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, ...

EPMD's reunion in 1997 was an unexpected surprise for fans of the hip-hop duo who'd helped define hardcore East Coast rap in the late 80s/early 90s. From their debut Strictly Business in 1988, EPMD ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Strong Island rap duo EPMD released their third studio album, Business as Usual on the Def Jam imprint. Although upon its release, it wasn’t as commercially popular as ...

On this day, June 7, in hip-hop history... 1988: EPMD released their debut studio album, Strictly Business. The LP from the golden-era rap duo, which consists of members Erick Sermon and Parish Smith, ...

Further solidifying its ties with the hip-hop community, the next Ewing Athletics sneaker release is a nod to legendary Long Island, New York rap group EPMD and its classic sophomore album, ...

“Strictly Business” is the debut single by the legendary duo EPMD. The song served as the lead single for their debut album of the same name. The record was the pair’s first charting single and saw ...

Best Buy Theater in Times Square will welcome the return of the Hit Squad on February 24th, the hip hop crew which included EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray, K-Solo, and Das EFX before splintering into the ...

1989: Still flying high from their critically acclaimed debut album, Strictly Business, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith dropped EPMD’s second album, Unfinished Business, the following year. Mixing in ...

In the final ten minutes of the interview above, El-P mentions that the fourth Run The Jewels album will be 11 tracks, 38 minutes long, and feature some “guest appearances that you wouldn’t ...