He has been actively involved in his career since 1987. Some of his solo albums include No Pressure, Double or Nothing, Music, React and others. He has collaborated with Def Squad in the album EI Nino.

He rejoined the EPMD in 1997 and recorded a cover version of "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang, the first hit hip-hop record. However, the group disbanded for the second time in 1999. In early 2008, Sermon and Smith began their own record label called EP Records that got distributed by RBS/Universal Music Group. The seventh album of EPMD, We Mean Business, came out last December 2008.

Erick Sermon was raised in a family of three siblings, Kim Sermon, and Tomara Sermon, by their parents. His professional career began in the late 1980s, when he co-founded the rap trio called EPMD, consisting of PMD and DJ Scratch. They released seven studio albums in total, however, the trio operated through hiatus, and changes in the line-up.

Their first album came out in 1988, entitled “Strictly Business”, which topped the US R&B\Hip-Hop chart, and achieved gold status. Since then, every album they would release achieved gold status, which not only increased Eric`s net worth, but it also helped him boost his career. Albums such as “Unfinished Business” (1989), “Business as Usual” (1990), topped the US R&B\Hip-Hop chart, and both achieved gold status, and albums “Business Never Personal” (1992), “Out of Business” (1998), certainly increased Erick`s wealth.

He has also had a successful career as a solo artist, so far releasing seven studio albums, including “No Pressure” in 1993, which was his debut album, “Double or Nothing” (1995), “Erick Onasis” (2000), “Music” (2001), “React” (2002), and “Chilltown, New York” (2004), which have increased his net worth by a large margin. He then took a break from his solo career, but returned in 2015 with the release of the album “E.S.P. (Erick Sermon’s Perception)”.