1988) "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (1989) "Gold Digger" (1990)

"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.

Track listing

1. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Club Version) – 4:55
2. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Dub Version) – 4:53
3. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Radio Version) – 3:45

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Hot R&B Singles	23
US Hot Rap Singles	5
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	40

References

1. Ducker, Eric. "On the Job Training: Part Two - Adam Bernstein". waxpoetics.com. Wax Poetics. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
2. Isenberg, Daniel. "Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". complex.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.