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Infobox musical artist| image =| image_size = 150 ||name = PMD|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Parish J. Smith|birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|05|13|origin = Brentwood, New York|Brentwood , Long Island , New York , USA |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Rapper|years_active = 1986& ndash;present|instrument = Rapping / DJ |label = PMD Records , Relativity Records|Relativity , Solid Records, Traffic Entertainment Group , Hit Squad |associated_acts = EPMD , Erick Sermon , DJ Scratch , DJ Honda , Das EFX , LL Cool J Parish J. Smith (born May 13, 1968), better known as PMD (Parish Making Dollars), is an east coast rapper from Smithtown , Long Island and one-half of EPMD .
PMD, who attended Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)|Brentwood High School , http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/54636 Public School Review 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 (album)|Business Is Business and 2003's The Awakening (PMD album)|The Awakening . Also, in 2002 , he released an album with Japanese hip hop luminary DJ Honda titled Underground Connections . Recently, he has been on tour throughout the US and Europe. He also recently was a panelist at the 2011 Midatlantic Music Conference in Charlotte NC where he shared his insight to aspiring artists the ins and outs of being independent and how to successfully make money while doing it.
Discography
Year
Title
Chart positions
Billboard 200>U.S.
Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums>U.S. R& B
1994
Shade Business
Released: September 27, 1994
Label: RCA Records|RCA
65
12
1996
Business Is Business
Released: October 22, 1996
Label: Relativity Records|Relativity
180
29
2002
Underground Connections
Released: April 27, 2002
Label: 3D
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2003
The Awakening
Released: June 17, 2003
Label: Solid
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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 (album)
1997
" It's the Pee " (featuring Mobb Deep )
–
82
–
References
Reflist
External links
MySpace|pmdhitsquad|PMD
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