Kerser

Kerser
Birth name Scott Burns
Born 21 August 1987
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Australian hip hop, rap
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2008–present
Labels Obese Distribution, Kerser N Nebs Records
Associated acts Nebs, Rates, Jay (UF), ABK 225, Hyjak, Fortress, Fortay at Large, Gravy Baby, Jace Excel, Sarm, Compton Z,
Website emceekerser.com

Scott Clarke Burns (born in 21 August 1987, Campbelltown, New South Wales), better known by his stage name Emcee Kerser or just simply The Kers, is an Australian rapper.[1] He's released a number of mixtapes and 3 albums since 2011, and his second album No Rest for the Sickest reached No. 15 on the ARIA albums chart,[2] while the album's tour DVD debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Music DVD chart in 2013. His latest album, S.C.O.T., was released on 25 October 2013.[3] He is best known for his song "Kerser Is The Sickest".

Biography

Kerser in 2013

Scott "Kerser" Barrow was born in the vicinity of Campbelltown, New South Wales. He started his rap career at an early age while living in Campbelltown, rapping with his older brother Aaron "Rates" Frommell at age 11 and recording by 18. One of his major influences is Tupac.[1]

Kerser is a well-known battle rapper in Australia, appearing on circuits such as Got Beef, Grind Time Now Australia and Real Talk Battle League. He was undefeated from his second battle in 2010 to his most recent battle in January 2012 against Illmaculate, excluding a well-publicised battle against 360 in December 2011,[4] where no official winner was announced. His long-running rivalry with 360[1] heated up again in August 2013 when 360 released a diss track called "30 Minutes Tops".

Kerser released his first mixtape Straight Out Tha Gutter in 2008 with his second mixtape Down The Drain being released in 2010.

His first album The Nebulizer was released on 14 October 2011. The album was produced by Nebs, hence the name. According to an article in INpress, "Kerser is raw, aggressive and territorial," while the album is "A fervent mix of rave, rap, electro and r'n’b."[4]

His second album No Rest for the Sickest was released on 2 November 2012. It reached No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[2] and No. 1 on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart.[5] He toured nationally to support the album.[3]

He was signed to management with Obese Records in 2013,[5] and in March 2013 he released the single "We Here Now" with Rates, which led to a national tour.[5] Among his performances are the Breath of Life Festival in Tasmania alongside 360, Illy, Seth Sentry.[5]

In August 2013 Kerser released The No Rest for the Sickest National Tour on DVD. It debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Music DVD Chart.[3]

His third album S.C.O.T. was released on 25 October 2013. The album features Nebs, Jay (Uf), and Jace Excel. It debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart and No. 1 on the iTunes Chart, knocking off Linkin Park, David Dallas and Katy Perry in the charts. He toured Australia in February and March 2013 to support the album.[6]

Kerser's fourth album King, produced by Nebs, was released on 14 November 2014.

Discography

Albums

The Nebulizer

No Rest for the Sickest

S.C.O.T.

King


Mixtapes

Straight Out Tha Gutter

Down the Drain

Singles

"Stand Up"

"No Where to Go"

"D.G.A.F" (featuring Fortay)

"We Here Now" (featuring Rates)

"Scott vs Kers"

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weiss, Kriss. "Kerser". Beat. Retrieved 2013-08-00.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chartifacts – Wednesday 14th November 2012". ARIA Charts. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-00.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "MC Kerser Debuts at No. 1 With new DVD". The Music. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-00.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meldrum, Richie (2012). "Battle Ready: Kerser v 360". Inpress. Retrieved 2013-08-00.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Emcee Kerser Bio – Official". EmceeKerser.com. Retrieved 2013-08-00.
  6. ↑ "S.C.O.T.". Sanity.com. Retrieved 2013-08-00.

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