"This was one of those odd tenuous connections that came and went in the Boston-area hip-hop scene. Curtiss Robinson was an old friend from high school, with whom I'd already recorded many songs, both as part of his dance/R&B troupe Act One, and solo as "Main Squeeze". Jared Bridgeman was a rapper from Dorchester who'd been in touch with us for a long time, inquiring about production and the possibility of getting Charlie (KooKoo) Murphy to DJ for him at live shows. Eventually we all became friends through convoluted connections, though most of it was probably through the unofficial talent-matchmaking agency that was Tracey Ivester's presence in the Boston hip-hop/R&B music scene.
Curtiss and Jared came over and we banged this out in a day, helped by the simple but catchy production and both MCs' familiarity with the lyrics and comfort performing with each other on the mic. Everyone seemed to like the song, but as always there really wasn't any business side to World One, to promote it to whatever the next level would be. This ended up being the only song I recorded with the two of them together, though we all continued separately with the music; Curtiss as rapper/DJ Clashious Clay, and Jared finding a bit more widespread success after adopting the name Akrobatik." - Matt Reyes of World One
The Beat Club Podcast presents a radio show for music producers and beat makers!
The creators of The Stew have come together to create a radio platform for producers and creatives who love beats. Listen in as these comedic and uncensored hosts share music from their growing community of producers. The Beat Club™interview special guests and cover topics from a producers point of view. Elite MCs Ed O.G. & Akrobatik and producer/MC Black Milk visit to add on their influence to the discussion of beats as influential leaders of Hip Hop.
"Here we have a very rare (if I’m not mistaken the only) audio recording of Akrobatik & Mr.Lif performing live with the Formula, led by drummer Adam Deitch, on WERS – Boston in April 2000. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it till the day I’m gone, this was my proudest moment on Boston radio and if you vibe from the beginning to the end of this performance I’m sure you’ll hear why." - Nitty Gritty Radio
Download/Stream - Akrobatik, Mr. Lif, The Formula and Skitzofreniks feat. Mic Stylz Live @WERS, 88.9fm Boston '00
Mic heavyweights from The U.S. meet a Hip Hop pioneer from Croatia in this hour-long performance set from DJ Phat Phillie's Blackout 21st Anniversary with Edo G, Akrobatik, Termanology and Reks.
A vet from the era of the purple cassette, Akrobatik is built to last with sharp flows and experience creating verbal images to remain in your memory. Enjoy as the Boston MC represents qualities of longevity in Hip Hop as he drops gem after gem on the mic alongside guests Ed O.G., Masta Ace, Reks and more.
Neek The Exotic is back to break backs 'n necks, presenting true-to-life visions of the ghetto with an aggressive rhyme flow on his 2013 solo LP "Hustle Don't Stop". Neek The Exotic first stepped on the scene in 1992 with a dope verse on Main Source's classic joint "Fakin' The Funk" and continued dropping underground gems since then, always backed by Large Professor on the vocals and/or beats. The longtime-friends collaboration series was highlighted by their critically acclaimed and Fat Beats released album "Still On The Hustle". Neek The Exotic decided to step out of Large Pro's continuously following shadow and work on a release without any help from his extraordinary beat-making/rapping partner.
20 tracks strong, "Hustle Don't Stop" contains the underground smash hits "Get The City Warm" featuring Bumpy Knuckles & Satchel Page and "Real Deal Hip-Hop" feat. DJ JS-1. The album features production mainly handled by Confidence (of Rashad/Purpose & Confidence) and The Audible Doctor as well as Alterbeats, Tommy Tee, Ras Beats, The Arcitype, Big Malk, Weirdo (of Crazeology) and DJ Hachi. Guest appearances include Large Professor, O.C. (of D.I.T.C.), Bumpy Knuckles, Sadat X, DJ JS-1, B-1, Mikey D, Satchel Page, Mic Handz, Father D, and Mayhem Lauren.
Check out snippets from the album at iTunes, "Hustle Don't Stop" is also available at Undergroundhiphop.com.
Enjoy a moment from Neek The Exotic and Large Professor's history as a duo in a 1999 appearance on Bobbito's CMFamalam show. Neek and Large join associate Royal Flush to tear down the mic Queens style during he release of Neek's "Backs 'N Necks" EP. The freestyle begins around the 1.05.00 mark.
This moment is also special since it is the show where they first recognize and commemorate the recent passing of Big L. Enjoy this collectors item of New York Hip Hop! Other guests on this 4 hour episode include Prince Paul and Akrobatik.
Don't miss the "Comin' In Piles" EP as well, released on Ill Adrenaline Records with songs which are unavailable on "Hustle Don't Stop".
Natural Born Spitters feat Outerspace (AOTP) take it back to an undeniably rugged sound of New York Hip Hop on "Our Time". With dark and drum heavy sounds produced by Blastah Beatz, this song feels like a throwback to a threatening approach of Hip Hop you might have felt in a group like a Wu Tang in the late 90's who made you envision the streets through music. As you absorb the snippets for the rest of "The Dispensary" you can expect more of the same feel of Hip Hop: straight spitting in a show-off street corner cypher style over bangers from some of the underground's best providers of raw sound such as Snowgoons, Vanderslice & Stu Bangas, Blastah Beatz.
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