Finnish hip hop
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Finnish hip hop or rap is a variant of hip hop music
from Finland
. The rapping (räppäys) is mainly done in Finnish
. Many rappers use Helsinki slang
words, general slang and Finnish dialects are used too by some artists. Many early rappers used English language
. Some Finnish rap was already recorded in the early 1980s and some popular artists emerged in the early 1990s but it was not until the 2000s that it became finally a more lasting phenomenon in a form of wider scene and numerous popular performers.
The first recorded Finnish rap song was song "I'm Young, Beautiful and Natural" in English language which was made by artist called General Njassa in 1983. Rap music in Finnish language made its first breakthrough in 1990 when groups Raptori
and Pääkköset and artist Nikke T got their records to Finnish charts. Especially Raptori created a nationwide phenomenon. These artists had a style greatly different when compared to American rap music. Their music was highly influenced by the dance pop of the 1980s and their approach to music was largely humouristic. Later Finnish rappers tend to despise this wave of early 1990s. Niko Toiskallio (Nikke T) himself has later stated that he regrets his humoristic dance-influenced rap recordings and he claims that so-called humour-rap deprived the credibility of Finnish rap scene which did not recover until many years later in the late 1990s.
Fintelligens
started the new wave of Finnish rap in the late 1990s, and soon many other groups followed. Finnish rap was again seen on national record charts. This time Finnish rappers used a style which was much closer to American hip hop music. Popular artists and groups of this era included Asa (then known as Avain), Ezkimo, Flegmaatikot, Kapasiteettiyksikkö, Paleface
, Seremoniamestari and Tulenkantajat. These got their albums published by large record companies.
These days many Finnish rappers release their music as self-published albums or through small indie labels such as Monsp, 3rd Rail Music, Rähinä Records or Numbers Entertainment. Also some of these artists have climbed to official music charts, for example Ruudolf, Kemmuru, DJPP, Notkea Rotta, Steen1, Reilukerho, Jontti & Shaka, Hannibal ja Soppa, Gee, Elastinen & Iso H, Trilogia, Cheek and Stigg Dogg.
Finnish rappers can be divided into underground and mainstream. Underground rappers rap about suburbs, drugs, politics, life, problems with authorities and so on. Mainstream rappers rap about partying, women and cars.
Underground rap artists and crews:
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The rapping (räppäys) is mainly done in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
. Many rappers use Helsinki slang
Helsinki slang
Helsinki slang or stadin slangi is a local dialect and a sociolect of the Finnish language mainly used in the capital Helsinki...
words, general slang and Finnish dialects are used too by some artists. Many early rappers used English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Some Finnish rap was already recorded in the early 1980s and some popular artists emerged in the early 1990s but it was not until the 2000s that it became finally a more lasting phenomenon in a form of wider scene and numerous popular performers.
The first recorded Finnish rap song was song "I'm Young, Beautiful and Natural" in English language which was made by artist called General Njassa in 1983. Rap music in Finnish language made its first breakthrough in 1990 when groups Raptori
Raptori
Raptori is a rap group, formed 1989 in Hyvinkää, Finland. They were pioneers of Finnish rap music.Raptori were both aggressive and humoristic at once, and often used counter-intuitive rhymes. During the last years of 1990s dozens of new Finnish rap groups appeared but Raptori was among the first...
and Pääkköset and artist Nikke T got their records to Finnish charts. Especially Raptori created a nationwide phenomenon. These artists had a style greatly different when compared to American rap music. Their music was highly influenced by the dance pop of the 1980s and their approach to music was largely humouristic. Later Finnish rappers tend to despise this wave of early 1990s. Niko Toiskallio (Nikke T) himself has later stated that he regrets his humoristic dance-influenced rap recordings and he claims that so-called humour-rap deprived the credibility of Finnish rap scene which did not recover until many years later in the late 1990s.
Fintelligens
Fintelligens
Fintelligens is a hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. The band is formed of two MCs: Elastinen and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies. Fintelligens is arguably the most successful hip hop band in Finland.In the early 1990s the...
started the new wave of Finnish rap in the late 1990s, and soon many other groups followed. Finnish rap was again seen on national record charts. This time Finnish rappers used a style which was much closer to American hip hop music. Popular artists and groups of this era included Asa (then known as Avain), Ezkimo, Flegmaatikot, Kapasiteettiyksikkö, Paleface
Paleface (Finnish musician)
Karri Pekka Matias Miettinen , better known by his stage name Paleface, is a Finnish hip hop musician.- Albums :* The Pale Ontologist * Quarter Past * Studio Tan * Helsinki – Shangri-La...
, Seremoniamestari and Tulenkantajat. These got their albums published by large record companies.
These days many Finnish rappers release their music as self-published albums or through small indie labels such as Monsp, 3rd Rail Music, Rähinä Records or Numbers Entertainment. Also some of these artists have climbed to official music charts, for example Ruudolf, Kemmuru, DJPP, Notkea Rotta, Steen1, Reilukerho, Jontti & Shaka, Hannibal ja Soppa, Gee, Elastinen & Iso H, Trilogia, Cheek and Stigg Dogg.
Finnish rappers can be divided into underground and mainstream. Underground rappers rap about suburbs, drugs, politics, life, problems with authorities and so on. Mainstream rappers rap about partying, women and cars.
Artists
Mainstream rap artists and crews:- Aste
- FintelligensFintelligensFintelligens is a hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. The band is formed of two MCs: Elastinen and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies. Fintelligens is arguably the most successful hip hop band in Finland.In the early 1990s the...
- ElastinenElastinenElastinen is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records. Together with his colleague Iso H, he forms the Finnish rap crew Fintelligens...
- CheekCheek (rapper)For other uses, see Cheek .Jare Henrik Tiihonen better known by his stage name Cheek is a Finnish rapper. He was nicknamed Cheek while in school. He moved to Töölö, Helsinki, where he now resides. In secondary school he became interested in rap music and began writing in 1998...
- Ezkimo
- Skandaali
- Kapasiteettiyksikkö
- Kymppilinja
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- Petri NygårdPetri NygårdPetri Jukka Mikael Laurila better known by his stage name Petri Nygård is a Finnish rap-artist. He is also known under alias Dream and as Travis Bicle.-Early life:...
Underground rap artists and crews:
- Asa
- Heikki Kuula
- Notkea RottaNotkea RottaNotkea Rotta is a Finnish rap group consisting of members Notkea Rotta , Rautaperse , Komisario Jyrkkä and Meno-Anu . The group mixes humour and comedy in their brand of hip hop, crafting original rap saga of the underground culture in the east side of Helsinki...
- Steen1Steen1Steen1 is a Finnish rap musician. He originally chose the name Steen Christensen, after the Danish criminal who shot two Finnish policemen in 1997, as his moniker, but changed it due to controversy.In 2004 Steen1 released his debut album entitled Salaliittoteoria...
- Petos
- Jontti & Shaka
- Panama Rayo
- Julma-Henri & Syrjäytyneet
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- Ceebrolistics
- Leijona
- Juju (rapper)
- Konala Cartelli
- OG IkonenOG IkonenJoni Ikonen better known as OG Ikonen is a Finnish rapper from Kuopio, Finland.Ikonen records to 3rd Rail Music. His first album Mieron tiellä were published in 2009. His second album Vitun kova ääni were published in april 2010...
- Pyhimys
- Laineen Kasperi
- Kosola
- Solonen
- Raimo
- RuudolfRuudolfRuudolf is a Finnish hip hop artist. He is known for his calm flow and energetic live performances. He rhymes in Finnish....
- Rölli Kuopiosta
- Timi Lexikon
- Edorf
- Memmy Posse
- Huge L
- Tommishock
- Eino Antiwäkki
- Are (artist)
External links
- Finnish hip hop portal based around the "Basso" magazine
- http://syvallapelissa.com