Released June 27, 2000 Release date 27 June 2000 | Length 47:09 | |
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Erick Onasis is the third studio album from American hip hop artist Erick Sermon (under the moniker Erick Onasis), released June 27, 2000 on DreamWorks Records.
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The album peaked at number fifty-three on the Billboard 200 chart and is notable for the recording debut of rapper Rick Ross who went by his original name Teflon Da Don.
Album title significance
In regards to the album's title, it was also an alias that Sermon briefly adopted at the time for this particular album. In regards to the meaning, he stated:
"The name is something I came up with when I was watching the [coverage of the] death of JFK Jr. They [were] talking about him and his family and his mom came up, and then Aristotle came up. Then I read something on him, about four or five pages. And it was interesting to me, about how he was, how spiritual he was, how he was just coming up in the game until he mastered his field and became who he became. So I took that name."
Another reason for the album's title was due to contractual issues stemming from Sermon's previous label Def Jam Recordings. Because of the issue, Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis was promoted as a compilation album, despite Sermon's appearance and production on most of the songs.
Release and reception
The album peaked at fifty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.
M.F. DiBella of Allmusic gave the album a fairly positive review, stating "while musically this album drives along in basically one gear, overall the ride is pretty smooth and enjoyable.
Singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.
Songs
1Talk to Me1:42
2I Do 'em2:23
3Don't Get Gassed2:42