One half of the legendary hip-hop duo EPMD, Erick Sermon
was also among the genre's most prominent producers,
deservedly earning the alias "Funklord" with his trademark
raw, bass-heavy grooves. Born in Bayshore, New York on
November 25, 1968, Sermon -- a.k.a. E Double, the
Green-Eyed Bandit and MC Grand Royal -- teamed with rapper
Parrish Smith in 1986 to form EPMD, an acronym for "Erick
and Parrish Making Dollars"; signing to the tiny Sleeping
Bag label, they soon released their debut 12-inch, "It's My
Thing," which went on to sell an astounding 500,000 copies.
In the years to follow EPMD emerged as one of rap's most
vital acts, their hard-edged beats and Sermon's mumbled,
monotone delivery becoming a great influence on the
burgeoning gangsta movement. In additio More...
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