Absent Minded is the name for Swedish
rapper
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Adam Baptiste, also known as ADL's solo
hip hop music
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when paired with producer Vladi C. Both the Absent Minded project and ADL are considered pioneers of hip-hop and urban music in Sweden, and the 1996 Absent Minded album ''Extreme Paranoia in Stocktown'' is considered a classic of the era.
Prior to Absent Minded, ADL had already had success as frontman for the band
Stonefunkers
Stonefunkers is a Swedish funk, go-go and live hip hop band started by brothers Emrik and Torsten Larsson that was one of the first Swedish bands to play "urban"-style music.[Warner Music Group
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. ADL left the band in 1996 to become a solo rapper.
As Absent Minded, with producer Vladi C, the group released three singles and one full-length album, ''Extreme Paranoia in Stocktown,'' through record labels
Polydor
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, Breakin' Bread, and Sonet. The single ''Alright'' gained international attention when used in a
Hugo Boss
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ad campaign, and Absent Minded toured through Europe with
Fugees
The Fugees () are an American hip hop group formed in South Orange, New Jersey, in 1990. The trio of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill was known for their fusion of hip hop, reggae, R&B, and funk; their socially conscious lyrics; and ...
in 1996.
References
External links
Absent Minded official page at Breakin' Bread website
Swedish rappers
Polydor Records artists
Underground rappers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
English-language singers from Sweden
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