Head Banger (EPMD song)

"Head Banger", also "Headbanger", is the second single released from EPMD's fourth album, Business Never Personal.^[1][2][3][4]

"Head Banger"
Single by EPMD featuring K-Solo and Redman
from the album Business Never Personal
B-side	"Scratch Bring It Back"
Released	October 29, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:51
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)	EPMD
EPMD singles chronology
"Crossover" (1992) "Head Banger" (1992) "Da Joint" (1997)
Music video
"Head Banger" on YouTube

The song, which was produced by member Erick Sermon, featured verses from K-Solo and Redman, both members of EPMD's rap collective, the Hit Squad. The single became a minor hit on both the R&B and rap charts. peaking at 75 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song used three samples, Parliament's "One Of Those Funky Thangs", Joe Tex's "Papa Was Too" and Brand Nubian's "Slow Down", and was later sampled itself by the Ruff Ryders on "Ryde or Die", which served as the opening song on their debut album, Ryde or Die Vol. 1.^[5][6][7][8] This was EPMD's final release before disbanding,^[9] eventually returning five years later in 1997.