EPMD Artist Profile

EPMD

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Real name: Erick Sermon, Parrish J. Smith, George Spivey
Artist name(s): Erick Sermon, PMD, DJ Scratch
Label(s): Columbia, Def Jam, DJMG, EMI, Fresh, Polygram, Priority Records, Ral Records, Sleeping Bag Records, Universal Records
Place of birth: Long Island, NY, US
Website: www.vh1.com/artists/az/epmd/bio.jhtml

EPMD Biography

EPMD's first album, Strictly Business, appeared in 1988, spawning the massive underground hit "Strictly Business," sampling Eric Clapton's version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Many critics see its first album as its most influential. The group's brand of funk-fueled sample-heavy hip-hop proved to be a major force in the genre. Unlike old school hip hop, which was...

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