EMPD The Big Payback
Label | Mr Bongo |
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Format | 7" / 7" (Coloured) |
Release Date | 14th January 2022 |
Catalogue Number | MRB7197 / MRB7197TO |
Additional Info | Standard Black or Orange coloured 7". |
'Payback' takes both its title and core sample from James Brown's 'The Payback' from 1973, and then weaves two more JB elements with it, including the addictive stabs from 'Baby, Here I Come'. It's a golden track from the golden age.
The B-side is another gem from the same album, and only released before on 7" in a very rare, limited pressing. 'So Wat Cha Sayin' was the album's lead single, and shows EPMD's wide sampling palette. There's bits of BT Express, a whole lot of Funkadelic and, brilliantly, some drums lifted from Soul II Soul's gem from just the year before, 'Fairplay'. Lyrically, it's just all about threats to sucker's MC's – what else do you want from EPMD?
Tracks: The Big Payback (LP Version) / So Wat Cha Sayin’ (LP Version)