Mic Geronimo
Mic Geronimo, is an American rapper who was acquainted with Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Gotti and his brother met Mic Geronimo at a Queens high school talent show, and Mic agreed to record a single ("Shit's Real"), which became a classic underground hit. Geronimo landed a deal with Blunt/TVT Records and debuted with the 1995 LP The Natural.
Also recorded as Michael Craig McDermon
Mic Geronimo
- Name
- Mic Geronimo
- Birth Name
- Michael Craig McDermon
- Born
- 14 September 1973
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- rapper · musician
- Fields
- hip-hop
- Education
- Bayside High School
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Mic Geronimo, is an American rapper who was acquainted with Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Gotti and his brother met Mic Geronimo at a Queens high school talent show, and Mic agreed to record a single ("Shit's Real"), which became a classic underground hit. Geronimo landed a deal with Blunt/TVT Records and debuted with the 1995 LP The Natural.
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His song "Wherever You Are" was sampled by Moby for the track "Jam for the Ladies" in 2002. The 1997 album Vendetta saw him with a higher profile, working with Jay-Z, Ja Rule, DMX, the LOX and Puff Daddy on the single "Nothin' Move but the Money", the video for which featured porn star Heather Hunter. The video was supposed to be shot by director Hype Williams, but Hype was filming an Usher video, so instead this became the first video directed by Christopher Erskin, who later directed the 2004 film Johnson Family Vacation. In 2003, Mic Geronimo released Long Road Back, followed by Alive 9/14/73 in 2007.
• Name — Mic Geronimo • Birth Name — Michael Craig McDermon • Born — 14 September 1973 • Background — solo_singer • Origin — Queens, New York City, New York • Genre — Hip hop • Years Active — 1994–present • Label — * Blunt • TVT Records Michael Craig McDermon (born September 14, 1973, in Queens, New York), better known by his stage name Mic Geronimo, is an American rapper who was acquainted with Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Gotti and his brother met Mic Geronimo at a Queens high school talent show, and Mic agreed to record a single ("Shit's Real"), which became a classic underground hit. Mic Geronimo landed a deal with Blunt/TVT Records and debuted with the 1995 LP The Natural. His song "Wherever You Are" was sampled by Moby for the track "Jam for the Ladies" in 2002. The 1997 album Vendetta saw him with a higher profile, working with Jay-Z, Ja Rule, DMX, the LOX and Puff Daddy on the single "Nothin' Move but the Money", the video for which featured porn star Heather Hunter. The video was supposed to be shot by director Hype Williams, but Hype was filming an Usher video, so instead this became the first video directed by Christopher Erskin, who later directed the 2004 film Johnson Family Vacation. In 2003, Mic Geronimo released Long Road Back, followed by Alive 9/14/73 in 2007.
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Studio albums
• Year — Title — Chart positions • U.S. — U.S. R&B • 1995 — The Natural *Released: November 28, 1995 *Label: TVT — 144 — 23 • 1997 — Vendetta *Released: November 4, 1997 *Label: TVT — 112 — 20 • 2003 — Long Road Back *Released: April 8, 2003 *Label: Warlock • 2007 — Alive 9/17/73 *Released: April 24, 2007 *Label: Hbd Label Group
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Chart positions — Album • U.S. Hot 100 — U.S. R&B — U.S. Rap • 1994 — "Shit's Real" — 117 — 89 — 23 — The Natural • 1995 — "Masta I.C." — – — – — 30 • "The Natural" — – — – — 42 • 1996 — "Wherever You Are" — – — – — 43 • 1998 — "Nothin' Move But the Money" — 70 — 31 — 11 — Vendetta • 2003 — "Up Now" — Long Road Back • 2021 — "Smoke" — Untitled| • 2021 — "The One" • 2021 — "Got EM" • 2022 — "The Bag" • 2025 — "First Take" • 2025 — "Ghost Gun"
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