EPMD excelled at a brand of uncompromising hip-hop so reliable its commercial success became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Partners Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith never claimed to be the most agile ...

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...

Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and first of South Asian descent. 1 day ago Of course, Sermon discusses EPMD’s break up, as well as other tidbits that fans are sure to be curious about.

One of the first albums I downloaded to my bulky iPod Classic as a teenager was Curren$y’s Pilot Talk. The song that brought me there was the smoker’s anthem ...

EPMD, Long Island’s long-running, pioneering hip-hop duo, marks its 30th anniversary this year, and comes to the Middle East in Cambridge this Saturday to celebrate. Over the course of four albums ...

At the start of this century, as MySpace and LiveJournal were remaking the social hierarchies of youth culture, a crushing wave surged into mainstream view. The aesthetic movement that history would ...

Killer Mike has had an exceptional evening at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, winning the trophies for Best Rap Album (MICHAEL), Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance (for "Scientists & Engineers" ...

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 ...

July 28, 1992: On this day in 1992, EPMD solidified their position as one of hip-hop’s traditional groups with the release of their fourth studio album, Business Never Personal. Erick Sermon and ...

The goal for teenage Erick Sermon was to simply get his song played on the radio. Sermon didn't foresee multiple No. 1 albums or that he'd still be rocking stages with EPMD partner Parrish "PMD" Smith ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter. By Ben ...