American rapper (born 1974)
Musical artist
Jared K. Bridgeman ,
[1]
[2] (born May 3, 1974) better known by his stage name Akrobatik , is an American rapper from the
Dorchester neighborhood of
Boston ,
Massachusetts .
[3] He is also a part of the hip hop collective named
The Perceptionists with
Mr. Lif and
DJ Fakts One , which released
Black Dialogue in 2005.
[3]
[4]
Career
In 1998, Akrobatik released his first single, "Ruff Enough", on Boston's Detonator Records label. It was followed by "Internet MCs" and "Say Yes Say Word".
[3]
His music has appeared on television series such as HBO's
The Wire and ESPN's
Playmakers , in films such as
Date Movie and
Wholetrain , and in video games such as
NBA Live '06 ,
Amplitude ,
Frequency ,
EA Sports UFC , and
Need for Speed: Most Wanted .
[5]
In 2003, Akrobatik released an album,
Balance , on Coup D'état.
[6] It ranked at number 4 on
CMJ 's "Hip-Hop 2003" chart.
[7]
In December 2005, Akrobatik signed to Fat Beats Records.
[8] The Brooklyn-based label released his second studio album,
Absolute Value , in 2008.
[9] It received positive reviews from
AllMusic ,
[10]
HipHopDX ,
[11]
Okayplayer ,
[12] and
PopMatters .
[13]
In 2011, Akrobatik suffered a ruptured heart valve and was rushed to
Massachusetts General Hospital , where he underwent an emergency valve replacement surgery.
[14] In 2014, he released an album, Built to Last , which was listed by
Spin as one of the 40 best hip-hop albums of the year.
[15]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Detonator Records Vol.1 Compilation (2002) (with
C-Rayz Walz ,
Breez Evahflowin' , and Snacky Chan)
The Lost Adats (2003)
Essential Akrobatik, Vol. 1 (2007)
EPs
Singles
"Ruff Enuff" b/w "Woman" (1998)
"Say Yes Say Word" (1999)
"Internet MCs" (2000)
"U Got It" (2001)
”Hypocrite" b/w "Strictly for the DJ's" (2002)
"Remind My Soul" (2003)
"A to the K" b/w "Beast Mode" (2006)
"Put Ya Stamp on It" (2008)
"Alive" (2012)
"Adapt and Prosper" (2017)
"Verbal Assault" (2017) (with
Edo G and
King T )
Guests appearances
Mr. Lif – "Avengers" from Enter the Colossus (2000)
7L & Esoteric – "State of the Art" from The Soul Purpose (2001)
Mr. Lif – "Intro (Missing Person's File)" from
Emergency Rations (2002)
Mr. Lif – "Post Mortem" from
I Phantom (2002)
Push Button Objects – "Fly" from
Ghetto Blaster (2003)
Raw Produce – "Rick Cerrone" from The Feeling of Now (2004)
Mr. Lif – "Mo' Mega" from
Mo' Mega (2006)
The Mighty Underdogs – "Escape" from
Droppin' Science Fiction (2008)
Effect – "Crush the Competition" from Fine Tuned Tantrum (2008)
Fabio Musta – "I Still Want More" from Passport (2009)
Virtuoso – "No Fear" from The Final Conflict (2011)
Mister Jason – "Mister Jason Has a Posse" (2011)
Snowgoons – "The Real Talk" from Black Snow 2 (2013)
DJ Nefarious – "Classic Mindset" from Classic Mindset (2014)
Golden Brown Sound – "Fight" from Great Man Theory (2014)
N.B.S. – "We on That" from Budavets (2014)
Thoughtsarizen – "Trippin (Kelly Dean Remix)" from Traveling Dragon Man (2015)
Reks – "Plane Gang" from The Greatest X (2016)
Ripshop & Reel Drama – "Real as They Come" from Regime Change (2016)
L'Orange & Mr. Lif – "The Scribe" and "Strange Technology" from The Life & Death of Scenery (2016)
The Funk Junkie – "Touch the Ground" from Moondirt (2017)
Ben Shorr – "Over The Bullshit" from Pyrokinesis (2017)
Craig G - "Wake up Dead" from The 20/20 Ep (2020)
References
^ Kergan, Wade.
"Akrobatik – Biography & History" .
AllMusic . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^
"BALANCE" . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
^
a
b
c Rausch, Andrew J. (2011). I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture .
Scarecrow Press . pp. 11–18.
^ Eustice, Kyle (May 30, 2017).
"Is New Music From Mr. Lif & Akrobatik Of The Perceptionists On The Way?" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^
"Akrobatik – Biography" . British Hip Hop.co.uk . February 13, 2008. Archived from
the original on March 4, 2016.
^ Shepherd, Julianne (May 15, 2003).
"Akrobatik: Balance" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ "Hip-Hop 2003 (Covering 1/7/2003 to 12/9/2003)".
CMJ New Music Report : 20. December 29, 2003.
^ Strock, Owen (December 23, 2005).
"CMJ News Story" .
CMJ . Archived from
the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007 .
^ Faraone, Chris (June 8, 2011).
"Akrobatik: Down But Not Out" .
The Phoenix .
^ Brown, Marisa.
"Absolute Value – Akrobatik" .
AllMusic . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ J-23 (February 20, 2008).
"Absolute Value – Akrobatik" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved July 9, 2017 . {{
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link )
^ Lynn, Ginger (February 27, 2008).
"Akrobatik" .
Okayplayer . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ Martin, Andrew (March 2, 2008).
"Akrobatik: Absolute Value" .
PopMatters . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ Caballero, Martín (June 10, 2011).
"Feeling the beat: Local rap community rallies around Akrobatik after his heart scare" .
The Boston Globe . Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
^ Gubbels, Jason (December 12, 2014).
"Akrobatik, Built To Last (Self-Released)" .
Spin . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
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