Akrobatik is a veteran Boston MC. With Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One in The Perceptionists, Akro is a onetime Ed O.G. protege who helped the burgeoning Boston movement in the late ’90s/early 2000s. After over five years removed from Absolute Value (which featured production from J Dilla, Da Beatminerz, 9th Wonder, and others), Ak’ is back with Built To Last.

With a scratch-chorus from the famed N.W.A. chorus by Ice Cube, there’s a lot to love about this record about endurance, survival, and passion with purpose.

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