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Request @ErkThaJerk’s Single “Hands Up” on your local radio station
Baton Rouge, LA – WEMX 225-926-1106 or http://tiny.cc/d1re6
Fresno, CA – KBOS-FM B95 call 1(559)247-5595 or 1(800)431-5267 or http://twi.cc/b3RJ
Fresno, CA – KSEQ-FM call (559)-255-9797 or http://alturl.com/f8m8
San Francisco, CA – 106KMEL call 1(800)955-5635 or http://bit.ly/s4aJO
San Francisco, CA – 92.7 REV http://alturl.com/naa3
Las Vegas, NV – 104.3 NOW http://alturl.com/sqqi
Modesto, CA – KHTN 104.7 (209) 567-1047 or http://wwws.us/lzo3
Los Angeles, CA – Power 106 (818)520-1059 or http://wwws.us/owa8q0
Oxnard/Ventura, CA – Hot Q104-7 (805) 654-1526 or http://wwws.us/w3i
Santa Maria, CA – 95.7 The Beat 1-866-957-2328 or
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(AHH) A3C 2010: The West Coast Way
photo from AHH
Atlanta, Ga.-The A3C Festival is an Annual Hip Hop celebration that displays the diversity of urban music by inviting hundreds of emcees, producers, and industry affiliates to exhibit their interpretation of rhythm and rhyme. Attendees came from coast to coast to network, promote and perform. Friday October 8th this Hip Hop extravaganza was swimming with rappers from the Bay area.
California Lyricist included: The Jacka, J-Stalin, Willie Joe, Erk tha Jerk and Mistah F.A.B.
These mentioned artists have won the West-one album, one mix tape, one promo tour at a time. California’s own, ErkthaJerk, has an album approaching titled Nerds Eye View fully loaded with radio rotated hits like “Right Here.” Erk says his family and life lessons inspire him the most. The way Erk feels influences the way he writes depending on the day. (via AllHipHop.com)
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ERK THA JERK – PERFECT MISTAKE
Erk Tha Jerk‘s new clip for “Perfect Mistake,” a single off The Prelude, the forthcoming free EP release and precursor to his imminent debut Nerd’s Eye View, breaks music video conventions in such a way that it’s hard to consider it a part of the same medium – less MTV fare than short film. A tale of crime and betrayal, the video captures the aftermath of what appears to have been a diamond heist and follows a Bonnie and Clyde-esque couple, played by Erk and R&B Singer Netta. And while many have made songs to serve as a metaphor for their relationship with music, here, Erk takes things one step further, serving up a video that acts as a metaphor for an artist’s relationship with the music industry that exploits and sells the music. “Netta represents the music industry in the video,” explains the Bay Area rapper. “The diamonds represent the fancy things that ‘it’ can bring. In the video, it makes me feel wanted, then, in the end, sets me up and leaves me worse off that when I started.”
One of the more interesting points to note is the fact that “Perfect Mistake” only plays throughout the first two-thirds of the clip. In the final minute, the drama is heightened through the use of a propulsive percussion track followed by thirty seconds of complete silence. Erk, himself, was the force behind the video and it’s important to recognize how the song’s lyrics mirror the creative process. “The line ‘I’m sick and you can feel me coming like the flu / I ain’t never ran, but I run it like I do,’ is something that captures the mood,” the rapper explains. “It’s a nod to people who find it hard to believe that I work hard, from producing the music to directing the video.” It can be a risk when any artist is as hands-on with his vision as Erk Tha Jerk. Here, though, congratulations are in order, as both the song and the video are a triumph.
Watch the “Perfect Mistake” video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQmlibt4MyM
Look out for Erk Tha Jerk’s free release, The Prelude, coming soon.
Also, stay tuned for Erk’s debut album, Nerd’s Eye View, being released later this Fall via Red Planet/SMC Recordings.
Bio
Erk Tha Jerk is not your every day, ordinary rap artist. In an era where the majority of artists are all sounding the same, looking the same, and doing the same things, Erk stands out as a real one of a kind artist. At first glance, you would not assume that Erk was a rapper/producer/songwriter, but with his trademark glasses, wit, and laid back persona, he brings something that your average music listener can embrace and relate to. He explains, “Being myself is a must. That’s the kind of music I make. Real sh*t. I don’t feel the same everyday. Some days I’m on my get money sh*t, then the next I’m on my chill at home sh*t. I just make sure everybody can relate”.
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NEW COMMERCIAL FROM N.E.V. THE ALBUM “SUMMER”
Erk Tha Jerk “Summer” from Erk Tha Jerk on Vimeo.
Short Video from Erk Tha Jerk’s Upcoming album “Nerd’s Eye View” entitled “Summer”
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