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Swedish hip hop originated in the cities of
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and
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in the first half of the 1980s. Early on, most rappers in
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performed in
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. Funkalics and The Latin Kings, two very different acts united by their innovative use of the
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, debuted a decade later and paved the way for a second, and bigger, breakthrough for Swedish
hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
. Today, some of the most popular rappers use Swedish, often in different accents.


History


Origins

Percussionist Per Cussion (of reggae-punk band
Dag Vag Dag Vag is a Swedish band formed in 1978. The lead singer was Per Odeltorp (1948–2012), popularly known as Stig Vig. Their early punk sound became, after a while, increasingly more reggae-like. The band referred to it as "transcontinental roc ...
) and Grandmaster Funk are generally credited with bringing hip hop to Sweden. In 1984 they released the songs "Don't Stop", "Snow Blind" and "Payin´ The Price".
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had arrived a year earlier and spread quickly, its forerunners known as Robot Lasse,
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, Spirio and Perkeles. In 1984, Jan Fex, from Lund, released an album, "Utanför mitt liv", on Mercury Records with the first contemporary R&B, rap and EDM songs in Swedish, 5 years before Just D's debut. The album came about after Fex had lived in New York in 1982 and 1983. On the album, Fex collaborated with musicians such as
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and Jesper Elén. The vinyl release never made it to CD and a re-master ha
digital release
in 2025. Fex moved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1985 and started a
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rental service, thereby becoming one of the first Swedes to work with digital samplers and sequencers. In the summer of 1984, following a major dance competition,
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,
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, Rock Ski, Almighty T and MC II Fresh joined together to form the hip hop collective
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, a crew consisting of
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, scratchers,
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and
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artists. Broadcaster D and One Eye Que (later recording under the name Ayo) started their collaboration. Sweden, outside of Stockholm, soon became familiar with hip hop when the popular movie ''
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'', which featured the IC Rockers, came out. Pop-C and
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were on the soundtrack and had a hit in 1986 with their single "Next Time". New artists followed in their tracks.
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produced the album ''Competition Is None'' and introduced
Papa Dee David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Sweden, Swedish Rapping, rapper. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest#Papa ...
's dub and
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influenced rap to the Swedes. See-Que, from Stockholm, collaborated with the American label
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on their compilation album ''Basement Flavor''. The first real rap song in Swedish "Jag Är Def" came from MC Tim in 1989. The year after,
Just D JustD () was a Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990. The group consisted of Gustave Lund (Gurra G), Wille Crafoord (Doktor C) and Peder Ernerot (Pedda P). They had several chart successes during the early-mid 1990s. Their contributi ...
was formed and their decision to rap in Swedish would earn them a huge fan base, and introduce rap to the general populace.


The first breakthrough

By the end of the 1980s, hip hop became increasingly more popular in Sweden. The international success of rapper/singer
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's crossover album, ''Raw Like Sushi'', made the Swedish media take a closer look at the
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in the context of Sweden's native artists. The inaugural Swedish Championship in Rap was held in 1989 and the winner was ADL's group Sons Of Soul. The runner-up was Ms Melodie, who went on to have a career as
Leila K Laila El Khalifi (; born 6 September 1971) better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and rapper of Moroccan descent. Early life El Khalifi's parents decided to send her to a school in Morocco, but she did not fit int ...
. Briefly picking up the torch of Neneh Cherry, Leila K had an international crossover hit with the rap track "Got To Get". The third place was taken by the legendary Vasteras rapper Mc Magic Dee and his Thirteen cent Killer. There was now a solid market for rap music and record companies were taking notice.
Just D JustD () was a Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990. The group consisted of Gustave Lund (Gurra G), Wille Crafoord (Doktor C) and Peder Ernerot (Pedda P). They had several chart successes during the early-mid 1990s. Their contributi ...
's ironically titled album ''Rock N Roll'' became popular with many people who had yet to embrace hip hop. Snoopy (aka
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) had moved to the
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to produce acts like
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,
LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...
and
Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1989 album '' Straight Outta Compton'' contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popu ...
. The Sure Shot Groove ( MC Stranger and Complicated C) debuted with the 12-inch ''Rhymes R Flowin. The collective
Infinite Mass Infinite Mass is a Swedish hip-hop group. Formed in 1991, they have since released four albums and eight singles. Biography The group formed in 1991. In 1992 they won the Swedish Championship of Rap talent show. The same year, they appeared in ...
won the Swedish qualification finals for the World Rap Competition and released their EP ''Da Blackmass''. One of their songs, "Shoot The Racist", was on the soundtrack for the 1993 movie ''
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'' and became hugely popular. It was later renamed "Area Turns Red" due to some media controversy over the lyrics. The Latin Kings ushered in a new wave of Swedish hip hop artists. They used "
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", sometimes described as a kind of a
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, to describe life in the '
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' suburbs of Stockholm. Their 1994 debut album ''Välkommen till Förorten'' (Welcome to the suburb), produced by Gordon Cyrus and founder of first the Swedish Hip Hop label Breakin Bread, was a success in the charts and favorite with the critics. The coming generation of Swedish hip hop artists would be distinguished from the first by their inclusion of Swedish language rhymes, as opposed to the exclusive use of English rhymes by Sweden's first generation of rappers.


The second breakthrough

In 1998 Petter debuted with the album ''Mitt sjätte sinne'', which became an enormous success and started the Swedish hip hop boom of the late 1990s. With him came an array of artists, such as
Thomas Rusiak Thomas Rusiak (; born Erik Thomas Sihlberg 8 November 1976) is a Swedish Rapping, rapper, Hip hop production, hip hop producer, musician and singer. Rusiak's father was Polish jazz saxophonist Alfred Banasiak. Rusiak was initially a member of the ...
, DJ Sleepy and Eye-n'-I. Other artists that achieved mainstream popularity following Petter's break include Ken Ring and Ayo. Feven released her acclaimed album ''Hela Vägen Ut''. Looptroop developed a middle class revolutionary style.
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, a native of
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, emerged and went on to gain a reputation as one of Sweden's most popular MCs.


21st century

Swedish rappers who have achieved nationwide recognition include:
Promoe Promoe (Mårten Edh, born Nils Mårten Ed; 28 April 1976) is a Swedish rapper and singer. He is a member of the Swedish hip hop group Looptroop Rockers, formed in Västerås, Sweden, in 1992. Promoe follows a vegan and straight edge lifestyle. P ...
, Snook, Ayesha, Fjärde Världen, Fattaru,
Ison & Fille Ison and Fille more commonly Ison & Fille is a Swedish hip hop duo consisting of Ison Glasgow ("Ison") and Felipe Leiva Wenger ("Fille"). The two met in 1994 in JKS basketball club in Bredäng, Sweden. Their initial songs were included in a 200 ...
, Advance Patrol,
Lazee Mawuli Kulego (better known by his stage name Lazee) is a Swedish rapper from the Malmö suburb Lindängen. Biography Lazee was born in Malmö, Sweden, to parents of Ghanaian origin. His passion for music grew at a young age and he was heavily ...
, Toftgard, and
Adam Tensta Adam Tensta (born Adam Momodou Eriksson Taal 1 August 1983) is a Swedish rapper and singer of Gambian descent from his father, and Finnish descent from his mother. His debut album '' It's a Tensta Thing'' was a Swedish chart topper, and was awar ...
. Many of these artists have been exposed to a domestic hip hop culture since they were born, or very young. In a sense the Swedish scene has become less volatile, and also less vulnerable to becoming extinct. Influence from the
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is no longer as significant;
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is still important but outside influences also come from
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,
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, Danish, and
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, and other regions around the world with vibrant and innovative music scenes. Due to
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via the Internet and changing consumer markets, the number of records an artist has sold is not necessarily indicative of how popular or important that artist is. There are Swedish hip hop acts who release records for what they know is going to be an economic loss, in hope of earning their money through concerts and other ventures. The hip hop genres represented in Swedish hip hop are plentiful.
Alternative hip hop Alternative hip-hop (also known as alternative rap and experimental hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising "hip-hop group ...
is, most likely, bigger than Gangsta and
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combined. There are also many fusion genres such as
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,
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, and
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. Swedish rap often deals with themes of
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and positive suburban identity. Many rappers affirm their ethnic and racial background, but tend to identify more with their community and with Swedish minorities in general rather than with specific ethnic cultures, or with mainstream Swedish culture. Rapper
Adam Tensta Adam Tensta (born Adam Momodou Eriksson Taal 1 August 1983) is a Swedish rapper and singer of Gambian descent from his father, and Finnish descent from his mother. His debut album '' It's a Tensta Thing'' was a Swedish chart topper, and was awar ...
, for instance, takes his name from the suburb of
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and rhymes in his "Banging on the System": "Every burb the same man / and we got every color / we all the same man / at least to them we are / we all immigrants". 2008 is a European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and part of this effort was a hip hop summit in
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called Make it blast!, which took place on 27 May. Chaired by
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, the festival featured rappers from Sweden and elsewhere in Europe and aimed to create dialogue between artists as well as audiences of the European urban music scene.


Notable artists

The list of people who have made a name for themselves in Swedish hip hop can be made very long. With a few exceptions ( Feven, Melinda Wrede, Remedeeh) Acts that have had some international success include LE SINNER,
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, Looptroop
Yung Lean Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad (born 18 July 1996), known professionally as Yung Lean, is a Swedish rapper. Widely cited as one of the most influential figures in the early cloud rap era, Yung Lean rose to prominence in 2013 with his song " Gins ...
,
Bladee Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald (born 9 April 1994), known professionally as Bladee, is a Swedish singer and rapper. In 2013, he formed the Drain Gang music collective alongside childhood friends Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor. Bladee ...
,
Thaiboy Digital Thanapat Bunleang (born Khazitin G. Bonleunge; 11 October 1994), better known by his stage name Thaiboy Digital, is a Thai rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Bunleang moved to Stockholm ...
, Ecco2K, Max Peezay, and
Million Stylez Kenshin Iryo (born June 1, 1981), better known by his stage name Million Stylez, is a Swedish dancehall artist. Kenshin Iryo was born on June 1, 1981, in Stockholm, Sweden. He grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Sollentuna, and has been living th ...
.
Adam Tensta Adam Tensta (born Adam Momodou Eriksson Taal 1 August 1983) is a Swedish rapper and singer of Gambian descent from his father, and Finnish descent from his mother. His debut album '' It's a Tensta Thing'' was a Swedish chart topper, and was awar ...


Non-commercial hip-hop

There have always been elements within the Swedish hip hop scene that has reacted against the commercial aspects of the
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and have tried to find alternative distribution and marketing channels for the music. The
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has had a significant impact in how media is communicated, and through various
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people without record deals have also been able to find audiences for their music. Examples of such communities that are centered around Swedish hip hop are Frizon and Whoa.nu.


Graffiti culture

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is, to a large extent, seen as an art form belonging to hip hop. In the early 1980s, the American films ''
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'', ''
Wild Style ''Wild Style'' is a 1982 American hip hop film written, produced and directed by Charlie Ahearn. Regarded as the first hip hop motion picture, it includes appearances by seminal figures such as Adam Horowitz, Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quiñones, L ...
'' and ''
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'' would have a great impact and influence many would-be artists, as would the Swedish cult classic ''
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'' a few years later. The first graffiti artists in the Stockholm area had names such as Disey, Ziggy, Razor, Merley (aka
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), Puppet and Zappo. In 2004, the rapper
Promoe Promoe (Mårten Edh, born Nils Mårten Ed; 28 April 1976) is a Swedish rapper and singer. He is a member of the Swedish hip hop group Looptroop Rockers, formed in Västerås, Sweden, in 1992. Promoe follows a vegan and straight edge lifestyle. P ...
had a hit with the track "These Walls Don't Lie", recorded and mixed by
Soundism Soundism is a group of music producers and sound engineers with music recording studios located in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Västerås in Sweden. They are part of the Swedish hip hop culture. Not only have new artists emerged, but also other ac ...
, which dealt with the Swedish graffiti culture, and the dangers of creating illegal art at difficult locations.


See also

* Music of Sweden#Hip hop * European hip hop#Sweden * List of Swedish hip-hop musicians * :Swedish hip-hop musicians


Notes


Books

* (About Writers United Football Club, a graffiti crew from Nacka) * (About a group of graffiti artists from the suburbs of Stockholm) * (Interviews and photographs from the Swedish graffiti scene) * (Interviews with eight Scandinavian graffiti masters) * (A biography) * (A collection of photos of the greatest hip hop acts between 1996–2004) * (About the hip hop culture in Gothenburg) * (Facts and rumors about most of the Swedish hip hop artists) * (About the Swedish graffiti culture)


External links


Metropol Ametist
National Radio-show focused on Swedish hiphop
Whoa.nu
Hip hop community {{DEFAULTSORT:Swedish Hip Hop