Marcin "Abradab" Marten (born 12 November 1978 in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most populo ...

) is a Polish

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

. Marten is a founding member of Polish hip-hop group

Kaliber 44 Kaliber 44 is a hip hop band formed at the end of 1994 in Katowice, Poland. The group is dubbed the most influential Polish hip hop band, while their so-called ''hardcore psycho rap'' style is the most prominent. As revealed by Abradab in an i ...

and, since 2002, a solo artist. He is a member of

Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry The Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry ( pl, Związek Producentów Audio-Video, ZPAV) is the trade organization that represents the interests of the music industry in Poland, and the Polish chapter of the International Federation of th ...

(Związek Producentów Audio Video, ZPAV). Marten is a winner of two

Fryderyk The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BR ...

awards. In 2011, ''Machina'' magazine placed Marten at No.17 on the list of 30 best Polish rappers. He has also collaborated with artists like Piotr Banach, Bosski Roman,

Maciej Maleńczuk Mirosław Maciej Maleńczuk (born August 14, 1961 in Wojcieszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), also known as Vladimir, is a Polish vocalist, guitarist, poet, former leader of music groups Püdelsi and Homo Twist. He performed as a guest with Beh ...

Wojciech Waglewski Wojciech Antoni Waglewski (born 21 April 1953 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish musician; singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and producer, a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry and Polish Film Academy. He has played in bands such a ...

, Grubson,

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and

O.S.T.R. Adam Andrzej Ostrowski (, born 15 May 1980 in Łódź, Poland), better known as O.S.T.R., is a Polish rapper, musician, audio engineer and record producer, famous for his freestyle rap skills, ambitious lyrics and unique beats. He graduated from ...

History

Kaliber 44 (1994–2001)

In 1994, Marcin Marten formed

together with his brother Michał "Joka" Marten. The group was joined by Piotr Łuszcz performing under pseudonym Mag Magik I. In 1995, Kaliber 44 was signed to S. P. Records, and a year later their debut album ''Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog'' was released. In 1998, after the group recorded its second album ''W 63 minuty dookoła świata'', Piotr "Magik" Łuszcz left the band and formed

Paktofonika Paktofonika was a Polish hip hop group from Katowice and Mikołów, which debuted with the album ''Kinematografia'' in 2000. The name Paktofonika comes from the words ''pakt'' (''pact'') and ''fonika'' (''phonics''), from which derives the idea ...

. Kaliber 44's third album ''3:44'' was released in 2000.

Solo career (2002–present)

After the release of ''3:44'', Abradab started his solo career. On 6 June 2004, he released his first solo album '' Czerwony album'' through S. P. Records. The album charted at No.21 on

OLiS OLiS (Oficjalna Lista Sprzedaży; en, Official Sales Chart) is the official chart of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The chart exists since 23 October 2000 and is provided by ZPAV. This is a chart of best selling music albums in the ...

. The album featured a popular song titled "Rapowe ziarno 2 (Szyderap)", for which a music video was released. The album won

award in the "Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B" category, while "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" received a nomination in the "Video of the Year" category. Abradab's second album ' was released on 1 December 2005 and featured guest appearances by rapper Numer Raz and Abradab's brother Joka. The album peak at No.38 on OLiS. ' was followed by ', which was released on 3 October 2008 and featured Grubson, reggae singer

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and IGS. The album peaked at No.42 on OLiS. Both albums received nominations for Fryderyk award. On 4 October 2010, the fourth solo record by Abradab was released. The album, titled ''Abradabing'' and produced by rapper

, received a Fryderyk award for Hip-hop/R&B Album of the Year. Marten's fifth studio album, ''ExtraVertik'', was released on 21 April 2012 through Abradab's record label Inna-My-Twórnia.

Discography

Solo albums

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Fryderyk

, - , rowspan="2", 2004, , '' Czerwony album'' , , Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B , , , - , "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" , , Video of the Year , , , - , 2006, , ''Emisja spalin'' , , rowspan="3", Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B , , , - , 2009 , , ''Ostatni poziom kontroli'' , , , - , rowspan=2 , 2011 , , ''Abradabing'' , , , - , ''Męskie granie'' (with Smolik, Maleńczuk, Waglewski, Mitch&Mitch, Pogodno,

Fisz Bartosz Waglewski (Fisz) born March 19, 1978 in Warszawa, Poland is a Polish rap artist. He is the son of musician Wojciech Waglewski and older brother of Emade (Piotr Waglewski). He studied at Europejska Akademia Sztuk (EAS). The musical style ...

Emade Emade (real name Piotr Waglewski) (born December 15, 1981) is a Polish hip-hop producer, brother of rapper Fisz and son of the Polish musician Wojciech Waglewski, lead vocalist of Voo Voo. He started out playing percussion at the age of 13 in ...

Kim Nowak Kim Nowak is a Polish rock band. It was founded in 2008 by hip-hop artist Bartosz "Fisz" Waglewski, producer Piotr "Emade" Waglewski and Michał Sobolewski. The band name is a Polish spelling variant of the name of American actress Kim Novak ...

, DJ Eprom, OXY.GEN,

Voo Voo Voo Voo is a Polish rock band formed in 1985. Band members * Wojciech Waglewski – guitar, main vocals, and lyrics. Founder and leader of the band; its name comes from his initials (the English pronunciation of "Voo Voo" sounds like Polish ...

, Jacaszek) , , Album of the Year - Alternative , , , -

Superjedynki

, - , 2005 , , '' Czerwony album'' , , rowspan="2", Album hip-hop , , , - , 2006 , , ''Emisja spalin'' , , , -

External links

Official website

References

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