We Mean Business (album)

We Mean Business
Studio album by EPMD
Released	December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	41:41
Label	EP Fontana
Producer	Erick Sermon (also exec.) Parrish Smith (also exec.) 9th Wonder DJ Honda JFK Marc Berto Tyrone Fyffe
EPMD chronology
Out of Business (1999) We Mean Business (2008) Big Business (TBA)
Singles from We Mean Business
"Blow" Released: 2007 "Listen Up" Released: 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Okayplayer	74/100 [4]
Pitchfork Media	6.6/10 [5]
RapReviews	7/10 [6]
XXL	L (3/5) [7]

We Mean Business is the seventh studio album released by rap duo, EPMD. It was released on December 9, 2008, through EP Records, making it the group's first album since 1999's Out of Business .

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Puttin' Work In" (featuring Raekwon)	Ty Fyffe	2:28
2.	"What You Talkin'" (featuring Havoc)	Erick Sermon	3:54
3.	"Roc-Da-Spot"	Erick Sermon	3:33
4.	"Blow"	JFK Erick Sermon	3:32
5.	"Run It" (featuring KRS-One)	Erick Sermon	3:35
6.	"Yo" (featuring Redman)	Marc Berto	3:32
7.	"Listen Up" (featuring Teddy Riley)	Erick Sermon	3:32
8.	"Bac Stabbers"	EPMD	3:06
9.	"Never Defeat 'Em" (featuring Method Man)	DJ Honda	3:38
10.	"Jane"	Parrish Smith	1:57
11.	"Left 4 Dead" (featuring Skyzoo)	9th Wonder	3:12
12.	"They Tell Me" (featuring Keith Murray)	Parrish Smith	2:48
13.	"Actin' Up" (featuring Vic D and Tre)	Erick Sermon	3:02

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8]	42
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [9]	13

References

1. Bozzer, Marc (December 9, 2008). "EPMD: We Mean Business (Album Review)". AllHipHop . Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. Jeffries, David. We Mean Business at AllMusic
3. Paine, Jake (December 8, 2008). "EPMD – We Mean Business". HipHopDX . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
4. Deezill, Sean (February 5, 2008). "EPMD – We Mean Business". Okayplayer . Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
5. Cohen, Ian (January 16, 2009). "EPMD: We Mean Business". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
6. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 30, 2008). "EPMD's "We Mean Business"". RapReviews. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
7. Udoh, Meka (January 28, 2009). "EPMD: We Mean Business". XXL . Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
8. "EPMD Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
9. "EPMD Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• We Mean Business at Discogs (list of releases)