No Pressure | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 19, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 54:23 | |||
Label | Rush | |||
Producer |
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Erick Sermon chronology | ||||
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Singles from No Pressure | ||||
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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.
The album spawned two singles: "Hittin' Switches" and "Stay Real".
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [3] |
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:34 | ||
2. | "Payback II" (featuring Joe Sinistr) | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon | 3:58 |
3. | "Stay Real" |
| Erick Sermon | 3:55 |
4. | "Imma Gitz Mine" | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 3:31 |
5. | "Hostile" (featuring Keith Murray) | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 3:38 |
6. | "Do It Up" | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 4:00 |
7. | "Safe Sex" |
| Erick Sermon | 3:43 |
8. | "Hittin' Switches" | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 3:55 |
9. | "Intro" | 0:10 | ||
10. | "Erick Sermon" | Erick Sermon | 3:18 | |
11. | "The Hype" |
| Erick Sermon | 4:04 |
12. | "Lil Crazy" (featuring Shadz of Lingo) | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 4:23 |
13. | "The Ill Shit" (featuring Kam & Ice Cube) |
| Erick Sermon | 3:25 |
14. | "Swing It Over Here" (featuring Redman & Keith Murray) | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 2:53 |
15. | "Interview" | Sermon | Erick Sermon | 1:24 |
16. | "All in the Mind" (featuring Soup) | Sermon |
| 3:37 |
17. | "Female Species" (Bonus Track) | Sermon |
| 3:55 |
Total length: | 54:23 |
Sample credits
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [6] | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] | 2 |