XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 11, 1991: After back-to-back successful albums with 1988's Strictly Business and 1989's Unfinished Business, Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, ...

In 1988, hip-hop began to blossom into what is now dubbed as the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” Artists such as Eric B & Rakim (Paid in Full), Biz Markie (Goin’ Off), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ...

While the group may be about "Strictly Business," hip hop non-profit TRUE Skool is combining business and entertainment by bringing iconic rap duo EPMD to the Peck Pavilion at the Marcus Center. Fight ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, legendary New York duo EPMD released their second studio LP, Unfinished Business. Certified gold by the RIAA, this album was the critically acclaimed follow-up to the ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Strong Island rap duo EPMD released their third studio album, Business as Usual on the Def Jam imprint. Although upon its release it wasn’t as commercially popular as ...

Welcome to Who Killed It?, our column where we rank the verses on classic posse cuts from worst to first. For our last go-round, we took a look at the DJ Clue hosted posse cut “Fantastic 4″ featuring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The goal for teenage Erick Sermon was to simply get his song played on the radio. Sermon didn't foresee multiple No. 1 albums or ...

The SiriusXM Backspin Presents the Art of Rap Festival will hit eight cities in July and August with a lineup featuring Ice-T, Public Enemy, EPMD, Naughty By Nature, The Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow… ...

Ice-T is adding festival promoter to his long list of job titles. The OG rapper announced the first ever Art Of Rap Festival that he and SiriusXM are partnering for this summer. Ice-T and his manager ...

July 28, 1992: On this day in 1992, EPMD solidified their position as one of hip-hop’s traditional groups with the release of their fourth studio album, Business Never Personal. Erick Sermon and ...