Erick Sermon – No Pressure

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Label:	Rush Associated Labels – OK 57460, Def Jam Recordings – OK 57460
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1993
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Hardcore Hip-Hop

Tracklist

1	Intro	0:34
2	Payback II Engineer – David Greenberg* Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Joe Synystr* Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:58
3	Stay Real Engineer – George "Catfish" Pappas* Performer [Sample] – Zapp Written-By – E. Sermon* Written-By [Sample] – L. Troutman, R. Troutman	3:55
4	Imma Gitz Mine Engineer – George "Catfish" Pappas* Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:31
5	Hostile Arranged By – Jeffrey Stewart Engineer – David Greenberg* Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Jeffrey Stewart, Keith Murray Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:38
6	Do It Up Engineer – George "Catfish" Pappas* Written-By – E. Sermon*	4:00
7	Safe Sex Engineer [Mix Engineer] – George "Catfish" Pappas* Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Darren Prindle* Performer [Sample] – James Brown, Zapp Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Debra Killings Written-By – E. Sermon* Written-By [Sample] – F. Wesley, J. Brown, J. Starks, L. Troutman, R. Troutman*	3:43
8	Hittin' Switches Engineer – Darin Prindle Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:55
9	Intro	0:10
10	Erick Sermon Engineer [Mix Engineer] – George "Catfish" Pappas* Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Darren Prindle* Performer [Sample] – Biz Markie, Heavy D Written-By – E. Sermon* Written-By [Sample] – D. Myers, M. Hall, M. Williams*	3:18
11	The Hype Engineer – Darren Prindle* Performer [Sample] – Teena Marie Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Derrick Culbreath Written-By – E. Sermon* Written-By [Sample] – A. McGrier, T. M. Brockert	4:04
12	Lil Crazy Engineer – Darren Prindle* Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Shadz Of Lingo Written-By – E. Sermon*	4:23
13	The Ill Shit Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Gary Platt Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Mike Calderon Performer [Sample] – Zapp Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Ice Cube, Kam (2) Written-By – E. Sermon* Written-By [Sample] – L. Troutman, R. Troutman	3:25
14	Swing It Over Here Engineer – David Greenberg* Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Keith Murray, Redman Written-By – E. Sermon*	2:53
15	Interview Engineer – David Greenberg* Written-By – E. Sermon*	1:24
16	All In The Mind Co-producer – Collin Wolfe* Engineer – George "Catfish" Pappas* Vocals [Guest Vocals By] – Michael J. Morgan "Soup"* Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:37
17	Female Species Co-producer – Erick Sermon Engineer – Darin Prindle Producer – Brent Tucker Written-By – E. Sermon*	3:55

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Grand Royal Productions (2)
Recorded At – Rockin' Reel Recording Studios
Recorded At – DARP Studios
Recorded At – Echo Sound
Mixed At – Rockin' Reel Recording Studios
Mixed At – DARP Studios
Mixed At – Platinum Post Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Published By – Grand Royal Music
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Published By – Troutman's Music Co.
Published By – Saja Music Co.
Published By – Dynatone Publishing Co.
Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
Published By – Cold Chillin' Music
Published By – Jobete Music Co.
Published By – McNella Music
Copyright © – Rush Associated Labels
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rush Associated Labels
Record Company – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – Chaos Recordings

Credits

Artwork [Direction] – The Drawing Board
Executive-Producer, Sleeve Notes – Erick Sermon
Management – Bandit Management
Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
Photography By – Danny Clinch
Producer – Erick Sermon (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 16)

Notes

"Stay Real" contains samples from the Zapp recording "Dance Floor" [...]. Contains samples of "Dance Floor", written by Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman [...].
"Safe Sex" contains samples from the Zapp recording "Dance Floor" [...]. Contains samples of "Dance Floor", written by Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman [...].
"Safe Sex" contains elements from "The Payback" (J. Brown, F. Wesley, J. Starks) [...]. "The Payback" by James Brown [...].
"Erick Sermon" contains elements from "We Write The Songs" (Heavy D, Hall, Williams) [...]. "We Write The Songs" performed by Biz Markie & Heavy D [...].
"The Hype": "Square Biz" performed by Teena Marie [...].
"The Ill Shit" contains samples from the Zapp recording "I Can Make You Dance" [...].

* This compact disc contains on bonus track: Track 17 "Female Species"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 074645746029
Barcode (Text): 0 7464 - 57460 - 2 9
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 1A OK57460 06 C2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - inner ring): P 10
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 1A OK57460 09 C3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 1A OK57460 01 C1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - inner ring): P 82
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 1A OK57460 01 C1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - inner ring): P 52

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	No Pressure (CD, Album)	Rush Associated Labels	314 523 513-2	US	1993
Recently Edited	No Pressure (Cassette, Album)	Rush Associated Labels	OT 57460	Canada	1993
Recently Edited	No Pressure (LP, Album)	Rush Associated Labels	47 4363 1	Netherlands	1993
Recently Edited	No Pressure (LP, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Rush Associated Labels, Chaos (3), Columbia	0-57460	US	1993
Recently Edited	No Pressure (CD, Album)	Rush Associated Labels	474363 2	Europe	1993

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Reviews

TheArtOfEasing Jul 23, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
Essential 90's Hip-Hop fly production LP for any fan of the funky boom bap era!

Erick Sermon - craftsman specialist!