New Music + Video: Erk Tha Jerk: "I Know" (audio) + "Summer" (Video)

The word according to Erk is that he's the realest. Try to dispute it if you want, but make sure you take a listen first. From the contradictions – hood ish Friday, suit and tie Sunday – to paying rent when the kids want Disneyland, the new street single "I Know" touches it without hesitation. Without apology he explains: "See I practice what I preach, you know the old saying/ Me, I'm what I am and y'all just role playing."

And who is he exactly? Well, the video for "Summer" gives us a bit more of an idea as we watch Erk in work mode prepping for and performing at a show in Baton Rouge. There's a glimpse of a few members of The Red Planet team, but it's more than a tour video. "Summer" hits on the ups and downs of being an artist, the politics and the hustle. He's telling us how he lives and what he knows. Real talk.


DL: "I Know" by Erk Tha Jerk