Shade Business

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Shadē Business | type = Studio album | artist = PMD | cover = Shade_Business.jpg | alt = | released = September 27, 1994 | recorded = 1993–94 | studio = {{hlist|Blackzone|North Shore|Albany Projects|Mark 45 King|Ete Land Dungeon}} | genre = Rap | length = {{Duration|m=51|s=23}} | label = RCA | producer = {{hlist|Charlie Marotta|DJ Scratch|Jesse West|PMD|the 45 King}} | prev_title = Business Never Personal | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Bu$ine$$ I$ Bu$ine$$ | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Singles | name = Shade Business | type = studio | single1 = I Saw It Cummin' | single1date = August 15, 1994 | single2 = Swing Your Own Thing | single2date = December 12, 1994 }} }} '''''Shadē Business''''' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper PMD, released on September 27, 1994.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones IV |first1=James T. |title=Fall Preview |work=USA Today |date=Sep 7, 1994 |page=7D}}</ref> It was produced by PMD, DJ Scratch, Charlie Marotta, the 45 King, and Jesse West. It features guest appearances from 3rd Eye, Top Quality, Zone 7, and Das EFX. The album peaked at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

"Swing Your Own Thing" is the second single taken from album. It was not as successful as his previous single, only making it to 40 on the Billboard's Hot Rap Singles.

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shade Business PMD|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shade-business-mw0000626307|access-date=March 16, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> | rev2 = ''RapReviews'' | rev2score = 3/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Juon|first=Steve 'Flash'|date=July 14, 2020|title=Parrish Smith (PMD) Shade Business|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/07/parrish-smith-shade-business/|access-date=March 16, 2021|website=RapReviews|language=en-US}}</ref> }} ''Trouser Press'' noted that "Smith expends a lot of energy making the simple sound difficult, spewing wordy boasts and celebrity similes inna old-school style."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robbins |first1=Ira |title=EPMD |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/epmd/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> The ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' praised the production but missed the "chemistry" of EPMD.<ref>{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |page=131}}</ref> In 1999, ''Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists'' considered ''Shadē Business'' to be the sixth most disappointing debut rap album.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists |date=1999 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |page=26}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = Darkside | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Shade Business | writer1 = {{hlist|Parrish Smith|James Vanleer|Bobby Rush}} | extra1 = PMD | length1 = 3:44 | title2 = In the Zone | writer2 = Smith | extra2 = PMD | length2 = 4:16 | title3 = Steppin' Thru Hardcore | writer3 = Smith | extra3 = PMD | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Respect Mine | writer4 = Smith | extra4 = PMD | length4 = 4:24 | title5 = Here They Cum | note5 = featuring Das EFX | writer5 = {{hlist|Smith|Andre Weston|Willie Hines}} | extra5 = PMD | length5 = 3:29 | title6 = Back to the Rap | writer6 = Smith | extra6 = {{hlist|PMD|Charlie Marotta}} | length6 = 3:13 | title7 = I'll Wait | note7 = featuring Zone 7 | writer7 = {{hlist|Smith|R. Harris|L. Bass|Clarence Haskins}} | extra7 = DJ Scratch | length7 = 5:22 }}{{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = Zoneside | title8 = I Saw It Cummin' | writer8 = {{hlist|Smith|George Spivey|Andrew Noland|Walter Morrison|Leroy Bonner|Marshall Jones|Ralph Middlebrooks}} | extra8 = {{hlist|PMD|DJ Scratch}} | length8 = 4:02 | title9 = Swing Your Own Thing | writer9 = Smith | extra9 = PMD | length9 = 3:39 | title10 = Fake Homeyz | note10 = featuring Top Quality and 3rd Eye | writer10 = {{hlist|Smith|T. Robinson|Jesse Williams}} | extra10 = PMD | length10 = 3:36 | title11 = Phuck It Up Scratch | note11 = featuring Al B. | writer11 = Smith | extra11 = PMD | length11 = 2:47 | title12 = Back Up or Get Smacked Up | writer12 = Smith | extra12 = PMD | length12 = 2:47 | title13 = Thought I Lost My Spot | writer13 = Smith | extra13 = {{hlist|The 45 King|PMD ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length13 = 4:04 | title14 = No Shorts and No Sleep | note14 = featuring Top Quality, 3rd Eye and Zone 7 | writer14 = {{hlist|Smith|Robinson|Williams|Harris|Bass|S. Jones}} | extra14 = Jesse West | length14 = 5:07 | total_length = 51:23 }}{{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = Bonusside | title15 = Shadē Business | note15 = The Beatnuts Remix | length15 = 3:52 | title16 = I Saw It Cummin' | note16 = Zone Mix | length16 = 4:00 | title17 = I Saw It Cummin' | note17 = Back Alley Bozack Mix | length17 = 3:46 | title18 = I Saw It Cummin' | note18 = Underground Funk Mix | length18 = 4:00 | title19 = Swing Your Own Thing | note19 = Izum Remix | length19 = 3:20 | title20 = Many Often Wonder | length20 = 2:57 | total_length = }}

;Sample credits * Track 1 contains a sample from "I've Been Watching You" by Southside Movement * Track 4 contains samples from "Miss Lady Brown" by the Chambers Brothers * Track 7 contains samples from "I Got a Thang, You Got a Thang, Everybody Got a Thang" by Funkadelic * Track 8 contains samples from "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players * Track 9 contains samples from "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll, Part 1" performed by Vaughan Mason & Crew

;Notes *Track 11 is omitted in clean version.

==Personnel== *Parrish "PMD" Smith – main artist, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8–12), co-producer (track 13), recording & mixing (tracks: 1–6, 8–10) *Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – featured artist (track 5) *William "Skoob" Hines – featured artist (track 5) *Zone 7 – featured artists (track: 7, 14) *T. "Top Quality" Robinson – featured artist (tracks: 10, 14) *Jesse "3rd Eye" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 10, 14), producer & recording (track 14) *Al B. – featured artist (track 11) *Charlie Marotta – producer (track 6), recording (tracks: 1–11), mixing (tracks: 1–5, 7–11) *George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – scratches, producer (tracks: 7, 8), recording & mixing (tracks: 7, 11) *Mark "The 45 King" James – producer & mixing (track 13) *Norman G. Balla 'Kaotic' – mixing (track 13) *Lyle Owerko – art direction, design *Gary Spector – photography

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- ! scope="row" |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 15, 1994|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-10-15?rank=65|access-date=March 16, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | 65 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|102352|PMD – Shade Business}}

Category:PMD (rapper) albums Category:1994 debut albums Category:RCA Records albums Category:Albums produced by DJ Scratch Category:Albums produced by the 45 King Category:Albums produced by PMD (rapper)