Joker (rapper)

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Joker
Birth nameMete Erpek
Born (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 37)
Eskişehir, Turkey
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
LabelsHiphopjobz

Mete Erpek (born 6 September 1987), better known by his stage name Joker, [1] is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter. [2] [3]

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Life and career

Born in Eskişehir on September 6, 1987, Mete Erpek became acquainted with hip hop culture thanks to the breakdancing videos and tapes he acquired from Bulgaria in 2002. He dealt with graffiti for 2 years, established his own studio in 2004 and started making rap music as an amateur under the name "Narkoza a.k.a. Stanley". He released his first amateur album, Narkoz a.k.a. Stanley, in 2005. In addition, the song "Mutluluk Tohumları" entered the top 10 in a demo contest. This success led him to join a group called Darp in Istanbul. He worked here for a year and then left the band. After attending university in Burdur for a while, he returned to Eskişehir. He took part in the albums of Battery Records and Allâme. In particular, they attracted attention with the song "Dünya İnanmıyor", which they included in the compilation album called Organize Oluyoruz 2 with Allâme. Joker announced on 11 December 11 2012 on Facebook that he was leaving Battery Records. He worked with important names of Turkish rap music such as Ceza and Sansar Salvo in his album Rhymestein, which he released in 2013. He founded his own studio, Hiphopjobz, in 2014. Released on 20 November 2015 with the label Dokuz Sekiz Müzik, was the album Microphone Show. He participated as a contestant in O Ses Türkiye on 25 December 2016 and reached the quarter finals. On 10 August 2018, he released his second album, Element, by the Sony Music label. He thinks it is wrong to associate rap music with drugs. [4]

Since 2018, Joker has released a number of EPs and singles. In 2024, he released the album Inflowencer. [5]

Discography

Under the name Narkoz a.k.a. Stanley

YearTitleLabelType
2005Rap Cellat-ı MafyaStanley Rec RoomEP
2005DarprangaSplit album (with Darp)
2006toM e Narko SHOW (Realist Akım Piyadeleri)Split album (with toMBull aka Bahtiyar)
2006ÇatışmaBarakabeat RecordsSolo album

Under the name Joker

YearTitleLabelType
2008İllüzyonBarakabeat RecordsSplit album (with Terapi)
2009J VitaminiBatarya RecordsSolo album
2010Sevdiğim ZamanlarBatarya RecordsSolo album
2010GhettoblasterBatarya RecordsSplit album (with Allâme)
2011RhymeageddonBatarya RecordsSolo album
2011Yaşamak ÖldürürBatarya RecordsSolo album
2012DarbeBatarya RecordsSingle
2013RhymesteinHiphopjobzSolo album
2014Fay HattıHiphopjobzSingle
2015Microphone ShowDokuz Sekiz MüzikSolo album
2016Kirli BeyazHiphopjobzSingle
2018Element Sony Music Entertainment Solo album
2018ParolaHiphopjobzSingle
2018Yarasa KoleksiyonuHiphopjobzSingle
2019Black JackHiphopjobzSingle
2019FarketmezHiphopjobzSingle
2019Günah KeçisiHiphopjobzSingle
2019Son KaleHiphopjobzSingle (with Defkhan and Kurşun)
2019SürgünHiphopjobzSingle
2020Gerek YokHiphopjobzSingle
2020KuralHiphopjobzSingle (with Mirac)
2020Başarcam UlanHiphopjobzSingle
2020Game OverHiphopjobzEP
2020Zehirli KanHiphopjobzSingle
2020BayBayHiphopjobzSingle
2021Kirli Beyaz (Bozuk Kaset)47 DakikaBootleg
2021Johntr4volt4DMCSingle
2021ParanoyaDMCSingle
2021KartanemDMCSingle
2021AnahtarDMCSingle
2022KayboldumDMCSingle
2022RockstarDMCSingle
2022PalavraDMCSingle
2022AslaDMCSingle (with Gizem Aslı)
2022VisinUltrasonicSingle (with Rapozof)
2023ŞerefeDMCSingle
2023Eriyorum HalaDMCSingle
2023Thanks for AdviceMuzik BankasiSingle
2023CadillacONELABSingle (with Todd)
2024InflowencerMuzik Bankasi x HipHopJobzSolo Album
2024DPRMHipHopJobzSingle
2024GalaktikONELAB(with Allame)

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