Erick Onasis

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Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
Recorded19992000
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length47:09
Label DreamWorks
Producer
Erick Sermon chronology
Double or Nothing
(1995)
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
(2000)
Music
(2001)
Singles from Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
  1. "Focus"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Get da Money"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Why Not"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews7.5/10 [2]

Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis is the third solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on June 27, 2000, via DreamWorks Records.

Contents

The recording sessions took place at L.I.T.E. Recording Studios in Long Island, Mirror Image Recorders and Masterdisk in New York, and Urban House Studios, Inc. in Atlanta. The album was produced by Sermon, DJ Scratch, Redman, and Suave House Productions, Inc. It features guest appearances from Khari, Redman, Sy Scott, Big Kim, Billy Billions, Boe & Ruck, Dave Hollister, DJ Quik, Eazy-E, Ja Rule, Keith Murray, Noah, Nolan Epps, Peter Moore, PMD, Slick Rick, Too $hort, and Xzibit. It also features the recording debut of rapper Rick Ross, who went by his original name Teflon da Don. [3]

The album peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with three singles: "Focus", "Get da Money" and "Why Not".

Album title significance

The album title is based on an alias that Sermon briefly adopted at the time for this particular album. In regards to the meaning, he stated:

"The name is something I came up with when I was watching the [coverage of the] death of JFK Jr. They [were] talking about him and his family and his mom came up, and then Aristotle came up. Then I read something on him, about four or five pages. And it was interesting to me, about how he was, how spiritual he was, how he was just coming up in the game until he mastered his field and became who he became. So I took that name".

Another reason for the album's title was due to contractual issues stemming from Sermon's previous label Def Jam Recordings. [3] Because of the issue, Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis was promoted as a compilation album, despite Sermon's appearance and production on most of the songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Talk to Me" (Intro) Erick Sermon Erick Sermon 1:41
2."I Do 'Em"
DJ Scratch 2:23
3."Don't Get Gassed"Erick Sermon2:41
4."Why Not" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Erick Sermon
  • Darryl "Pop" Trotterr (co.)
3:00
5."Live It up (Interlude)" (featuring Redman and Khari)
Redman 2:40
6."Hostility" (featuring Redman and Keith Murray)
Erick Sermon2:52
7."Mastering With E" (Skit)
  • E. Sermon
  • T. Gist
Erick Sermon0:28
8."So Sweet" (featuring Eazy-E)Erick Sermon3:17
9."Focus" (featuring DJ Quik and Xzibit)
4:25
10."Feel Me Baby" (featuring Khari and Sy Scott)
  • E. Sermon
  • Santiago
  • Sy Scott
Erick Sermon3:16
11."Can't Stop" (featuring Dave Hollister and Peter Moore)Erick Sermon4:05
12."Get da Money" (featuring Ja Rule)
Erick Sermon3:38
13."Ain't Shhh to Discuss" (featuring Teflon Da Don and Noah)
Suave House Productions, Inc.3:36
14."Sermon" (Speech)E. SermonErick Sermon0:56
15."Vangundy" (featuring Big Kim, Sy Scott, Nolan Epps, Boe & Ruck, Billy Billions and PMD)
  • E. Sermon
  • Kim Sermon
  • Scott
  • Nolan Epps
  • T. Warren
  • Robert Sherman
  • Harrell Dixon
  • Parrish Smith
Erick Sermon4:51
16."Fat Gold Chain" (featuring Too $hort)
Erick Sermon3:20
Total length:47:09
Sample credits

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 53
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 15

References

  1. DiBella, M.F. "Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis Def Squad". AllMusic . Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "Erick Onasis :: Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis :: Dreamworks". RapReviews. July 19, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Burgess, Omar (May 18, 2011). "Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD". HipHopDX . Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. "Def Squad Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "Def Squad Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.