STRICTLY BUSINESS
Programmed Universe
Song Information
Artist: MANTRONIK VS EPMD
Composition/Lyrics/Vocals: Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Arrangement: Kurtis Mantronik
BPM: 37-147
Length: 1:51
Album: Dancemania WINTERS
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
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 Sherrif by Eric Clapton, a remix of the original song by Bob Marley.
- Jungle Boogie by Kool and the Gang.
- Long Red by Mountain.
Trivia
- Strictly Business was the title track of EPMD's first album of the same name.
- STRICTLY BUSINESS hasn't appeared on any DanceDanceRevolution title since DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX, and was the first license in the series removed. (According to bemanistyle founder Eddie, licensing issues with EPMD is the reason for its removal.)
- It was also the only Dancemania license from DanceDanceRevolution that wasn't revived in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX.
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (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 / - / - | 177 / - / - | 192 / - / - | - / - / - | 165 / - / - | 185 / - / - | - / - / - | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2nd MIX | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution CS | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |