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Encyclopedia > Greek hip hop

Greek hip hop refers to hip hop music originating in Greece, either in Greek or English. The earliest Greek hip hop groups date back to 1987, though native language albums did not appear until the mid-1990s. 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. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

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History

Some of the most important early hip-hop groups in Greece were Imiskoumbria, Terror X Crew (members: Artemis, Efthimis, DJ ALX), FF.C (members: Ruthmodamastis, DJ Everlast, Skinothetis, plus many guests) and Active Member. Imiskoumbria is a Greek hip-hop group started in 1996. ... ALX (pronounced Alex, born in the year 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of Greeces most influential producers. ... Active Member is a Greek hip-hop/low bap group, founded in 1992 by Michalis Mitakidis (a. ...


This differentiation caused a lot of tension among the Greek hip-hop fans. Between 1995 and 2000, there was a lot of conflict, relatively speaking. Things escalated from there when the Battle rap era in Greece begun with the group ZN (Living Dead) that started dissing Active Member and other hip hop groups. ZN was composed of 5 members. They followed the Wu-Tang style and have been influenced from the Wu-Tang Clan. They first released an EP and then a group album, followed by releasing solo albums. Their one and only album (due to feuding) as a group was "O Protos Tomos" (The First Volume) in 1997. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Active Member is a Greek hip-hop/low bap group, founded in 1992 by Michalis Mitakidis (a. ... 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. ... The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York-based rap group, consisting of nine American rappers. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...


As American hip hop lyrics became more widely violent, so did international hip hop lyrics, and Greece was no exception. Rapping about guns, drugs, violence and sex became the norm. Hardcore Greek rap had swept the genre, and commercial hip hop followed suit. The United States was the nation of origin of hip hop, a cultural movement that began in the 1970s in New York City, among primarily African American and Hispanic audiences. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other meanings, see Drug (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music characterized by confrontation and aggression in its subject matter, heavy beats, raw sampling and production, or any combination thereof. ...


Commercial hip-hop in Greece has become hugely successful, with acts like Imiskoumbria, Terror X Crew and Goin' Through blazing the trails. Imiskoumbria and Terror X Crew both were the first to have their records going gold. Goin' Through became a massive success after their last album, La Sagrada Familia, was granted gold status as of 2006. Their follow-up, Vendetta, achieved gold sales within three months of its release. Imiskoumbria is a Greek hip-hop group started in 1996. ... Imiskoumbria is a Greek hip-hop group started in 1996. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Goin' Through has also established Greece's big name hip-hop label, Family, where some other acts are signed. Some of the more noted acts of Family are Taraxias, Thirio, NEVMA, Ominus & DJ "S", TNS. It should be noted that the group Imiskoumbria, is widely credited as one of the Greek rap acts that made Greek hip hop a household thing. Before this, Greek hip hop was considered to be a fad or a novelty of sorts. Imiskoumbria is a Greek hip-hop group started in 1996. ... A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. ...


List of Greek Hip Hop groups and artists

Ntopa Styles(Dope Styles) crew was born in 2005. ... Born Nikolaos Domvros (Νικόλαος Δόμβρος) in Thessaloniki, Greece (January 29th, 1980), Sifu VERSUS is one of the better known names in Greek hip hop, both in and out of the country. ...

List of Greek Producers

(in no particular order)

ALX (pronounced Alex, born in the year 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of Greeces most influential producers. ... Born Nikolaos Domvros (Νικόλαος Δόμβρος) in Thessaloniki, Greece (January 29th, 1980), Sifu VERSUS is one of the better known names in Greek hip hop, both in and out of the country. ...

Top Greek Dj's

DMC has several meanings: Disco Mix Club, an organization known for its yearly world DJ championships. ... DMC has several meanings: Disco Mix Club, an organization known for its yearly world DJ championships. ... DMC has several meanings: Disco Mix Club, an organization known for its yearly world DJ championships. ...

A New Breed

There is now a new breed of Greek hip-hop artists trying to make a name for themselves, such as Antiksoes Paragoges, Rodes, Skotini Plevra, Stixoima.


Underground Hip Hop Scene

In addition to Commercial, Hard Core, and Low Bap rap music, Greece has an underground rap scene, comparable in style to the New York mixtape scene, that is thriving. Sifu VERSUS, Psychodrama, Vita Peis, Voreia Asteria, Alytoi Grifoi, Corona Virus, Phase 3, Ladose, Apexeis, Antixoes Paragoges, Flowjob, Ntopa Styles, Psyclowns, SMA, Low Profile, Professional Sinnerz, RNS, Paspar2, XOY are considered the most influential artists of this new underground circuit. 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. ... NY redirects here. ... For the album by Los Abandoned, see Mix Tape (album). ... Born Nikolaos Domvros (Νικόλαος Δόμβρος) in Thessaloniki, Greece (January 29th, 1980), Sifu VERSUS is one of the better known names in Greek hip hop, both in and out of the country. ...


External links

Album covers of the most influential Greek hip-hop CDs

References

  • Androutsopoulos, Jannis and Scholz, Arno (January 2002). "Spaghetti funk: Appropriations of hip-hop culture and rap music in Europe"
Hip Hop and Rap Music
Music: Production - Rapping - Beatboxing - Beats - DJing - Turntablism

Culture: Breakdance - Graffiti - Fashion - Dance 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. ... 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. ... Rapping, also known as Emceeing, MCing, Rhyme spitting, Spitting, or just Rhyming, is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes, one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Turntablism is the art ofSubscript text manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. ... 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. ... A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... Graffiti (strictly, as singular, graffito, from the Italian — graffiti being the plural) are images or letters applied without permission to publicly viewable surfaces such as walls or bridges. ... Faada Freddy of the Senegalese rap crew Daara J in Germany, 2005. ... Breakdance, the original hip hop dance style, performed at MTV Street Festival, Thailand. ...


People: Rappers - DJs and Producers - Groups - Beatboxers


History: Roots - Old School - Golden Age - New School - 2007 in hip hop // In Hip hop music, people individually and separately vocalize over beats, instrumental tracks, usually consisting of repeated phrases. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Old school hip hop is a term used to describe the very earliest hip hop music to come out of the block parties of New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The golden age of hip hop, derivative of old school hip hop, was probably introduced with the popularity of Run-DMCs 1986 album Raising Hell. ... New school hip hop is a rarely-heard term referring to hip hop created later in the forms development, contrasted with old school hip hop. ... 2007, the year in hop hip. ...


Genres: Abstract - Alternative - Bounce - Chopped & Screwed - Christian - Conscious - Country - Crunk - Dirty - Dirty South - Electro - Emo - Freestyle - Gangsta - G-funk - Ghettotech - Glitch hop - Hardcore - Hip hop soul - Hip house - Horrorcore - Hyphy - Instrumental - Jazz - Latin - Mafioso - Merenrap - Miami bass - Mobb - Neo soul - Nerdcore - New jack swing - Political - Pop - Rapcore - Ragga - Reggaetón - Snap - Urban Pasifika Hip hop music can be subdivided into subgenres, fusions with other genres and regional hip hop scenes. ... Abstract hip hop is a subgenre of alternative hip hop that differs from other hip hop music largely in the content of the lyrics. ... Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chopped and screwed (also known as screwed and chopped, slowed and throwed, Houston music, H-Town music, screw music, screw, and S.L.A.B. (Slow Loud And Bangin)) all refer to a technique of remixing hip hop music by slowing the tempo and applying various DJ techniques such as... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Conscious hip hop is a subgenre of alternative hip hop which focuses on social issues. ... Country-rap is the fusion of country music with hip hop music. ... Crunk is a type of hip hop music, classified as a subdivision of Memphis rap and Dirty South. ... Dirty rap, also known as booty rap or sex rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that contains lyrical content revolving mainly around sex and sexual subjects. ... For other uses of the term Dirty South, see The Dirty South Dirty South is a style of rap music that popped up in the latter half of the 1990s and is based in southern cities and states such as Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami or South Florida, Mississippi... Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... Music sample: Nelly Over and Over (2004) ( file info) — 27 second sample from Nellys Over and Over. Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... G-funk, an abbreviation of Gangsta-funk, is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. ... Two of the heavy hitters of the genre DJ Funk (l) DJ Assault (r). ... Glitch (also known as Clicks and Cuts from a representative compilation series by the German record label Mille Plateaux) is a genre of electronic music that became popular in the late 1990s with the increasing use of digital signal processing, particularly on computers. ... Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music characterized by confrontation and aggression in its subject matter, heavy beats, raw sampling and production, or any combination thereof. ... Hip hop soul is the second major subgenre of contemporary R&B. The term generally describes a style of music that blends soulful R&B singing and raw hip hop production. ... Hip house, also known as house rap, is a mixture of house music and hip-hop which arose during the 1980s in New York. ... Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music. ... Hyphy (pronounced HI-fee; IPA: ) is a style of music and dance primarily associated with the Bay Area hip hop culture. ... Instrumental hip hop is hip hop music without vocals. ... Jazz rap is a fusion of alternative hip hop music and jazz, developed in the very late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Latin rap is not a homogeneous musical style but rather a term that covers all Rap music recorded by artists of Latino origin. ... Mafioso rap is a hip hop sub-genre which flourished in the mid-1990s. ... Merenrap, or meren-rap, is a style of hip hop music which was formed from the fusion of Dominican merengue music with rapping. ... Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the Roland TR-808 sustained kick drum, slightly higher dance tempos, and occasionally... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, hardcore punk (hence the core in the name), heavy metal, alternative rock and sometimes funk. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Daddy Yankee, a reggaeton artist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urban Pasifika is a sub-genre of hip-hop which combines American style hip-hop or R&B rhyming and beats with Pacific Island or Maori instrumentation (such as ukelele samples) and Pacific Island or Maori language singing/rapping. ...


World hip hop: African - Arabic - Asian - European - Latin American - Middle Eastern - Albanian - Algerian - American - Angolan - Australian - Azerbaijani - Bahraini - Belgian - Bosnian and Herzegovinan - Botswana - Brazilian - British - Bulgarian - Canadian - Cape Verdean - Chinese (Hong Kong) - Congolese - Cuban - Czech - Danish - Dominican - Dutch - Egyptian - Filipino - Finnish - French - Gambian - German - Ghanaian - Greek - Greenlandic - Guinean - Hungarian - Icelandic - Indian - Indonesian - Iranian - Irish - Israeli - Italian - Ivoirian - Japanese - Kenyan - Korean - Macedonian - Malagasy - Malaysian - Malian - Mexican - Moroccan - Native American - Nepalese - New Zealand - Nigerian - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Rwandan - Salvadoran - Senegalese - Serbian - Slovak - Slovenian - South African - Spanish - Swedish - Swiss - Taiwanese - Tanzanian - Togolese - Turkish - Ugandan - Ukrainian - Zimbabwean Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Hip hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread American influence. ... Cover of sampler CD (2003) Arabic hip hop is hip hop music and culture originating in the Arabic-speaking world. ... Asian Hip Hop is a heterogeneous musical genre that covers all hip hop music as recorded and produced by artists of Asian origin. ... European hip hop is hip hop music created by European musicians. ... Latin rap is not a homogeneous musical style but rather a term that covers all Rap music recorded by artists of Latino origin. ... Middle Eastern hip hop is hip hop music and culture originating in the Middle East. ... Hip hop is quite a new style of music for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it has nevertheless proven very popular. ... The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinsasha, has long been a major home for pan-African styles of popular music like rumba, soukous and kwassa kwassa. ... Ivoirian hip hop is a major part of the popular music of Côte dIvoire, and has been fused with many of the countrys native styles, such as zouglou. ... Native American hip hop is popular among Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations of Canada. ... Serbian hip hop started in the early 80s, with the birth of b-boy crews and their battles which have spread over the country in no time. ... Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by early hip hop trio L.A. Boyz. ...


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