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Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
Studio album by Erick Sermon
Released	June 27, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	L.I.T.E. Recording Studios (Long Island, NY); Mirror Image Recorders (New York); Masterdisk (New York); Urban House Studios, Inc. (Atlanta, GA);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:09
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	DJ Scratch; Erick Sermon; Redman; Suave House Productions, Inc.;
Erick Sermon chronology
Singles from Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
	"Focus"; Released: 2000; "Get da Money"; Released: 2000; "Why Not"; Released: 2000;

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AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk to Me" (Intro)	Erick Sermon	Erick Sermon	1:41
2.	"I Do 'Em"	E. Sermon George Spivey	DJ Scratch	2:23
3.	"Don't Get Gassed"	E. Sermon James Boxley Carlton Ridenhour Eric Sadler	Erick Sermon	2:41
4.	"Why Not" (featuring Slick Rick)	E. Sermon Richard Walters	Erick Sermon Darryl "Pop" Trotterr (co.)	3:00
5.	"Live It up (Interlude)" (featuring Redman and Khari)	E. Sermon Reginald Noble Khari Santiago	Redman	2:40
6.	"Hostility" (featuring Redman and Keith Murray)	E. Sermon Noble Keith Murray	Erick Sermon	2:52
7.	"Mastering With E" (Skit)	E. Sermon T. Gist	Erick Sermon	0:28
8.	"So Sweet" (featuring Eazy-E)	E. Sermon Eric Wright Rick Rubin Adam Horovitz Nathaniel Yauch Michael Diamond	Erick Sermon	3:17
9.	"Focus" (featuring DJ Quik and Xzibit)	E. Sermon David Blake Alvin Joiner Roger Troutman Larry Troutman	Erick Sermon DJ Quik (add.)	4:25
10.	"Feel Me Baby" (featuring Khari and Sy Scott)	E. Sermon Santiago Sy Scott	Erick Sermon	3:16
11.	"Can't Stop" (featuring Dave Hollister and Peter Moore)	E. Sermon Dave Hollister Peter Moore Malik Taylor Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ronnie Foster Jonathan Davis	Erick Sermon	4:05
12.	"Get da Money" (featuring Ja Rule)	E. Sermon Jeffrey Atkins	Erick Sermon	3:38
13.	"Ain't Shhh to Discuss" (featuring Teflon Da Don and Noah)	E. Sermon William Roberts Noah Stephenson Triston Jones	Suave House Productions, Inc.	3:36
14.	"Sermon" (Speech)	E. Sermon	Erick Sermon	0:56
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 Sermon	4:51
16.	"Fat Gold Chain" (featuring Too $hort)	E. Sermon Todd Shaw	Erick Sermon	3:20
Total length:				47:09

Sample credits

Track 3 contains excerpts from "Don't Believe the Hype" written by James Boxley, Carlton Ridenhour and Eric Sadler, performed by Public Enemy.
Track 6 contains excerpts from Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.
Track 8 contains excerpts from "New Style" written by Rick Rubin, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond, performed by the Beastie Boys.
Track 9 contains an interpolation from "I Play the Talk Box" written by Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman.
Track 11 contains excerpts from "Electric Relaxation" written by Malik Taylor, Ali Muhammed-Jones, Ronnie Foster and John Davis, performed by A Tribe Called Quest.

Personnel

Erick Sermon – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-12, 14-16), mixing (tracks: 13, 15), executive producer, sleeve notes
Richard "Slick Rick" Walters – vocals (track 4)
Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (tracks: 5, 6), producer (track 5)
Khari Santiago – vocals (tracks: 5, 10)
Keith Murray – vocals (track 6)
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright – vocals (track 8)
David "DJ Quik" Blake – vocals and additional producer (track 9)
Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 9)
Sy Scott – vocals (tracks: 10, 15)
Dave Hollister – vocals (track 11)
Peter Moore – vocals (track 11)
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins – vocals (track 12)
William "Rick Ross" Roberts – vocals (track 13)
Noah Stephenson – vocals (track 13)
Kim "Big Kim" Sermon – vocals (track 15)
Nolan Epps – vocals (track 15)
T. Warren – vocals (track 15)
Robert Sherman – vocals (track 15)
Harrell Dixon – vocals (track 15)
Parrish "PMD" Smith – vocals (track 15)
Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (track 16)
George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – producer (track 2)
Triston "T-Mix" Jones – producer (track 13)
Darryl "Pop" Trotter – co-producer (track 4)
Tommy Uzzo – engineering & mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 11)
Marc Berto – engineering & mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8-10, 12, 15, 16)
Troy Hightower – engineering & mixing (track 6)
Bernard Alexander – executive producer, marketing
Jaycen Joshua – associate executive producer
Johnny Sparkles – art direction, design
Jonathan Mannion – photography
Ron Handler – A&R
Kisha Maldonado-Madrid – A&R, project management
Chris Tricarico – project coordinator
Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearances

Chart history

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

References

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

External links

Def Squad Presents: Erick Onasis on Bandcamp
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis at Discogs (list of releases)

[AllMusic-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.

[:0-3] Burgess, Omar (May 18, 2011). "Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Def_Squad-4] "Def Squad Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Def_Squad-5] "Def Squad Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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-'''''Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis''''' is the third solo studio album by American rapper and producer [[Erick Sermon]]. It was released on June 27, 2000, via [[DreamWorks Records]]. The album peaked at #53 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and reached the fifteenth spot on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.
+'''''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]].
-The album is notable for the recording debut of rapper [[Rick Ross]] who went by his original name Teflon Da Don.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.15174/title.rick-ross-recalls-drawing-inspiration-from-epmd|title=Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD|last=Burgess|first=Omar|date=May 18, 2011|website=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
+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 (rapper)|Redman]], and Suave House Productions, Inc. It features [[guest appearance]]s 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 (rapper)|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.15174/title.rick-ross-recalls-drawing-inspiration-from-epmd|title=Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD|last=Burgess|first=Omar|date=May 18, 2011|website=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
+The album peaked at number 53 on the [[Billboard 200|''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==
-In regards to the album's title, it was also an alias that Sermon briefly adopted at the time for this particular album. In regards to the meaning, he stated:
+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:
 <blockquote>"The name is something I came up with when I was watching the [coverage of the] death of [[John F. Kennedy Jr.|JFK Jr.]] They [were] talking about him and [[Kennedy family|his family]] and [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|his mom]] came up, and then [[Aristotle Onassis|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".</blockquote>
@@ Line 46: / Line 48: @@
 {{Track listing
 | all_writing =
+| extra_column = Producer(s)
 | title1 = Talk to Me
 | note1 = Intro
-| music1 = [[Erick Sermon|Sermon]]
+| writer1 = [[Erick Sermon]]
-| extra1 =
+| extra1 = [[Erick Sermon]]
 | length1 = 1:41
 | title2 = I Do 'Em
+| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[DJ Scratch|George Spivey]]}}
-| note2 =
-| music2 = Sermon, [[DJ Scratch|Spivey]]
+| extra2 = [[DJ Scratch]]
-| extra2 =
 | length2 = 2:23
 | title3 = Don't Get Gassed
+| writer3 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Hank Shocklee|James Boxley]]|[[Chuck D|Carlton Ridenhour]]|[[Eric Sadler]]}}
-| note3 =
+| extra3 = Erick Sermon
-| music3 = Sermon, [[Chuck D|Ridennhour]], [[Hank Shocklee|Boxley]], [[Eric Sadler|Sadler]]
-| extra3 =
 | length3 = 2:41
 | title4 = Why Not
 | note4 = featuring [[Slick Rick]]
-| music4 = Sermon, [[Slick Rick|Walters]]
+| writer4 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Slick Rick|Richard Walters]]}}
+| extra4 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Darryl "Pop" Trotterr <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
-| extra4 =
 | length4 = 3:00
-| title5 = Live It Up (Interlude)
+| title5 = Live It up (Interlude)
-| note5 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] & Khari
+| note5 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and Khari
-| music5 = Sermon, [[Redman (rapper)|Noble]], Santiago
+| writer5 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|Khari Santiago}}
-| extra5 =
+| extra5 = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]
 | length5 = 2:40
 | title6 = Hostility
-| note6 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] & [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]
+| note6 = featuring Redman and [[Keith Murray]]
-| music6 = Sermon, Crudup, [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Murray]], Noble
+| writer6 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Noble|[[Keith Murray]]}}
-| extra6 =
+| extra6 = Erick Sermon
 | length6 = 2:52
-| title7 = Mastering with E
+| title7 = Mastering With E
 | note7 = Skit
-| music7 = Sermon, Gist
+| writer7 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|T. Gist}}
-| extra7 =
+| extra7 = Erick Sermon
 | length7 = 0:28
 | title8 = So Sweet
 | note8 = featuring [[Eazy-E]]
-| music8 = Sermon, [[Mike D|Diamond]], [[Ad-Rock|Horowitz]], [[Rick Rubin|Rubin]], [[Eazy-E|Wright]], [[Adam Yauch|Yauch]]
+| writer8 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Eazy-E|Eric Wright]]|[[Rick Rubin]]|[[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]]|[[Adam Yauch|Nathaniel Yauch]]|[[Mike D|Michael Diamond]]}}
-| extra8 =
+| extra8 = Erick Sermon
 | length8 = 3:17
 | title9 = Focus
-| note9 = featuring [[DJ Quik]] & [[Xzibit]]
+| note9 = featuring [[DJ Quik]] and [[Xzibit]]
-| music9 = Sermon, [[DJ Quik|Blake]], [[Xzibit|Joiner]], [[Roger Troutman|Troutman]], [[Zapp (band)|Troutman]]
+| writer9 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[DJ Quik|David Blake]]|[[Xzibit|Alvin Joiner]]|[[Roger Troutman]]|[[Larry Troutman]]}}
+| extra9 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|[[DJ Quik]] <small>({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})</small>}}
-| extra9 =
 | length9 = 4:25
 | title10 = Feel Me Baby
-| note10 = featuring Khari & Sy Scott
+| note10 = featuring Khari and Sy Scott
-| music10 = Sermon, Santiago, Scott
+| writer10 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Santiago|Sy Scott}}
-| extra10 =
+| extra10 = Erick Sermon
 | length10 = 3:16
 | title11 = Can't Stop
-| note11 = featuring [[Dave Hollister]] & Peter Moore
+| note11 = featuring [[Dave Hollister]] and Peter Moore
+| writer11 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Dave Hollister]]|Peter Moore|[[Phife Dawg|Malik Taylor]]|[[Ali Shaheed Muhammad]]|[[Ronnie Foster]]|[[Q-Tip (musician)|Jonathan Davis]]}}
-| music11 = Sermon, [[Dave Hollister|Hollister]], Moore
-| extra11 =
+| extra11 = Erick Sermon
 | length11 = 4:05
-| title12 = [[Get Da Money]]
+| title12 = [[Get da Money]]
 | note12 = featuring [[Ja Rule]]
-| music12 = Sermon, [[Ja Rule|Atkins]]
+| writer12 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Ja Rule|Jeffrey Atkins]]}}
+| extra12 = Erick Sermon
 | length12 = 3:38
-| title13 = Ain't SHHH to Discuss
+| title13 = Ain't Shhh to Discuss
-| note13 = featuring Noah & [[Rick Ross|Teflon]]
+| note13 = featuring [[Rick Ross|Teflon Da Don]] and Noah
-| music13 = Sermon, Crudup, Jones, [[Rick Ross|Roberts]], Stephenson
+| writer13 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Rick Ross|William Roberts]]|Noah Stephenson|[[T-Mix|Triston Jones]]}}
-| extra13 =
+| extra13 = Suave House Productions, Inc.
 | length13 = 3:36
 | title14 = Sermon
 | note14 = Speech
-| music14 = Sermon
+| writer14 = E. Sermon
-| extra14 =
+| extra14 = Erick Sermon
 | length14 = 0:56
 | title15 = Vangundy
-| note15 = featuring Big Kim, Billy Billions, Nolan Epps, [[PMD (rapper)|PMD]], Sy Scott, Boe & Ruck
+| note15 = featuring Big Kim, Sy Scott, Nolan Epps, Boe & Ruck, Billy Billions and [[PMD (rapper)|PMD]]
-| music15 = Sermon, Crudup, Dixon, Epps, Scott, Sermon, Sherman, [[PMD (rapper)|Smith]], Warren
+| writer15 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Kim Sermon|Scott|Nolan Epps|T. Warren|Robert Sherman|Harrell Dixon|[[PMD (rapper)|Parrish Smith]]}}
-| extra15 =
+| extra15 = Erick Sermon
 | length15 = 4:51
 | title16 = Fat Gold Chain
 | note16 = featuring [[Too $hort]]
-| music16 = Sermon, [[Too Short|Shaw]]
+| writer16 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Too Short|Todd Shaw]]}}
-| extra16 =
+| extra16 = Erick Sermon
 | length16 = 3:20
 | total_length = 47:09
 }}
+;Sample credits
+*Track 3 contains excerpts from "[[Don't Believe the Hype]]" written by [[Hank Shocklee|James Boxley]], [[Chuck D|Carlton Ridenhour]] and [[Eric Sadler]], performed by [[Public Enemy]].
+*Track 6 contains excerpts from Public Enemy's ''[[It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]]''.
+*Track 8 contains excerpts from "[[The New Style (song)|New Style]]" written by [[Rick Rubin]], [[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]], [[Adam Yauch]] and [[Mike D|Michael Diamond]], performed by the [[Beastie Boys]].
+*Track 9 contains an interpolation from "I Play the Talk Box" written by [[Larry Troutman]] and [[Roger Troutman]].
+*Track 11 contains excerpts from "[[Electric Relaxation]]" written by [[Phife Dawg|Malik Taylor]], [[Ali Shaheed Muhammad|Ali Muhammed-Jones]], [[Ronnie Foster]] and [[Q-Tip (musician)|John Davis]], performed by [[A Tribe Called Quest]].
+==Personnel==
+{{div col}}
+*[[Erick Sermon]] – vocals, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-12, 14-16)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 13, 15)</small>, executive producer, sleeve notes
+*Richard "[[Slick Rick]]" Walters – vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
+*Reginald "[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]" Noble – vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 6)</small>, producer <small>(track 5)</small>
+*Khari Santiago – vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 10)</small>
+*[[Keith Murray]] – vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
+*Eric "[[Eazy-E]]" Wright – vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
+*David "[[DJ Quik]]" Blake – vocals and additional producer <small>(track 9)</small>
+*Alvin "[[Xzibit]]" Joiner – vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
+*Sy Scott – vocals <small>(tracks: 10, 15)</small>
+*[[Dave Hollister]] – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
+*Peter Moore – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
+*Jeffrey "[[Ja Rule]]" Atkins – vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
+*William "[[Rick Ross]]" Roberts – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
+*Noah Stephenson – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
+*Kim "Big Kim" Sermon – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*Nolan Epps – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*T. Warren – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*Robert Sherman – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*Harrell Dixon – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*Parrish "[[PMD (rapper)|PMD]]" Smith – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
+*Todd "[[Too $hort]]" Shaw – vocals <small>(track 16)</small>
+*George "[[DJ Scratch]]" Spivey – producer <small>(track 2)</small>
+*Triston "[[T-Mix]]" Jones – producer <small>(track 13)</small>
+*Darryl "Pop" Trotter – co-producer <small>(track 4)</small>
+*Tommy Uzzo – engineering & mixing <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 11)</small>
+*Marc Berto – engineering & mixing <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 8-10, 12, 15, 16)</small>
+*Troy Hightower – engineering & mixing <small>(track 6)</small>
+*Bernard Alexander – executive producer, marketing
+*Jaycen Joshua – associate executive producer
+*Johnny Sparkles – art direction, design
+*[[Jonathan Mannion]] – photography
+*[[Ron Handler]] – A&R
+*Kisha Maldonado-Madrid – A&R, project management
+*Chris Tricarico – project coordinator
+*Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearances
+{{div col end}}
 ==Chart history==
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v t e Erick Sermon
Discography Production discography (albums) EPMD discography
Studio albums	No Pressure Double or Nothing Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis Music React Chilltown, New York E.S.P. (Erick Sermon's Perception) Vernia
Other albums	Insomnia El Niño
Singles	"Hittin' Switches" "Stay Real" "Bomdigi" "Welcome" "Full Cooperation" "Get Da Money" "Music" "React"
Featured artist	"Yeah Yeah U Know It"
Related articles	EPMD Hit Squad Def Squad