| "Crossover" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | EPMD | |||
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"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. 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. 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.