EPMD helped usher in a new era in New York hip-hop when they arrived with their funk drenched samples and bass-heavy beats. The sound created by Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith was different and fresh, ...

In 1988, hip-hop began to blossom into what is now dubbed as the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” Artists such as Eric B & Rakim (Paid in Full), Biz Markie (Goin’ Off), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ...

On this date in 1999, one of Hip Hop’s greatest duos of all time, Erick and Parrish Making Dollars, released their fifth full-length studio album, Back In Business, on Def Jam. EPMD has been making ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Strong Island rap duo EPMD released their third studio album, Business as Usual on the Def Jam imprint. Although it wasn’t as commercially popular as its two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erick Sermon performs at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at Caesars Superdome on June 30, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In the latest episode of Fresh Pair, Just Blaze and Katty Customs show off a slickly designed pair of Nike Air Force 1s for veteran producer El-P of Company Flow and Run The Jewels. El-P, who was a ...

July 28, 1992: On this day in 1992, EPMD solidified their position as one of hip-hop’s traditional groups with the release of their fourth studio album, Business Never Personal. Erick Sermon and ...

EPMD’s strengths were their stellar production, effortless quotable rhymes without flying over listeners heads and their song construction. In addition to all of these factors was the utilization of ...

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are still being booked. Listed below are all confirmed dates as of press time:Nov. 22 – BelgiumNov. 23 – EindhovenNov. 27 – NetherlandsNov. 29 – CopehagenDec.

"We always felt in our heart, everything that we was listening to, that we can do better and that we can hang with the best of them." In 1988, as New York rattled and popcorned with tense, funky drums ...