Acrobatics (rapper)

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Acrobatics (2009)

Acrobatics , actually Jared Bridgeman (born March 1, 1975 in Dorchester, Boston ) is an American rapper . He is part of the hip-hop group The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One , who released Black Dialogue in 2005 . He has also worked with Edo G , Guru , Slaine , M-Dot , 7L & Esoteric and Termanology, among others .

Life

Acrobatics' 2014 album Built to Last was named one of the 40 best hip hop albums in 2014. In 2014 and 2015 he gave guest lectures at the University of Massachusetts Boston Honors College, where he taught the Hip Hop: History and Practice course with Professor of American Studies, Rachel Rubin .

Discography

Studio albums
  • Balance (2003)
  • Black Dialogue (with The Perceptionists ) (2005)
  • Absolute Value (2008)
  • Built to Last (2014)
Compilations
  • Detonator Records Vol.1 Compilation (with C-Rayz Walz, Breez Evahflowin and Snacky Chan) (2002)
  • The Lost Adats (2003)
  • Essential Acrobatics, Vol. 1 (2007)
EPs
  • The EP (2002)
  • Antihero EP (with LX-Beats) (2016)
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)
Guest appearances
  • 7L & Esoteric - "State of the Art" from The Soul Purpose (2001)
  • 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)
  • Effect - "Crush the Competition" from Fine Tuned Tantrum (2008)
  • Fabio Musta - "I Still Want More" from Passport (2009)
  • Snowgoons - "The Real Talk" from Black Snow 2 (2013)
  • NBS - "We on That" from Budavets (2014)

Web links

Commons : Acrobatics  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wade Kergan: acrobatics - Biography . In: Allmusic .
  2. ^ A b Andrew J. Rausch: I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture . Scarecrow Press , 2011, pp. 11-18.
  3. ↑ https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/new_hip_hop_class_takes_umass_boston_students_beyond_the_beat
personal data
SURNAME acrobatics
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bridgeman, Jared (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Dorchester, Boston