STRICTLY BUSINESS

STRICTLY BUSINESS

Song Information

STRICTLY BUSINESS' banner.

Artist: MANTRONIK VS EPMD
Composition/Lyrics/Vocals: Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Arrangement: Kurtis Mantronik
Album: Dancemania WINTERS (1998)
BPM: 125
Length: 1:30
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

I shot- I shot- I shot- I shot- I shot the sheriff
Think while I sink, into the brain structure
Think while I sink

Chaos, the mass confusion, EPMD's in town
Total chaos, the mass confusion
Rhymes so hypnotiz- EPMD's in town. Don't- EPMD's in town
Just think while I sink, into the brain structure
(Don't sleep on the E) You see, somethin' might rupture
It don't take time for me to blow your mind
Now take a second to wreck it because you're dumb and blind
So just lounge, cause you're an MC clown
Go join the circus: EPMD's in town

Total chaos, the mass confusion
Rhymes so hypnotizing known to cause an illusion
Like a magician, he draws a rabbit out a hat, son
I draw 'em all like a .44 Magnum
MC, freeze: stop, look, and listen, and try to imagine
It's travellin' the speed of light, 
But everything's motion is frightening, plus the thought you alone
You now enter dimension called the Twilight Zone
You're terrified, plus you can't bear the thought
You and I one-on-one in the Land of the Lost
You fuckin' shiver, then you scream, my friend
You wake up Muttley because you're dreamin' again
But next time I'm on the scene, do not try to diss us
Keep your mouth shut: sucker, duck, because I'm Strictly Business

I-I-I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get shot)
I-I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get shot)
I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get shot)
I-I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get shot)

Don't get too close because you might get shot
Don't get too close because you might get shot
Don't get too close because you might get shot
Don't get too close because you might get shot

I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get shot)
I-I shot the sheriff (Don't get too close because you might get sho-)

Song Connections / Remixes

• STRICTLY BUSINESS is a house remix of the hiphop song Strictly Business by EPMD, which originally appeared on their 1988 album of the same name.
• STRICLY BUSINESS samples several other songs:
  • A cover of I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton, originally by Bob Marley.
  • Jungle Boogie by Kool and the Gang.
  • Long Red by Mountain.

Trivia

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• Strictly Business was the title track of EPMD's first album of the same name.
• STRICTLY BUSINESS received brand new Single MANIAC and Double ANOTHER charts in DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Version.
• STRICTLY BUSINESS has not appeared on any DanceDanceRevolution title since DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX, and was the first song in the series removed. (According to bemanistyle founder Eddie, licensing issues with EPMD is the reason for its removal.)
  • As such, SO MANY MEN and STRICTLY BUSINESS are the only non-CLUB VERSiON songs prior to DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX that never received Solo charts.
  • It is also the only song to be removed from a PLUS release at launch. (DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS removed several songs after launch, beginning with 輪廻転生 on October 12th, 2020.)
  • It was also the only Dancemania license from DanceDanceRevolution that was not revived in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, the Dreamcast Version of DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX and DanceDanceRevolution BEST HITS.
    • However, it does have a unused, remade banner and CD in the DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX data.
• Graphical and stepchart data for STRICTLY BUSINESS can be found unused in Dancing Stage EuroMIX, which include a brand new Single BEGINNER chart.
  • While there is also a filled slot for a Double MANIAC chart, it is exactly the same as the Double ANOTHER chart.

Song Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from the original game to 2ndMIX rated from 1 to 8, 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX rated from 1 to 9.

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	86 / 0	167 / 0	177 / 0	192 / 0	- / - / -	165 / 0	185 / 0	185 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution	-	4	5	-	-	5	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver.→3rdMIX	-	4	5	6	-	5	6	-	-
Dancing Stage EuroMIX (unused)	⁑N/A	⁑N/A	⁑N/A	⁑N/A	-	⁑N/A	⁑N/A	⁑N/A	-
DanceDanceRevolution CS JP	-	4	5	6	-	5	6	-	-

⁑ Denotes chart is unused and cannot be accessed through normal gameplay.