Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968 in Bay Shore, New York) is an African-American hip hop musician and record producer. Sermon is best known as one half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD, and later went on

Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968 in Bay Shore, New York) is an African-American hip hop musician and record producer. Sermon is best known as one half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD, and later went on to produce for artists Das EFX, En Vogue, Blackstreet, and primary collaborator Redman.

Sermon has also done some performing on his own. He began recording solo albums for Def Jam in 1993; in 1997, he rejoined EPMD. The following year, he, Keith Murray, and Redman recorded a cover version of "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, the first hit hip hop record. EPMD disbanded a secind time in 1998.