No Pressure: Original Samples

No Pressure is the debut solo album from Erick Sermon. It was the first album that the former EPMD member released after 1992′s Business Never Personal. It was well-received and is probably his most popular album. Although the album’s goal may have been for Sermon to establish a solo career, some feel that it sounded much like an EPMD album, which was not necessarily a bad thing.

1. “The Grunt” by The J.B.’s
   • From the album Food for Thought (1972)
   • Sampled in “Payback II”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
2. “Dance Floor” by Zapp
   • From the album Zapp II (1982
   • Sampled in “Stay Real” and “Safe Sex”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
3. “The Champ” by The Mohawks
   • From the single “The Champ” (1968)
   • Sampled in “Stay Real”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
4. “Sing a Simple Song” by Sly & the Family Stone
   • From the album Stand (1969)
   • Sampled in “Stay Real”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
5. “Shorty Rides Again” by Eddie Harris & Les McCann
   • From the album Second Movement (1971)
   • Sampled in “Stay Real”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
6. “La Di Da Di” by Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick
   • B-Side from the single “The Show” (1985)
   • Sampled in “Stay Real” and “Do It Up”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
7. “Spinning Wheels” by Lonnie Smith
   • From the album Drives (1970)
   • Sampled in “Hostile” and “Lil Crazy”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
8. “Prophets Of Rage” by Public Enemy
   • From the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
   • Sampled in “Hostile”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
9. “Run’s House (Live)” by Run-DMC
   • From the album Tougher Than Leather (1988)
   • Sampled in “Do It Up”
   • Produced by Erick Sermon
10. “Theme from the Black Hole” by Parliament
    • From the album Gloryhallastoopid (1979)
    • Sampled in “Do It Up”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
11. “The Payback” by James Brown
    • From the album The Payback (1974)
    • Sampled in “Safe Sex”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
12. “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye
    • From the album Midnight Love (1982)
    • Sampled in “Safe Sex”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
13. “Last Dance” by George Clinton *
    • From the album You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish (1983)
    • Sampled in “Hittin’ Switches”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
14. “It’s A New Day” by Skull Snaps
    • From the album Skull Snaps (1973)
    • Sampled in “Hittin’ Switches”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
15. “We Write The Songs” by Marley Marl feat. Biz Markie & Heavy D
    • From the album In Control, Vol. 1 (1988)
    • Sampled in “Erick Sermon”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
16. “Square Biz” by Teena Marie
    • From the album It Must Be Magic (1981)
    • Sampled in “The Hype”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
17. “Paul Revere” by The Beastie Boys
    • From the album License to Ill (1986)
    • Sampled in “The Hype”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
18. “Flashlight” by Parliament
    • From the album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977)
    • Sampled in “The Ill Shit”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
19. “Funky Worm” by Ohio Players
    • From the album Pleasure (1972)
    • Sampled in “The Ill Shit”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
20. “I Can Make You Dance” by Zapp
    • From the album Zapp III (1983)
    • Sampled in “The Ill Shit”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
21. “Kool Is Back” by Funk Inc.
    • From the album Funk Inc (1971)
    • Sampled in “The Ill Shit”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
22. “Papa Was Too (Live)” by Joe Tex
    • From the album Live and Lively (1968)
    • Sampled in “The Ill Shit”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
23. “It’s The New Style” by The Beastie Boys
    • From the album Licensed To Ill (1986)
    • Sampled in “Swing It Over Here”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon
24. “Pride And Vanity” by Ohio Players
    • From the album Pleasure (1972)
    • Sampled in “Interview”
    • Produced by Erick Sermon

* unavailable in compilation

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