# So Wat Cha Sayin'

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1989 single by EPMD

"So Wat Cha Sayin'" Single by EPMD from the album Unfinished Business Released March 17, 1989 Recorded 1988 Genre Hip hop Length 4:57 Label Fresh Songwriters Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith Producers EPMD, DJ Scratch EPMD singles chronology "I'm Housin" (1988) "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (1989) "Gold Digger" (1990)

"**So Wat Cha Sayin'**" is the first single released from, [EPMD](/source/EPMD)'s second album, *[Unfinished Business](/source/Unfinished_Business_(EPMD_album))*. Produced by [EPMD](/source/EPMD) with scratches provided by [DJ Scratch](/source/DJ_Scratch), "So Wat Cha Sayin'" made it to three Billboard charts, peaking at #5 on the [Hot Rap Singles](/source/Rap_Songs). The video was directed by [Adam Bernstein](/source/Adam_Bernstein), who previously directed EPMD's 1988 video for "[You Gots to Chill](/source/You_Gots_to_Chill)".[1]

The song samples [One Nation Under A Groove (song)](/source/One_Nation_Under_A_Groove_(song)) by [Funkadelic](/source/Funkadelic), and "If It Don't Turn You On (You Oughta' Leave It Alone)" by [B.T. Express](/source/B.T._Express). The drums were sampled from a [dubplate](/source/Dubplate) of "Fairplay" by [Soul II Soul](/source/Soul_II_Soul) that Erick Sermon was given by a DJ while EPMD was in London on tour.[2]

In 2001, [Beanie Sigel](/source/Beanie_Sigel) & [Memphis Bleek](/source/Memphis_Bleek) did a cover version of this song on a song of the same name on Beanie Sigel's [The Reason (Beanie Sigel album)](/source/The_Reason_(Beanie_Sigel_album)) album with Beanie covering Erick Sermon's verses & Bleek covering Parrish Smith's verses.

## Track listing

1. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Club Version) – 4:55

1. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Dub Version) – 4:53

1. "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Radio Version) – 3:45

## Charts

Chart (1989) Peak position US Hot R&B Singles 23 US Hot Rap Singles 5 US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 40

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ducker, Eric. ["On the Job Training: Part Two - Adam Bernstein"](http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/features/articles/on-the-job-training-2/). *waxpoetics.com*. Wax Poetics. Retrieved 2018-08-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Isenberg, Daniel. ["Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)"](https://www.complex.com/music/a/daniel-isenberg/erick-sermon-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-1). *complex.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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