10 THINGS I LEARNED FROM EPMD ON DRINK CHAMPS
1 min readFeb 20, 2022
- Erick Sermon and Rakim almost got into it due to a lyrical misunderstanding.
- Erick Sermon got robbed once by an individual with a blonde wig and white face mask.
- Erick Sermon sold coke for just a day when “It’s My Thing” was on the radio.
- Erick Sermon teamed up with another individual to rob a drug spot but they jettisoned the plan after waiting for too long for the victims to come out.
- It was revealed that Chris Lighty’s real name is actually Darnell. The name Chris was a homage to his father as Darnell used to be called Baby Chris.
- Erick learned how to produce from Parrish Smith.
- They built a car (68 Camaro fused with a 74 Nova) in the 80s.
- K-Solo went to Death Row for a hot minute with Sam Sneed as his producer.
- A young Keith Murray “battled” Big Daddy Kane at a diner during the rapper’s Birthday party in ’88.
- They almost got Jalen Rose killed way before he joined the NBA during a concert.