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Erick Sermon - Chilltown, NY
Date: 2004
Label: Universal Motown
Styles: Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Track Picks: Chillin', Feel It, Wit
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ReviewErick Sermon's
fifth solo album marks his move over to Universal Motown, after a two-album
stint spent with J Records. As most could have only expected, Chilltown, New
York offers nothing fancy. Sermon produces everything and is helped out on the
mike -- yet is rarely outshined by -- the likes of Talib Kweli, Redman, Keith
Murray, and Def Squad newcomer Sy Scott. He has yet to coast on his legacy;
actually, he has to be one of the first MCs to underestimate it, claiming to be
a 15-year veteran when he could lay claim to close to two decades of business.
Chilltown won't be thought of as a classic down the line, but it hardly weakens
the MC/producer's reputation. It's unfortunate that most will remember the album
for "Feel It," a slight sop to the charts. Those who have been following Sermon
all along, however, will see Chilltown for what it is: a hardly disposable, if
imperfect, addition to a remarkable back catalog.
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