title: Mic Geronimo
text: 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.
  
  Discography
  
  Studio albums
  
  Singles
  
  References
  
   
  
  Rappers from Queens, New York
  TVT Records artists
  African-American male rappers
  American male rappers
  1973 births
  Living people
  Underground rappers
  East Coast hip hop musicians
  Hardcore hip hop artists
  21st-century American rappers
  21st-century American male musicians
  21st-century African-American musicians
  20th-century African-American people