Mic Geronimo

Mic Geronimo
Birth name	Michael Craig McDermon
Born	(1973-09-14) September 14, 1973
Origin	Queens, New York City, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Blunt TVT Records The Inc.

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. He shares the exact same birthdate as fellow New York rapper Nas.

Discography

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

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"
2021	The One
2021	Got EM
2022	The Bag