Akrobatik
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Akrobatik performing in Denmark in December 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jared Bridgeman |
| Born | March 1, 1975 |
| Origin | Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Fat Beats Records Rawkus Definitive Jux Coup D'etat |
| Associated acts | The Perceptionists |
Jared Bridgeman, better known by his stage name Akrobatik, is a rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers such as Edo G, Guru, Slaine, M-Dot, 7L & Esoteric and Termanology. 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.
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", and later released "Say Yes Say Word".
Akrobatik's music has appeared on HBO’s The Wire, ESPN’s Playmakers and in films such as Date Movie and Wholetrain. He is also featured on Snacky Chan's album Part of the Nation, as well as in the games NBA Live ’06, Frequency, Need for Speed Most Wanted and the PlayStation 2 game, Amplitude, where he raps in the song, "Out the Box", as well as providing voiceovers for tutorials.
He released the solo album, Balance, on Coup D'état in 2003.
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. The Brooklyn-based label released his second studio album, Absolute Value, in 2008. It received positive reviews from Allmusic,HipHopDX,Okayplayer, and PopMatters.
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