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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
|Name = Erick Onasis
| name = Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
|Type = studio
| type = studio
|Artist = [[Erick Sermon|Erick Onasis]]
| artist = [[Erick Sermon]]
|Cover = Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis.jpg
| cover = Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis.jpg
|Caption =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|6|27}}
|Released = June 27, 2000
|Recorded = 1999-2000
| recorded = 1999&ndash;2000
| studio = {{hlist|L.I.T.E. Recording Studios ([[Long Island]], NY)|Mirror Image Recorders (New York)|[[Masterdisk]] (New York)|Urban House Studios, Inc. ([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]])}}
|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[East Coast hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|Length = 47:09
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=9}}
|Label = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]
| label = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]
|Producer = Bernard Alexander <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>, [[Erick Sermon]] <small>(exec.)</small>, [[DJ Scratch]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[DJ Scratch]]|[[Erick Sermon]]|[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]|Suave House Productions, Inc.}}
|Last album = ''[[Double or Nothing (Erick Sermon album)|Double or Nothing]]''<br />(1995)
| prev_title = [[Double or Nothing (Erick Sermon album)|Double or Nothing]]
|This album = '''''Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis'''''<br />(2000)
| prev_year = 1995
|Next album = ''[[Music (Erick Sermon album)|Music]]''<br />(2001)
| next_title = [[Music (Erick Sermon album)|Music]]
|misc={{Singles
| next_year = 2001
|Name = Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
| misc = {{Singles
|Type = studio
| name = Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
|single 1 = [[Focus (Erick Sermon song)|Focus]]
| type = studio
|single 1 date = 2000
| single1 = Focus
|single 2 = [[Get Da Money]]
|single 2 date = 2000
| single1date = 2000
| single2 = [[Get da Money]]
|single 3 = [[Why Not (Erick Sermon song)|Why Not]]
|single 3 date = April 25, 2000
| single2date = 2000
| single3 = Why Not
}}}}
| single3date = 2000
'''''Erick Onasis''''' is the third [[studio album]] from [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] artist [[Erick Sermon]] (under the moniker Erick Onasis), released June 27, 2000 on [[DreamWorks Records]].
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/def-squad-presents-erick-onasis-mw0000064154|title=Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis Def Squad|last=DiBella|first=M.F.|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''RapReviews''
| rev2score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_07_onasis.html|title=Erick Onasis :: Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis :: Dreamworks|date=July 19, 2000|website=RapReviews|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
}}
'''''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 peaked at number fifty-three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and is notable for the recording debut of rapper [[Rick Ross]] who went by his original name Teflon Da Don.<ref name="Cheri Media Group">{{cite web|last1=Burgess|first1=Omar|title=Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15174/title.rick-ross-recalls-drawing-inspiration-from-epmd|website=www.hiphopdx.com|publisher=Cheri Media Group|accessdate=2014-12-08}}</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==
==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>


Another reason for the album's title was due to contractual issues stemming from Sermon's previous label [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.
<blockquote>"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 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."<ref>http://new.music.yahoo.com/erick-sermon/news/erick-sermon-explains-erick-onasis-name--12055748{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref></blockquote>


==Track listing==
Another reason for the album's title was due to contractual issues stemming from Sermon's previous label [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name="Cheri Media Group"/> 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

| all_writing =
==Release and reception==
| extra_column = Producer(s)
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| title1 = Talk to Me
| note1 = Intro
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllmscRvw">{{cite web|last=DiBella|first=M.F.|title=allmusic ((( Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis > Review )))|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480276|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>
| writer1 = [[Erick Sermon]]
| extra1 = [[Erick Sermon]]
| length1 = 1:41
| title2 = I Do 'Em
| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[DJ Scratch|George Spivey]]}}
| extra2 = [[DJ Scratch]]
| length2 = 2:23
| title3 = Don't Get Gassed
| writer3 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Hank Shocklee|James Boxley]]|[[Chuck D|Carlton Ridenhour]]|[[Eric Sadler]]}}
| extra3 = Erick Sermon
| length3 = 2:41
| title4 = Why Not
| note4 = featuring [[Slick Rick]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Slick Rick|Richard Walters]]}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Darryl "Pop" Trotterr <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length4 = 3:00
| title5 = Live It up (Interlude)
| note5 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and Khari
| writer5 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|Khari Santiago}}
| extra5 = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]
| length5 = 2:40
| title6 = Hostility
| note6 = featuring Redman and [[Keith Murray]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Noble|[[Keith Murray]]}}
| extra6 = Erick Sermon
| length6 = 2:52
| title7 = Mastering With E
| note7 = Skit
| writer7 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|T. Gist}}
| extra7 = Erick Sermon
| length7 = 0:28
| title8 = So Sweet
| note8 = featuring [[Eazy-E]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Eazy-E|Eric Wright]]|[[Rick Rubin]]|[[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]]|[[Adam Yauch|Nathaniel Yauch]]|[[Mike D|Michael Diamond]]}}
| extra8 = Erick Sermon
| length8 = 3:17
| title9 = Focus
| note9 = featuring [[DJ Quik]] and [[Xzibit]]
| 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>}}
| length9 = 4:25
| title10 = Feel Me Baby
| note10 = featuring Khari and Sy Scott
| writer10 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Santiago|Sy Scott}}
| extra10 = Erick Sermon
| length10 = 3:16
| title11 = Can't Stop
| 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]]}}
| extra11 = Erick Sermon
| length11 = 4:05
| title12 = [[Get da Money]]
| note12 = featuring [[Ja Rule]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Ja Rule|Jeffrey Atkins]]}}
| extra12 = Erick Sermon
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = Ain't Shhh to Discuss
| note13 = featuring [[Rick Ross|Teflon Da Don]] and Noah
| writer13 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Rick Ross|William Roberts]]|Noah Stephenson|[[T-Mix|Triston Jones]]}}
| extra13 = Suave House Productions, Inc.
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Sermon
| note14 = Speech
| writer14 = E. Sermon
| extra14 = Erick Sermon
| length14 = 0:56
| title15 = Vangundy
| note15 = featuring Big Kim, Sy Scott, Nolan Epps, Boe & Ruck, Billy Billions and [[PMD (rapper)|PMD]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|Kim Sermon|Scott|Nolan Epps|T. Warren|Robert Sherman|Harrell Dixon|[[PMD (rapper)|Parrish Smith]]}}
| extra15 = Erick Sermon
| length15 = 4:51
| title16 = Fat Gold Chain
| note16 = featuring [[Too $hort]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|E. Sermon|[[Too Short|Todd Shaw]]}}
| extra16 = Erick Sermon
| length16 = 3:20
| total_length = 47:09
}}
}}
The album peaked at fifty-three on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and reached the fifteenth spot on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums]] chart.<ref name="BllbrdAlbms">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480276|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|format=|work=|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>


;Sample credits
M.F. DiBella of [[Allmusic]] gave the album a fairly positive review, stating "while musically this album drives along in basically one gear, overall the ride is pretty smooth and enjoyable.<ref name="AllmscRvw" />
*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]].


==Track listing==
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
{{tracklist
*[[Erick Sermon]] – vocals, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-12, 14-16)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 13, 15)</small>, executive producer, sleeve notes
| music_credits = yes
*Richard "[[Slick Rick]]" Walters – vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
| title1 = Talk to Me (Intro)
*Reginald "[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]" Noble – vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 6)</small>, producer <small>(track 5)</small>
| note1 =
*Khari Santiago – vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 10)</small>
| music1 = Sermon
*[[Keith Murray]] – vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
| extra1 =
*Eric "[[Eazy-E]]" Wright – vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
| length1 = 1:41
*David "[[DJ Quik]]" Blake – vocals and additional producer <small>(track 9)</small>
| title2 = I Do 'Em
*Alvin "[[Xzibit]]" Joiner – vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
| note2 =
*Sy Scott – vocals <small>(tracks: 10, 15)</small>
| music2 = Sermon, Spivey
*[[Dave Hollister]] – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
| extra2 =
*Peter Moore – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
| length2 = 2:23
*Jeffrey "[[Ja Rule]]" Atkins – vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
| title3 = Don't Get Gassed
*William "[[Rick Ross]]" Roberts – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
| note3 =
*Noah Stephenson – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
| music3 = [[Chuck D|Ridennhour]], [[Hank Shocklee|Boxley]], [[The Bomb Squad|Sadler]], Sermon
*Kim "Big Kim" Sermon – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| extra3 =
*Nolan Epps – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| length3 = 2:41
*T. Warren – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| title4 = [[Why Not (Erick Sermon song)|Why Not]]
*Robert Sherman – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| note4 = featuring [[Slick Rick]]
*Harrell Dixon – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| music4 = Sermon, Walters
*Parrish "[[PMD (rapper)|PMD]]" Smith – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
| extra4 =
*Todd "[[Too $hort]]" Shaw – vocals <small>(track 16)</small>
| length4 = 3:00
*George "[[DJ Scratch]]" Spivey – producer <small>(track 2)</small>
| title5 = Live It Up (Interlude)
*Triston "[[T-Mix]]" Jones – producer <small>(track 13)</small>
| note5 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and Khari
*Darryl "Pop" Trotter – co-producer <small>(track 4)</small>
| music5 = Noble, Santiago, Sermon
*Tommy Uzzo – engineering & mixing <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 11)</small>
| extra5 =
*Marc Berto – engineering & mixing <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 8-10, 12, 15, 16)</small>
| length5 = 2:40
*Troy Hightower – engineering & mixing <small>(track 6)</small>
| title6 = Hostility
*Bernard Alexander – executive producer, marketing
| note6 = featuring Redman and [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]
*Jaycen Joshua – associate executive producer
| music6 = Crudup, Murray, Noble, Sermon
*Johnny Sparkles – art direction, design
| extra6 =
*[[Jonathan Mannion]] – photography
| length6 = 2:52
*[[Ron Handler]] – A&R
| title7 = Mastering with E (Skit)
*Kisha Maldonado-Madrid – A&R, project management
| note7 =
*Chris Tricarico – project coordinator
| music7 = Gist, Sermon
*Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearances
| extra7 =
{{div col end}}
| length7 = 0:28
| title8 = So Sweet
| note8 = featuring [[Eazy-E]]
| music8 = [[Mike D|Diamond]], [[Adam Yauch|Yauch]], [[King Ad Rock|Horowitz]], [[Rick Rubin|Rubin]], Sermon, Wright
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:17
| title9 = [[Focus (Erick Sermon song)|Focus]]
| note9 = featuring [[DJ Quik]] and [[Xzibit]]
| music9 = Blake, Joiner, Sermon, [[Roger Troutman|Troutman]], [[Zapp (band)|Troutman]]
| extra9 =
| length9 = 4:25
| title10 = Feel Me Baby
| note10 = featuring Khari and Sy Scott
| music10 = Santiago, Scott, Sermon
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:16
| title11 = Can't Stop
| note11 = featuring [[Dave Hollister]] and Peter Moore
| music11 = Hollister, Moore, Sermon
| extra11 =
| length11 = 4:05
| title12 = [[Get Da Money]]
| note12 = featuring [[Ja Rule]]
| music12 = Atkins, Sermon
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = Ain't SHHH to Discuss
| note13 = featuring Noah and Teflon
| music13 = Crudup, Jones, Roberts, Sermon, Stephenson
| extra13 =
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Sermon [Speech]
| note14 =
| music14 = Sermon
| extra14 =
| length14 = 0:56
| title15 = Vangundy
| note15 = featuring Big Kim, Billy Billions, Boe & Ruck, Nolan Epps, [[PMD (rapper)|PMD]], and Sy Scott
| music15 = Crudup, Dixon, Epps, Scott, Sermon, Sermon, Sherman, Smith, Warren
| extra15 =
| length15 = 4:51
| title16 = Fat Gold Chain
| note16 = featuring [[Too Short]]
| music16 = Sermon, Shaw
| extra16 =
| length16 = 3:20
}}


==Chart history==
==Chart history==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===Album===
! scope="col" |Chart (2000)
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Peak<br /> position
!align="left"|Chart (2000)<ref name="BllbrdAlbms" />
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|53|artist=Def Squad|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|15|artist=Def Squad|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums]]
|align="center"|15
|}
|}


===Singles===
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Single
!colspan="2"|Peak chart positions<ref name="BllbrdSingles">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480276|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|format=|work=|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>
|-
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]</small>
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Singles]]</small>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2000
|align="left"|"[[Focus (Erick Sermon song)|Focus]]"
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|"[[Get Da Money]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|48
|-
|align="left"|"[[Why Not (Erick Sermon song)|Why Not]]"
|align="center"|89
|align="center"|—
|}

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

==Personnel==
Information taken from [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480276|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis > Credits )))|format=|work=|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>
*composing – Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
*engineering – Troy Hightower, Tommy Uzzo
*executive production – Bernard Alexander, Erick Sermon
*mixing – Troy Hightower, Erick Sermon, Tommy Uzzo
*performer(s) – DJ Quik, Erick Onasis, Dave Hollister, Ja Rule, Keith Murray, Slick Rick, Teflon Da Don
*photography – [[Jonathan Mannion]]
*production – DJ Scratch, Redman, Erick Sermon
*project coordination – Chris Tricarico

==Notes==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480276|label=''Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis''}}
*[https://ericksermon.bandcamp.com/album/def-squad-presents-erick-onasis Def Squad Presents: Erick Onasis] on [[Bandcamp]]
*{{Discogs master|188353|Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis}}
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Def-Squad-Presents-Erick-Onasis-Def-Squad-Presents-Erick-Onasis/release/1931314 Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis]'' at [[Discogs]]


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Latest revision as of 12:23, 19 September 2024

Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
Studio album by
Erick Sermon
ReleasedJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length47:09
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
Erick Sermon chronology
Double or Nothing
(1995) 		Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
(2000) 		Music
(2001)
Singles from Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
  1. "Focus"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Get da Money"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Why Not"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[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

[edit]

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

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Talk to Me" (Intro)Erick SermonErick Sermon1:41
2."I Do 'Em"
DJ Scratch2:23
3."Don't Get Gassed"
Erick Sermon2:41
4."Why Not" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Erick Sermon
  • Darryl "Pop" Trotterr (co.)
3:00
5."Live It up (Interlude)" (featuring Redman and Khari)
Redman2:40
6."Hostility" (featuring Redman and Keith Murray)
Erick Sermon2:52
7."Mastering With E" (Skit)
  • E. Sermon
  • T. Gist
Erick Sermon0:28
8."So Sweet" (featuring Eazy-E)
Erick Sermon3:17
9."Focus" (featuring DJ Quik and Xzibit)
4:25
10."Feel Me Baby" (featuring Khari and Sy Scott)
  • E. Sermon
  • Santiago
  • Sy Scott
Erick Sermon3:16
11."Can't Stop" (featuring Dave Hollister and Peter Moore)
Erick Sermon4:05
12."Get da Money" (featuring Ja Rule)
Erick Sermon3:38
13."Ain't Shhh to Discuss" (featuring Teflon Da Don and Noah)
Suave House Productions, Inc.3:36
14."Sermon" (Speech)E. SermonErick Sermon0:56
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 Sermon4:51
16."Fat Gold Chain" (featuring Too $hort)
Erick Sermon3:20
Total length:47:09
Sample credits

Personnel

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b Burgess, Omar (May 18, 2011). "Rick Ross Recalls Drawing Inspiration From EPMD". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Def Squad Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Def Squad Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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