Eric Sermon

Erick Sermon
Sermon performing in 2013
Background information
Also known as	E Double Easy Erick Erick Onassis The Green-Eyed Bandit EMD
Born	(1968-11-25) November 25, 1968 (age 48)
Origin	Brentwood, New York
Genres	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Fresh, Priority, Def Jam, DreamWorks, J, Universal, Caroline
Associated acts	EPMD, Def Squad, Keith Murray, Too $hort, PMD, Redman, Jamal
Website	www.TheGreenEyedBandit.com
Notable instruments
Drum machine, keyboards

Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. Sermon is best known as one-third, alongside PMD & DJ Scratch, of late-1980s–1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work.

Erick Sermon started professionally selling music in 1986 as a Producer and Artist of the legendary hip hop group EPMD. 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 album's first single, "Music", featured guest vocals from Marvin Gaye, which Sermon reportedly culled from unreleased recordings found in a small record shop in London. "Music" went on to become Sermon's highest-charting song, peaking at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B chart. Sermon's second album on J Records, React, was released in 2002. React's title track peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the album sold poorly and Sermon was dropped from the label in 2003. In a June 30, 2004 interview with HipHopDX.com, Sermon told music journalist Bayer Mack, "Things weren't right at J Records. Clive Davis and them don't believe in promotion. When Puffy had Bad Boy at Arista, it was him doing all the [promotional] work." He also stated Busta Rhymes and Wyclef Jean had similar issues with J Records.