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Encyclopedia > Danish hip hop

Danish Hip Hop is part of the global Hip hop culture. Hip Hop is a cultural movement originally from the United States. It is best known manifestation is Hip hop music, which is composed of DJing and rapping. In Denmark, Hip Hop has been growing steadily more popular over the last fifteen years and began with Danish language acts such as MC Einar and Rockers by Choice. In the early 1990s, English was the preferred language for underground acts such as Dope Solution, Kidnap and one of the first female and ground breaking artists No Name Requested, who ||fusioned rap with reggae well before contemperary artists. In the late 1990s Danish language rap was again in demand and the favorite choice of artists because of artists such as Jokeren and his group Den Gale Pose. The Funky Fly record label has been an important part of this evolution. In contrast to many other countries, Hip Hop in Danish has been generally as successful or more so locally than acts in English acts. Some Danish English language rappers have become more well-known abroad than at home, such as Static and NATiLL, both popular German acts, and Funk Flush and Delireeus, who are well-known elsewhere in Scandinavia. Prominent Danish-language artists include: Hip hop is a subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa. ... 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. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Main article: Hip hop music For the English folk dance, see Rapper sword. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...


The members of Full Impact Productions (F.I.P.), (Orgi-E, Bai-D, Troo.L.S., L.O.C., Rune Rask & U$O), LOC (or often LoC for those including of) may stand for: Localiser Lake Ontario Council Large optical cavity (lasers) Launch Operations Center (NASA) Laxative of choice (medicine) Lead on chip (or lead over chip) Leftover Crack (band) LeMoyne-Owen College (loc. ...


The members often refer to themselves as F.I.P.G.C. (Full Impact Productions Gangsta Clicc). The (in)famous Danish rap group Suspekt is made up of F.I.P members Orgi-E, Bai-D & Rune Rask although L.O.C. is a frequent guest, as well as Troo.L.S produces most of the tracks together with Rune Rask.


In 2005, two of the members, Troo.L.S. & Orgi-E came out with an album, Forklædt Som Voksen (Disguised As Adult). The group has not split up and they often perform together. While Suspekt is a group, F.I.P. can be considered a "guild."


[L.O.C] (Liam O'Connor) is the most successful solo-rapper in history of Danish hip hop, with his 60,000 sold albums. His first album, Dominologi, included hits such as "Absinth" and "Drik Min Hjerne Ud" (Drink My Brain Away). His second album, Inkarneret (Incarnated) was a huge success, with hits as "Undskyld" (Sorry), "Hvem" (Who), and "Pop Det Du Har" (Pop [out] What You've Got). His latest album, Cassiopeia, was released on September 15, 2005 and the song "Frøken Escobar" (Miss Escobar) became a huge hit.


The two famous producers Rune Rask and Troo. L.S. have stood behind most of the hits of F.I.P. members. They have been awarded the title as best producer-team. In 2006, they produced the song "Gangsta Bop" by Akon which was featured on his second album, "Konvicted." The duo also assumed producing duties on Tech N9ne's 2006 release, Everready: The Religion, producing two of the twenty tracks. This included "Caribou Lou" which was also featured on the Alpha Dog soundtrack as well as in the film. Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... Alternate cover Deluxe edition cover Singles from Konvicted Released: September 28, 2006 Released: October 5, 2006 Released: January 18, 2007 Released: May 15, 2007 Released: June 27, 2007 Released: Q4 2007 Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. ... Tech N9ne (born Aaron Dontez Yates on November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American rapper. ... Everready (The Religion) is a 2006 album from Tech N9ne, a Hip Hop star from Kansas City. ... For the term relating to dog behavior, see Alpha (biology). ...


Other prominent Danish hip hop artists include;

  • Ataf
  • Den Gale Pose
  • Hvid Sjokolade
  • Joe True
  • Johnny Hefty
  • Johnson (aka Niggerenislæden)
  • Niarn
  • Outlandish
  • Majid
  • MC Clemens
  • Jøden
  • Klart Dér!
  • Rent Mel
  • Sphaeren
  • N.O.B.L.E.
  • Orgi-E
  • Pede B.
  • Østkyst Hustlers
  • Per Vers
  • Suspekt
  • UFO & Yepha
  • Y-Not.
  • Slutspil
  • Kongehuset
  • Malk de Koijn. This group has won an award for renewing the Danish language.
  • The Lounge Lizards
  • Troo.L.S
  • U$O
  • 82c
  • KNA Connected
  • Ali Kazim
  • Static & Nat Ill
  • Anden (Anders Matthesen)
  • Jooks
  • L.O.C
  • Bikstok Røgsystem
  • Marwan

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Hip hop & urban music - DanishMusic.info (1621 words)
In relation to hip hop, rap and clubbing, the artist group Natill and Static is an English-speaking producer and rap team whose shows have won them much recognition in the industry and abroad, as well as an invitation to take part in Scribble Jam in Ohio, 2003.
Rappers and singers – from hip hop to RandB.
Hip hop can also be experienced at large festivals such as Roskilde Festival, which regularly features major rap stars, and at larger music venues such as Vega, Rust and Voxhall.
German hip hop: Information from Answers.com (1606 words)
German hip hop is frequently sung in languages other than German, and many of its exponents are not of German birth.
Many in the hip hop community were aghast: the band has no connection to the jam scene, rapped in German about lighthearted topics, and released their music through Sony/Columbia.
The latter asset was particularly controversial, as Hip hop culture, both in Germany and the United States, had developed with a distinctly anticommercial edge.
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