- Akrobatik
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Akrobatik
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jared Bridgeman
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Origin =Boston ,Massachusetts ,United States
Genre =Hip hop ,East Coast Hip Hop ,Alternative Hip Hop
Occupation = Rapper
Years_active = 1998–Present
Label = Fat Beats RecordsRawkus Definitive Jux
Associated_acts =The Perceptionists
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/therealakrobatik Arkobatik on Myspace.com]Akrobatik is a rapper who hails from the
Dorchester neighborhood ofBoston ,Massachusetts . He has collaborated numerous times with many fellowBoston rappers, and recently formed a hip hop collective namedThe Perceptionists withMr. Lif andDJ Fakts One .In 1998, Akrobatik released his first single, Ruff Enough, on Boston's Detonator Records label. His second single was released on the Independent New York label
Rawkus , Internet MCs, but it was his next release, Say Yes Say Word, that achieved anthem status and solidified Akrobatik's reputation as a talented MC.Akrobatik has thus gained respect on the Boston hip-hop scene and beyond by combining political consciousness with battle style aggressiveness in his lyrics.
Akrobatik's music have appeared on television shows like HBO’s The Wire and ESPN’s Playmakers, in films such as Date Movie and Wholetrail. He is also featured on Snacky Chan's album Part of the Nation, as well as in games such as NBA Live ’06, Frequency, Need for Speed Most Wanted [ [http://www.britishhiphop.co.uk/features/articles/akrobatik_-_biography.html britishhiphop.co.uk] ] ] and the popular Playstation 2 game, Amplitude, where he raps in the song, "Out the Box", as well as providing voiceovers for tutorials.
Akrobatik raps the daily sports news to Boston via the "Sports Wrap-Up", broadcast on the Ramiro and Pebbles Morning Show, on Boston hip-hop radio station JAM'N 94.5.
In December 2005, Akrobatik signed to Fat Beats Records [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=7047258 CMJ News Story] . The Brooklyn-based label released his second full-length album, "Absolute Value", on February 19th, 2008. It received rave reviews from a number of media outlets. [ [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.915/title.akrobatik-absolute-value Absolute Value - Akrobatik | Album Reviews > HipHopDX.com ] ] [ [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/absolute_value/ okayplayer ] ]
Discography
*"The EP" (2002)
*"Detonator Records Vol.1 Compilation(C-Rayz Walz, Breez Evahflowin, Snacky Chan" (2002)
*"Balance" (2003)
*"The Lost Adats" (2003)
*"Essential Akrobatik, Vol. 1" (2007)
*"Absolute Value" (2008)
=References=External links
* [http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Akrobatik/ Bio, Pictures, Video & Audio streams]
* [http://artofrhyme.com/interviews/artist/Akrobatik/90/ Interview with ArtofRhyme.com]
* [http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/?p=3258 “AK B Nimble” - Review Of Akrobatik’s Absolute Value]
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