Personal Business [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Birth (Born Bad) (Intro) - Bad Azz,

2. U Don't Wanna Be Broke - Bad Azz

3. Get Yourz Now - Bad Azz

4. Ready 2 Bang - Bad Azz

5. Streetz Illustrated - Bad Azz, Ice Cube

6. When Bus Callz - Bad Azz, Busta Rhymes

7. Personal Business - Bad Azz, Val Young

8. We from the LBC - Bad Azz, Snoop Dogg

9. Too Many Choices - Bad Azz, ,

10. How We Get Down - Bad Azz, Doggy's Angels, , LaToiya Williams

11. 2001 4dr. Cadillac - Bad Azz, Butch Cassidy, Ras Kass,

12. Money 2 Fold - Bad Azz, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg

13. When You See Me - Bad Azz, , RBX,

14. Dogghouse Ridaz - Bad Azz, Goldie Loc, Kokane, Snoop Dogg, Suga Free

15. Don't Wanna Die - Bad Azz, Blaqthoven, , Daz Dillinger

16. Life Ain't Never What It Seems to Be - Bad Azz, Jelly Roll

17. Wrong Idea - Bad Azz, Kokane, , Snoop Dogg

18. W.B.L.O. (Skit) - Bad Azz

19. Life Ain't Hard - Bad Azz, Blaqthoven, Jelly Roll

20. It's on All Day - Bad Azz,

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Average customer rating: Real Bad Azz Locc! 2nd solo is a pretty good one Nice Album from West Coast! Down right aweful "Personal Business" Review

Personal Business Bad Azz Manufacturer: Priority Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Word on Tha Street Executive Decision Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz Snoop Dogg Presents: Doggy Style Allstars - Welcome To Tha House, Vol. 1 Young Roscoe Philaphornia ASIN: B00004WIOA Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. Intro: Da Birth (Born Bad)
2. U Don't Wanna Be Broke
3. Get Yourz Now
4. Ready 2 Bang
5. Streetz Illustrated
6. When Bus Callz (Insert)
7. Personal Business
8. We From The LBC
9. Too Many Choices
10. How We Get Down
11. 2001 4dr. Cadillac
12. Money 2 Fold
13. When You See Me
14. Dogghouse Ridaz
15. Don't Wanna Die
16. Life Ain't Never What It Seems To Be
17. Wrong Idea
18. W.B.L.O. (Skit)
19. Life Ain't Hard
20. It's On All Day

Customer Reviews:

Real Bad Azz Locc!.......2005-11-22

If you are sick of the Crip-Walking, Doggstyle rappers from Long Beach, CA.....well then you are in for something new from the LBC! Yes, Bad Azz is back from the LBC Crew and isn't like no Daz, Nate Dogg, RBX, Tray Deee or Snoop Doggy figure, Bad Azz has his own unique Locc style, which he has plenty of words on the song U Don't Wanna Be Broke, and the song named after the Album Title, Personal Business featuring Val Young. The song Dogghouse Ridaz has a perfecto west coast style funk that features Snoop Doggy Dogg, Goldie Loc, Suga Free & Kokane. A hardcore gangsta song is Don't Wanna Die featuring Daz Dillinger & Blaqthoven. Personal Business features guest artists Kokane, Ice Cube, Val Young, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Lil Tip, Lil Beau, Nicole Harris, LaToiya Williams, Doggy's Angels, Butch Cassidy, Ras Kass, Sylk E-Fyne, Kurupt, Goldie Loc, Suga Free, Daz Dillinger, Blaqthoven, Jelly Roll, Lil' 1/2 Dead & Salim Grant.

The most Bad Azz songs from my Locc are *2, 3, 4, *7, 8, 9, 10, 13, *14, *15, 16, 17 & 20.

2nd solo is a pretty good one.......2005-06-30

After almost 3 years since his debut, and with a lot more hype and budget, Bad Azz returns with an album not up to par with his debut, but still worthy of 4 stars. For starters it has too many guests (only 2 songs have no one else on them). Of the 17 songs, guests rap on 10 and do hooks on at least 5 so you don't get as much of one of the best kept secrets of the west as I'd have liked. It has 1 almost classic song, 3 that I skip, 4 are ok, and the others are good but only 1 or 2 of them is great. Production is pretty good but lacks on a few tracks, surprisingly cause he has some of the better known producers from the west coast on here. Jelly Roll does 6 songs, Battlecat does 5, Blaqthoven does 2, LT Hutton, Lil Beau, DJ Don, & Big Hollis all do 1. The middle of the album slacks off a lot. A good album to have for his fans and a good west coast album as well, jus tnot his best.

#2 - 8
#3 - 9.5 (great beat -- my favorite on here)
#4 - 8.5 (f/ kokane)
#5 - 7.5 (f/ Ice Cube)
#7 - 9 (f/ Val Young)
#8 - 6 (f/ SnooP Dogg)
#9 - 7 (f/ Lil Tip, LiL Beau, Nicole Harris -- goo dbeat)
#10 - 7.5 (f/ LaToiya Williams & Doggy's Angels)
#11 - 6 (f/ Butch Cassidy, Ras Kass, Sylk E Fine)
#12 - 8 (f/ Snoop & Kurupt)
#13 - 6 (f/ RBX & Kokane)
#14 - 7.5 (f/ Snoop, Goldie Loc, Suga Free, Kokane)
#15 - 9 (f/ Daz Dillinger & Blaqthoven)
#16 - 8 (f/ Jelly Roll)
#17 - 8 (f/ Snoop, Kokane, Lil Half Dead -- also on Snoop's "Tha Last Meal")
#19 - 8.5 (f/ Jelly Roll & Blaqthoven)
#20 - 8 (deeper song -- f/ Salim Grant)

Jamar Stamps --- b. around 1974 --- Long Beach, CA
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Nice Album from West Coast!.......2005-01-12

Good Production,
With tons of most loved West Coast Gangsta Rapper support,
Snoop Dogg, DPG, RBX, Ras Kass, Kokane, Suga Free Ice Cube....etc
Strong West Coast Line up!!!

All songs is very good!

One of the album that you should purchase for you west coast collections!

Down right aweful.......2004-02-11

I picked this up second hand a couple of weeks ago and I would have been happier to leave it behind. This sounds like a album that producers decided to off load there average beats to, to cash in on some extra doe. Now I dont look at raps as being the issue on rap albums as the raps should only be taken in as an over throw to the beats. The west coast is all about the groove of the music and the rappers slicking there rhymes over the top in mesmeration to these beats. How any of the rappers that feature on this album does this beats me or are they like the producers just cashing in. The good tracks as few as they are on this arnt even that worth repetitive listens. Sorry Bad Azz but if your style incourages beats like this then your crossed off my list.

"Personal Business" Review.......2003-11-10

Bad Azz, the heir to the throne of the LBC's favorite son, Snoop Dogg, still remains one of rap's best-kept secrets. His debut project is not very easy to find in most retail stores and this follow-up album didn't exactly set the charts ablaze. Perhaps, it is Snoop's interest in his own solo career that has kept artists on his own label such as Mr. Bad from acheiving as much as they could. In any case, "Personal Business" is just one of many albums that still doesn't get its just due.

To be honest, "Personal Business" isn't exactly in the same boat as long-ignored classics like Kurupt's "Streetz Iz A Mutha" or any of DJ Quik's solo albums but it certainly proves that if nothing else, Bad Azz has superstar potentiol. With such stand-out tracks as "U Don't Wanna Be Broke" and "It's On All Day", Bad Azz ponders the many struggles of black youth in a way that reminds us of an early Tupac. Problem is with an overabundance of guest spots, tracks like these are few and far between. "Don't Wanna Die", a thinly-disguised lyrical jab at Death Row Records with fellow DPG alumni, Daz Dillinger, makes for one of the record's most memorable moments. Bad's explosive duet with Ice Cube on "Streetz Illustrated" is the album's definitive highlight. Cube seems to mirror Eminem's flow on "Forget About Dre" as he teams with Bad Azz for a stunning collaboration between past and future West Coast superstars. Had this album been allowed to reach its full potentiol, this could have been a hit single that bumped for years to follow.

Snoop Dogg as the "executive producer" seems to really drop the ball here. While him and Bad have always made for an effective pairing, it is very rarely evident here. The decision to release "Wrong Idea" as the album's first single seems poor as the record can also be found on Snoop Dogg's "Last Meal" LP. Adding Bad to a pre-exisiting collaboration between Snoop and Kurupt on "Money 2 Fold" seems to interupt the flow and Snoop's pimp alter ego, Snoopy Collins, who shows up on "When You See Me" is just awful beyond words.

Despite its handful of flaws, this album still could have been a success had it been promoted correctly. Unfournately, Bad Azz adds himself to the list of artists who never really got the right treatmant on Priority and the even larger list of West Coast rappers who despite having just as much talent as their East Coast counterparts have never been given the right amount of "radio play". His recent decision to go the independent route may have been the best choice. While "Personal Business" is really only half the album it could be, it is still worth a listen to those who are tired of the same old raido-friendly bubble gum rap.

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Business Never Personal EPMD Manufacturer: chaos(sony) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Unfinished Business Don't Sweat the Technique Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em 4, 5, 6 Looks Like a Job For... ASIN: B000NA9WHE

Average customer rating: Ruff rugged-n-raw! Keep your hoodies on and your boots laced! 4.5 stars: The last of the classic EPMD albums.............. It continues to be great... EPMD's bestest Vastly Underrated (4.5 Stars)

Business Never Personal EPMD Manufacturer: Def Jam ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Unfinished Business Strictly Business Dead Serious No Pressure Out of Business ASIN: B000008FEF Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

1. Boon Dox
2. Nobody's Safe Chump
3. Can't Hear Nothing But the Music
4. Chill
5. Headbanger
6. Scratch Bring It Back, Pt. 2 (Mic Doc)
7. Crossover
8. Cummin' at Cha
9. Play the Next Man
10. It's Going Down
11. Who Killed Jane

Customer Reviews:

Ruff rugged-n-raw! Keep your hoodies on and your boots laced!.......2007-06-20

First of all, can somebody please explain to me why this is the only EPMD album that's out of print? I mean, not only was it their best-selling album, including their most successful and recognizable single, but it's easily among their finest work and is a great piece of hip hop from an awesome year, 1992. Somebody at Def Jam needs to wake up.

Anyway, "Business Never Personal" is pure dope. This was EPMD's fourth album in five years, following three certified classics, Strictly Business, Unfinished Business, and Business as Usual. This one's one of their most interesting, it's a departure from their familiar sound on their first albums. Where they were once very sample-reliant on funk and disco records, "Business Never Personal" favors a more stripped down approach, resulting in a very hard, grimy sound, a type of vibe that Boot Camp Clik and others would emulate in the years that followed. The bass hits heavy and the percussion is rough, these beats are really effective. This sound would continue into both Erick and PMD's solo careers, from Erick's early work with the Def Squad to PMD's albums with the Hit Squad. The rhymes are built to match, though. At this point in EPMD's career, Erick and Parrish were as rough as their beats. Their hostile, intimidating approach bashed sucker MCs left and right, heavy on the threats and gun-talk. There's no way a track like "The Steve Martin" of their earlier days would have found their way onto "Business Never Personal." Their rough style is only amplified here. With Parrish's determined, rumbling delivery and Erick's more laidback, conversational rap, it's engineered to near perfection and their chemistry is remarkable. Guests are limited to two songs and only include the rappers from their immediate circle. The album is remarkably consistent.

Some would complain that it's too short, at only 39 minutes, but I find that to be a strength. There's little room for error on a short album of this quality, and it's a very manageable quantity. My only complaints would come in the last few songs, where it's a little redundant and forgettable. Granted, these songs are fine cuts showing EPMD in their prime, but on an album with a few certified classics they don't quite stack up.

The first song is "Boon Dox," a rugged opener that's pretty indicative of what's to come. The beat is grimy and rough, and the chorus contains a distant-sounding vocal sample. Erick and Parrish drop their standard boom-bap, sucker MC-bashing type lyrics, it's a nice start. It hits hard, you can see from the beginning how they're a little rougher this time around. "Nobody's Safe Chump" barely clocks in at two minutes, with more posturing and great chemistry over a looping, tough track. "Can't Hear Nothin' But the Music" is a highlight, showcasing great, original production and two particularly potent verses from each rapper. This song's got so much style, I really like the hook. "Chill" is built around some lethargic horn samples, but somehow still manages to keep a very hard flavor. "Headbanger" is just short of incredible, largely thanks to guest spots from Redman and K-Solo, making it a fist-pumping track with some awesome verses and another great beat. Over a simple beat, DJ Scratch is given a chance to get busy on the turntables in "Scratch Bring It Back, Pt. 2 (Mic Doc)," and PMD's verse is excellent. My favorite track, without a doubt, is the classic "Crossover," arguably the single finest song of their catalog. This showcases EPMD at their most affective: determined, focused, and aggressive. Here, they shut down the sellout rap artists who sacrifice artistry for mainstream success. The production uses a great Zapp sample for an awesome hook, and the winding, rolling beat is perfect. Each verse is great, and their chemistry is at their finest. It's almost ironic that this song became their most successful single, given the subject matter. "Cummin' at Cha" is musically very average, and Erick and Parrish's verses are surprisingly ordinary, until Dre and Skoob of Das EFX take over, entertaining as always. "Play the Next Man" is a little more upbeat and the raps are more directed. The head-nodding "It's Going Down" is solid but not the album's most memorable song, and the disc closes with "Who Killed Jane," probably my favorite installment of their infamous "Jane" saga.

I'm not going to say that "Business Never Personal" is the best EPMD album, but it's hard for me to compare them to each other, they're all so consistent and great for their own reasons. In any event, this album showcases the EPMD product in its prime, and this is the last one to do so. Even though their two "post-retirement" albums (Back in Business and Out of Business) are great, this is the sound they tried to recreate on those albums. EPMD was one of the dopest hip hop products ever, and this album is just one of the reasons why.

4.5 stars: The last of the classic EPMD albums.....................2007-04-26

The production on here is their darkest to date. Other than that the E & P are in top form lyrically. This would be the last album they would drop before they broke up in the fall of 1992. Message to all future classic groups - Beef kills careers.

Top Joints:
Can't Hear Nothing But the Music
Chill
Headbanger
Crossover
It's Going Down

It continues to be great..........2006-11-15

With every listen I can't help but to find myself in aww about how good this keeps sounding. Both Parrish and E. drop dope verses over raw-funk produced beats. I highly recommend this for your hip hop collection. As far as being one of their best LP's you can bet on that. Its outstanding! Peace.

EPMD's bestest.......2006-03-09

This is EPMD's best album, because they didn't rigidly follow what every one else was doing at the time. They took some chances with different beats on "Boon Dox," "Cummin' at cha," and "Chill," which, if you like EPMD's previous recordings, you should like these. The production on the album was much more clear and the bass heavier than the previous albums. Other tracks that must get a listen are "Can't hear nothing...," and "Scratch bring it back..." (DJ scratch is nice). If those songs don't work for you, then you can still fall back to the hits off the album like "Crossover," "Headbanger" and "It's goin down."

The "Jane" song was much better than the previous janes, because the whole skit was hilarious, it was a great way for EPMD (whose noted for their dead-pan humor) to end their work. "Easy partner, chill, put the gun down..." "oh now you're tryn to play me out like homie the clown...and you know homie don't play that," "play what?" BANG "See, See"

Rough enough to take new york from long island

Vastly Underrated (4.5 Stars).......2006-01-10

When cats speak about the dopest EPMD albums, for whatever reason, Business Never Personal is always left out. And it pains me, since this may be my FAVOURITE album of theirs (though their BEST is probably Unfinished Business...)

This is pure, un-cut rap music. Rugged and raw. Though Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith were far from lyrically gifted, the lyrics were always on-point, no matter what they rapped about. Even though there may have been just a bit too much gun-talk from EPMD on this album, the music has an almost unparalleled hardcore sound; quite honestly, E and P could've rapped about bunny rabbits over THIS production, and they would've sounded rough and rugged doing so. It also helps that this album features a few extremely tight guest appearances; Das EFX gets busy on Cummin' At Cha, and Redman & K-Solo catch wreck on what is in my opinion the greatest posse cut ever: The Headbanger. This track, along with Crossover, alone are worth the price of admission. They're that dope.

Also, the music on this album doesn't sound even the slightest bit dated - and this thing came out in '92. EPMD always had a knack for a good groove or a dope loop, but they just took it to another level here. Just peep Can't Hear Nothin' But The Music and the way they sampled the same break that Eric B & Rakim used on Microphone Fiend. It almost makes the latter look childish, but E and P were no Rakims and they knew it - that's why they kept making their beats as tight as possible. No track on this album suffers from a less-than-dope beat.

Also worth noting: Parrish was even able to steal the show from DJ Scratch (not easy to do) on HIS OWN DJ showcase track - Scratch Bring It Back, Pt. 2 - by dropping one of the most hype, energetic verses I've ever heard. And this verse came from the self-proclaimed "Slow-Flower".

Perhaps one flaw this album has is the short length. 39 minutes is very little room for error. But I suppose I need a real reason to give it less that 5 stars. Oh yeah, what's with all the Michael Jackson references? There's TWO of them on "It's Going Down" alone, and plenty more throughout the rest of the album. That's all, I'm done.

Yeah, call me crazy, but almost everything about this album just hits home with me. I can't guarantee you'll feel it as much as I do, but it definitely warrants a listen the same way Strictly Business, Unfinished Business, or Business As Usual do. I didn't know whether to give this album 4.5 or 5 stars, but I guess the extra .5 star is apparently just me feelin' the album more than everybody else (since only 4 other people have done it any justice by reviewing it). Too underrated, and an album as good as this should definitely NOT be out-of-print, Def Jam.

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Enroute Workout Manufacturer: Personal Travel Trainer, LLC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8OFQ Release Date: 2005-08-09

Average customer rating: Another great one by Burning Flames...

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Customer Reviews:

Another great one by Burning Flames..........2005-04-26

Tracks include:

Twone Drunk
Sweet Song
Jail Beyate
Exlips Jam
Spunks
White Man Can Jump
Bilar Dis
Ben a Benna
Avoid Me
Groove

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Business Never Personal No Play ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FSMPXC Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

1. Hollarin' Back
2. Hater (RMX)
3. Dedicated to Her Feat. La
4. Business Never Personal
5. Life Is a Hustle Feat. La
6. Sleeping Alone Tonight
7. I'm Here N****S
8. Do That There
9. Come on Now
10. I Got It/I Got It
11. This Is Life
12. Gotcha II
13. Dutches to the Pipe
14. Hater
15. Buddah Black Anthem

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Death Before Pleasure Manufacturer: Dump Slugs Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAACGK Release Date: 2003-12-16

Tracks:

1. Ferocious
2. No more - G-SYCO(-CO) and Mac-Mall
3. S.T. I G.T.
4. I promise
5. Watchin' time fly by
6. True story - G-SYCO(-CO), J-JONA, and Mac-Mall
7. To all haters
8. I wanta'
9. Come on
10. I ain't fuckin' wit you
11. Fake ass nigga

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