Erick Sermon

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Biography

Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1967) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s–1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He was born in Bay Shore, New York, and currently resides in Islandia, New York.

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Year Formed 1968
Number of Albums 33
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Hip Hop Rap

Trivia

What was Erick Sermon's alias?

Funklord

...ong the genre's most prominent producers, deservedly earning the alias Funklord with his trademark raw, bassheavy grooves. In the years to follow, EPM...
What was Sermon's influence on the gangsta movement?

mumbled, monotone delivery

... of rap's most vital acts, their hardedged beats and Sermon's mumbled, monotone delivery becoming a great influence on the burgeoning gangsta movement...
What was Sermon's first solo album?

No Pressure

...1993, EPMD disbanded, and Sermon soon resurfaced with his solo debut, No Pressure ; he also became a soughtafter producer and remixer, working with eve...
What was the name of Sermon's second solo effort?

Double or Nothing

...lackstreet to Shaquille O'Neal. After a second solo effort, 1995's Double or Nothing , he and Smith reformed EPMD in 1997, releasing the LP Back in Bus...
When did Sermon and Smith reformed EPMD?

1997

...ond solo effort, 1995's Double or Nothing, he and Smith reformed EPMD in 1997 , releasing the LP Back in Business. Soon after Sermon announced he was r...
What was his 1997 LP called?

Back in Business

...e or Nothing, he and Smith reformed EPMD in 1997, releasing the LP Back in Business . Soon after Sermon announced he was retiring as an artist in order...
What label did he launch in 2008?

EP Records

...ith releases from Method Man and Redman, then in 2008 he launched the EP Records label and reunited EPMD for the album We Mean Business. After sufferi...
In what year was he diagnosed with a heart attack?

2011

...d EPMD for the album We Mean Business. After suffering a heart attack in 2011 , he became an advocate for cardiac health awareness. His eighth set land...
What was he an advocate for?

cardiac health awareness

...er suffering a heart attack in 2011, he became an advocate for cardiac health awareness . His eighth set landed in 2019. Titled Vernia, the album featu...
What was Erick Sermon's nickname in the 1980s?

GreenEyed Bandit

... late 1980s, Erick Sermon, perhaps better known to his fans as the GreenEyed Bandit , made a name for himself on the rap scene as onehalf of EPMD. A pa...
What was the name of the rap group Sermon formed with Parrish Smith?

EPMD

...GreenEyed Bandit, made a name for himself on the rap scene as onehalf of EPMD . A partnership with fellow rapper Parrish Smith, EPMD stands for Erick a...
In what decade did Sermon become known as the GreenEyed Bandit?

1980s

...In the late 1980s , Erick Sermon, perhaps better known to his fans as the GreenEyed Bandit, made a name for himself on the rap scene as onehalf of EPMD...
Who was the EPMD partner with?

Parrish Smith

...n the rap scene as onehalf of EPMD. A partnership with fellow rapper Parrish Smith , EPMD stands for Erick and Parrish making dollars. Their aggressive...
What influenced the so-called gangsta rap scene?

Their aggressive style and Sermon's laidback delivery

...PMD stands for Erick and Parrish making dollars. Their aggressive style and Sermon's laidback delivery influenced the socalled gangsta rap scene emerg...
Where is Sermon from?

Bayshore, Long Island, New York

...s now a large part of the hiphop scene. Sermon, a native of Bayshore, Long Island, New York , where he was born on November 25, 1968, has developed a t...
When did Sermon split from Smith?

1992

...ed a trademark slurred delivery that set his albums with Smith apart. In 1992 the duo broke up and Sermon went solo, but he retained his characteristi...
What was the name of the website that he put his thoughts into?

ARTISTdirect

...solo, but he retained his characteristic style. In an article at the ARTISTdirect website, he commented after the split, I don't want a warthat's bad ...
What year was Erick Sermon born?

1968

...Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968 ) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. He is best known as onethirdalongside PMD & DJ Scratch of ...
When did Sermon start working professionally?

1986

...s production work. Contents Career edit Sermon started professionally in 1986 as a producer and artist of the hip hop group EPMD. He began recording s...
When did he begin recording solo albums for Def Jam?

1993

...of the hip hop group EPMD. He began recording solo albums for Def Jam in 1993 ; in 1997, he rejoined EPMD. The following year, Sermon, Murray and Redma...
When did EPMD disband for the second time?

1999

... Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. EPMD disbanded a second time in 1999 . In 2000, Sermon moved over to J Records, and released the album Music t...
Who was the guest vocalist on Music?

Marvin Gaye

...ing year. The album's first single, Music, featured guest vocals from Marvin Gaye , which Sermon reportedly culled from unreleased recordings found in ...
In what year was Sermon's second album released?

2002

...ng song, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the R&B chart. Sermon's second album on J Records, React, was released in 2002 ....
What record label did Sermon release his second album on?

J Records

...g. EPMD disbanded a second time in 1999. In 2000, Sermon moved over to J Records , and released the album Music the following year. The album's first s...
What was the first hit hip hop record?

Rappers Delight by The Sugarhill Gang

...r, Sermon, Murray and Redman recorded a cover version of Rappers Delight by The Sugarhill Gang , the first hit hip hop record. EPMD disbanded a second ...
When did J Records drop Erick sermon?

poor record sales

...isappointing sales. In 2003, J Records dropped Erick Sermon due to poor record sales . However, he still went on to establish his Def Squad imprint wit...
When was You're a Customer released?

1987

... Sleeping BagFresh Records and released debut single, You're a Customer, 1987 ; released first album, Strictly Business, 1988; signed with Def Jam Reco...
Who released Business as Usual?

Def Jam Records

...r, 1987; released first album, Strictly Business, 1988; signed with Def Jam Records and released Business as Usual, 1991; disbanded, 1992. Owners of v...
What was the name of the rap duo that split in 1993?

Erick and Parrish Making Dollars

...rap duo of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smithknown together as Erick and Parrish Making Dollars , or EPMDexercised a huge influence on the hardcore hiphop ...
What word was featured on EPMD's hit albums?

Business

...rooves and laidback rhyming. A string of hit albums featuring the word Business in the title conveyed an ethic that helped them live up to the extrava...