"Da Joint" (sometimes spelt "The Joint") is the first single from

EPMD EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York. The duo's name is an initialism for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referring to its members: emcees Erick Sermon ("E" a.k.a. E Double) and Parrish Smith ("PMD" a.k.a. Parrish Mi ...

's fifth album, '' Back in Business''. Produced by

Erick Sermon Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work. Early life Erick Sermon was born on November ...

and

Rockwilder Dana Stinson a.k.a. Rockwilder is an American hip hop producer and songwriter best known for his work with Redman, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Xzibit, and Janet Jackson. He has appeared on every Redman studio album since 1994. Biography ...

, "Da Joint" became EPMD's second and final single to make it to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at 94 on the chart with approximately 100,000 copies sold in the first week. "Da Joint" was released a week before the ''Back in Business'' album, making it to the first release by the newly reformed EPMD since the group's 1992 single, " Head Banger".

Hype Williams Harold "Hype" Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video and film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adelphi Univ ...

was planning to shoot the music video for "Da Joint", but those plans never materialized. Instead,

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directed the music video.

Track listing

;Side A #"Da Joint" (Radio Edit) – 3:26 #"Da Joint" (LP Version) – 3:27 ;Side B #"Da Joint" (Instrumental) – 3:26 #"You Gots 2 Chill '97" (Radio Edit) – 3:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes. *

– producer, writer *

Parrish Smith Parrish J. Smith (born May 13, 1968), better known as PMD ('Parrish Mic Doc' or 'Parrish Making Dollars'), is an American rapper from Brentwood, New York, a member of EPMD and Hit Squad. Career He attended Brentwood High School, and has rel ...

– producer, writer * Tommy Uzzo – recording * Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez – mixing *

Danny Clinch Danny Clinch (born 1964) is an American photographer and film director. Early life and education Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New ...

– photography

Charts

References

{{authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs EPMD songs Songs written by Erick Sermon Songs written by Rockwilder Songs written by PMD (rapper) Songs written by James Brown Def Jam Recordings singles