Erick the Architect is a Brooklyn-born rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist redefining the boundaries of modern hip-hop. Best known as the creative engine behind the acclaimed trio Flatbush Zombies, Erick helped shape the group’s signature psychedelic sound while steering them to international success - racking up over 900 million streams, multiple Billboard 200 debuts, and appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and beyond.
As a solo artist, Erick has emerged as one of the most forward-thinking voices in contemporary music. His debut album, I’ve Never Been Here Before (2024), features an eclectic lineup including James Blake, George Clinton, and Joey Bada$$, showcasing his fearless approach to blending rap, soul, and experimental production. Collaborations with Jungle on their hit “Candle Flame” and Loyle
Carner on “Let It Go” further cement his reputation as a cross-genre innovator - a true architect of sound who continues to push culture forward.
Erick the Architect returns with ARCSTRUMENTALS 3, a three-track EP blending R&B-infused dance energy with expansive production. Featuring 'REVIVAL' ft.
Joyce Wrice, 'LUNCHIN', and 'ALL THAT I NEED' ft. Haile Supreme, this latest volume continues the exploratory beat-driven legacy of his ARCSTRUMENTALS series, first introduced in 2015.
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
JAMIROQUAI "HEELS OF STEEL TOUR" 2025 WITH ERICK THE ARCHITECT
Erick supported Jamiroquai on a sold-out tour in Amsterdam, Brussels, Glasgow, Manchester, London arenas
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L'IMPÉRATRICE X ERICK THE ARCHITECT TOUR 2025
Erick toured with French funk band L'Impératrice for an entirely sold out US tour in Jan-Feb 2025
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VITAMIN WATER X ERICK THE ARCHITECT COMMERCIAL 2025
Erick was featured in a worldwide commercial and partnership with Vitamin Water on CTV and digital media. It featured his 2025 single "LUNCHIN" and came out with release
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GUITAR CENTER X ERICK THE ARCHITECT 2025
Erick was featured in a digital ad for Guitar Center to promote brand new DDJ-GRV6
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"EZEKIEL'S WHEEL" WITH GEORGE CLINTON
Cover of "Pollen" on Spotify • premiered on BBC6Music• press coverage from Billboard, The Fader, Stereogum, Notion + more
BBC Radio 6 "A-LIST"• KCRW song of the month • #2 on Pollen •
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#1 on the NACC charts, #9 on KEXP, over 1.5M streams in a month
FEATURED ON JUNGLE'S TRACK "CANDLE FLAME"
150M Streams LTD • Performed to 18K fans in NYC + LA
"PARKOUR" PRODUCED BY JAMES BLAKE
Praised by CoS • Esquire • Stereogum • #2 Most added NACC Top Hip Hop
INTERVIEWS / PODCASTS
MADHAPPY • CONSEQUENCE / GOING THERE WITH DR. MIKE • VINYL ME, PLEASE • ROLLING STONE
THERAPY GECKO • HANGING OUT WITH AUDIOPHILES • MASS APPEAL / RHYTHM ROULETTE
APPLE MUSIC 1 • ON THE RADAR RADIO • LIP SERVICE WITH ANGELA LEE • BRINGIN' IT BACKWARDS
SCHOOL NIGHT / KCRW • COLORSXSTUDIOS • UNITY RADIO • DASH RADIO
MUSIC + COLLABORATIONS
DSP HIGHLIGHTS
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY (US + UK + DENMARK + AU/NZ + FRANCE)
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY DANCE • MIND RIGHT • SPILLED INK
JAZZ RAP • BANGERS • DANCE RISING • GOOD VIBES
POLLEN • DOPAMINE • METROPOLIS• OFF POP • MINT
NEW DANCE BEATS • OYSTER • THE DRIP • PARTY HITS • HEATERS
ON REPEAT • ALTERNARAP • MONDAY SPIN •UNITED KINGDOM VIRAL 50
BELGIUM VIRAL 50 • CONSCIOUS • MELLOW BARS • LOW-KEY
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY (GENERAL) • WELL OVERDUE UK
HIGHSNOBIETY SOUNDSYSTEM 50
HANGOVER DETOX BY BLOCK.FM (SPOTIFY OWNED, GUEST CURATED)
HYPEBEAST SOUNDS JAPAN • BEST OF NEW MUSIC DLSO.IT
BROOKLYNVEGAN WEEKLY
All New Hip Hop, Just Dropped, Mellow Bars, AlternaRap (P), New Releases Section / Hand-picked New Releases (US), Hip-hop Genre Page / The Newest Joints (US), Hip-hop Genre Page / Hip-hop New Releases
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY (US + UK + 27 ADDED TERRITORIES
ALT RAP (UK) • NEW IN HIP HOP (US + 45 ADDED TERRITORIES)
THE NEW NEW YORK (US) • ALT RAP (US - "WTF" CONTINUED PLACEMENT)
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT • NEW MUSIC DAILY • NEW FIRE • BASE:LINE
New Fire (FR), Rap Life (AU, NZ), BASE : LINE, New in Hip Hop, Hip Hop Genre Page Best New Songs (US)
THE HIGH END • ELITE RAP • FRESH DANCE • FRESH ELECTRONIC
PRSM (US, UK), Fresh Hip-Hop (US), Brand New Music (US, CA), Made In The East (US, CA), Hip-Hop Genre Page / New Music To Explore Section
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BRAND NEW UK • CRUSH <3, Fresh Rap
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FEEL-GOOD HIP HOP AND R&B
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FRESH HOUSE • NEW ARRIVALS • DANCE AND ELECTRONIC: TIDAL HIRES
New East Coast, Hip-Hop Tranquilo, New Arrivals
FRESH PRESSED TRACKS • ELITE RAP BARS
TRENDING ALL GENRES PLACEMENT - FUTURE PROOF EP
TRENDING HIP-HOP PLACEMENT - FUTURE PROOF EP
RADIO
ERICK THE ARCHITECT + JUNGLE
CANDLE FLAME
BBC RADIO 1
13.04.23 Clara Amfo
12.04.23 Vick & Jordan
11.04.23 Nels Hylton
06.04.23 Arielle Free
05.04.23 Rickie, Melvin & Charlie
05.04.23 Arielle Free
04.04.23 Clara Amfo
04.04.23 Arielle Free
04.04.23 Nels Hylton
03.04.23 Arielle Free
28.03.23 Clara Amfo
28.03.23 Vick & Jordan
28.03.23 Rickie, Melvin & Charlie
27.03.23 Sian Eleri
27.03.23 Sian Eleri
27.03.23 Sian Eleri
BBC RADIO 2
12.04.23 Trevor Nelson
04.04.23 Jo Whiley
29.03.23 Jo Whiley
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
06.04.23 Nihal
BBC 6 MUSIC
‘Candle Flame’ continues on the B List next week
APPLE MUSIC 1 (UK)
12.04.23 Rebecca Judd
11.04.23 Matt Wilkinson
11.04.23 Rebecca Judd
05.04.23 Matt Wilkinson
03.04.23 Matt Wilkinson
30.03.23 Matt Wilkinson
29.03.23 Matt Wilkinson
RADIO X
02.04.23 John Kennedy
ERICK THE ARCHITECT
PARKOUR
BBC RADIO 6
• Lauren Laverne (Huw Stephens sitting in) ‘Parkour’ – 24/07/23
• 2 plays for ‘Parkour’ across Reprezent Radio - reporting 21/07/23 - 03/08/23
• 3 plays for ‘Parkour’ across Radio 2 Funky - reporting 21/07/23 – 03/08/23
• 1 play for ‘Parkour’ across Westside FM - reporting 21/07/23 – 03/08/23
CHART NUMBERS:
NACC Top Hip Hop ADDs - #2 Most Added w/ 7 Adds [“Parkour”]
RapAttackLives Top 30 - PEAK at #10 (currently #10)
RapAttackLives Top Five Most Added - #3 Most Added for “Parkour”
KEY SPINS / HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK:
KUVO - Played “Parkour” 3x on week of 8/20 + week of 8/28
HYFIN Tarik - played Parkour this week
WYMS Kenny - 2 spins for Parkour this week
KEY STATIONS THAT HAVE REPORTED THE RECORD TO NACC:
CJAM Detroit, MI / Windsor
CJSW Calgary, AB
CJUM Winnipeg, MB
KGLT Bozeman, MT
KMUD Eureka, CA
KRSC Tulsa, OK
ERICK THE ARCHITECT + CHANNEL TRES
AMBROSIA
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UK Radio: (TW): 2 // Plays To Date (TD): 676
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BBC Radio 1 (TW: 1 // TD: 9)
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Support This Week: Rickie, Melvin & Charlie’s Show (1)
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Previous Supporters: Rickie, Melvin & Charlie’s Show (1), Sian Eleri Power Down Playlist (1), Sian Eleri Chillest Show (1), Jack Saunders Future Artists (4), Clara Amfo Future Sounds (1),
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BBC 6 Music (TW: 1 // TD: 16)
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Support This Week: BBC 6 Music A-List Playlist add to start next week of December 11th
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Previous Supporters: BBC 6 Music B-list Playlist (6), Mary Anne Hobbs (Nemone sitting in) (1), Craig Charles (1) & New Music Daily w/ Tom Ravenscroft & Deb Grant (2)
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BBC Sounds (TW: // TD: 15)
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Support This Week:
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Previous supporters: Radio 1 Relax (7) reporting 17th – 30th November, Radio 1 Relax (2) reporting w/c Nov 11th
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Radio 2 Funky (TW: // TD: 48)
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Support This Week:
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Previous Playlist Support: Radio 2 Funky Hotlist (15) reporting 17th – 30th November, Radio 2 Funky Hotlist (18)
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UK National Radio Regional, Community & Online Radio (TW: 0 TD: 5)
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Previous Support: Rinse FM (2), Soho Radio (2) & Westside FM (1)
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Apple Music 1
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Previous Support: The Rebecca Judd Show (1)
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US:
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Carbon Sound - Added “Shook Up” to the rotation on 12/4
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CJSW Cosm - Played “Shook Up” on 12/3
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HYFIN - Interview Still pending - waiting for new date from HYFIN!
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KALW Rosario - played Shook Up this week
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KDHX Will - Played “Ambrosia” pn 12/2
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KEXP - #37 + #7 Hip Hop on 11/27 & #66 + #6 Hip Hop + #10 RPM/Electronic on 11/30!
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KRSM Uno - Played Ambrosia on 10/23
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KUVO The Drop - Added “Ambrosia” to their library! + played “Ambrosia” 2x & “Parkour” week of 11/20 - Urban Alt Station + Playing “Ambrosia” week of 12/4
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SiriusXM Heavy Hitters - Played Ambrosia on 11/6
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SXM Statik Selektah - Played “Shook Up” on 11/30
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WBTV Melo - Played Ambrosia on 10/21 + 10/28 + 10/30
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WERU Sam - Played “Ambrosia” on 10/20
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WESU Eric - Played Ambrosia on 11/10
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WRHU The Basement - Played “Ambrosia” on 10/21 + 10/28 + 11/4 + “Shook Up” on 12/2
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WTUL MIke - Played Parkour on 11/13\
ERICK THE ARCHITECT + JOEY BADA$$
SHOOK UP
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Carbon Sound, CJSW Cosm, KALW Rosario, SXM Statik Selektah, WRHU The Basement
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Charts:
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NACC - #24 DEBUT
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KEXP Hip Hop: #6
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CONTACT
JORDAN ABRAMS | EARLY HOUR ENTERTAINMENT