The Biz Never Sleeps

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"She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)" samples 8th Day's song "She's Not Just Another Woman".

A video for the track "Spring Again" was released in the spring of 1990.

A 2006 Japanese issue includes song "A Thing Named Kim" as track 8.

Though out of print for many years, the album was reissued on LP and CD in 2012 by Traffic Entertainment Group.[2]

The release has received praise both from critics as well as fellow musicians over the years, with "Just a Friend" attracting particular acclaim. The 2006 hip-hop centered memoir In the Arms of Baby Hop cited the album as one of the "immaculate tapes out by February and March of 1990" (another example being 3rd Bass's The Cactus LP) influencing many.[3] The magazine Jet named the release one of their top 20 albums of the period in their January 15, 1990 edition.[4]

As of 2025, the album is not available on any streaming services.

Track listing

  1. "Dedication"- 4:02
  2. "Check It Out"- 4:01
  3. "The Dragon"- 4:08
  4. "Spring Again"- 4:03
  5. "Just a Friend"- 4:06
  6. "She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)"- 3:46
  7. "Mudd Foot"- 4:16
  8. "A Thing Named Kim"- 4:44
  9. "Me vs. Me"- 4:47
  10. "My Man Rich"- 3:44
  11. "I Hear Music"- 3:01
  12. "Biz In The Harmony"- 4:16
  13. "Things Get a Little Easier"- 4:12

Personnel

Contributors
Producers
Producer(s) Biz Markie, DJ Cool V
Executive Producer(s) Benny Medina
Performers
Lead vocals and rhyming Biz Markie
Additional and background vocals Mary Brown
Technicians
Mixing DJ Cool V
Engineering Doc Rodriguez, DJ Cool V, Paul C
Mastering Carlton Batts
Photography George DuBose
Design George DuBose

Charts

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Certifications

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See also

References

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