EPMD

EPMD
Formed: 1987
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Genre: Rap
Styles: East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Golden Age, Hip-Hop
Group Members: Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Biography: On the surface, the sample-reliant productions and monotone rapping styles of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith had little to recommend them, but the duo's recordings as EPMD were among the best in hip-hop's underground during the late '80s and early '90s. Over the course of four albums (from the 1988 classic ...Read full biography
Strictly Business
Released: 1988
Label: EMI
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EPMD's blueprint for East Coast rap wasn't startlingly different from many others in rap's golden age, but the results were simply amazing, a killer blend of good groove and laid-back flow, plus a populist ...Read full review
Unfinished Business
Released: 1989
Label: EMI
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EPMD avoided the dreaded sophomore curse and kept its artistic momentum going on its second album, Unfinished Business. Once again, the duo triumphed by going against the flow -- when MCs ranging from ...Read full review
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