PMD (rapper)
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Parish J. Smith better known as PMD (Parish Making Dollars), is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island
and one-half of EPMD
.
PMD, who attended Brentwood High School
, currently resides in Bay Shore, New York. He is a member of the rap group, EPMD
with Erick Sermon
. He has released three solo albums, 1994's Shade Business
, 1996's Business Is Business and 2003's The Awakening
. Also, in 2002, he released an album with Japanese hip hop
luminary DJ Honda
titled Underground Connections
. Recently, he has been on tour throughout the US and Europe. He also recently was a panelist at the 2011 Midatlantic Music Conference
in Charlotte
NC where he shared his insight to aspiring artists the ins and outs of being independent and how to successfully make money while doing it.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
and one-half of EPMD
EPMD
EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
.
PMD, who attended Brentwood High School
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)
Brentwood High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, New York. It is one of the largest high schools in New York State, on the southern shore of Suffolk County, Long Island. Richard Loeschner is the current principal.-1951-1980:...
, currently resides in Bay Shore, New York. He is a member of the rap group, EPMD
EPMD
EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
with Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...
. He has released three solo albums, 1994's Shade Business
Shade Business
-Track listing:#"Shade Business"- 3:43#"In the Zone"- 4:15#"Steppin' Thru Hardcore"- 3:37#"Respect Mine"- 3:32#"Here They Cum"- 3:20 #"Back to the Rap"- 3:04#"I'll Wait"- 5:19 #"I Saw It Cummin'"- 4:00...
, 1996's Business Is Business and 2003's The Awakening
The Awakening (PMD album)
The Awakening is the fourth album by rapper PMD. It was released on June 17, 2003 for the independent record label, Solid Records. The album did not make it on any album charts, nor did it have any charting singles...
. Also, in 2002, he released an album with Japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing hip hop records in the early 1980s. Japanese hip hop generally tends to be most directly influenced by old school hip hop, taking from the era's catchy beats, dance culture, and overall fun and...
luminary DJ Honda
DJ Honda
, better known as DJ Honda, is a Japanese hip hop DJ, turntablist, music producer, CEO, clothing line designer, and entrepreneur.-Biography:...
titled Underground Connections
Underground Connections
Underground Connections is an album by producer and turntablist, DJ Honda and rapper PMD. It was released on April 27, 2002 for 3D Records and was produced by DJ Honda.-Track listing:#"Underground Connect"#"Beginning To End" #"Beginning To End"...
. Recently, he has been on tour throughout the US and Europe. He also recently was a panelist at the 2011 Midatlantic Music Conference
Midatlantic Music Conference
The Midatlantic Music Conference is an annual event started in 2001 in Charlotte, North Carolina that aims at providing the national and international scene a noteworthy view of the Music of the Mid-Atlantic United States and its unsigned talent and music industry professionals.The three day...
in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE :CHARLOTTE is an American blues-based hard rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1986. Currently, they are signed to indie label, Eonian Records, under which they released their debut cd, Medusa Groove, in 2010. Notable Charlotte songs include 'Siren', 'Little Devils',...
NC where he shared his insight to aspiring artists the ins and outs of being independent and how to successfully make money while doing it.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1994 | Shade Business Shade Business -Track listing:#"Shade Business"- 3:43#"In the Zone"- 4:15#"Steppin' Thru Hardcore"- 3:37#"Respect Mine"- 3:32#"Here They Cum"- 3:20 #"Back to the Rap"- 3:04#"I'll Wait"- 5:19 #"I Saw It Cummin'"- 4:00...
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65 | 12 |
| 1996 | Business Is Business
Relativity Records Relativity Records, often branded just Relativity, is an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distribution in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and... |
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| 2002 | Underground Connections Underground Connections Underground Connections is an album by producer and turntablist, DJ Honda and rapper PMD. It was released on April 27, 2002 for 3D Records and was produced by DJ Honda.-Track listing:#"Underground Connect"#"Beginning To End" #"Beginning To End"... |
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| 2003 | The Awakening The Awakening (PMD album) The Awakening is the fourth album by rapper PMD. It was released on June 17, 2003 for the independent record label, Solid Records. The album did not make it on any album charts, nor did it have any charting singles... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 1994 | "I Saw It Cummin' I Saw It Cummin' "I Saw It Cummin" was the first single released from PMD's debut album, Shade Business. It was produced by PMD and DJ Scratch and became PMD's most successful single during his brief solo career, peaking at 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only solo single to do so.The song sampled the Ohio... " |
89 | 65 | 12 | Shade Business Shade Business -Track listing:#"Shade Business"- 3:43#"In the Zone"- 4:15#"Steppin' Thru Hardcore"- 3:37#"Respect Mine"- 3:32#"Here They Cum"- 3:20 #"Back to the Rap"- 3:04#"I'll Wait"- 5:19 #"I Saw It Cummin'"- 4:00... |
| "Swing Your Own Thing Swing Your Own Thing "Swing Your Own Thing" was the second single released from PMD's debut album, Shade Business. It was not as successful as his previous single, only making it to 40 on the Billboard's Hot Rap Singles.-Single track listing:... " |
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| 1996 | "Rugged-n-Raw Rugged-n-Raw "Rugged-n-Raw" was the first single released from PMD's second album, Business Is Business. The song made it to three different Billboard charts, gaining the most success on the Rap charts where it peaked at 19... " (featuring Das EFX Das EFX Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray... ) |
– | 89 | 19 | Business Is Business |
| 1997 | "It's the Pee It's the Pee "It's the Pee" was the second and final single released from PMD's second album, Business Is Business. Although Mobb Deep were credited as guest, only Prodigy actually appears on the song... " (featuring Mobb Deep Mobb Deep Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones... ) |
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