Shadē Business

Released

September 27, 1994

Recorded

1993–94

Studio

Length

51:23

PMD chronology

Business Never Personal
(1992)

Shadē Business
(1994)

Bu$ine$$ I$ Bu$ine$$
(1996)

Singles from Shade Business

Shadē Business is the debut solo studio album by American rapper PMD. It was released on September 27, 1994, via RCA Records. Production was handled by DJ Scratch, Charlie Marotta, The 45 King, Jesse West and PMD himself. It features guest appearances from 3rd Eye, Top Quality, Zone 7 and Das EFX. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Darkside
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shade Business"	Parrish Smith James Vanleer Bobby Rush	PMD	3:44
2.	"In the Zone"	Smith	PMD	4:16
3.	"Steppin' Thru Hardcore"	Smith	PMD	3:40
4.	"Respect Mine"	Smith	PMD	4:24
5.	"Here They Cum" (featuring Das EFX)	Smith Andre Weston Willie Hines	PMD	3:29
6.	"Back to the Rap"	Smith	PMD Charlie Marotta	3:13
7.	"I'll Wait" (featuring Zone 7)	Smith R. Harris L. Bass Clarence Haskins	DJ Scratch	5:22

Zoneside
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"I Saw It Cummin'"	Smith George Spivey Andrew Noland Walter Morrison Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Ralph Middlebrooks	PMD DJ Scratch	4:02
9.	"Swing Your Own Thing"	Smith	PMD	3:39
10.	"Fake Homeyz" (featuring Top Quality and 3rd Eye)	Smith T. Robinson Jesse Williams	PMD	3:36
11.	"Phuck It Up Scratch" (featuring Al B.)	Smith	PMD	2:47
12.	"Back up or Get Smacked Up"	Smith	PMD	2:47
13.	"Thought I Lost My Spot"	Smith	The 45 King PMD (co.)	4:04
14.	"No Shorts and No Sleep" (featuring Top Quality, 3rd Eye and Zone 7)	Smith Robinson Williams Harris Bass S. Jones	Jesse West	5:07
Total length:				51:23

Bonusside
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Shadē Business" (The Beatnuts Remix)	3:52
16.	"I Saw It Cummin'" (Zone Mix)	4:00
17.	"I Saw It Cummin'" (Back Alley Bozack Mix)	3:46
18.	"I Saw It Cummin'" (Underground Funk Mix)	4:00
19.	"Swing Your Own Thing" (Izum Remix)	3:20
20.	"Many Often Wonder"	2:57

Track 1 contains a sample from "I've Been Watching You" by Southside Movement
Track 4 contains samples from "Miss Lady Brown" by The Chambers Brothers
Track 7 contains samples from "I Got a Thang, You Got a Thang, Everybody Got a Thang" by Funkadelic
Track 8 contains samples from "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
Track 9 contains samples from "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll, Part 1" performed by Vaughan Mason & Crew

Personnel

Parrish "PMD" Smith – main artist, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8–12), co-producer (track 13), recording & mixing (tracks: 1–6, 8–10)
Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – featured artist (track 5)
William "Skoob" Hines – featured artist (track 5)
Zone 7 – featured artists (track: 7, 14)
T. "Top Quality" Robinson – featured artist (tracks: 10, 14)
Jesse "3rd Eye" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 10, 14), producer & recording (track 14)
Al B. – featured artist (track 11)
Charlie Marotta – producer (track 6), recording (tracks: 1–11), mixing (tracks: 1–5, 7–11)
George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – scratches, producer (tracks: 7, 8), recording & mixing (tracks: 7, 11)
Mark "The 45 King" James – producer & mixing (track 13)
Norman G. Balla 'Kaotic' – mixing (track 13)
Lyle Owerko – art direction, design
Gary Spector – photography

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	65

PMD

PMD
Studio albums	Shade Business Business Is Business The Awakening
Other albums	Underground Connection
Singles	"I Saw It Cummin'" "Swing Your Own Thing" "Rugged-n-Raw" "It's the Pee"
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