The number one rule in Hip hop is to "keep it real" and that's what Spanish is all about. With a subtle feeling for special words Spanish is always on the lookout of how he can combine old-school Hip hop with his Christian belief.
"Nobody signed me, so I signed myself." With his aggressive style, Far I toured through the Netherlands, but as an English-speaking artist he was quickly pushed aside due to the rise of Nederhop. In 2011 he founded his own label.
Complex rhyme schemes, profound puns or political statements, Duitenkornuiten doesn't want none of that. Instead, they shout the first thing that comes to mind in to the microphone and within only half an hour there is another song born.
"I am very ambitious. If I have a dream, I go for it". At the age of 16, Fabz-Pi left Ethiopia for his dream of becoming a professional football player to be pursued in the Netherlands. Due to a knee injury, his dream falls apart.
"The day I'm forced to make happy music is the day I will have to stop doing this." Stryder started thirteen years ago and sees Hiphop as a way around his anger and to express frustration about social problems and the war in Palestine.
After years of singing choruses and hooks for street trappers in Zoetermeer, Alexa decides that she also has a story to tell. With the guidance of rapper Sticks she creates a contemporary mix of flowing raps and melodic vocals.
Elijah Waters, Grown George, M3SEN, Big Cam, Nash Crebula, China Viking and Roca Beats form the hip hop collective Green Cabin. Together they produce songs accompanied by smoke-infused lyrics at a super-fast pace.