Stay Real

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title: "Stay Real" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1993-singles", "erick-sermon-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-erick-sermon", "1993-songs", "songs-written-by-larry-troutman", "songs-written-by-roger-troutman", "songs-written-by-erick-sermon"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Real" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Stay Real
type	single
artist	Erick Sermon
album	No Pressure
B-side	Safe Sex
released	September 7, 1993
recorded	1993
genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
length	3:59
label	Def Jam
writer	Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman, Erick Sermon
producer	Erick Sermon
chronology	Erick Sermon
prev_title	Hittin' Switches
prev_year	1993
next_title	Bomdigi
next_year	1995
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| name = Stay Real | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Erick Sermon | album = No Pressure | B-side = Safe Sex | released = September 7, 1993 | recorded = 1993 | studio = | venue = | genre = Hip hop, East Coast hip hop | length = 3:59 | label = Def Jam | writer = Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman, Erick Sermon | producer = Erick Sermon | chronology = Erick Sermon | prev_title = Hittin' Switches | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = Bomdigi | next_year = 1995 "Stay Real" is a song by American hip hop artist Erick Sermon. The song was released as the second and final single for Sermon's debut album No Pressure on September 7, 1993.

The song peaked at number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

;12", Vinyl

1. "Stay Real" (LP Version) - 3:59
2. "Stay Real" (Instrumental) - 3:59
3. "Safe Sex" (LP Version) - 3:49
4. "Safe Sex" (Instrumental) - 3:49
5. "Rock Da House" - 2:34

Chart performance

::data[format=table] | Chart (1993) | Peak position | |---|---| | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 92 | | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 2 | | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 52 | | U.S. Hot Rap Singles | 1 | ::

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs.

• engineering – George "Catfish" Pappas, Darren Prindle
• mastering – Howie Weinberg
• mixing – George "Catfish" Pappas
• production – Erick Sermon
• vocals – Debra Killings

Notes

References

1. "Erick Sermon - Stay Real (Vinyl) at Discogs". [[Discogs]].
2. "allmusic ((( No Pressure > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". [[Allmusic]].

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