PMD (rapper)

PMD
PMD performing in 2013
Background information
Born	Parrish J. Smith (1968-05-13) May 13, 1968 (age 57) Brentwood, New York, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Occupations	Rapper record producer
Years active	1987–present
Labels	RCA Relativity Solid Records RBC Hit Squad
Member of	EPMD Hit Squad

Parrish J. Smith (born May 13, 1968), better known as PMD ('Parrish Mic Doc' or 'Parrish Making Dollars'), is an American rapper from Brentwood, New York, a member of EPMD and Hit Squad.

Career

He attended Brentwood High School, ^[1] and has released four full-length solo albums, one extended play, seven EPMD albums with Erick Sermon, a collaborative album with Japanese hip hop producer DJ Honda, and a collaborative project with Sean "Big Baby" Strange and German hip hop group Snowgoons.

Discography

Solo albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US R&B/HH [3]
Shade Business	Released: September 27, 1994 Label: RCA	65	12
Bu$ine$$ I$ Bu$ine$$	Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Relativity/Epic Records	180	29
The Awakening	Released: June 17, 2003 Label: Solid Records/Traffic Entertainment Group	—	—
Busine$$ Mentality	Released: September 29, 2017 Label: Goon MuSick/RBC	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or was not released in that country.

EPs

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
New Business (From My Hood to Your Hood)	Released: September 13, 2013 Label: RBC Records

Collaborative albums

Main article: EPMD discography

List of collaborative studio albums

Title	Album details
Underground Connection (with DJ Honda)	Released: 2002 Label: DJ Honda Recordings
Welcome to the Goondox (with Snowgoons & Sean Strange) [4]	Released: April 9, 2013 Label: Goon MuSick

Charted singles

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap
1994	"I Saw It Cummin'"	89	65	12	Shade Business
	"Swing Your Own Thing"	—	—	40
1996	"Rugged-n-Raw" (featuring Das EFX)	—	89	19	Business Is Business
1997	"It's the Pee" (featuring Mobb Deep)	—	82	31

References

1. "Brentwood High School Profile (2018–19) | Brentwood, NY". Public School Review. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
2. "PMD Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
3. "PMD Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
4. Ryon, Sean (February 4, 2013). "PMD Teams With Sean "Big Baby" Strange & Snowgoons For The Goondox". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 17, 2019.

External links

• PMD at AllMusic
• PMD discography at Discogs