Parrish J. Smith (born May 13, 1968), better known as PMD (Parrish
Making Dollars), is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island
and one-half of EPMD.
PMD, who attended Brentwood High School,[1] currently resides in
Bay Shore, New York. He is a member of the rap group, EPMD with Erick
Sermon. He has released three solo albums, 1994's Shade Business,
1996's Business Is Business and 2003's The Awakening. Also, in 2002,
he released an album with Japanese hip hop luminary DJ Honda entitled
Underground Connections.
[edit] Discography
Year Title Chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
1994 Shade Business
* Released: September 27, 1994
* Label: RCA
65 12
1996 Business Is Business
* Released: October 22, 1996
* Label: Relativity
180 29
2002 Underground Connections
* Released: April 27, 2002
* Label: 3D
– –
2003 The Awakening
* Released: June 17, 2003
* Label: Solid
– –
[edit] Singles
Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1994 "I Saw It Cummin'" 89 65 12 Shade Business
"
Swing Your Own Thing" – – 40
1996 "Rugged-n-Raw" (featuring Das EFX) – 89 19 Business
Is Business
1997 "It's the Pee" (featuring Mobb Deep) – 82 –