11. "I don't think the *true* definition of EP involves total run time." In response to In response to 0
Sure, we've come to know ( or perhaprs a better word would be "accept")that most EP's are short in running time.
An EP is basically by definition longer than a maxi-single, but shorter than a full length album.
BUT, at the same time, I think the *endeavor* of the EP was to showcase the artist without having to put out a whole album. Meaning, I could drop 4 songs that were all 15 minutes in length. It would be a 60+ minute run time, but it would STILL be an EP. As opposed to me putting out 15-20 songs of the same length ( it would be a quadruple album of course, but I digress, lol).
So no. We can't define a release as an EP by the running time. We'll just call "Illmatic" what it is: a really short album.