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Biography

Erick Sermon is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside Parrish Smith & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.

Genre Connections

rapNetwork Signal

86%

Hip-HopNetwork Signal

86%

hip hopNetwork Signal

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EPMD

hip hopHip-Hoprap

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Biography

Erick Sermon is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside Parrish Smith & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.

Genre Connections

rapNetwork Signal

86%

Hip-HopNetwork Signal

86%

hip hopNetwork Signal

86%

old schoolNetwork Signal

72%

new yorkNetwork Signal

72%

Mood Signals

rap cadence

Discography

Albums

Album

Danger Zone / The Truth

TBA

Album

The Instrumentals

2020

Album

Live Business

2019

Album

Icon

2014

Album

Best Of

2014

Album

We Mean Business

2008

Album

Out of Business

1999

Album

Back in Business

1997

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Origin

United States

Years Active

1992 – Present

Network

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Frequent Collaborator

A connection between EPMD and Boogie Down Productions discovered through shared metadata.

Frequent Collaborator

A connection between EPMD and Big Daddy Kane discovered through shared metadata.

Frequent Collaborator

A connection between EPMD and Erick Sermon discovered through shared metadata.

Deep dive into rap

A connection between EPMD and rap discovered through shared metadata.

Deep dive into Hip-Hop

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Deep dive into hip hop

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From the US Scene

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Era: 2020s

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Era: 1980s

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Era: 1990s

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Era: 2000s

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Era: 2010s

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Boogie Down Productionsrelated_artist

95%

Big Daddy Kanerelated_artist

85%

Erick Sermonrelated_artist

84%

Eric B. & Rakimrelated_artist

81%

Das EFXrelated_artist

79%

Method Manrelated_artist

72%

Brand Nubianrelated_artist

70%

KRS-Onerelated_artist

69%

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