Erick the Architect Drops Freestyle Before Knicks Game 1
Erick the Architect – lifelong Knicks fan and celebrated rapper, producer, and founding member of influential rap trio Flatbush Zombies – has dropped Knicks hype track “The Rematch (Garden Freestyle)” ahead of the NBA Finals.
Watch/listen here
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZI0ufPyflb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
Erick dropped a similar freestyle for the ‘24 playoffs.
Stay tuned for more news from Erick; he’s dropping new music next Friday June 12 on Mass Appeal, and he will be in NYC next week with Nas, GRAMMY House and the Anti Social Camp Gala.
Lyric excerpt:
A lot of labor, Jalen Brunson been our savior
Tyler Kolek Neophyte, fighting phrase from Clyde Frazier
It’s a go, them Starburys, or Ewings, and Melo glow
Tracy Morgan, Fat Joe, and they live from Celeb Row
There go Ben Stiller, pollying with real winners
So even cheering from the nose bleeds they still hear us Watch Nova Knicks over chopped cheese and chill beverage So Bing Bong, the Knicks and the Spurs, let’s handle business!
Erick is beloved in the rap world and beyond. In addition to founding Flatbush Zombies (he is also their primary producer) and touring the globe with them, and rap supergroup Beast Coast, over the past few years he has become a highly successful solo artist with over 1 billion streams and 2 million monthly listeners. He’s a sought-after collaborator across genres, from longtime friend Joey Bada$$, Denzel Curry, Danny Brown and Maxo Cream to Madeon, Jamiroquai and Jungle, and you’ve seen him on Trackstar, Zach Sang Show, COLORS, KEXP, Esquire and Rolling Stone.
Erick’s debut solo album I’ve Never Been Here Before from 2024 featured several songs produced by James Blake, plus guests Westside Boogie, George Clinton, Channel Tres, and Lalah Hathaway.
“Erick is a constructor and in his world of beats that condense human emotions so accurately, he is king.”— Clash Magazine