Crossover (song)

"Crossover"
Single by EPMD
from the album Business Never Personal
B-side	Brothers from Brentwood L.I.
Released	1992
Format	Vinyl, 12" single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:50
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Producer	EPMD
Certification	Gold
EPMD singles chronology
"Give the People" (1991) "Crossover" (1992) "Head Banger" (1992)

"Crossover" is a single by hip hop group EPMD released in 1992 from their album Business Never Personal. The song's lyrics criticize rappers who crossover to R&B or pop in order to sell more. Ironically enough, the single became EPMD's highest charting as it climbed the Billboard charts at #42. The song was also certified gold by RIAA, becoming the group's only single to accomplish that feat.^[1] 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 break-dancing.

Tracklisting

1. Crossover – 3:50
2. Crossover (Instrumental) – 3:49
3. Crossover (Trunk Mix) – 4:15
4. Crossover (Trunk Mix Instrumental) – 4:15
5. Brothers From Brentwood L.I. – 3:30

Charting

Chart (1993)	Peak position[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	42
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	14
Hot Rap Singles	1
Hot Dance Singles	12

References

1. ^ Searchable Database: EPMD RIAA.com.
2. ^ EPMD - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.