Artist
EPMD
EPMD appears once in our Golden Age Hip-Hop list, placing as high as No. 12. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Golden Age Hip-Hop
- Year
- 1988
- Highest placing
- No. 12 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
- Updated
- 2026-08-28
Appears on
Strictly Business
1988 · Fresh
Ranked No. 12 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
Eric Sermon and Parrish Smith rapped as if half asleep over an Eric Clapton sample, and invented a laid-back delivery that most of the West Coast would later build on.