PMD (rapper)

PMD
Birth name	Parish J. Smith
Born	May 13, 1968 (1968-05-13)
Origin	Brentwood, Long Island, New York, USA
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Instruments	Rapping / DJ
Years active	1986–present
Labels	PMD 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, 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 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
		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	–	–

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	–

External links

• PMD on Myspace