Insomnia: The Erick Sermon Compilation Album
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Insomnia is a hip-hop
compilation album
released in 1996. It was compiled by famous hip hop producer Erick Sermon
, but is not credited to his name and he does not perform on all songs. He does produce most tracks though and created this album in order to promote artists affiliated with him.
Beez Like That (Sometimes)
It's That Hit
Up Jump the Boogie
I Feel It
On The Regular
Ready for War
Reign
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released in 1996. It was compiled by famous hip hop producer Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...
, but is not credited to his name and he does not perform on all songs. He does produce most tracks though and created this album in order to promote artists affiliated with him.
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Cherry Martinez | ||
| 2 | "Funkorama Funkorama "Funkorama" is a 1995 single by Redman. It was produced by Redman and co-produced by Erick Sermon for Sermon's Insomnia compilation album. The song samples "Stick 'Em" by The Fat Boys and "Midnight" by A Tribe Called Quest... " |
R. Noble, J. Davis, M. Morales, A.S. Muhammad, M. Taylor, D. Robinson, D. Wimbley | Reggie Noble, Erick Sermon Erick Sermon Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :... (co-producer) |
Redman |
| 3 | "The Vibe" | L. Scott, R. Noble, D. Stinson | Reggie Noble | Xcross-Breed |
| 4 | "As The..." | P. Johnson, E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Passion |
| 5 | "Beez Like That (Sometimes)" | J. Phillips, C. Moore, E. Sermon, D. Stinson, W. Shorter | Erick Sermon, Rockwilder Rockwilder Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder"... (co-producer) |
Jamal & Calif |
| 6 | "It's That Hit" | K. Murray, E. Sermon, G. Clinton Jr., W. Collins | Erick Sermon | Keith Murray |
| 7 | "Up Jump The Boogie" | E. Woodson, T. Fyffe, E. Sermon | Erick Sermon, Sugarless (co-producer) | The Wixtons |
| 8 | "Caller's Interlude" | Cherry Martinez | ||
| 9 | "I Feel It" | G. Belin, T. Brown, R. Joseph, M. Rice, E. Sermon, D. Davis | Erick Sermon | L.O.D. |
| 10 | "On The Regular" | K. Sermon, T. Stanley, E. Sermon, G. Clinton Jr., B. Collins, M. Parker | Erick Sermon | Duo |
| 11 | "Fear" | T. Blincoe, E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Tommy Gunn |
| 12 | "Ready For War" | D. Paige, E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Domo |
| 13 | "Reign" | E. Sermon, R. James | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon |
Samples
Funkorama- "Midnight" by A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
- "Stick 'Em" by The Fat BoysThe Fat BoysThe Fat Boys are a successful African American hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City, that emerged in the early 1980s. Briefly, the group was known originally as the Disco 3.-Members:*Mark Morales a.k.a. "Prince Markie Dee"...
Beez Like That (Sometimes)
- "Black Thorne Rose" by Weather ReportWeather ReportWeather Report was an American jazz-rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter...
It's That Hit
- "Bootzilla" by Bootsy's Rubberband
- "Impeach The President" by The Honey DrippersThe Honey DrippersThe Honey Drippers might refer to*The Honeydrippers, 1980s British-American rock band.*The Honey Drippers , a 1960s and 1970s soul band that had the hit "Impeach the President."...
- "I Want To Thank You" by ?
Up Jump the Boogie
- "Just Playing (Dreams)" by The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
I Feel It
- "Funkin' For Jamaica" by The MindbendersThe MindbendersThe Mindbenders was a 1960s beat group from Manchester, England. They were part of the mid 1960s British Invasion with their chart-toppers "Game of Love" and "A Groovy Kind of Love"....
- "The Show" by Doug E. FreshDoug E. FreshDouglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
On The Regular
- "Aah...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" by Bootsy's Rubberband
Ready for War
- "Dance Floor" by ZappZappZapp may refer to:*Zapp , a 1980s funk band based in Ohio, USA*Zapp , the debut album by the funk band*Zapp Brannigan, a fictional character from the television series Futurama...
Reign
- "All Night Long" by The Mary Jane Girls
Album singles
| Single information |
|---|
| "Funkorama Funkorama "Funkorama" is a 1995 single by Redman. It was produced by Redman and co-produced by Erick Sermon for Sermon's Insomnia compilation album. The song samples "Stick 'Em" by The Fat Boys and "Midnight" by A Tribe Called Quest... "
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| "I Feel It"
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Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
53 |
| Top R&B Albums | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart position |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Singles Sales |
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| 1996 | I Feel It | 36 |