Thijs Frederiks better known by his stage name

Stage name

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 Brutus (born in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, The Netherlands on 23 April 1983) is a Dutch

Dutch people

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 rapper

Rapping

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 originating from Diemen

Diemen

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, The Netherlands. Alongside his younger brother Lange Frans

Lange Frans

Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...

 and rapper-singer better known as Baas B

Baas B

Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name Baas B is a Dutch rapper and singing who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange...

 was a founding member of D-Men

D-Men

D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra...

 and the band's manager.

Brutus had important recordings on De Straatremixes series of three D-Men mixtapes and cooperation with other D-Men members (rappers, singers and DJs) Lange Frans

Lange Frans

Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...

, Baas B

Baas B

Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name Baas B is a Dutch rapper and singing who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange...

, Negativ

Negativ

Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost....

, Yes-R

Yes-R

Yesser Roshdy better known by his stage name Yes-R , is Dutch rapper and television presenter of Moroccan-Egyptian origin. Before going solo, he was part of the Dutch hip hop formation D-Men...

, Brace

Brace (singer)

Eddy Brace Rashid MacDonald, shortened to Brace is a Dutch singer, who often collaborates with famous Dutch rapper Ali B, who helped to bring Brace to stardom after their first musical collaboration on the hit single Moppie released in the summer of 2004.-Early life:Brace was born 23 August 1986 in...

, C-Ronic and also with Darryl

Darryl

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, The Opposites and Riza.

His big break came with the success of the single "Mijn Feestje" credited to Brutus and Negativ

Negativ

Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost....

. It reached #28 on the Dutch Singles Chart, staying 6 weeks on the chart.

In 2006, he was featured in a release of single "Ik wacht al zo lang" credited to Lange Frans featuring Brutus and Tim van Di-Rect (real name Tim Akkerman) and reaching #18 in the Dutch Singles Chart.

He also has solo singles "Net als jij" and "Gedachtegang" and is featured in Lange Frans' single "Flappen"

Personal life

• In 2006 in partnership with his brother Lange Frans (real name Frans Christiaan Frederiks), he presented a weekly radio show at Dutch hip hop station Lijn5.
• Brutus lives with his girlfriend Janneke de Ridder and they have a son named Robbe (born 26 May 2009).

Mixtapes

(as D-Men

D-Men

D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra...

)

• 2003: De Straatremixes (D-Men Mixtape)
• 2004: De Straatremixes Deel 2 (D-Men Mixtape)
• 2004: De Straatremixes Deel 3 (D-Men Mixtape)

Singles

• 2005: "Mijn Feestje" (Brutus and Negativ
  Negativ
  Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost....
  
  )
• 2006: "Ik wacht al zo lang" (Lange Frans
  Lange Frans
  Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...
  
   featuring Brutus and Tim van Di-Rect)
• 2006: "Net als jij"
• 2007: "Gedachtegang"
• 2007: "Flappen" (Brutus featuring Lange Frans and Zwarte Sjaak)

External links

• Official website