EPMD is from Brentwood, NY During an interview on PMD stated that the duo strictly business which many critics cite their first album as the group most influential… influence  groups such as Compton most wanted, MC Eiht, 3rd base & more…. managed early on by Russell Simmons RUSH Management, the group toured with such hip hop luminaries as Run Dmc, Public Enemy, jazzy jeff & the fresh Prince. They called it quits in 1993 under controversial circumstances