Michael Craig McDermon (born September 14, 1973, in

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), better known by his stage name Mic Geronimo, is an American

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who was acquainted with

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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 ''

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''. His song "Wherever You Are" was sampled by

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for the track "

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" in 2002. The 1997 album ''Vendetta'' saw him with a higher profile, working with Jay-Z,

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, DMX, the LOX and Puff Daddy on the single "Nothin' Move but the Money", the video for which featured

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. The video was supposed to be shot by director

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, but Hype was filming an Usher video, so instead this became the first video directed by

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, who later directed the 2004 film ''

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''. In 2003, Mic Geronimo released ''Long Road Back'', followed by ''Alive 9/14/73'' in 2007.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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