Spekti
Samuli Huhtala, professionally known as Spekti and previously as Aspekti and Uncle Damn, is a Finnish rapper. Career Spekti started his career in a band Trilogia in 1999. Since then, he has appeared as a featured artist on several songs, such as "Reissumies" and " Pyrkiny vähentää" by Cheek, and "A-Ha", "Rotko" and "Rähinä räp" by Fintelligens Fintelligens is a hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. The band is formed of two MCs: Elastinen and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies. Career In the early 1990s the Finnish .... Spekti's first solo single "Mogausmehuu" was released in 2010. In 2013, he released two more solo singles, "Teen mitä haluun" and "Juomalaulu". All three singles appear on his first studio album '' Diktaattorimies'', released in October 2013. Personal life He’s married to Emelie Björnberg. She is a fashion designer and a blogger. Discography Solo albums Singles Solo singles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tasis (rapper)
Markku Lauri Johannes Wettenranta, better known by his stage name Tasis, is a Finnish rapper. Besides being one of the founders of the record company Rähinä Records, Tasis was also part of the group Kapasiteettiyksikkö together with Uniikki Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis. Uniikki was born to a ... and Andu. Selected discography As a featured artist References Living people Finnish rappers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Finland-musician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Macho Fantastico
''Macho Fantastico'' is the second studio album by Finnish rapper Spekti Samuli Huhtala, professionally known as Spekti and previously as Aspekti and Uncle Damn, is a Finnish rapper. Career Spekti started his career in a band Trilogia in 1999. Since then, he has appeared as a featured artist on several songs, such as .... Released on 5 December 2014, the album peaked at number 18 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. The titular song, released as the lead single, peaked at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart in December 2014. Track listing Charts Release history References 2014 albums Finnish-language albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uniikki
Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis. Uniikki was born to a Jewish mother and Finnish father. He is a nephew of Finnish politician Ben Zyskowicz. He grew up in Malminkartano, Helsinki.Basso: Räppilapsuus: Uniikki'. Youtube. Uniikki gained fame through membership in Finnish band Kapasiteettiyksikkö. For some recordings, he appeared in Rähinä (effectively a duo effort of Elastinen & Uniikki). He works as a solo act, and signed to his own Rähinä Records, but also has a great number of collaborations. Discography Albums Mixtapes *2008: ''Nuor Tolppanen vol. 1'' *2011: ''8190'' (mixtape with MG:n) *2012: ''Nuor Tolppanen vol. 2'' Singles ;Charting ;Others *2005: "En pyydä muuta" (with Illi Illi may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''illi'' (album), studio album by Taiwanese s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diktaattorimies
''Diktaattorimies'' is the debut studio album by Finnish rapper Spekti Samuli Huhtala, professionally known as Spekti and previously as Aspekti and Uncle Damn, is a Finnish rapper. Career Spekti started his career in a band Trilogia in 1999. Since then, he has appeared as a featured artist on several songs, such as .... It was released on 18 October 2013. The album peaked at number 20 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. Track listing Charts Release history References 2013 debut albums Finnish-language albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elastinen
Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records. Together with his colleague Iso H (Big H), he founded the Finnish rap duo Fintelligens. He has also released five solo albums. Biography Beginnings Born and raised in Helsinki, Elastinen began taking guitar lessons when he was seven years old. At the age of 11 he started dancing and has been a member of famous break-dance groups as IMC and Savage Feet. Inspired by a hiphop-cassette, given by his elder-brother, "Ela" wrote his first rap-lyrics when he was 15. He joined an anti-racist musical "Colorblind" and met Iso H. In Fintelligens In summer 1997, Elastinen and Iso H founded Fintelligens. Elastinen was only 18 when they got their first record-deal. Ela graduated from Sibelius Academy, a music school in 2000. Same year Fintellig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pyrkiny Vähentää
"Pyrkiny vähentää" is a song by Finnish rapper Cheek. The song features an appearance by a rapper Spekti. The song serves as the first single from Cheek's seventh studio album ''Sokka irti''. The song debuted and peaked at number ten on the Finnish Singles Chart. A music video, directed by Juha Lankinen, was uploaded to YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... on 16 January 2012. Chart performance References 2012 singles Cheek (rapper) songs 2012 songs Warner Music Group singles {{2010s-hiphop-song-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sokka Irti
''Sokka irti'' is the seventh studio album by Finnish rapper Cheek. It was released on 16 April 2012. The album peaked at number three on the Official Finnish Album Chart, and according to IFPI Finland, 27,467 copies of the album were sold during 2012. Singles Five singles were released from the album; "Pyrkiny vähentää" (featuring Spekti), "Sokka irti", " Syypää sun hymyyn" (featuring Yasmine Yamajako), " Anna mä meen" (featuring Jonne Aaron) and "Kyyneleet (featuring Sami Saari Sami-Jussi Saari (born 21 January 1962) is a Finnish soul musician. To date, Saari has released six solo studio albums, after having previously been part of such groups as Veeti & the Velvets, Aki Sirkesalo ja Lemmen jättiläiset and Sami Saari ...). Track listing Charts Release history References 2012 albums Cheek (rapper) albums {{2010s-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rähinä Records
Rähinä Records is the biggest independent rap label in Finland. It was founded 1998 by Elastinen, Iso H, Andu, Tasis, and Uniikki, and started actual business in 2003. The name Rähinä Records is a brand name. The company also has a sublabel Alarm Entertainment to release artists outside the Rähinä Label. Rähinä Records expanded in 2005, and started producing videos. In charge of Rähinä Films is a young director promise Lauri Aalto. Rähinä Records Oy continues to grow and started a clothing line called " Varuste" in 2006. Artists Rähinä Records * Brandon * Brädi * Cheek (rapper) * Fintelligens ( Iso H and Elastinen) * Illi * Joniveli * Kapasiteettiyksikkö (Uniikki Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis. Uniikki was born to a ..., Tasis and Andu) * Puhuva Kone * Spekti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Est
Lord Est is a Finnish dancehall reggae duo from Tampere made up of Tuomo Hiironmäki on vocals and his brother Uncle Tan on keyboards. In general, Tuomo writes the lyrics and Uncle Tan (earlier known as D Mon) composes the music. Lord Est has released 5 albums and many singles. They are also known for their cooperation with other artists and musical projects. Tuomo Hiironmäki started in the 1990s as a rapper and a part of Finnish hiphop group Ghetto Blasta. His graffiti tag was Est, hence the name. The title Lord was invented by his friend from Ghetto Blasta, Big Jay (nowadays manager of the group). Ghetto Blasta broke up and Lord Est became more interested in new dancehall trend by Radio Mafia's late-night show ''Roots & Culture'', hosted by Tero Kaski. After spending couple years in UK, he came up with the idea of doing dancehall in Finnish. Debut single "Viskit ja rommit" had some airplay on Radio Mafia and became a minor hit in summer 2001. In the year 2002 Lord Est released ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Timo Pieni Huijaus
Timo Juhani Snellman (born June 2, 1982), professionally known as Timo Pieni Huijaus (''Timo The Little Hoax''), is a Finnish rapper and fashion designer. Career beginnings Timo Pieni Huijaus comes from a family with musical background. He has been inspired by hip hop music since the early 1990s, and in 1996, after getting his first computer, he started to create his own music. At first he was touring with bands like Fintelligens and Kapasiteettiyksikkö, using a pseudonym Ii. In addition to his musical career, he has also worked as a fashion designer and graphic designer. Rähinä Records released a mixtape ''E.T.T.E.'' by Timo Pieni Huijaus and Elastinen in 2006. Timo Pieni Huijaus has also appeared on compilation albums and as a featured guest on albums by such rap acts as Uniikki and Trilogia. Commercial success In August 2008, Timo Pieni Huijaus and Pyhimys released an album ''Arvoitus koko ihminen'', which peaked at number 16 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. His fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |