Julmar Simons (born October 2, 1982), known professionally as Adje (or Ado'nis), is a Dutch rapper.

Career

Simons was born on October 2, 1982 in

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to a

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an mother and a

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se father.Het Parool
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24 March 2024 He grew up in the neighborhood

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. Influenced by the music of

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and later

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, he decided to also make

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. Initially he wrote in English, but after he came into contact with the Tuindorp Hustler Click from

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, he started rapping in Dutch and was featured on their underground hit "Zonder Berouw". In 2008, he released his first mixtape ''Who the f*ck is Ado'nis?''. The same year, he and his brothers Hef and Crooks released their mixtape ''Boyz in de hood vol. 1''. In 2013, he released his debut studio album ''Vossig''. The album was entirely produced by Reverse and features a guest appearance from Jamaican singer

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. It reached number 14 in the Dutch Album Top 100. On 8 December 2017, he was featured on the hit song "

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" by Puri and Jhorrmountain. On 3 July 2020, the song was covered by

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Discography

Studio albums *''Vossig'' (2013) *''Streetknowledge'' (2017) Collaboration albums *''Alles Groot'' (with Architrackz) (2018) *''BASE'' (with Roselilah) (2018) *''Boyz in the Hood 2'' (with Hef and Crooks) (2021) *''Legacy'' (with Reverse) (2022)

References

{{reflist 1982 births Living people Dutch male rappers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch people of Surinamese descent Musicians from Amsterdam