STRICTLY BUSINESS
STRICTLY BUSINESS
Song Information
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 Don't drink while I sing, keyed up in shelter Don't drink while I sing Chaos, no mass confusion, EPMD's in town Total chaos, no mass confusion Bronx'll hit the dot, EPMD's in town. Don't - EPMD's in town Don't drink while I sing, keyed up in shelter Don't sleep on it either, You see something might rupture It don't take time for me to blow your mind It take a second to wreck it because you're dumb and blind So just lounge. 'Cause you're a MC clown Or join the circus. EPMD's in town Total chaos, no mass confusion Rhymes so hypnotizing known to cause an illusion Like a magician who draws a rabbit out a hat, son I'm drawin' more, like a 44-Magnum MC's please stop, look, and listen and try to imagine It's travellin' the speed of light But everything' motion it's frightening Plus the thought of you alone You now enter the 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 start to shiver, then you scream, my friend You wake up, Muttley, because you're dreamin' again Next time I'm on the scene, do not try to diss us Keep your mouth suckered up, because I'm Strictly Business I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot... I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot... I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot... I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot... 'ful because you might get shot... 'ful because you might get shot... 'ful because you might get shot... 'ful because you might get shot... I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot... I shot the sheriff...'ful because you might get shot...
Song Connections / Remixes
- STRICTLY BUSINESS is a faster 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:
- I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton, a remix of the original song by Bob Marley.
- Jungle Boogie by Kool and the Gang.
- Long Red by Mountain.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- 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 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.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from the original game to 2ndMIX rated from 1 to 8, 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 167 / 0 | 177 / 0 | 192 / 0 | - / - / - | 165 / 0 | 185 / 0 | - / - | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver.→3rdMIX | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution CS JP | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |