In a recent interview with AllHipHop, Sermon revealed Mack was almost indoctrinated alongside fellow Hit Squad members EPMD, Keith Murray, Redman, Hurricane G and K-Solo.

In the latest episode of Fresh Pair, Just Blaze and Katty Customs show off a slickly designed pair of Nike Air Force 1s for veteran producer El-P of Company Flow and Run The Jewels. El-P, who was a ...

EPMD helped usher in a new era in New York hip-hop when they arrived with their funk drenched samples and bass-heavy beats. The sound created by Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith was different and fresh, ...

In 1988, hip-hop began to blossom into what is now dubbed as the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” Artists such as Eric B & Rakim (Paid in Full), Biz Markie (Goin’ Off), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ...

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop will continue well after August 11. Presented by Hot 97 and WBLS-FM, a Hip Hop Forever concert takes place on September 15 at New York City’s historic Madison Square ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 11, 1991: After back-to-back successful albums with 1988's Strictly Business and 1989's Unfinished Business, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, ...

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On this day, April 1st, in hip-hop history... Unfinished Business proved to be EPMD's final album with label Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records, which folded in 1991. Initially signed to Sleep Bag Records by ...

In 1987, EPMD (credited as EPEE MD) debuted with their groundbreaking 12” “It’s My Thing/You’re A Customer” on Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records. While it was just one of numerous classic singles to drop ...

DJ Scratch was a central figure in the group EPMD, joining the crew in 1989 as their official man on the turntables. In the past year, the relationship between Grandmaster Scratch and EPMD has been ...