You Gots to Chill
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| Single by EPMD | ||||
| from the album Strictly Business | ||||
| Released | July 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Fresh, Sleeping Bag | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith, Roger Troutman | |||
| Producer(s) | EPMD | |||
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"You Gots to Chill" is a song by EPMD, released as a single from their 1988 debut album Strictly Business. It reached number 22 on the U.S. R&B chart. The song prominently features a sample from "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp and "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang. This song is widely considered to be a hip hop classic and has been paid homage by various rappers who have quoted the lyrics to this song in their own music, including Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J, among others. It was number 74 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs
Music video[]
The official music video was directed by Adam Bernstein, who would also direct the video for "So Wat Cha Sayin'" a year later.[1]
References[]
- ^ Ducker, Eric. "On the Job Training: Part Two - Adam Bernstein". waxpoetics.com. Wax Poetics. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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Categories:
- 1988 singles
- EPMD songs
- Songs written by Erick Sermon
- Songs written by Roger Troutman
- 1988 songs
- Songs written by PMD (rapper)
- Funk-rap songs
- Sleeping Bag Records singles
- 1980s single stubs