Sleiman Nejim (born in
Lebanon
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in 1982) is a Danish rapper of Palestinian origin. He is known by the mononym ''Sleiman''.
He was born in
Ain al-Hilweh
Ain al-Hilweh ( ar, عين الحلوة, lit. meaning "sweet natural spring"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein al-Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swel ...
Palestinian refugee camp near
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast ...
,
Lebanon
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. He immigrated to Denmark as a child and grew up in
Askerød, a housing project in
Hundige
Hundige is a suburb southwest of Copenhagen. The town has a relatively high rate of crime, most of which are committed in the large housing project called Askerød in the northern part of the subur The housing project called Gersagerparken has al ...
, a suburb south of
Copenhagen
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. He joined the local gang Bloodz and ended up with a criminal record and jail time. After an assassination attempt on him, he left gang life. He was subject of the 2012 biography ''Men vi blev onde'' by Olav Hergel.
[''Men vi blev onde. Sleiman – et tidligere medlem i indvandrerbanden Bloodz'', Olav Hergel, Politikens Forlag, 2012, ]
Launching a rap career, he had great success with "Bomaye" that reached the top of
Tracklisten
Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music download ...
, the official Danish Singles Chart. The title is derived from "Boma ye" (meaning kill him). It featured Livid & MellemFingaMuzik. The track was included in the similarly titled EP that reached number 4 in Danish Albums Chart.
Discography
EPs
Singles
References
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Danish rappers
1982 births
Living people