erick sermon - insomnia appreciation thread

[I love Latina women]

at one point in time erick sermon production credits were any and everywhere. this compilation was great because it was another outlet used to showcase e double's production skills and def squad and their affiliates talents. imo erick sermon made the best knockin' but smoothed out music in all of hip hop. it's one thing to have a smooth beat but to have it have that knock with that gritty but smooth soulful sound is somethin' else.

this album plays out like you listenin' to a whole radio station with no commercials by your favorite crew and their affiliates songs. i love that concept and the way the skits play into each of the songs too.

 

[THE K-MAN]

I enjoyed this album

The redaman and Keith Murray joints are hot

And that song "On the Regular"

 

[I love Latina women]

I enjoyed this album

The redaman and Keith Murray joints are hot

And that song "On the Regular"

yes!

this is one of those albums i can listen to for weeks at times and never skip a song. erick sermon had a knack for pickin' the right samples and emcees to spit over them. his production was funky but smooth.

again, i can't say enough about how great the concept was to have the album play out like you're listenin' to the radio. i love how the radio dj comes inbetween songs and ties the songs together as interludes.

 

[THE K-MAN]

This and Double or Nothing gets crazy spins

 

[I love Latina women]

This and Double or Nothing gets crazy spins

same here

a lot like dj premier, erick sermon had this knack for keepin' his sound fresh. he could use several of the same samples ( not just of the 70's soul and funk songs but sometimes the samples of his or his artists' songs) a number of times and still find a way to make it it refreshin' and somethin new.

erick is a genius at reworkin' samples, makin' beats and producin'.

 

[Kaydigi]

Last month I played epmd, Erick sermon, and pmds entire catalog.

 

[Kaydigi]

How the hell did Def Jam not follow up that Def Squad lp?

 

[I love Latina women]

Last month I played epmd, Erick sermon, and pmds entire catalog.

all of those guys put in a lot of work.

 

[I love Latina women]

How the hell did Def Jam not follow up that Def Squad lp?

who knows but it's amazin' how much music they had out at the time of el nino (98') album. redman had doc's da name (98') out and then murray had the it's a beautiful thing (99') album. redman and method man had the blackout! album in 99'.

 

[THE K-MAN]

I'm still on the hunt for the Knucklehedz joint..a lost hit squad gem imo

 

[I love Latina women]

I'm still on the hunt for the Knucklehedz joint..a lost hit squad gem imo

man, i'm tryin' to find that acapella version of marvin gaye's midnight love album that erick sermon was able to get. he said someone he knew found it out in london. this is the interview where he mentions it and goes into how he made the just like music song