No Pressure
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| Studio album by Erick Sermon | |||||
| Released | 1993 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | ||||
| Label | Def Jam | ||||
| Producer | Erick Sermon Colin Wolfe Brent Tucker |
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No Pressure is the debut solo album by hip-hop artist Erick Sermon. It was the first album that the former EPMD member released after 1992's Business Never Personal. It was well-received and is the most popular Sermon album in terms of The Billboard 200 chart. It featured two charting singles, "Hittin' Switches" and the more popular "Stay Real". Although the album's goal may have been for Sermon to establish a solo career, some feel that it sounded much like an EPMD album.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | *Interlude* | ||
| 2 | "Payback II" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Joe Sinistr |
| 3 | "Stay Real" | E. Sermon, R. Troutman, L. Troutman | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 4 | "Imma Gitz Mine" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 5 | "Hostile" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Jeffrey Stewart, Keith Murray |
| 6 | "Do It Up" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 7 | "Safe Sex" | E. Sermon, J. Starks, L. Troutman, R. Troutman, F. Wesley, J. Brown | Erick Sermon | Debra Killings, Erick Sermon |
| 8 | "Hittin' Switches" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 9 | "Intro" | *Interlude* | ||
| 10 | "Erick Sermon" | E. Sermon, M. Hall, D. Myers, M. Williams | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 11 | "The Hype" | E. Sermon, T.M. Brockert, A. McGrier | Erick Sermon | Derrick Culbreath, Erick Sermon |
| 12 | "Lil Crazy" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Shadz Of Lingo |
| 13 | "The Ill Shit" | E. Sermon, R. Troutman | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Ice Cube, Kam |
| 14 | "Swing It Over Here" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 15 | "Interview" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
| 16 | "All in the Mind" | E. Sermon | Erick Sermon, Colin Wolfe (co-producer) | Erick Sermon, Michael J. Morgan 'Soup' |
| 17 | "Female Species" | E. Sermon | Brent Tucker, Erick Sermon (co-producer) | Erick Sermon |
[edit] Samples
Stay Real
- "Dance Floor" by Zapp Band
Imma Gitz Mine
- "Shorty Rides Again" by Eddie Harris & Les McCann
Hostile
- "Prophets Of Rage" by Public Enemy
Do It Up
- "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick
- "Run's House(Live)" by Run DMC
Safe Sex
- "The Payback" by James Brown
- "Dance Floor" by Zapp Band
Hittin' Switches
- "Last Dance" by George Clinton
- "It's A New Day" by Skull Snaps
Erick Sermon
- "We Write The Songs" by Biz Markie
The Hype
- "Square Biz" by Teena Marie
- "Paul Revere" by The Beastie Boys
Lil Crazy
- "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Liston Smith
The Ill Shit
- "Flashlight" by Parliament
- "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
- "I Can Make You Dance" by Zapp Band
- "Kool Is Back" by Funk Inc.
Swing It Over Here
- "It's The New Style" by The Beastie Boys
Interview
- "Pride And Vanity" by Ohio Players
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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| "Hittin' Switches" | |
"Stay Real"
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[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1993 | No Pressure | #16 | #2 | |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1993 | Hittin' Switches | - | - | #14 | #20 |
| 1996 | Stay Real | #92 | #52 | #1 | #2 |
