Erick Sermon doesnāt really listen to a lot of the music that is out now.
There are a few new artists, like J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, that heĀ āreally likesā but the genre ālacks balance,ā he says. āEverything is just one-sided.ā
In a recent interview with The Source Magazine, Sermon shared his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop and previewed his upcoming album,Ā ESP.
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āJ. Cole andĀ KendrickĀ Lamarā¦ Iāve heard their new projects they are phenomenal,ā he said. āI think I mess with their content, I think thatās what Hip Hop supposed to be ā¦ I rather listen to [Cole] Ā and [Kendrick] and people of that nature again because of the conversations. Because Hip Hop use to teach you and can save a generation and that is where Iām at to save my culture.ā
Sermon, one-half of the Rap duo EPMD, also expanded on āOne Shot,ā the first single off of his forthcoming album.
āThis song is to show that Iām not in a competition with none of you because none of you are even on the same level as me,ā he says. Ā āAlso to let people know that Iām not to be fucked with eitherā¦Ā When I was writing that song it felt like that Eminemās 8 Miles that you only get one shot. ā
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In addition to Masspike Miles ā who sings the chorus on āOne Shotā āĀ ESP is also slated to feature Mary J. Blige, Jay Electronica and a couple new people that Sermon likes.
The veteran emcee has been crafting this project primarily in his hometown of Long Island, New York because he says, itās easier to come up with stuff there.
āOf course you canāt have Hip Hop without Long Island,ā he said. āYou have me, Rakim, Public Enemy, De La Soul, K-Solo and whole lot more. Creativity in Long Island is definitely something. Itās easier to come up with stuff here is because of the Hip Hop history we have here.ā
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Next year, Sermon plans to launch a Hip Hop-based rug company, a documentary titled 88Fresh and a coinciding live tour.
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