Erick Sermon as soon as revealed he might have signed 50 Cent

EPMD lyricist Erick Sermon was a tenacious power throughout the late Nineties and early 2000s, and with anthems reminiscent of ‘React’ and ‘Da Joint’, it’s not possible to disclaim the standard of his music. That stated, throughout an look on the Math Hoffa podcast In My Skilled Opinion, Sermon made an intriguing revelation. 

Talking concerning the early days of his profession, the No Strain revealed that he had the chance to signal 50 Cent earlier than Eminem. It’s well-known that, previous to signing with Shady Data, 50 Cent was a extremely sought-after underground act that had conferences with Dangerous Boy however ended up at Columbia Data.

Nevertheless, few know that Erick Sermon was working with 50 Cent so repeatedly that he was able to welcome him into his collective Def Squad. Sermon defined to Hoffa, “Well, Cory [Rooney, then Senior Vice President of Sony] lived next door to me. Cory was with Sony and The Trackmasters.”

Columbia is a subsidiary of Sony Music Group. 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson) was signed to Sony during this period. Persevering with his story, Sermon recalled, “So Cory brought 50 to the crib. And you know, this is early Fifty. Fifty used to come to the house all the time, and we’d do records. So, he was Def Squad. Cory just felt that it was best for him to be over here.”

Sermon revealed that he produced ‘Da Heatwave’ for 50 Cent, a 2000 single that includes N.O.R.E. Nevertheless, this was the final tune he did earlier than Jackson’s infamous Queens shooting.

Talking concerning the tune, Sermon unveiled, “That was his first single before he got shot up. As far as the barking — whoever he was dissing, I didn’t care. If you roll with me, it was cool. I wasn’t tripping on that. If you are with me, then they’re gonna have to say something to me, too.”

Through the outro of ‘Da Heatwave’, 50 Cent raps, “Erick Sermon, 2000 shit / Def Squad n*gga, 50 Cent n*gga / What-what n*gga!” Following their dialog about 50 Cent’s proximity to Erick Sermon and his label, Hoffa spoke to the Lengthy Island artist a few misunderstanding EPMD had with Rakim.

Revealing that the Paid In Full emcee thought that EPMD was dissing him on their 1988, ‘You’re A Buyer’. Explaining the misunderstanding, Sermon elaborated, “Rakim came out with ‘I Ain’t No Joke’ and said, ‘You could get a smack for this, I ain’t no joke.’ Then we came out with ‘You’re A Customer’ and said, ‘It’s like a Diggum Smack / Smack me and I’ll smack you back.’ The hood took it, and they [told Rakim], ‘You heard what EPMD said? They dissed you.’” 

It led to a subliminal tit-for-tat. Nevertheless, it by no means resulted in a full-scale lyrical conflict. You may hearken to Sermon talking on In My Skilled Opinion within the video beneath.