Crossover (song)

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{short description|1992 single by EPMD}} {{about|the song by EPMD|the 2010 song by 9nine|Cross Over (song)|similarly named songs|Crossover (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox song | name = Crossover | cover = EPMD-Crossover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[EPMD]] | album = [[Business Never Personal]] | B-side = Brothers from Brentwood L.I. | released = June 23, 1992 | recorded = 1992 | studio = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = 3:50 | label = {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}} | writer = [[Erick Sermon]], [[PMD (rapper)|Parrish Smith]] | producer = [[EPMD]] | prev_title = [[Give the People]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[Head Banger (EPMD song)|Head Banger]] | next_year = 1992 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cjBzrtACgo8|"Crossover"}}}} }}

"'''Crossover'''" is a single by American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[EPMD]] released in August 1992 from their album ''[[Business Never Personal]]''. The song's lyrics criticize [[rapping|rappers]] who crossover to [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]] or [[Pop music|pop]] in order to sell more. The single became EPMD's highest charting as it climbed the [[Billboard Top 100|Billboard]] charts at #42. The song was also certified gold by [[RIAA]], becoming the group's only single to accomplish that feat.<ref name=RIAA>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH Searchable Database: EPMD] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626000000/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |date=June 26, 2007 }} RIAA.com.</ref> The song samples "Don't Worry If There's a Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)" by [[Curtis Mayfield]] and [[Roger Troutman]]'s "You Should Be Mine". A music video, colored in blue, was released for the song which features Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith rapping around a building under construction with other people around doing various activities like [[Breakdance|break-dancing]].

==Track listing== #Crossover – 3:50 #Crossover (Instrumental) – 3:49 #Crossover (Trunk Mix) – 4:15 #Crossover (Trunk Mix Instrumental) – 4:15 #Brothers From Brentwood L.I. – 3:30

==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (1992–1993) !Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=EPMD|rowheader=true |accessdate=March 4, 2019}} |- ! scope="row" | US [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name=AMG-Singles>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p36/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} EPMD – Billboard Singles]. Allmusic.</ref> |align="center"|12 |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|14|artist=EPMD|rowheader=true |accessdate=March 4, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=EPMD|rowheader=true |accessdate=March 4, 2019}} |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=EPMD|title=Crossover|award=Gold|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|refname=riaa}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|156417|EPMD – Crossover}}

[[Category:1992 singles]] [[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:EPMD songs]] [[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Erick Sermon]] [[Category:Songs written by PMD (rapper)]]