EPMD was an American hip hop group from Brentwoo, New York, active for more than 20 years (1986–2008), is one of the most prominent acts in East coast hip hop. The group's name is an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars" (later ducats), referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith ("PMD"). Diamond J, DJ K La Boss, and DJ Scratch were DJs for the group. The word "business" is used in every title of the group's albums. Every album also has a track titled "Jane".