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No Pressure
Studio album by Erick Sermon
Released	October 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:23
Label	Rush
Producer	Erick Sermon (also exec.) Brent Tucker Colin Wolfe (co.)
Erick Sermon chronology
No Pressure (1993) Double or Nothing (1995)
Singles from No Pressure
"Hittin' Switches" Released: May 4, 1993 "Stay Real" Released: September 7, 1993

No Pressure is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on October 19, 1993, via Rush Associated Labels. The album was produced mainly by Sermon, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Joe Sinistr, Kam, Keith Murray, Redman, and Shadz of Lingo. The album made it to No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

The album spawned two singles: "Hittin' Switches" and "Stay Real".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	A−
RapReviews	7.5/10
The Source

The Baltimore Sun wrote that "as much as Sermon maintains the old flavor, these jams never quite come across as deja-funk; not only are the loops heavier than they used to be, but there's a layer of dissonance in there that pushes these tracks away from the usual bass-driven grooves and toward something harder and funkier."

Track listing

Personnel

• Erick Sermon – main artist, producer (tracks: 2–8, 10–16), co-producer (track 17), executive producer
• Joe Sinistr – featured artist (track 2)
• Jeffrey Stewart – featured artist & arranger (track 5)
• Keith Omar Murray – featured artist (tracks: 5, 14)
• Shadz of Lingo – featured artist (track 12)
• Craig A. Miller – featured artist (track 13)
• O'Shea Jackson Sr. – featured artist (track 13)
• Reginald Noble – featured artist (track 14)
• Debra Killings – vocals (track 7)
• Derrick Culbreath – vocals (track 11)
• Michael J. Morgan "Soup" – vocals (track 16)
• Brent Tucker – producer (track 17)
• Colin Wolfe – co-producer (track 16)
• Robert David Greenberg – engineering (tracks: 2, 5, 14, 15)
• George "Catfish" Pappas – engineering (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 16), mixing (tracks: 7, 10)
• Darin Prindle – engineering (tracks: 7, 8, 10–12, 17)
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "No Pressure Erick Sermon". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
2. Bernard, James (October 15, 1993). "No Pressure". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
3. Jost, Matt (May 18, 2010). "Erick Sermon No Pressure". RapReviews. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
4. J the Sultan (November 1993). "Record Report: Erick Sermon – No Pressure". The Source. No. 50. New York. p. 78.
5. Considine, J. D. (Nov 5, 1993). "No Pressure Erick Sermon". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
6. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
7. "Erick Sermon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

External links

• No Pressure on Bandcamp
• Erick Sermon – No Pressure at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1993 debut albums
• Erick Sermon albums
• Def Jam Recordings albums
• Albums produced by Erick Sermon