Erick Sermon - Double or Nothing
Date: 1995 Label: Def Jam Styles: Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap,
Hip-Hop Track Picks:
Bomdigi,
Set It Off,
Welcome
Review
Erick Sermon is one half of
the influential East Coast hip-hop duo EPMD (the other half being Parrish
Smith). Double or Nothing is his second solo album. Every song isn't great but
there are no bad ones either. This is an album that you might listen to from
beginning to end, free of the impulse to fast-forward. Of course Erick Sermon's
signature funky sound is here, along with the influences of fellow Def Squad
members Redman and Keith Murray. The three team up on the aggressive "Sound Off"
sounding nice together, as usual. Redman appears on quite a few tracks, bringing
the punchlines and bold attitude which work so well for him.
