Crossover (song)

This article is about the song by EPMD. For the 2010 song by 9nine, see Cross Over (song). For similarly named songs, see Crossover (disambiguation).

"Crossover" is a single by American hip hop group EPMD released in August 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.^[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.

"Crossover"
Single by EPMD
from the album Business Never Personal
B-side	"Brothers from Brentwood L.I."
Released	June 23, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:50
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)	EPMD
EPMD singles chronology
"Give the People" (1991) "Crossover" (1992) "Head Banger" (1992)
Music video
"Crossover" on YouTube

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	42
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[3]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	14
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Searchable Database: EPMD Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine RIAA.com.
2. "EPMD Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
3. EPMD – Billboard Singles. Allmusic.
4. "EPMD Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
5. "EPMD Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
6. "American single certifications – EPMD – Crossover". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• EPMD – Crossover at Discogs (list of releases)