Oliver Gammelgaard Nielsen better known by his
stage name
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TopGunn (born 3 April 1991
) is a Danish rapper and music producer from
Nørrebro
Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current N ...
,
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, born in
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...
, Copenhagen. He has also established his own label CHEFF Records.
Career
Influenced by Danish dancehall scene, he published his first EP, ''Dansehallens Erobrer'' in 2010.
Best known from the EP was the track "Averbaver" og "Gunmænd med pistoler". Through his residency in Ragnhildgade, he collaborated with
Klumben
Christian Andersen (born 27 November 1987) better known as Klumben is a Copenhagen-based Danish dancehall / hip hop / reggae act.
Christian grew up in a little town called Vemmelev.
Already very popular with his 2010 hit "Kriminel", "Hobby" wi ...
in launching the latter's initial hit "Kriminel" which became an instant hit.
In addition TopGunn became part of Fuma Hi-Fi, with Firehouse which he produced in addition to contributing to them the tracks "Ingen Kokain" and "Xfactor" and with Nicholas Westwood (known as
Kidd Kidd may refer to:
Places
* Kidd (railway point), British Columbia, a former Canadian settlement
* Kidd's Beach, a coastal town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
* Kidd Islands, Antarctic island grouping
* Mount Kidd, a peak in the Canadian ...
) most notably in Kidd's hit "Kysset med Jamel" and the ensuing "Kidd projektet". That also resulted in a 2012 documentary "Kidd Life".
TopGunn released his debut album on CHEFF Records in May 2013 called ''21'' after having success with singles "Hemligt nummer" and "Tilbud".
CHEFF Records
CHEFF Records is a hip hop label started by TopGunn that included acts Kidd, Klumben and ELOQ. The labels biggest selling album thus far is "Kidd Greatest Hits" that also led to a series of gigs. TopGunn's dancehall partner Klumben, also had huge success with his 2012 album "Fra Klumben Til Pladen". It was produced by TopGunn in collaboration with Maffi Promotions. TopGunn was featured on the track "Xfactor".
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featured in
Other charted songs
References
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Danish male rappers
1991 births
Living people
Musicians from Copenhagen
Musicians from Frederiksberg