Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies. He’s toured the world, performed on Kimmel and Fallon, played Coachella, and collaborated with everyone from Joey Bada$$ and the Rza to James Blake and hardcore punk band Trash Talk. But perhaps the most unexpected collab was with Apple, when Erick popped up following Tim Cook’s final WWDC presentation to rap about apps. That was just a precursor to him dropping his new disco and reggae-tinged single, “No Doubt (I’m In Love).”
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Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect misses his BlackBerry keyboard
Fresh off a surprise appearance at this year’s WWDC, the Brooklyn-based producer is ready to explore new sounds.
Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect misses his BlackBerry keyboard
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Fresh off a surprise appearance at this year’s WWDC, the Brooklyn-based producer is ready to explore new sounds.
The new track, produced by Yeti Beats and Federico Vindver, is definitely a shift in tone from the darker, grittier, more boom-bap-grounded sounds Erick is known for. But that’s part of what makes it so compelling. Erick is still looking to experiment and expand his palette this deep into his career. That sense of adventure doesn’t stop him from getting a bit nostalgic for physical phone keyboards and the GameCube, though. It also turns out that Erick was one of just a handful of unfortunate sou
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A moleskine book and a pen.
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