Legendary EPMD member Erick Sermon sat down with VladTV to discuss the current nature of rap music not too long ago and why he feels it's not what it used to be.

In another interview, he discusses his new mixtape "Breath of Fresh Air" and explains how even after being a part of hip hop for so long, he continues to create new music and sounds.

"'The Breath of Fresh Air' was meant to come out for people to have another place to go to for music, to get away from hearing the same exact stuff that they're hearing every day with the same conversation and no type of content," Sermon told SOHH. "Not saying I have a preachy album, but I'm giving you something that's away from the norm. I have my friends on the CD. People I consider friends are Rick Ross, Too Short, Lloyd, Redman and Method Man, of course, 50 Cent and the new guys like Fred the Godson. It was just something that had to be heard because it was music that was missing, in my opinion."

He went on to speak about the title of the album and what it meant.

"Artists always talk about a breath of fresh air, it's just meaning that it's something different. It's something new, different from what you're used to hearing. That's the standpoint I was coming from. I had the idea way before the heart attack. I wasn't working on the project that long. I had the idea but when it came time to put it together, it took me about a month or so because you don't have to worry about going in to the studio with people because everyone has their own studio. For me, friends can make exceptions for friends. I was able to send some of the records through e-mail and they came back quick."

Source: hiphopblog.com