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Big Herk
Birth name Amery Dennard
Born (1969-08-22) August 22, 1969 (age 55)
Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres Rap, underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1997-present
Labels Rock Bottom Entertainment
Associated acts Rock Bottom, Almighty Dreadnaughtz, Goon Sqwad

Big Herk (born Amery Dennard on August 30, 1969) is an American rapper. He is from Detroit, Michigan.

He started his music career with a rap group called Rock Bottom. In 2003, he left the group. After that, he released his first solo album, Guilty As Charged. Big Herk also appeared in a movie called Project 313.

He has worked with many other famous rappers. For example, he was on a song called It's On with Slum Village and MC Breed. He also appeared on a song with Obie Trice, Eminem, and Trick-Trick called "There They Go". In 2013, he was set to release another album titled Over Dose.

Did you know Big Herk is also in a video game? He is a character you can play as in the game Def Jam: Icon.

Big Herk's Music

Big Herk has released several albums and many songs throughout his career.

Albums and Mixtapes

Big Herk released albums both with his group Rock Bottom and as a solo artist.

  • From The Bottom Up (1997) - with Rock Bottom
  • Alligator City (2000) - with Rock Bottom
  • Who Is Rock Bottom? (2002) - with Rock Bottom
  • Guilty As Charged (2003) - his first solo album
  • Over Dose (2013)
  • The Bloodline (2016) - with Young Herk

He also released mixtapes, which are like collections of songs.

  • Still Guilty: Da Undaground LP & DVD (2004)
  • Got 'cha Back Ent. Presents... Play Time's Over (2007)

Popular Songs (Singles)

Big Herk has released many singles over the years. Some of his songs include:

  • "Gangsta's Only" (2003)
  • "Ima Boss" (2003)
  • "Living Da Life" (2004)
  • "Playin' 4 Keeps" (2007)
  • "Trap Goin' Ham" (2012)
  • "U Know Da Deal" (2013)

Working with Other Artists

Big Herk has collaborated with many other musicians. This means he has appeared on their songs or they have appeared on his. Some of these collaborations include:

  • "It's On" by Slum Village (2004)
  • "Ride" by Royce Da 5'9" (2005)
  • "There They Go" by Obie Trice (2006)
  • "Detroit Stand Up (Remix)" by Esham (2006)
  • "Detroit Vs. Everybody" (remix) which featured many artists like Eminem, Big Sean, and Royce da 5'9 (2014)

See also

  • Rock Bottom
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