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Epmd W/ King Reign at The Opera House

Toronto Event Date: Fri, May 28, 2010

09:00 PM

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735 Queen Street East
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Epmd W/ King Reign

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
http://www.unionevents.com/events/details.php?id=1962
ALSO AT ROTATE THIS, SOUNDSCAPES & PLAY DE RECORD

NEVER FORGIVE ACTION & THE UNION PROUDLY PRESENTS
EPMD
with KING REIGN
Music by DJs NUMERIC & DALIA
FRIDAY, MAY 28th, 2010
OPERA HOUSE (735 Queen Street East, Toronto ON)
Doors 9pm • Show 10pm • 19+

Tickets $24.50 + S/C, on sale April 8 at 10am
at UnionEvents.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 416-870-8000,
Ticketmaster.ca, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record

Once described as “the rap equivalent of a rock & roll garage band,” EPMD (stands for “Erick and Parrish Making Dollars”) got into the hip-hop business not to spout its political agenda, but to have fun and get paid.

Over the course of four albums (from the 1988 classic Strictly Business to 1992’s Business Never Personal), the group rarely varied from two themes: dissing sucker MCs and recounting sexual exploits. EPMD also had a feel for a good groove, and created numerous hip-hop classics, including “It’s My Thing,” “You Gots to Chill,” “Crossover,” “Strictly Business” and “Rampage.”

Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith were both raised in the Long Island suburb of Brentwood. They moved into rap separately, with Smith DJing for Rock Squad on a single for the Tommy Boy label. After coming together in 1987 — they recorded their debut, “It’s My Thing,” in three hours.

After calling it quits in 1993, the duo re-formed EPMD in 1997, recording a strong comeback LP named Back in Business. Out of Business followed in 1999, but the rappers continued pursuing their own projects through the late ’90s and early 2000s. Both released solo albums, and Sermon partnered with Redman and Keith Murray as part of the Def Squad super group. Nevertheless, the duo still finds time to continue performing together as EPMD, with their latest studio release being We Mean Business.



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