Parazitii
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Paraziţii
Paraziţii (Romanian
for "The Parasites
", paraˈzit͡sij) is a Romania
n three-man rap
and hip hop
group founded in 1994. It consists of Cheloo (Cătălin Ştefan Ion), Ombladon (Bogdan Ionuţ Pastaca), and FreakaDaDisk (Petre Urda).The group is largely known for their dark beats and political humorous lyricism.
government and was released shortly before the local elections in June 2004; the music video includes a monologue of Larry Flynt blasting Romania's government for its censorship practices.
Ombladon, member of the group, won the Best Romanian Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards
in 2004 with the song "Egali din naştere" (Born Equal).
In 2003 they established their own label, 20CM Records, providing launch pads for Romanian hip hop
artists such as Spike and Guess Who
.
Their first recorded track, "În jur" ("Around" - a homophonic pun
on Înjur - I curse
), dated September 13, 1994, represented Paraziţii's breakthrough. At the "Nici o problemă" (No Problem) album release concert, a big fight started due to the La Familia-R.A.C.L.A.
musical war.
Paraziţii first performed out of Romania
in 2000 by participating at the "Summer Hits" festival in Chişinău
, along with the groups BUG Mafia and Zdob şi Zdub
.
In 2002 and 2003 the group performed in tours in Germany
, Austria
and the Netherlands
. Due to the September 11, 2001 attacks
, the group lost the opportunity to perform in a Canada
-USA
tour. The most important event remains the act at the Wuppertal Rap-Attack festival (2004) when Paraziţii were the only group to perform before the well known rap/hip-hop artist Grandmaster Flash
.
Paraziţii were part of major campaigns like "Playback" / "Shoot Yourself" (2001), in which they took a firm position against lip synching, or "Instigare la cultură" (Instigation To Culture) (2004) against ignorance among Romania's youth.
Paraziţii tracks were featured on movie soundtracks like "Nordrand" (Austria
), "Visul lui Liviu" (Liviu's Dream), "Milionari de weekend" (Weekend Millionaires) or "Marfa şi banii" (The Goods And The Money).
Cheloo and Ombladon also released solo albums:
Paraziţii (Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
for "The Parasites
Parasitism (social offense)
Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole by analogy with biologic parasitism .-General concept:...
", paraˈzit͡sij) is a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n three-man rap
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...
and hip hop
Romanian hip hop
Romanian hip hop is the hip hop music style that was developed in Romania around 1992. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city. The genre is currently growing in popularity in Europe...
group founded in 1994. It consists of Cheloo (Cătălin Ştefan Ion), Ombladon (Bogdan Ionuţ Pastaca), and FreakaDaDisk (Petre Urda).The group is largely known for their dark beats and political humorous lyricism.
History
The group was subject to multiple restrictions by the Romanian National Audiovisual Council, due to explicit language. Romanian television and radio stations were repeatedly fined for playing some of their videos/songs and two videos were banned outright. This motivated their song "Jos cenzura!" ("Down with Censorship!") which criticized the Social DemocraticSocial Democratic Party (Romania)
The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
government and was released shortly before the local elections in June 2004; the music video includes a monologue of Larry Flynt blasting Romania's government for its censorship practices.
Ombladon, member of the group, won the Best Romanian Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
in 2004 with the song "Egali din naştere" (Born Equal).
In 2003 they established their own label, 20CM Records, providing launch pads for Romanian hip hop
Romanian hip hop
Romanian hip hop is the hip hop music style that was developed in Romania around 1992. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city. The genre is currently growing in popularity in Europe...
artists such as Spike and Guess Who
Guess Who
Guess Who may refer to:*The Guess Who, a rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada*Guess Who is a 1972 album by B.B. King*Guess Who , a Romanian hip hop artist*Guess Who?, a 1980s guessing game made popular by the Milton Bradley Company...
.
Their first recorded track, "În jur" ("Around" - a homophonic pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on Înjur - I curse
Profanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
), dated September 13, 1994, represented Paraziţii's breakthrough. At the "Nici o problemă" (No Problem) album release concert, a big fight started due to the La Familia-R.A.C.L.A.
R.A.C.L.A.
R.A.C.L.A. was a Romanian hip hop group...
musical war.
Paraziţii first performed out of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 2000 by participating at the "Summer Hits" festival in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, along with the groups BUG Mafia and Zdob şi Zdub
Zdob si Zdub
Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...
.
In 2002 and 2003 the group performed in tours in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Due to the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
, the group lost the opportunity to perform in a Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
tour. The most important event remains the act at the Wuppertal Rap-Attack festival (2004) when Paraziţii were the only group to perform before the well known rap/hip-hop artist Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....
.
Paraziţii were part of major campaigns like "Playback" / "Shoot Yourself" (2001), in which they took a firm position against lip synching, or "Instigare la cultură" (Instigation To Culture) (2004) against ignorance among Romania's youth.
Paraziţii tracks were featured on movie soundtracks like "Nordrand" (Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
), "Visul lui Liviu" (Liviu's Dream), "Milionari de weekend" (Weekend Millionaires) or "Marfa şi banii" (The Goods And The Money).
Discography
- 1995 - Poezii pentru pereţiPoezii pentru pereţiPoezii pentru pereţi is the first studio album by Romanian rap group Paraziţii.-Track listing:#Intro#"Atac" #"Iubire-n gură" #"Rimă critică"...
(Poetry For The Walls) - 1996 - Nimic normal (Nothing Normal)
- 1997 - Suta (The Hundred)
- 1999 - Nici o problemă (No Problem)
- 2000 - Iartă-mă (Forgive Me)
- 2001 - Categoria grea (Heavyweight)
- 2001 - Împuşcă-te (Shoot Yourself) (maxi single)
- 2002 - În focuri (In Flames) (maxi single)
- 2002 - Bad Joke (maxi single)
- 2002 - Irefutabil (Undeniably)
- 2004 - Jos cenzura (Down with Censorship) (maxi single)
- 2004 - Best of... primii 10 ani (Best of... The First 10 Years) (2 CD compilation)
- 2005 - Violent (Violent) (maxi single)
- 2005 - Confort 3 (Low Comfort)
- 2007 - Slalom printre cretini (Drifting Through Morons)
- 2009 - Slalom printre cretini (Reissue) (Drifting Through Morons)
- 2010 - Tot ce e bun tre' să disparăTot ce e bun tre' sa disparaTot ce e bun tre' să dispară is the 17th studio album by Romanian rap group Paraziţii.-Track listing:#"Tango la rece" #"Celebrii" #"Apă în vin"...
(Everything That's Good Has Got To Go)
Cheloo and Ombladon also released solo albums:
- 2003 - Sindromul Tourette (Tourette's Syndrome) - released by Cheloo
- 2004 - Condoleanţe (Condolences) - released by Ombladon
- 2006 - Fabricant de gunoi (Garbage Manufacturer) - released by Cheloo
- 2007 - Cel mai prost din curtea şcolii (The Dumbest Kid in the School Yard) - released by Ombladon
- 2011 - Cel care urăște (The One Who Hates) - released by Cheloo