Active Member is a Greek hip-hop/low bap group, founded in 1992 by Michalis Mitakidis (a.k.a. B.D.Foxmoor) Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Low Bap Logo Low Bap is a sub-genre of the Greek hip hop music scene, that emerged in the mid-1990s as the sound of the prominent Greek hip hop group Active Member. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... B.D. Foxmoor (born Michalis Mytakidis; Greek: Μιχάλης Μυτακίδης, on 1967-08-21) is a Greek rapper and hip hop producer. ... Sadahzinia (born Yolanda Tsiampokalou; Greek: Γιολάντα Τσιαμπόκαλου, in 1977) is a Greek rapper, regarded by many as the first woman that entered the hip-hop scene in Greece. ... Hip hop (also see hip-hop or hiphop) is both a music genre and a cultural movement developed in urban communities starting in the 1970s, predominantly by African Americans and Latinos. ... Low Bap Logo Low Bap is a sub-genre of the Greek hip hop music scene, that emerged in the mid-1990s as the sound of the prominent Greek hip hop group Active Member. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... B.D. Foxmoor (born Michalis Mytakidis; Greek: Μιχάλης Μυτακίδης, on 1967-08-21) is a Greek rapper and hip hop producer. ...

History

Being the first Greek hip-hop group to release an album, Active Member had dominated the hip-hop scene in Greece for many years. Although the genre had already existed for more than a decade, it was still unknown to the majority of Greeks in the early 90s. However, the group redefined their music in 1995 with the release of the record To Megalo Kolpo (The Big Game). Their newly founded sub-genre has since then been called Low Bap and it is characterized by the slow bass, rhythm, and the emphasis on lyrics in the songs. Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with face), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. ... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ...

Presently, the group is one of the most widely recognised in Greece, staying away from the rest of the Greek hip-hop scene though. They are deeply involved in the music industry and community, including organizing events such as the annual Low Bap Festival in Athens. They also encourage the youth to enter the scene, and have released records comprised by demo songs sent to them by new performers. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ...

Members

The members of the group have changed throughout the years, but B.D.Foxmoor has always been the lead singer and the nucleus of the group. Today, the group is made up of B.D.Foxmoor and female rapper Sadahzinia. Sadahzinia (born Yolanda Tsiampokalou; Greek: Γιολάντα Τσιαμπόκαλου, in 1977) is a Greek rapper, regarded by many as the first woman that entered the hip-hop scene in Greece. ...

Discography

1. Diamartiria (Protest) (Freestyle Productions, LP 1993)
2. Stin Ora Ton Skion (In the Hour of the Shadows) (Freestyle Productions, LP, 1994)
3. To Megalo Kolpo (The Big Game) (Warner, CD/LP, 1995)
4. Akou Mana (Listen Up, Mother) (Warner, promo maxi 12",1995)
5. Prosfigas (Refugee) (Warner, promo maxi 12",1996)
6. Apo Ton Topo Tis Figis (From Run Away Land) (Warner, CD/2LP, 1996
7. Gia Ta Aderfia Pou Chathikane Noris (Dedicated to the Lost Brothers) (Warner, CD single, 1997)
8. Mithi Tou Valtou (Myths from the Moor) (Warner, CD/2LP, 1998)
9. Meres Paraxenes, Thavmasies Meres (Weird Days, Beautiful Days) (Warner, CD, 2000)
10. Live/Remix (Warner, 2CD, 2000)
11. Ston Kero tou Allokotou Fovou (In Times of Weird Fear) (Warner, CD/2LP, 2001)
12. 2/12/2002 (Warner, CD single, 2002)
13. Perasma sto akroneiro (Passage to the Edge of a Dream) (Warner, CD, 2002)
14. Fiera (Warner, CD, 2004)
15. Ap' to Megalo Kolpo sti Fiera (From 'Big Game' to 'Fiera') (Warner, CD, 2005)
16. Blah-Blasphemy (8ctagon, CD+DVD, 2005)
17. Skieratsa (including: Blah-Blasphemy 2, Bathiskiota (Deep Shadowed), Apnoia) (8ctagon, 3CD, 2006)

External link

• Low bap website
• Active Member at MusicBrainz

Active member are not categorized in the hip-hop style of music but in low bap which is a type of music where lyrics have a really deep and (often depressing) meaning. emm what else? oh yeah there are some typing mistakes in the discography section! *Vathiskotia & *Aipnia MusicBrainz (MusicBrainz. ...