Julliard Frans (born March 18, 1987), known professionally as Hef, is a Dutch rapper.
Career
Julliard Frans was born on March 18, 1987 in
Rotterdam
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to a
Curaçao
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Curaçao includ ...
an mother and a
Suriname
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se father.
[ De Volkskrant]
Waar zijn tijdgenoten naar de achtergrond verdwenen, bleef Hef (37) populair: ‘Dat is weinig rappers gegeven’
22 March 2024 He is a brother of fellow rappers
Adje and Crooks.
He grew up in the borough
Hoogvliet in Rotterdam, which he considered a problem neighbourhood. During his childhood, his parents sold drugs while he was playing with his toys next to them. He eventually began selling drugs himself and began stealing goods, such as scooters and bicycles. He has left the offenses behind him and began focusing on music. In 2008, he gained attention for his rap songs about street life in Hoogvliet, when he released the single "Puur". The same year he released the mixtape ''Boyz in de hood vol. 1'' with his brothers Adje and Crooks, for which they won a State Award.
[De Correspondent]
Niemand kent de Nederlandse achterbuurten zo goed als Hef
24 December 2015[Muziekencyclopedie]
Hef
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In 2009, he released the mixtape ''Hefvermogen'', which was re-released by the label Noah's Ark as his debut album in 2010. The album contained the tracks "Overal", "Gone" featuring Major and "Op een missie".
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Hefvermogen'' (2009)
* ''Papierwerk'' (2012)
* ''13'' (2015)
* ''Ruman'' (2016)
* ''Geit'' (2017)
* ''Koud'' (2019)
* ''Tranen'' (2019)
* ''Rook'' (2020)
* ''Hefvermogen 2'' (2022)
References
1987 births
Living people
Dutch male rappers
Dutch people of Curaçao descent
Dutch people of Surinamese descent
Musicians from Rotterdam
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