Presioni
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Presioni (birth name Agim Rugova, also known as Pre$ioni) is a rapper from Pristina
, Kosovo
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Living in a dangerous area, Presioni started to associate with gangsta rap
music. The name "Presioni" comes from what he felt was a reflection of his daily life at the time in Kosovo, and translating into English
it means "pressure".
In 1999 Presioni moved to New York, Bronx to begin a new life. In 2001 Presioni returned to the studio once again. In Bronx, a place where there are many other Albanians, Presioni met one of the other famous Albanian rappers Unikkatil
. They made many records together and also formed a group called "The Bloody Alboz" (TBA).
To this day he has released 2 Albums, 3 Videoclips and directed maikng of several other Videoclips for other artists and he has his own record label called Enterprise Recordings
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
, Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
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Early life
His early years were spent in Kosovo where the situation was very difficult due to Albanian-Serbian conflictsKosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
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Living in a dangerous area, Presioni started to associate with gangsta rap
Gangsta rap
Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...
music. The name "Presioni" comes from what he felt was a reflection of his daily life at the time in Kosovo, and translating into English
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...
it means "pressure".
Music
Between 1994-96 Presioni started to record songs like "Kceni ju te lir" ft Monika and also started singing as a guest in many clubs in Pristina.In 1999 Presioni moved to New York, Bronx to begin a new life. In 2001 Presioni returned to the studio once again. In Bronx, a place where there are many other Albanians, Presioni met one of the other famous Albanian rappers Unikkatil
Unikkatil
Unikkatil, and also known as Rebel a.k.a Unikkatil, is an Albanian-American entertainer, rapper, and record producer from The Bronx, New York and originally from Pristina, Kosovo. Unikkatil is best known as The Albanian Rap Revolution, the one who changed the face of Albanian-Rap, and as the...
. They made many records together and also formed a group called "The Bloody Alboz" (TBA).
To this day he has released 2 Albums, 3 Videoclips and directed maikng of several other Videoclips for other artists and he has his own record label called Enterprise Recordings
Discography
- 2001: E Premte
- 2005: UniKKatil Prezenton the Bloody Alboz
- 2006: Armiqt Suprem
- 2007: Me meze e Raki