Cidinho and Doca (in
Portuguese Cidinho e Doca, also as Cidinho & Doca) is a
Brazil
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ian
hip-hop
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duo made up of Sidney da Silva (''MC Cidinho'') and Marcos Paulo de Jesus Peixoto (''MC Doca''), two
funk proibidão singers.
Career
Cidinho e Doca are part of the proibidão ("Strongly Prohibited") subgenre of
Funk carioca
Funk carioca (), also known as baile funk and Brazilian funk, or even simply funk, is a Brazilian hip hop music, hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and Freestyle music, f ...
. Most proibidão songs are banned from public performance or broadcast due to their lyrics promoting drug gangs and related crimes, which limits the genre's reach and keeps its acts highly localized.
Cidinho and Doca are known for their rendition of "
Rap das Armas" (), a 1990s song originally by Junior e Leonardo. This version gained popularity among European electronic DJs experimenting with Brazilian funk remixes throughout the 2000s, earning the song multiple chart spots in Sweden and the Netherlands.
Discography
Albums
* ''Eu Só Quero É Ser Feliz''
(1995)
* ''É O Bonde da C.D.D'' (1998)
* ''Desarme-se'' (2000)
* ''Rap das Armas'' (2008)
Singles
*"Rap das Armas" (in Brazil) (1994)
*"Rap da Felicidade" (in Brazil) (1995)
*"
Rap das Armas" (in Europe) (2008)
*"Rap das Armas (Lucano Radio Mix)" (2009)
Compilations
* ''Os Maiores Sucessos 2005'' (2005)
References
External links
Cidinho-Doca Site{{in lang, id Fans
Brazilian hip-hop groups
Hip-hop duos
Musical groups established in 1994
1994 establishments in Brazil
Brazilian musical duos
Funk carioca musicians