Def Squad
Def Squad is a rap supergroup consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman, Keith Murray, Hurricane G, and Jamal.
Before officially forming as a group to release an album in 1998, they had each been featured on tracks by each other.
The Def Squad was formed following the disbandment of the Hit Squad, who broke up after the struggles between EPMD members Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith.
They are known for their remake of" Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang.
The Squad continued to record on each other's solo albums.
Time 4 Sum Aksion
" Time 4 Sum Aksion" is the second single from Redman's highly acclaimed debut album," Whut? Thee Album".
It features production from Erick Sermon and Redman that contains a sample from Lowell Fulson's" Tramp".
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Shai Oster
Shai Oster is an American journalist, the Asia Bureau Chief of the Information.
He was formerly with The Wall Street Journal and" Bloomberg Businessweek".
He has won several awards in more than a decade as a journalist in China, Europe, and the U.S., writing about a broad range of economic, business and social issues.
Before joining the The Wall Street Journal's China Bureau, Oster covered OPEC for Dow Jones Newswires in London.
He previously served as Beijing bureau chief for" Asiaweek" magazine and as Beijing correspondent for the Bureau of National Affairs and the" San Francisco Chronicle".
Shai was the recipient of the George Polk Award for environmental reporting and Asia Society's Osborn Elliott Award in 2008.
In April 2007, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting as part of the bureau ’s" sharply edged reports on the adverse impact of China's booming capitalism on conditions ranging from inequality to pollution."
Shai received his B.A. in history from Columbia University in 1994 and a master's degree in Journalism from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1998.
He is known for his reporting on the Three Gorges Dam.
Oster reported details regarding environmental problems with the dam and impacts on Chinese citizens living within affected areas along the banks of the Yangzee River including 1.4 million people forced to leave their homes by the government.
Specifically, he noted that the Chinese government intended to displace a further 4 million people, a claim that sparked controversy, others claiming the resettlement plan was only tangentially related to the dam.
Oster was born in Jerusalem and speaks Hebrew, French, Mandarin and English.
He lives in Hong Kong with his wife Alisha Alexander
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon( born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer.
Sermon is best known as one- third, alongside PMD& DJ Scratch, of late- 1980s – 1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work.
Gloria Akuffo
Gloria Akuffo( born 31 December 1954) is a Ghanaian lawyer from Akropong- Akuapem in the Eastern Region and Shai Osudoku in the Greater Accra Region.
She is a former Deputy Attorney General and currently the Attorney general for Ghana.
She is Head of Litigation at Blay and Associates.
Erick Sermon discography
This is a discography of American rapper and producer Erick Sermon as a solo artist.
E.S.P. (Erick Sermon's Perception)
E.S.P.( Erick Sermon's Perception) is the seventh solo studio album by American rapper and producer Erick Sermon.
It was released on September 25, 2015 via Def Squad Records/ Caroline Records.
El Niño (Def Squad album)
El Niño is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Def Squad, composed of rappers Redman, Erick Sermon and Keith Murray.
It was released on June 30, 1998 via Def Jam Recordings.
Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Recordings in Dix Hills, New York.
Production was handled by Erick Sermon and Redman.
It features guest appearances from Biz Markie, Mally G,
Too $hort and the Drama Squad.
The album reached number two on the" Billboard" 200 and number- one spot on the Top R&B/ Hip- Hop Albums in the United States.
It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 29, 1998.
Its lead single," Full Cooperation", peaked at# 51 on the Hot R&B/ Hip- Hop Songs, at# 11 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales, at# 63 on the R&B/ Hip- Hop Airplay.
The song" Countdown" was released as promotional single.
The song" Ride Wit Us" later appeared on Keith Murray's third album" It's a Beautiful Thing".
Erick Sermon production discography
The following is a discography of production credited to Erick Sermon.

Question: Are Erick Sermon and Shai Oster both from the same country?
Answer: yes