Hip-hop luminaries Keith Murray, Redman, and Erick Sermon have once again joined forces as Def Squad. Billboard reports that the superstar collective, which found fame last year with its cover of the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," will issue its debut full-length, "El Niño," June 30 on Def Jam. The set will comprise approximately 12 tracks, including a Do Or Die/Goodie Mob-ish "Ain't Ready" and a remake of the classic "Rhymin' Wit Biz."

"We was always looking to do a Def Squad album," says Sermon, who produces the solo work by Murray and Redman, as well as his own projects. "But we was always mad busy doing solo projects. Besides we was on two different labels. We couldn't just pick up and say, 'Hey, Keith, come make a tape.' We had to go through the label." Murray is signed to Jive; Redman and Sermon, who also record with EPMD, are signed to Def Jam.

The album's first single, "Full Cooperation," featuring Sermon's classic funk production, went to radio April 13; the video was serviced May 12. The group is expected to begin touring in mid-June with DMX and Onyx as part of Def Jam's "Survival Of The Illest" marketing campaign. The three will also do radio interviews and in-stores in New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and a few Midwest cities prior to the album's release.