Mete Erpek (born 6 September 1987), better known by his stage name Joker, is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter.
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.
Since 2018, Joker has released a number of EPs and singles. In 2024, he released the album Inflowencer.
Discography Under the name Narkoz a.k.a. Stanley YearTitle LabelType 2005 Rap Cellat-ı Mafya Stanley Rec Room EP 2005 Darpranga Split album (with Darp) 2006 toM e Narko SHOW (Realist Akım Piyadeleri) Split album (with toMBull aka Bahtiyar) 2006 Çatışma Barakabeat Records Solo album
Under the name Joker YearTitleLabelType 2008 İllüzyon Barakabeat Records Split album (with Terapi) 2009 J Vitamini Batarya Records Solo album 2010 Sevdiğim Zamanlar Batarya Records Solo album 2010 Ghettoblaster Batarya Records Split album (with Allâme) 2011 Rhymeageddon Batarya Records Solo album 2011 Yaşamak Öldürür Batarya Records Solo album 2012 Darbe Batarya Records Single 2013 Rhymestein Hiphopjobz Solo album 2014 Fay Hattı Hiphopjobz Single 2015 Microphone Show Dokuz Sekiz Müzik Solo album 2016 Kirli Beyaz Hiphopjobz Single 2018 Element Sony Music Entertainment Solo album 2018 Parola Hiphopjobz Single 2018 Yarasa Koleksiyonu Hiphopjobz Single 2019 Black Jack Hiphopjobz Single 2019 Farketmez Hiphopjobz Single 2019 Günah Keçisi Hiphopjobz Single 2019 Son Kale Hiphopjobz Single (with Defkhan and Kurşun) 2019 Sürgün Hiphopjobz Single 2020 Gerek Yok Hiphopjobz Single 2020 Kural Hiphopjobz Single (with Mirac) 2020 Başarcam Ulan Hiphopjobz Single 2020 Game Over Hiphopjobz EP 2020 Zehirli Kan Hiphopjobz Single 2020 BayBay Hiphopjobz Single 2021 Kirli Beyaz (Bozuk Kaset) 47 Dakika Bootleg 2021 Johntr4volt4 DMC Single 2021 Paranoya DMC Single 2021 Kartanem DMC Single 2021 Anahtar DMC Single 2022 Kayboldum DMC Single 2022 Rockstar DMC Single 2022 Palavra DMC Single 2022 Asla DMC Single (with Gizem Aslı) 2022 Visin Ultrasonic Single (with Rapozof) 2023 Şerefe DMC Single 2023 Eriyorum Hala DMC Single2023Thanks for AdviceMuzik BankasiSingle2023CadillacONELABSingle (with Todd)2024InflowencerMuzik Bankasi x HipHopJobzSolo Album2024DPRMHipHopJobzSingle2024GalaktikONELAB(with Allame)
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