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Irish Rap
Irish hip hop, also known as Irish rap, is a term for any hip hop music produced and performed by a person who was born or grew up in Ireland. This genre is made up of a variety of subgenres such as Irish Grime music, grime/Drill music, drill, Irish language rap, alternative rap and Irish trap. Irish hip hop originated in the early 1990s being influenced by the 1970s movement for hip-hop in New York. The original Irish hip-hop was politically driven due to the tension of The Troubles in the early 1990s, and mixed music styles of both traditional music and Dancehall, Rudeboy Dancehall. Irish rap genres, such as drill and grime, are mainly influenced by UK rap while alt-rap and Irish hip hop have a greater influence from the US. Irish rap is mainly listened to people in Ireland and to a lesser extent people in the UK. Genres Alt rap Alternative hip hop, Alt rap (a.k.a. alternative hip hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop that does not conform to traditional hip-hop genres but instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grime Music
Grime is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. The style initially spread among pirate radio stations and underground scenes before achieving some mainstream recognition in the UK during the mid-2000s through artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. Grime's rise in the early 2000s benefited from a time before smartphones and social media dominated the music landscape, allowing the genre to develop at a slower, organic pace. Many of grime's foundational MCs, such as Ghetts, Kano, and Skepta, spent years refining their craft, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Smoke
Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song), Welcome to the Party" and "Dior (song), Dior". He frequently collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than American drill music, drill artists from Chicago, reintroducing the sound as Brooklyn drill. Following his rise to fame, record producer Rico Beats introduced Pop Smoke to Steven Victor in April 2019. Victor would later have Pop Smoke sign a recording contract with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. He released his debut mixtape ''Meet the Woo'' in July 2019. His second mixtape, ''Meet the Woo 2'', was released on February 7, 2020, and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, '' Billboard'' 200, becoming the rapper's first top-10 project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ Raidió Na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (; "Radio of the Gaeltacht"), abbreviated RnaG, is an Irish language radio station owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the internet. In 2022, Raidio na Gaeltachta celebrated its 50th year in broadcasting. The station's main-headquarters are in Casla, County Galway with major studios also in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal and Ballydavid, County Kerry. History Background After the Irish Free State was formed and the Irish Civil War was concluded, the new state set up a single radio channel named 2RN in 1926, launched by Douglas Hyde. This was run by the Irish Post Office and was not a private enterprise. The radio program, operating out of Dublin, largely served the Anglophone population and at best reached as far as County Tipperary; a situation which did not change until more powerful transmitters were adopted in the 1930s at Athlone. Those involved in sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kneecap (band)
Kneecap are an Irish hip hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland, composed of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, the stage names of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and J. J. Ó Dochartaigh, respectively. They rap in a mixture of English and Irish. Their first single "C.E.A.R.T.A." ( is Irish for 'rights') was released in 2017, followed by their debut studio album ''3CAG'', in 2018. Their second studio album ''Fine Art'' was released in 2024, and a biographical film about the group was released later the same year. The group's themes focus on working class Belfast youth culture, Irish republicanism and Irish language rights. Their name is derived from the extralegal punishment attacks meted out by Northern Ireland paramilitary groups. They are also outspokenly anti-Zionist. Name The name Kneecap is a word play, referring to both the practice of kneecapping, a punishment of gunshots to the knees which Republican paramilitaries wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marxman
Marxman were a four-piece Marxist hip-hop group with two MCs"Marxman: Woman and Child", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 24-5 formed in London in 1989. Their lyrics expounded communism, Irish republicanism and an end to economic and social injustice. The act combined hip-hop with traditional Irish compositions. History The band was formed by college friends Stephen Brown (Phrase D) and (MC) Hollis Michael Byrne, who also enlisted the help of Byrne's childhood friend from Ireland, Oisin Lunny, son of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny. The band were completed by scratch mixer DJ K One. Together they developed an overt political message in a scene dominated by Gangsta rap, inspired by Hip-Hop, Motown soul and traditional Irish music. Their debut 1992 single "Sad Affair" which borrowed lyrics from the Irish rebel song "Irish Ways and Irish Laws" was banned by the BBC. The band's later single, "All About Eve" peaked at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart, resulting in a performance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Speakers In 2011
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth but with the south fringes of the town in County Meath, north of Dublin city centre. Drogheda had a population of 44,135 inhabitants in 2022, making it the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, eleventh largest settlement by population in all of Ireland, and the largest town in Ireland, by both population and area. It is the second largest in County Louth with 35,990 and sixth largest in County Meath with 8,145. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located west of the town. Area Drogheda was founded as two separately administered towns in two different territories: Drogheda-in-Kingdom of Meath, Meath (i.e. the Lordship of Mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumez The Engineer
Jahrell Bryan (born 16 February 1993), commonly known as Fumez the Engineer, is a British rapper and audio engineer from London. Joining Pressplay Media - a UK rap platform - in 2012, he later moved to Link Up TV, where he would stay before moving back to Pressplay Media following the beginning of his ''Plugged In'' freestyle series in 2020. Between his move to Link Up TV and his return to Pressplay, he would release two mixtapes, named ''The Mix-Tape'' and ''The Mix-Tape 2'', with the latter being released in 2018. Career In a 2016 interview with ''Trapped'', Fumez said that he began his career at the age of 15 in a youth club; at the time, however, he wouldn't take a career that seriously. In 2012, Fumez helped to launch Pressplay Media, a major UK rap platform, at the age of 18. Later becoming its owner, he would go into debt as a result of the company; he would sell his shares to Daniel Olkhovski, a former director of Pressplay who Fumez used to manage. Following this, Fume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offica
Tomas Adedayo Adeyinka (born September 2000), commonly known by his stage name Offica, is an Irish rapper of Nigerian descent. During a youth soccer career between 2016 and 2019, he released his debut single "No Hook" in 2018, going viral following the release of "Naruto Drillings" in 2019 and "Plugged in Freestyle" alongside drill collective A92 in 2020. Early life Tomas Adeyinka was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 2000. At the age of six, his family moved to Drogheda, Ireland, where he currently lives. Tomas' sister, Victoria, is a social media personality, and has been accredited by ''The Irish Times'' as "the most popular TikTok creator in Ireland". He is a Christian, and is studying global business at Maynooth University. Prior to his musical career, Tomas played for Drogheda United F.C.'s under-17 team as a midfielder in the 2016–17 season; he appeared in 21 games. He joined its under-19 team in March 2018; by 2019, he played as a substitute, having appeared in 11 games ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A92 (group)
A92 is an Irish drill collective based in Drogheda. Named after the postal code of Drogheda town, A92 was formed in 2020 and went viral following the release of "Plugged in Freestyle". History A92 was formed in 2020 by Joel Safo, a manager working for JS Management. Prior to the formation of A92, Offica went viral following the release of "Naruto Drillings" in 2019, alongside a remix of the single with British YouTuber KSI. In an interview with Hot Press, Offica said that A92 released their debut single "A9 Link Up" in September 2020, featuring Offica, BT, Nikz, Ksav, ACE, Dbo and Kebz. The group released "Plugged in Freestyle" in October 2020, which was produced by Fumez the Engineer; the song peaked in the top five of the Irish Homegrown charts and in the top 40 of the UK singles charts. The song rose in popularity due to its use on the social media platform TikTok, according to the BBC; by September 2021, the song had over 34 million views on YouTube. A92 released their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digga D
Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert (born 29 June 2000), known professionally as Digga D, is a British rapper. He rose to fame in 2017 along with his UK drill collective CGM (Cherish God More). His mixtapes '' Double Tap Diaries'' and '' Made In The Pyrex'' reached No. 10 and 3 on the UK Albums Chart, respectively. His third mixtape '' Noughty By Nature'' was released on 15 April 2022, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart. His fourth mixtape '' Back To Square One'' was released in August 2023. Digga D, Originally from Mozart Estate, Queens Park, moved to Ladbroke Grove, where he grew up. Considered to be one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene, he is the founder of his current record label, Black Money Records (BMR) and managed by Groundworks. Some of Digga D's music videos have garnered attention among law enforcement, resulting in a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) taken against him, and he has been in and out of prison during the singles and videos' releases. He was sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
