No Pressure (Erick Sermon album)

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No Pressure
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Studio album by
Erick Sermon
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1992–1993
Genre Hip hop
Length54:23
Label Rush
Producer
  • Erick Sermon (also exec.)
  • Brent Tucker
  • Colin Wolfe (co.)
Erick Sermon chronology
No Pressure
(1993)		 Double or Nothing
(1995)
Singles from No Pressure
  1. "Hittin' Switches"
    Released: May 4, 1993
  2. "Stay Real"
    Released: September 7, 1993

No Pressure is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on October 19, 1993, via Rush Associated Labels. The album was produced mainly by Sermon, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Joe Sinistr, Kam, Keith Murray, Redman, and Shadz of Lingo. The album made it to No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Contents

The album spawned two singles: "Hittin' Switches" and "Stay Real".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]
RapReviews7.5/10 [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Baltimore Sun wrote that "as much as Sermon maintains the old flavor, these jams never quite come across as deja-funk; not only are the loops heavier than they used to be, but there's a layer of dissonance in there that pushes these tracks away from the usual bass-driven grooves and toward something harder and funkier." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:34
2."Payback II" (featuring Joe Sinistr)Erick SermonErick Sermon3:58
3."Stay Real"
Erick Sermon3:55
4."Imma Gitz Mine"SermonErick Sermon3:31
5."Hostile" (featuring Keith Murray)SermonErick Sermon3:38
6."Do It Up"SermonErick Sermon4:00
7."Safe Sex"
Erick Sermon3:43
8."Hittin' Switches"SermonErick Sermon3:55
9."Intro"  0:10
10."Erick Sermon"
Erick Sermon3:18
11."The Hype"
Erick Sermon4:04
12."Lil Crazy" (featuring Shadz of Lingo)SermonErick Sermon4:23
13."The Ill Shit" (featuring Kam & Ice Cube)
  • Sermon
  • R. Troutman
  • L. Troutman
Erick Sermon3:25
14."Swing It Over Here" (featuring Redman & Keith Murray)SermonErick Sermon2:53
15."Interview"SermonErick Sermon1:24
16."All in the Mind" (featuring Soup)Sermon
  • Erick Sermon
  • Colin Wolfe (co.)
3:37
17."Female Species" (Bonus Track)Sermon
  • Brent Tucker
  • Erick Sermon (co.)
3:55
Total length:54:23

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 2

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. "No Pressure Erick Sermon". AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Bernard, James (October 15, 1993). "No Pressure". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ Jost, Matt (May 18, 2010). "Erick Sermon No Pressure". RapReviews. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ J the Sultan (November 1993). "Record Report: Erick Sermon – No Pressure". The Source . No. 50. New York. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Considine, J. D. (Nov 5, 1993). "No Pressure Erick Sermon". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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