| Erick Sermon | |
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| Also known as | Erick Onassis The Green Eyed Bandit E-Dubble EMD |
| Born | November 25, 1968 |
| Origin | Long Island, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop East Coast hip hop |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Labels | Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records Priority/EMI Records BCM Records Def Jam/PolyGram Records DreamWorks Records J/RCA/BMG Records Motown/Universal Records |
| Associated acts | EPMD, Def Squad, Keith Murray, Too $hort, PMD (rapper), Redman |
| Website | www.TheGreenEyedBandit.com |
Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968), in Bay Shore, New York[1] is an American rapper, musician, and producer.
Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD[2] and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.
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"The Green Eyed Bandit" has also made multiple solo recordings and albums. He began recording solo albums for Def Jam in 1993; in 1997, he rejoined EPMD. The following year, Sermon, Murray and Redman recorded a cover version of "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, the first hit hip hop record. EPMD disbanded a second time in 1999.
In 2000, Sermon moved over to J Records, and released the album Music the following year. The title track (a Top 40 pop hit that also made it to #2 on the R&B music charts), featured guest vocals from late soul music legend Marvin Gaye, culled from unreleased recordings which Sermon reportedly found in a small record shop in London.
Erick continued working on an album. React was released in 2002. The title track became a major hit song, though the album still had disappointing sales. In 2003, J Records dropped Erick Sermon due to poor record sales. However, he still went on to establish his Def Squad imprint with Motown Records. At this time, he recorded an album, Chilltown, N.Y., which was released a year later in 2004. The album was powered by the single "Feel It" (which contained a sample of reggae/R&B singer Sean Paul), a song which became a success in the United States.
In an interview, he stated that he was going to step aside and try to get upcoming artists in the spotlight. However, Sermon hasn't stopped doing music altogether, as he produced the song "Goldmine" on Busta Rhymes' album, The Big Bang in 2006. Very soon after, Sermon has recorded "Don't Make No Sense" with Def Squad. He also collaborated with Redman and produced a few songs on the album Red Gone Wild while also making an appearance with Def Squad member Keith Murray.
Sermon was also heavily involved in Method Man's critically acclaimed 2006 album 4:21... The Day After as well as the 1999 platinum Blackout! album by Method Man & Redman.
In early 2008, Erick Sermon and EPMD started their own record label called EP Records, distributed by RBS/Universal Music Group. The seventh EPMD album, We Mean Business, came out in December 2008.
Sermon was featured in the final episode of Yo! MTV Raps in a freestyle session featuring artists such as Rakim, KRS-One, Chubb Rock, MC Serch and Craig Mack,
On November 12th, 2011 Sermon (age 42) suffered a heart attack which he recovered from.[3]
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