对于Hip-Hop乐迷来说，“绿眼匪徒”(the Green Eyed Bandjt)这个名字或许还有点陌生，但大家对他的本名却一定非常熟悉一一如今的Hip-Hop乐坛，有太多过度使用的单词缩写和绰号：MC这个、ICE那个……只有一个Rapper是在唱片中真正使用自己的全名来让听众认识的一一虽然作为制作人，他曾是the Green—Eyed Barldlt；作为EPMD一员，他曾是E Double；作为MC，他曾是MC Grand Royal；但最终人们记住的，还是他的本名Erick Sermon。完美的Flow与韵脚、碎拍的Bass、少量的旋律、强力的重低音一一在同类的制作风格中，Erlcl Sermon始终都是无人能及的。“每个声响、每个节拍的设置，都有它完整的理由。”Erlck Sermon曾说：“在这个病态的时代，大家对音乐所做的一切就是夸张。但那不是我们应该理解的Hip-hop。我不知道那是什么，但那就是我看到的这个时代。”同时，他叉宣称：“我完全可以骄傲地说：你知道吗?我所做的就是改变这个病态的时代。” 今时今日，Erick Sermon已经成为hiphop音乐的一个象征一一简单而纯粹。曾经是Hip-Hop历史上最伟大的团体之一EPMD中最受乐迷爱戴的Rapper、，当时的Erlck Sermon就已经是H1p一hop发展中的关键人物。此后，作为制作人，他引领从RedMan到Jay-Z，从D’Angel到Mary J．Blige的不同艺人走向音乐的顶峰。凭借业已确立的Hip-Hop先锋地位，坚持不懈的努力，以及一本比纽约城市电话簿还要厚的艺人、制作人唱片记录，Erick Sermon正一步步接近他梦想的目标。by Jason AnkenyOne-half of the legendary hip-hop duo EPMD, Erick Sermon was also among the genres most prominent producers, deservedly earning the alias Funklord with his trademark raw, bass-heavy grooves. Born in Bayshore, NY, on November 25, 1968, Sermon — aka E Double, the Green-Eyed Bandit, and MC Grand Royal — teamed with rapper Parrish Smith in 1986 to form EPMD, an acronym for Erick and Parrish Making Dollars; signing to the tiny Sleeping Bag label, they soon released their debut 12, Its My Thing, which went on to sell an astounding 500,000 copies. In the years to follow, EPMD emerged as one of raps most vital acts, their hard-edged beats and Sermons mumbled, monotone delivery becoming a great influence on the burgeoning gangsta movement. In addition to producing their own material, the duo also helmed records for the extended family of performers dubbed the Hit Squad, whose ranks included Redman, K Solo, and Das EFX. In early 1993, EPMD disbanded, and Sermon soon resurfaced with his solo debut, No Pressure; he also became a sought-after producer and remixer, working with everyone from En Vogue to Blackstreet to Shaquille ONeal. After a second solo effort, 1995s Double or Nothing, he and Smith reformed EPMD in 1997, releasing the LP Back in Business.